Port Harcourt's 2024 population is now estimated at 3,636,547. In 1950, the population of Port Harcourt was 59,752. Port Harcourt has grown by 156,446 in the last year, which represents a 4.5% 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 Port Harcourt, which typically includes Port Harcourt's population in addition to adjacent suburban areas.
Year | Population |
---|---|
2035 | 5,449,213 |
2034 | 5,273,627 |
2033 | 5,100,355 |
2032 | 4,929,492 |
2031 | 4,761,341 |
2030 | 4,595,496 |
2029 | 4,431,911 |
2028 | 4,270,291 |
2027 | 4,110,416 |
2026 | 3,951,666 |
2025 | 3,793,775 |
2024 | 3,636,547 |
2023 | 3,480,101 |
2022 | 3,324,694 |
2021 | 3,171,076 |
2020 | 3,020,232 |
2019 | 2,873,322 |
2018 | 2,731,446 |
2017 | 2,595,606 |
2016 | 2,466,520 |
2015 | 2,343,855 |
2014 | 2,227,290 |
2013 | 2,116,521 |
2012 | 2,011,403 |
2011 | 1,911,236 |
2010 | 1,816,186 |
2009 | 1,725,862 |
2008 | 1,640,146 |
2007 | 1,558,468 |
2006 | 1,480,962 |
2005 | 1,407,310 |
2004 | 1,337,415 |
2003 | 1,270,813 |
2002 | 1,207,612 |
2001 | 1,147,555 |
2000 | 1,090,560 |
1999 | 1,036,251 |
1998 | 984,716 |
1997 | 935,744 |
1996 | 889,269 |
1995 | 844,984 |
1994 | 802,961 |
1993 | 763,028 |
1992 | 725,132 |
1991 | 696,665 |
1990 | 680,280 |
1989 | 664,280 |
1988 | 648,677 |
1987 | 633,400 |
1986 | 618,503 |
1985 | 603,956 |
1984 | 589,770 |
1983 | 575,880 |
1982 | 542,723 |
1981 | 511,475 |
1980 | 482,066 |
1979 | 454,273 |
1978 | 428,118 |
1977 | 403,468 |
1976 | 380,269 |
1975 | 358,345 |
1974 | 337,713 |
1973 | 318,269 |
1972 | 299,968 |
1971 | 282,674 |
1970 | 266,399 |
1969 | 251,061 |
1968 | 236,625 |
1967 | 222,983 |
1966 | 210,144 |
1965 | 198,045 |
1964 | 186,657 |
1963 | 174,327 |
1962 | 160,115 |
1961 | 147,061 |
1960 | 135,087 |
1959 | 124,059 |
1958 | 113,944 |
1957 | 104,654 |
1956 | 96,133 |
1955 | 88,285 |
1954 | 81,087 |
1953 | 74,476 |
1952 | 68,922 |
1951 | 64,170 |
1950 | 59,752 |
Year | Population | Growth Rate | Growth |
---|---|---|---|
1950 | 59,752 | 0% | 0 |
1951 | 64,170 | 7.39% | 4,418 |
1952 | 68,922 | 7.41% | 4,752 |
1953 | 74,476 | 8.06% | 5,554 |
1954 | 81,087 | 8.88% | 6,611 |
1955 | 88,285 | 8.88% | 7,198 |
1956 | 96,133 | 8.89% | 7,848 |
1957 | 104,654 | 8.86% | 8,521 |
1958 | 113,944 | 8.88% | 9,290 |
1959 | 124,059 | 8.88% | 10,115 |
1960 | 135,087 | 8.89% | 11,028 |
1961 | 147,061 | 8.86% | 11,974 |
1962 | 160,115 | 8.88% | 13,054 |
1963 | 174,327 | 8.88% | 14,212 |
1964 | 186,657 | 7.07% | 12,330 |
1965 | 198,045 | 6.1% | 11,388 |
1966 | 210,144 | 6.11% | 12,099 |
1967 | 222,983 | 6.11% | 12,839 |
1968 | 236,625 | 6.12% | 13,642 |
1969 | 251,061 | 6.1% | 14,436 |
1970 | 266,399 | 6.11% | 15,338 |
1971 | 282,674 | 6.11% | 16,275 |
1972 | 299,968 | 6.12% | 17,294 |
1973 | 318,269 | 6.1% | 18,301 |
1974 | 337,713 | 6.11% | 19,444 |
