Jos's 2024 population is now estimated at 1,001,160. In 1950, the population of Jos was 31,495. Jos has grown by 31,031 in the last year, which represents a 3.2% annual change.These population estimates and projections come from the latest revision of the UN World Urbanization Prospects. These estimates represent the Urban agglomeration of Jos, which typically includes Jos's population in addition to adjacent suburban areas.
Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 2035 | 1,464,720 |
| 2034 | 1,417,530 |
| 2033 | 1,370,980 |
| 2032 | 1,325,130 |
| 2031 | 1,280,110 |
| 2030 | 1,235,930 |
| 2029 | 1,192,750 |
| 2028 | 1,150,770 |
| 2027 | 1,110,290 |
| 2026 | 1,071,590 |
| 2025 | 1,035,090 |
| 2024 | 1,001,160 |
| 2023 | 970,129 |
| 2022 | 942,167 |
| 2021 | 917,289 |
| 2020 | 895,288 |
| 2019 | 875,746 |
| 2018 | 858,040 |
| 2017 | 841,437 |
| 2016 | 825,155 |
| 2015 | 809,188 |
| 2014 | 793,530 |
| 2013 | 778,175 |
| 2012 | 763,138 |
| 2011 | 748,351 |
| 2010 | 733,870 |
| 2009 | 719,670 |
| 2008 | 705,763 |
| 2007 | 692,088 |
| 2006 | 678,696 |
| 2005 | 665,563 |
| 2004 | 652,702 |
| 2003 | 640,055 |
| 2002 | 627,670 |
| 2001 | 615,524 |
| 2000 | 603,630 |
| 1999 | 591,934 |
| 1998 | 580,480 |
| 1997 | 569,247 |
| 1996 | 558,247 |
| 1995 | 547,430 |
| 1994 | 536,837 |
| 1993 | 526,450 |
| 1992 | 516,277 |
| 1991 | 505,385 |
| 1990 | 493,467 |
| 1989 | 481,829 |
| 1988 | 470,481 |
| 1987 | 459,370 |
| 1986 | 448,536 |
| 1985 | 437,958 |
| 1984 | 427,643 |
| 1983 | 417,544 |
| 1982 | 386,267 |
| 1981 | 357,332 |
| 1980 | 330,601 |
| 1979 | 305,803 |
| 1978 | 282,896 |
| 1977 | 261,704 |
| 1976 | 242,127 |
| 1975 | 223,966 |
| 1974 | 207,189 |
| 1973 | 191,669 |
| 1972 | 177,331 |
| 1971 | 164,030 |
| 1970 | 151,743 |
| 1969 | 140,376 |
| 1968 | 129,875 |
| 1967 | 120,133 |
| 1966 | 111,134 |
| 1965 | 102,809 |
| 1964 | 95,118 |
| 1963 | 87,949 |
| 1962 | 81,269 |
| 1961 | 75,096 |
| 1960 | 69,400 |
| 1959 | 64,120 |
| 1958 | 59,251 |
| 1957 | 54,750 |
| 1956 | 50,597 |
| 1955 | 46,749 |
| 1954 | 43,198 |
| 1953 | 39,917 |
| 1952 | 36,889 |
| 1951 | 34,083 |
| 1950 | 31,495 |
Year | Population | Change | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 31,495 | 0% | 0 |
| 1951 | 34,083 | 8.22% | 2,588 |
| 1952 | 36,889 | 8.23% | 2,806 |
| 1953 | 39,917 | 8.21% | 3,028 |
| 1954 | 43,198 | 8.22% | 3,281 |
| 1955 | 46,749 | 8.22% | 3,551 |
| 1956 | 50,597 | 8.23% | 3,848 |
| 1957 | 54,750 | 8.21% | 4,153 |
| 1958 | 59,251 | 8.22% | 4,501 |
| 1959 | 64,120 | 8.22% | 4,869 |
| 1960 | 69,400 | 8.23% | 5,280 |
| 1961 | 75,096 | 8.21% | 5,696 |
| 1962 | 81,269 | 8.22% | 6,173 |
| 1963 | 87,949 | 8.22% | 6,680 |
| 1964 | 95,118 | 8.15% | 7,169 |
| 1965 | 102,809 | 8.09% | 7,691 |
| 1966 | 111,134 | 8.1% | 8,325 |
| 1967 | 120,133 | 8.1% | 8,999 |
| 1968 | 129,875 | 8.11% | 9,742 |
| 1969 | 140,376 | 8.09% | 10,501 |
| 1970 | 151,743 | 8.1% | 11,367 |
| 1971 | 164,030 | 8.1% | 12,287 |
