Owerri, Nigeria Population 2024

Owerri's 2024 population is now estimated at 1,022,920In 1950, the population of Owerri was 11,518Owerri has grown by 39,568 in the last year, which represents a 4.02% 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 Owerri, which typically includes Owerri's population in addition to adjacent suburban areas.

Country
Nigeria
Growth Rate
4.02%
Year
Population
20351,519,580
20341,470,620
20331,422,320
20321,374,700
20311,327,870
20301,281,770
20291,236,450
20281,191,930
20271,148,280
20261,105,500
20251,063,680
20241,022,920
2023983,352
2022945,046
2021908,109
2020872,604
2019838,554
2018805,915
2017774,610
2016744,520
2015715,600
2014687,803
2013661,085
2012635,440
2011610,723
2010587,000
2009564,198
2008542,312
2007521,217
2006500,971
2005481,510
2004462,832
2003444,829
2002427,549
2001410,941
2000395,000
1999379,668
1998364,951
1997350,805
1996337,225
1995324,136
1994311,572
1993299,495
1992287,901
1991276,727
1990266,000
1989246,051
1988227,622
1987210,529
1986194,740
1985180,135
1984166,643
1983154,129
1982142,570
1981131,877
1980122,000
1979112,850
1978104,397
197796,577
197689,353
197582,651
197476,461
197370,734
197265,441
197160,534
197056,000
196951,743
196847,814
196744,174
196640,816
196537,713
196434,849
196332,195
196229,749
196127,487
196025,400
195923,466
195821,682
195720,034
195618,513
195517,104
195415,803
195314,602
195213,493
195112,466
195011,518
Year
Population
Change
Growth
195011,5180%0
195112,4668.23%948
195213,4938.24%1,027
195314,6028.22%1,109
195415,8038.22%1,201
195517,1048.23%1,301
195618,5138.24%1,409
195720,0348.22%1,521
195821,6828.23%1,648
195923,4668.23%1,784
196025,4008.24%1,934
196127,4878.22%2,087
196229,7498.23%2,262
196332,1958.22%2,446
196434,8498.24%2,654
196537,7138.22%2,864
196640,8168.23%3,103
196744,1748.23%3,358
196847,8148.24%3,640
196951,7438.22%3,929
197056,0008.23%4,257
197160,5348.1%4,534
197265,4418.11%4,907
197370,7348.09%5,293
197476,4618.1%5,727
197582,6518.1%6,190
197689,3538.11%6,702
197796,5778.08%7,224
1978104,3978.1%7,820
1979112,8508.1%8,453
1980122,0008.11%9,150
1981131,8778.1%9,877
1982142,5708.11%10,693
1983154,1298.11%11,559
1984166,6438.12%12,514
1985180,1358.1%13,492
1986194,7408.11%14,605
1987210,5298.11%15,789
1988227,6228.12%17,093
1989246,0518.1%18,429
1990266,0008.11%19,949
1991276,7274.03%10,727
1992287,9014.04%11,174
1993299,4954.03%11,594
1994311,5724.03%12,077
1995324,1364.03%12,564
1996337,2254.04%13,089
1997350,8054.03%13,580
1998364,9514.03%14,146
1999379,6684.03%14,717
2000395,0004.04%15,332
2001410,9414.04%15,941
2002427,5494.04%16,608
2003444,8294.04%17,280
2004462,8324.05%18,003
2005481,5104.04%18,678
2006500,9714.04%19,461
2007521,2174.04%20,246
2008542,3124.05%21,095
2009564,1984.04%21,886
2010587,0004.04%22,802
2011610,7234.04%23,723
2012635,4404.05%24,717
2013661,0854.04%25,645
2014687,8034.04%26,718
2015715,6004.04%27,797
2016744,5204.04%28,920
2017774,6104.04%30,090
2018805,9154.04%31,305
2019838,5544.05%32,639
2020872,6044.06%34,050
2021908,1094.07%35,505
2022945,0464.07%36,937
2023983,3524.05%38,306
20241,022,9204.02%39,568
20251,063,6803.98%40,760
20261,105,5003.93%41,820
20271,148,2803.87%42,780
20281,191,9303.8%43,650
20291,236,4503.74%44,520
20301,281,7703.67%45,320
20311,327,8703.6%46,100
20321,374,7003.53%46,830
20331,422,3203.46%47,620
20341,470,6203.4%48,300
20351,519,5803.33%48,960

Owerri Population Data (Urban Area)

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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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