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% |