| District Name | Division Name | Province Name | Population Census 1998 | Population Census 2017 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bannu | Bannu | Khyber Pakhtunkhwa | 675667 | 1167071 |
| Lakki Marwat | Bannu | Khyber Pakhtunkhwa | 490025 | 875744 |
| North Waziristan | Bannu | Khyber Pakhtunkhwa | 0 | 540546 |
| Dera Ismail Khan | Dera Ismail Khan | Khyber Pakhtunkhwa | 852995 | 1625088 |
| Tank | Dera Ismail Khan | Khyber Pakhtunkhwa | 238216 | 390626 |
| South Waziristan | Dera Ismail Khan | Khyber Pakhtunkhwa | 429841 | 675215 |
| Abbottabad | Hazara | Khyber Pakhtunkhwa | 880666 | 1333089 |
| Battagram | Hazara | Khyber Pakhtunkhwa | 307278 | 476749 |
| Haripur | Hazara | Khyber Pakhtunkhwa | 692228 | 1001515 |
| Kohistan (Lower Kohistan - Upper Kohistan) | Hazara | Khyber Pakhtunkhwa | 472570 | 784711 |
| Mansehra | Hazara | Khyber Pakhtunkhwa | 978157 | 1555742 |
| Tor Ghar (Kala Dhaka) | Hazara | Khyber Pakhtunkhwa | 174682 | 171349 |
| Hangu | Kohat | Khyber Pakhtunkhwa | 314529 | 518811 |
| Karak | Kohat | Khyber Pakhtunkhwa | 430796 | 705362 |
| Kohat | Kohat | Khyber Pakhtunkhwa | 562644 | 992427 |
| Kurram | Kohat | Khyber Pakhtunkhwa | 448310 | 615372 |
| Orakzai | Kohat | Khyber Pakhtunkhwa | 225441 | 254303 |
| Buner | Malakand | Khyber Pakhtunkhwa | 506048 | 895460 |
| Chitral | Malakand | Khyber Pakhtunkhwa | 318689 | 447625 |
| Lower Dir | Malakand | Khyber Pakhtunkhwa | 779056 | 1436082 |
| Malakand Protected Area | Malakand | Khyber Pakhtunkhwa | 452291 | 717806 |
| Shangla | Malakand | Khyber Pakhtunkhwa | 434563 | 759609 |
| Swat | Malakand | Khyber Pakhtunkhwa | 1257602 | 2308624 |
| Upper Dir | Malakand | Khyber Pakhtunkhwa | 514451 | 947401 |
| Bajaur | Malakand | Khyber Pakhtunkhwa | 0 | 1090987 |
| Mardan | Mardan | Khyber Pakhtunkhwa | 1460100 | 2373399 |
| Swabi | Mardan | Khyber Pakhtunkhwa | 1026804 | 1625477 |
| Charsadda | Peshawar | Khyber Pakhtunkhwa | 1022364 | 1610960 |
| Nowshera | Peshawar | Khyber Pakhtunkhwa | 874373 | 1520995 |
| Peshawar | Peshawar | Khyber Pakhtunkhwa | 2026851 | 4267198 |
| Khyber | Peshawar | Khyber Pakhtunkhwa | 0 | 984246 |
| Mohmand | Peshawar | Khyber Pakhtunkhwa | 0 | 474345 |