Onitsha's 2024 population is now estimated at 1,694,910. In 1950, the population of Onitsha was 74,437. Onitsha 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.
Year | Population |
---|---|
2035 | 2,535,610 |
2034 | 2,453,910 |
2033 | 2,373,280 |
2032 | 2,293,790 |
2031 | 2,215,560 |
2030 | 2,138,440 |
2029 | 2,062,420 |
2028 | 1,987,380 |
2027 | 1,913,280 |
2026 | 1,839,880 |
2025 | 1,767,110 |
2024 | 1,694,910 |
2023 | 1,623,380 |
2022 | 1,552,630 |
2021 | 1,482,970 |
2020 | 1,414,790 |
2019 | 1,348,530 |
2018 | 1,284,590 |
2017 | 1,223,330 |
2016 | 1,165,000 |
2015 | 1,109,440 |
2014 | 1,056,540 |
2013 | 1,006,150 |
2012 | 958,235 |
2011 | 912,477 |
2010 | 868,963 |
2009 | 827,525 |
2008 | 788,115 |
2007 | 750,481 |
2006 | 714,693 |
2005 | 680,611 |
2004 | 648,198 |
2003 | 617,245 |
2002 | 587,810 |
2001 | 559,779 |
2000 | 533,120 |
1999 | 507,663 |
1998 | 483,454 |
1997 | 460,399 |
1996 | 438,473 |
1995 | 417,535 |
1994 | 397,624 |
1993 | 378,662 |
1992 | 360,629 |
1991 | 346,430 |
1990 | 337,114 |
1989 | 328,050 |
1988 | 319,240 |
1987 | 310,645 |
1986 | 302,291 |
1985 | 294,163 |
1984 | 286,264 |
1983 | 278,556 |
1982 | 271,065 |
1981 | 263,777 |
1980 | 256,692 |
1979 | 249,782 |
1978 | 243,065 |
1977 | 236,529 |
1976 | 230,178 |
1975 | 223,980 |
1974 | 217,957 |
1973 | 212,096 |
1972 | 206,401 |
1971 | 200,843 |
1970 | 195,443 |
1969 | 190,187 |
1968 | 185,080 |
1967 | 180,097 |
1966 | 175,254 |
1965 | 170,541 |
1964 | 165,962 |
1963 | 159,136 |
1962 | 148,449 |
1961 | 138,480 |
1960 | 129,192 |
1959 | 120,505 |
1958 | 112,412 |
1957 | 104,863 |
1956 | 97,830 |
1955 | 91,252 |
1954 | 85,123 |
1953 | 79,407 |
1952 | 76,385 |
1951 | 75,404 |
1950 | 74,437 |
Year | Population | Change | Growth |
---|---|---|---|
1950 | 74,437 | 0% | 0 |
1951 | 75,404 | 1.3% | 967 |
1952 | 76,385 | 1.3% | 981 |
1953 | 79,407 | 3.96% | 3,022 |
1954 | 85,123 | 7.2% | 5,716 |
1955 | 91,252 | 7.2% | 6,129 |
1956 | 97,830 | 7.21% | 6,578 |
1957 | 104,863 | 7.19% | 7,033 |
1958 | 112,412 | 7.2% | 7,549 |
1959 | 120,505 | 7.2% | 8,093 |
1960 | 129,192 | 7.21% | 8,687 |
1961 | 138,480 | 7.19% | 9,288 |
1962 | 148,449 | 7.2% | 9,969 |
1963 | 159,136 | 7.2% | 10,687 |
1964 | 165,962 | 4.29% | 6,826 |
1965 | 170,541 | 2.76% | 4,579 |
1966 | 175,254 | 2.76% | 4,713 |
1967 | 180,097 | 2.76% | 4,843 |
1968 | 185,080 | 2.77% | 4,983 |