1975 | 358,345 | 6.11% | 20,632 |
1976 | 380,269 | 6.12% | 21,924 |
1977 | 403,468 | 6.1% | 23,199 |
1978 | 428,118 | 6.11% | 24,650 |
1979 | 454,273 | 6.11% | 26,155 |
1980 | 482,066 | 6.12% | 27,793 |
1981 | 511,475 | 6.1% | 29,409 |
1982 | 542,723 | 6.11% | 31,248 |
1983 | 575,880 | 6.11% | 33,157 |
1984 | 589,770 | 2.41% | 13,890 |
1985 | 603,956 | 2.41% | 14,186 |
1986 | 618,503 | 2.41% | 14,547 |
1987 | 633,400 | 2.41% | 14,897 |
1988 | 648,677 | 2.41% | 15,277 |
1989 | 664,280 | 2.41% | 15,603 |
1990 | 680,280 | 2.41% | 16,000 |
1991 | 696,665 | 2.41% | 16,385 |
1992 | 725,132 | 4.09% | 28,467 |
1993 | 763,028 | 5.23% | 37,896 |
1994 | 802,961 | 5.23% | 39,933 |
1995 | 844,984 | 5.23% | 42,023 |
1996 | 889,269 | 5.24% | 44,285 |
1997 | 935,744 | 5.23% | 46,475 |
1998 | 984,716 | 5.23% | 48,972 |
1999 | 1,036,251 | 5.23% | 51,535 |
2000 | 1,090,560 | 5.24% | 54,309 |
2001 | 1,147,555 | 5.23% | 56,995 |
2002 | 1,207,612 | 5.23% | 60,057 |
2003 | 1,270,813 | 5.23% | 63,201 |
2004 | 1,337,415 | 5.24% | 66,602 |
2005 | 1,407,310 | 5.23% | 69,895 |
2006 | 1,480,962 | 5.23% | 73,652 |
2007 | 1,558,468 | 5.23% | 77,506 |
2008 | 1,640,146 | 5.24% | 81,678 |
2009 | 1,725,862 | 5.23% | 85,716 |
2010 | 1,816,186 | 5.23% | 90,324 |
2011 | 1,911,236 | 5.23% | 95,050 |
2012 | 2,011,403 | 5.24% | 100,167 |
2013 | 2,116,521 | 5.23% | 105,118 |
2014 | 2,227,290 | 5.23% | 110,769 |
2015 | 2,343,855 | 5.23% | 116,565 |
2016 | 2,466,520 | 5.23% | 122,665 |
2017 | 2,595,606 | 5.23% | 129,086 |
2018 | 2,731,446 | 5.23% | 135,840 |
2019 | 2,873,322 | 5.19% | 141,876 |
2020 | 3,020,232 | 5.11% | 146,910 |
2021 | 3,171,076 | 4.99% | 150,844 |
2022 | 3,324,694 | 4.84% | 153,618 |
2023 | 3,480,101 | 4.67% | 155,407 |
2024 | 3,636,547 | 4.5% | 156,446 |
2025 | 3,793,775 | 4.32% | 157,228 |
2026 | 3,951,666 | 4.16% | 157,891 |
2027 | 4,110,416 | 4.02% | 158,750 |
2028 | 4,270,291 | 3.89% | 159,875 |
2029 | 4,431,911 | 3.78% | 161,620 |
2030 | 4,595,496 | 3.69% | 163,585 |
2031 | 4,761,341 | 3.61% | 165,845 |
2032 | 4,929,492 | 3.53% | 168,151 |
2033 | 5,100,355 | 3.47% | 170,863 |
2034 | 5,273,627 | 3.4% | 173,272 |
2035 | 5,449,213 | 3.33% | 175,586 |
Name | 2024 Population | 2024 Growth |
---|---|---|
Lagos | 16,536,018 | 3.7% |
Kano | 4,490,734 | 3.27% |
Abuja | 4,025,735 | 4.85% |
Ibadan | 4,004,316 | 3.34% |
Port Harcourt | 3,636,547 | 4.5% |
Benin City | 1,972,558 | 3.57% |
Onitsha | 1,694,913 | 4.41% |
Uyo | 1,393,453 | 4.83% |
Nnewi | 1,300,993 | 4.99% |
Aba | 1,230,407 | 3.5% |
Kaduna | 1,221,451 | 2.87% |
Ikorodu | 1,145,224 | 4.75% |
Ilorin | 1,063,713 | 3.22% |
Warri | 1,031,425 | 4.51% |
Owerri | 1,022,922 | 4.02% |
Jos | 1,001,155 | 3.2% |
Umuahia | 947,460 | 4.79% |
Lokoja | 885,882 | 5.58% |
Enugu | 875,552 | 3.42% |
Maiduguri | 870,201 | 3.01% |