Kaduna's 2024 population is now estimated at 1,221,451. In 1950, the population of Kaduna was 34,712. Kaduna has grown by 34,053 in the last year, which represents a 2.87% 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 Kaduna, which typically includes Kaduna's population in addition to adjacent suburban areas.
Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 2035 | 1,776,072 |
| 2034 | 1,718,857 |
| 2033 | 1,662,425 |
| 2032 | 1,606,850 |
| 2031 | 1,552,320 |
| 2030 | 1,498,869 |
| 2029 | 1,446,757 |
| 2028 | 1,396,303 |
| 2027 | 1,348,000 |
| 2026 | 1,302,328 |
| 2025 | 1,259,939 |
| 2024 | 1,221,451 |
| 2023 | 1,187,398 |
| 2022 | 1,158,048 |
| 2021 | 1,133,430 |
| 2020 | 1,113,210 |
| 2019 | 1,096,706 |
| 2018 | 1,082,896 |
| 2017 | 1,070,553 |
| 2016 | 1,058,351 |
| 2015 | 1,046,287 |
| 2014 | 1,034,361 |
| 2013 | 1,022,571 |
| 2012 | 1,010,931 |
| 2011 | 999,392 |
| 2010 | 988,000 |
| 2009 | 976,738 |
| 2008 | 965,620 |
| 2007 | 954,598 |
| 2006 | 943,717 |
| 2005 | 932,960 |
| 2004 | 922,340 |
| 2003 | 911,812 |
| 2002 | 901,419 |
| 2001 | 891,144 |
| 2000 | 881,000 |
| 1999 | 870,882 |
| 1998 | 860,893 |
| 1997 | 851,019 |
| 1996 | 841,271 |
| 1995 | 831,609 |
| 1994 | 822,071 |
| 1993 | 812,642 |
| 1992 | 803,335 |
| 1991 | 794,108 |
| 1990 | 785,000 |
| 1989 | 735,086 |
| 1988 | 688,408 |
| 1987 | 644,578 |
| 1986 | 603,593 |
| 1985 | 565,213 |
| 1984 | 529,322 |
| 1983 | 495,621 |
| 1982 | 464,107 |
| 1981 | 434,597 |
| 1980 | 407,000 |
| 1979 | 381,090 |
| 1978 | 356,862 |
| 1977 | 334,175 |
| 1976 | 312,957 |
| 1975 | 293,035 |
| 1974 | 274,405 |
| 1973 | 256,959 |
| 1972 | 240,645 |
| 1971 | 225,325 |
| 1970 | 211,000 |
| 1969 | 200,431 |
| 1968 | 190,406 |
| 1967 | 180,856 |
| 1966 | 171,797 |
| 1965 | 163,192 |
| 1964 | 155,029 |
| 1963 | 143,525 |
| 1962 | 126,647 |
| 1961 | 111,755 |
| 1960 | 98,630 |
| 1959 | 87,017 |
| 1958 | 76,785 |
| 1957 | 67,755 |
| 1956 | 59,798 |
| 1955 | 52,757 |
| 1954 | 46,554 |
| 1953 | 41,079 |
| 1952 | 37,887 |
| 1951 | 36,264 |
| 1950 | 34,712 |
Year | Population | Growth Rate | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 34,712 | 0% | 0 |
| 1951 | 36,264 | 4.47% | 1,552 |
| 1952 | 37,887 | 4.48% | 1,623 |
| 1953 | 41,079 | 8.43% | 3,192 |
| 1954 | 46,554 | 13.33% | 5,475 |
| 1955 | 52,757 | 13.32% | 6,203 |
| 1956 | 59,798 | 13.35% | 7,041 |
| 1957 | 67,755 | 13.31% | 7,957 |
| 1958 | 76,785 | 13.33% | 9,030 |
| 1959 | 87,017 | 13.33% | 10,232 |
| 1960 | 98,630 | 13.35% | 11,613 |
| 1961 | 111,755 | 13.31% | 13,125 |
| 1962 | 126,647 | 13.33% | 14,892 |
| 1963 | 143,525 | 13.33% | 16,878 |
| 1964 | 155,029 | 8.02% | 11,504 |