1969 | 190,187 | 2.76% | 5,107 |
1970 | 195,443 | 2.76% | 5,256 |
1971 | 200,843 | 2.76% | 5,400 |
1972 | 206,401 | 2.77% | 5,558 |
1973 | 212,096 | 2.76% | 5,695 |
1974 | 217,957 | 2.76% | 5,861 |
1975 | 223,980 | 2.76% | 6,023 |
1976 | 230,178 | 2.77% | 6,198 |
1977 | 236,529 | 2.76% | 6,351 |
1978 | 243,065 | 2.76% | 6,536 |
1979 | 249,782 | 2.76% | 6,717 |
1980 | 256,692 | 2.77% | 6,910 |
1981 | 263,777 | 2.76% | 7,085 |
1982 | 271,065 | 2.76% | 7,288 |
1983 | 278,556 | 2.76% | 7,491 |
1984 | 286,264 | 2.77% | 7,708 |
1985 | 294,163 | 2.76% | 7,899 |
1986 | 302,291 | 2.76% | 8,128 |
1987 | 310,645 | 2.76% | 8,354 |
1988 | 319,240 | 2.77% | 8,595 |
1989 | 328,050 | 2.76% | 8,810 |
1990 | 337,114 | 2.76% | 9,064 |
1991 | 346,430 | 2.76% | 9,316 |
1992 | 360,629 | 4.1% | 14,199 |
1993 | 378,662 | 5% | 18,033 |
1994 | 397,624 | 5.01% | 18,962 |
1995 | 417,535 | 5.01% | 19,911 |
1996 | 438,473 | 5.01% | 20,938 |
1997 | 460,399 | 5% | 21,926 |
1998 | 483,454 | 5.01% | 23,055 |
1999 | 507,663 | 5.01% | 24,209 |
2000 | 533,120 | 5.01% | 25,457 |
2001 | 559,779 | 5% | 26,659 |
2002 | 587,810 | 5.01% | 28,031 |
2003 | 617,245 | 5.01% | 29,435 |
2004 | 648,198 | 5.01% | 30,953 |
2005 | 680,611 | 5% | 32,413 |
2006 | 714,693 | 5.01% | 34,082 |
2007 | 750,481 | 5.01% | 35,788 |
2008 | 788,115 | 5.01% | 37,634 |
2009 | 827,525 | 5% | 39,410 |
2010 | 868,963 | 5.01% | 41,438 |
2011 | 912,477 | 5.01% | 43,514 |
2012 | 958,235 | 5.01% | 45,758 |
2013 | 1,006,150 | 5% | 47,915 |
2014 | 1,056,540 | 5.01% | 50,390 |
2015 | 1,109,440 | 5.01% | 52,900 |
2016 | 1,165,000 | 5.01% | 55,560 |
2017 | 1,223,330 | 5.01% | 58,330 |
2018 | 1,284,590 | 5.01% | 61,260 |
2019 | 1,348,530 | 4.98% | 63,940 |
2020 | 1,414,790 | 4.91% | 66,260 |
2021 | 1,482,970 | 4.82% | 68,180 |
2022 | 1,552,630 | 4.7% | 69,660 |
2023 | 1,623,380 | 4.56% | 70,750 |
2024 | 1,694,910 | 4.41% | 71,530 |
2025 | 1,767,110 | 4.26% | 72,200 |
2026 | 1,839,880 | 4.12% | 72,770 |
2027 | 1,913,280 | 3.99% | 73,400 |
2028 | 1,987,380 | 3.87% | 74,100 |
2029 | 2,062,420 | 3.78% | 75,040 |
2030 | 2,138,440 | 3.69% | 76,020 |
2031 | 2,215,560 | 3.61% | 77,120 |
2032 | 2,293,790 | 3.53% | 78,230 |
2033 | 2,373,280 | 3.47% | 79,490 |
2034 | 2,453,910 | 3.4% | 80,630 |
2035 | 2,535,610 | 3.33% | 81,700 |
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% |