| 1972 | 177,331 | 8.11% | 13,301 |
| 1973 | 191,669 | 8.09% | 14,338 |
| 1974 | 207,189 | 8.1% | 15,520 |
| 1975 | 223,966 | 8.1% | 16,777 |
| 1976 | 242,127 | 8.11% | 18,161 |
| 1977 | 261,704 | 8.09% | 19,577 |
| 1978 | 282,896 | 8.1% | 21,192 |
| 1979 | 305,803 | 8.1% | 22,907 |
| 1980 | 330,601 | 8.11% | 24,798 |
| 1981 | 357,332 | 8.09% | 26,731 |
| 1982 | 386,267 | 8.1% | 28,935 |
| 1983 | 417,544 | 8.1% | 31,277 |
| 1984 | 427,643 | 2.42% | 10,099 |
| 1985 | 437,958 | 2.41% | 10,315 |
| 1986 | 448,536 | 2.42% | 10,578 |
| 1987 | 459,370 | 2.42% | 10,834 |
| 1988 | 470,481 | 2.42% | 11,111 |
| 1989 | 481,829 | 2.41% | 11,348 |
| 1990 | 493,467 | 2.42% | 11,638 |
| 1991 | 505,385 | 2.42% | 11,918 |
| 1992 | 516,277 | 2.16% | 10,892 |
| 1993 | 526,450 | 1.97% | 10,173 |
| 1994 | 536,837 | 1.97% | 10,387 |
| 1995 | 547,430 | 1.97% | 10,593 |
| 1996 | 558,247 | 1.98% | 10,817 |
| 1997 | 569,247 | 1.97% | 11,000 |
| 1998 | 580,480 | 1.97% | 11,233 |
| 1999 | 591,934 | 1.97% | 11,454 |
| 2000 | 603,630 | 1.98% | 11,696 |
| 2001 | 615,524 | 1.97% | 11,894 |
| 2002 | 627,670 | 1.97% | 12,146 |
| 2003 | 640,055 | 1.97% | 12,385 |
| 2004 | 652,702 | 1.98% | 12,647 |
| 2005 | 665,563 | 1.97% | 12,861 |
| 2006 | 678,696 | 1.97% | 13,133 |
| 2007 | 692,088 | 1.97% | 13,392 |
| 2008 | 705,763 | 1.98% | 13,675 |
| 2009 | 719,670 | 1.97% | 13,907 |
| 2010 | 733,870 | 1.97% | 14,200 |
| 2011 | 748,351 | 1.97% | 14,481 |
| 2012 | 763,138 | 1.98% | 14,787 |
| 2013 | 778,175 | 1.97% | 15,037 |
| 2014 | 793,530 | 1.97% | 15,355 |
| 2015 | 809,188 | 1.97% | 15,658 |
| 2016 | 825,155 | 1.97% | 15,967 |
| 2017 | 841,437 | 1.97% | 16,282 |
| 2018 | 858,040 | 1.97% | 16,603 |
| 2019 | 875,746 | 2.06% | 17,706 |
| 2020 | 895,288 | 2.23% | 19,542 |
| 2021 | 917,289 | 2.46% | 22,001 |
| 2022 | 942,167 | 2.71% | 24,878 |
| 2023 | 970,129 | 2.97% | 27,962 |
| 2024 | 1,001,160 | 3.2% | 31,031 |
| 2025 | 1,035,090 | 3.39% | 33,930 |
| 2026 | 1,071,590 | 3.53% | 36,500 |
| 2027 | 1,110,290 | 3.61% | 38,700 |
| 2028 | 1,150,770 | 3.65% | 40,480 |
| 2029 | 1,192,750 | 3.65% | 41,980 |
| 2030 | 1,235,930 | 3.62% | 43,180 |
| 2031 | 1,280,110 | 3.57% | 44,180 |
| 2032 | 1,325,130 | 3.52% | 45,020 |
| 2033 | 1,370,980 | 3.46% | 45,850 |
| 2034 | 1,417,530 | 3.4% | 46,550 |
| 2035 | 1,464,720 | 3.33% | 47,190 |
Name | 2024 Pop. | 2024 Growth |
|---|---|---|
| Lagos | 16,536,000 | 3.7% |
| Kano | 4,490,730 | 3.27% |
| Abuja | 4,025,740 | 4.85% |
| Ibadan | 4,004,320 | 3.34% |
| Port Harcourt | 3,636,550 | 4.5% |
| Benin City | 1,972,560 | 3.57% |
| Onitsha | 1,694,910 | 4.41% |
| Uyo | 1,393,450 | 4.83% |
| Nnewi | 1,300,990 | 4.99% |
| Aba | 1,230,410 | 3.5% |
| Kaduna | 1,221,450 | 2.87% |
| Ikorodu | 1,145,220 | 4.75% |
| Ilorin | 1,063,710 | 3.22% |
| Warri | 1,031,420 | 4.51% |
| Owerri | 1,022,920 | 4.02% |
| Jos | 1,001,160 | 3.2% |
| Umuahia | 947,460 | 4.79% |
| Lokoja | 885,882 | 5.58% |
| Enugu | 875,552 | 3.42% |
| Maiduguri | 870,201 | 3.01% |