| 1965 | 163,192 | 5.27% | 8,163 |
| 1966 | 171,797 | 5.27% | 8,605 |
| 1967 | 180,856 | 5.27% | 9,059 |
| 1968 | 190,406 | 5.28% | 9,550 |
| 1969 | 200,431 | 5.27% | 10,025 |
| 1970 | 211,000 | 5.27% | 10,569 |
| 1971 | 225,325 | 6.79% | 14,325 |
| 1972 | 240,645 | 6.8% | 15,320 |
| 1973 | 256,959 | 6.78% | 16,314 |
| 1974 | 274,405 | 6.79% | 17,446 |
| 1975 | 293,035 | 6.79% | 18,630 |
| 1976 | 312,957 | 6.8% | 19,922 |
| 1977 | 334,175 | 6.78% | 21,218 |
| 1978 | 356,862 | 6.79% | 22,687 |
| 1979 | 381,090 | 6.79% | 24,228 |
| 1980 | 407,000 | 6.8% | 25,910 |
| 1981 | 434,597 | 6.78% | 27,597 |
| 1982 | 464,107 | 6.79% | 29,510 |
| 1983 | 495,621 | 6.79% | 31,514 |
| 1984 | 529,322 | 6.8% | 33,701 |
| 1985 | 565,213 | 6.78% | 35,891 |
| 1986 | 603,593 | 6.79% | 38,380 |
| 1987 | 644,578 | 6.79% | 40,985 |
| 1988 | 688,408 | 6.8% | 43,830 |
| 1989 | 735,086 | 6.78% | 46,678 |
| 1990 | 785,000 | 6.79% | 49,914 |
| 1991 | 794,108 | 1.16% | 9,108 |
| 1992 | 803,335 | 1.16% | 9,227 |
| 1993 | 812,642 | 1.16% | 9,307 |
| 1994 | 822,071 | 1.16% | 9,429 |
| 1995 | 831,609 | 1.16% | 9,538 |
| 1996 | 841,271 | 1.16% | 9,662 |
| 1997 | 851,019 | 1.16% | 9,748 |
| 1998 | 860,893 | 1.16% | 9,874 |
| 1999 | 870,882 | 1.16% | 9,989 |
| 2000 | 881,000 | 1.16% | 10,118 |
| 2001 | 891,144 | 1.15% | 10,144 |
| 2002 | 901,419 | 1.15% | 10,275 |
| 2003 | 911,812 | 1.15% | 10,393 |
| 2004 | 922,340 | 1.15% | 10,528 |
| 2005 | 932,960 | 1.15% | 10,620 |
| 2006 | 943,717 | 1.15% | 10,757 |
| 2007 | 954,598 | 1.15% | 10,881 |
| 2008 | 965,620 | 1.15% | 11,022 |
| 2009 | 976,738 | 1.15% | 11,118 |
| 2010 | 988,000 | 1.15% | 11,262 |
| 2011 | 999,392 | 1.15% | 11,392 |
| 2012 | 1,010,931 | 1.15% | 11,539 |
| 2013 | 1,022,571 | 1.15% | 11,640 |
| 2014 | 1,034,361 | 1.15% | 11,790 |
| 2015 | 1,046,287 | 1.15% | 11,926 |
| 2016 | 1,058,351 | 1.15% | 12,064 |
| 2017 | 1,070,553 | 1.15% | 12,202 |
| 2018 | 1,082,896 | 1.15% | 12,343 |
| 2019 | 1,096,706 | 1.28% | 13,810 |
| 2020 | 1,113,210 | 1.5% | 16,504 |
| 2021 | 1,133,430 | 1.82% | 20,220 |
| 2022 | 1,158,048 | 2.17% | 24,618 |
| 2023 | 1,187,398 | 2.53% | 29,350 |
| 2024 | 1,221,451 | 2.87% | 34,053 |
| 2025 | 1,259,939 | 3.15% | 38,488 |
| 2026 | 1,302,328 | 3.36% | 42,389 |
| 2027 | 1,348,000 | 3.51% | 45,672 |
| 2028 | 1,396,303 | 3.58% | 48,303 |
| 2029 | 1,446,757 | 3.61% | 50,454 |
| 2030 | 1,498,869 | 3.6% | 52,112 |
| 2031 | 1,552,320 | 3.57% | 53,451 |
| 2032 | 1,606,850 | 3.51% | 54,530 |
| 2033 | 1,662,425 | 3.46% | 55,575 |
| 2034 | 1,718,857 | 3.39% | 56,432 |
| 2035 | 1,776,072 | 3.33% | 57,215 |
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% |