Onitsha, Nigeria Population 2024

Onitsha's 2024 population is now estimated at 1,694,910In 1950, the population of Onitsha was 74,437Onitsha has grown by 71,530 in the last year, which represents a 4.41% 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 Onitsha, which typically includes Onitsha's population in addition to adjacent suburban areas.

Country
Nigeria
Growth Rate
4.41%
Year
Population
20352,535,610
20342,453,910
20332,373,280
20322,293,790
20312,215,560
20302,138,440
20292,062,420
20281,987,380
20271,913,280
20261,839,880
20251,767,110
20241,694,910
20231,623,380
20221,552,630
20211,482,970
20201,414,790
20191,348,530
20181,284,590
20171,223,330
20161,165,000
20151,109,440
20141,056,540
20131,006,150
2012958,235
2011912,477
2010868,963
2009827,525
2008788,115
2007750,481
2006714,693
2005680,611
2004648,198
2003617,245
2002587,810
2001559,779
2000533,120
1999507,663
1998483,454
1997460,399
1996438,473
1995417,535
1994397,624
1993378,662
1992360,629
1991346,430
1990337,114
1989328,050
1988319,240
1987310,645
1986302,291
1985294,163
1984286,264
1983278,556
1982271,065
1981263,777
1980256,692
1979249,782
1978243,065
1977236,529
1976230,178
1975223,980
1974217,957
1973212,096
1972206,401
1971200,843
1970195,443
1969190,187
1968185,080
1967180,097
1966175,254
1965170,541
1964165,962
1963159,136
1962148,449
1961138,480
1960129,192
1959120,505
1958112,412
1957104,863
195697,830
195591,252
195485,123
195379,407
195276,385
195175,404
195074,437
Year
Population
Change
Growth
195074,4370%0
195175,4041.3%967
195276,3851.3%981
195379,4073.96%3,022
195485,1237.2%5,716
195591,2527.2%6,129
195697,8307.21%6,578
1957104,8637.19%7,033
1958112,4127.2%7,549
1959120,5057.2%8,093
1960129,1927.21%8,687
1961138,4807.19%9,288
1962148,4497.2%9,969
1963159,1367.2%10,687
1964165,9624.29%6,826
1965170,5412.76%4,579
1966175,2542.76%4,713
1967180,0972.76%4,843
1968185,0802.77%4,983
1969190,1872.76%5,107
1970195,4432.76%5,256
1971200,8432.76%5,400
1972206,4012.77%5,558
1973212,0962.76%5,695
1974217,9572.76%5,861
1975223,9802.76%6,023
1976230,1782.77%6,198
1977236,5292.76%6,351
1978243,0652.76%6,536
1979249,7822.76%6,717
1980256,6922.77%6,910
1981263,7772.76%7,085
1982271,0652.76%7,288
1983278,5562.76%7,491
1984286,2642.77%7,708
1985294,1632.76%7,899
1986302,2912.76%8,128
1987310,6452.76%8,354
1988319,2402.77%8,595
1989328,0502.76%8,810
1990337,1142.76%9,064
1991346,4302.76%9,316
1992360,6294.1%14,199
1993378,6625%18,033
1994397,6245.01%18,962
1995417,5355.01%19,911
1996438,4735.01%20,938
1997460,3995%21,926
1998483,4545.01%23,055
1999507,6635.01%24,209
2000533,1205.01%25,457
2001559,7795%26,659
2002587,8105.01%28,031
2003617,2455.01%29,435
2004648,1985.01%30,953
2005680,6115%32,413
2006714,6935.01%34,082
2007750,4815.01%35,788
2008788,1155.01%37,634
2009827,5255%39,410
2010868,9635.01%41,438
2011912,4775.01%43,514
2012958,2355.01%45,758
20131,006,1505%47,915
20141,056,5405.01%50,390
20151,109,4405.01%52,900
20161,165,0005.01%55,560
20171,223,3305.01%58,330
20181,284,5905.01%61,260
20191,348,5304.98%63,940
20201,414,7904.91%66,260
20211,482,9704.82%68,180
20221,552,6304.7%69,660
20231,623,3804.56%70,750
20241,694,9104.41%71,530
20251,767,1104.26%72,200
20261,839,8804.12%72,770
20271,913,2803.99%73,400
20281,987,3803.87%74,100
20292,062,4203.78%75,040
20302,138,4403.69%76,020
20312,215,5603.61%77,120
20322,293,7903.53%78,230
20332,373,2803.47%79,490
20342,453,9103.4%80,630
20352,535,6103.33%81,700

Onitsha Population Data (Urban Area)

20 cities

Name
2024 Pop.
2024 Growth
Lagos16,536,0003.7%
Kano4,490,7303.27%
Abuja4,025,7404.85%
Ibadan4,004,3203.34%
Port Harcourt3,636,5504.5%
Benin City1,972,5603.57%
Onitsha1,694,9104.41%
Uyo1,393,4504.83%
Nnewi1,300,9904.99%
Aba1,230,4103.5%
Kaduna1,221,4502.87%
Ikorodu1,145,2204.75%
Ilorin1,063,7103.22%
Warri1,031,4204.51%
Owerri1,022,9204.02%
Jos1,001,1603.2%
Umuahia947,4604.79%
Lokoja885,8825.58%
Enugu875,5523.42%
Maiduguri870,2013.01%

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