Sokoto's 2024 population is now estimated at 734,255. In 1950, the population of Sokoto was 43,108. Sokoto has grown by 25,595 in the last year, which represents a 3.61% 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 Sokoto, which typically includes Sokoto's population in addition to adjacent suburban areas.
Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 2035 | 1,082,496 |
| 2034 | 1,047,619 |
| 2033 | 1,013,214 |
| 2032 | 979,309 |
| 2031 | 945,996 |
| 2030 | 913,250 |
| 2029 | 881,151 |
| 2028 | 849,777 |
| 2027 | 819,269 |
| 2026 | 789,726 |
| 2025 | 761,331 |
| 2024 | 734,255 |
| 2023 | 708,660 |
| 2022 | 684,621 |
| 2021 | 662,173 |
| 2020 | 641,249 |
| 2019 | 621,694 |
| 2018 | 603,261 |
| 2017 | 585,656 |
| 2016 | 568,565 |
| 2015 | 551,973 |
| 2014 | 535,865 |
| 2013 | 520,227 |
| 2012 | 505,067 |
| 2011 | 490,308 |
| 2010 | 476,000 |
| 2009 | 462,109 |
| 2008 | 448,642 |
| 2007 | 435,532 |
| 2006 | 422,823 |
| 2005 | 410,484 |
| 2004 | 398,522 |
| 2003 | 386,876 |
| 2002 | 375,586 |
| 2001 | 364,626 |
| 2000 | 354,000 |
| 1999 | 343,754 |
| 1998 | 333,818 |
| 1997 | 324,169 |
| 1996 | 314,811 |
| 1995 | 305,700 |
| 1994 | 296,863 |
| 1993 | 288,283 |
| 1992 | 279,961 |
| 1991 | 271,858 |
| 1990 | 264,000 |
| 1989 | 252,481 |
| 1988 | 241,480 |
| 1987 | 230,930 |
| 1986 | 220,855 |
| 1985 | 211,219 |
| 1984 | 202,015 |
| 1983 | 193,189 |
| 1982 | 184,760 |
| 1981 | 176,699 |
| 1980 | 169,000 |
| 1979 | 161,591 |
| 1978 | 154,516 |
| 1977 | 147,751 |
| 1976 | 141,290 |
| 1975 | 135,096 |
| 1974 | 129,181 |
| 1973 | 123,525 |
| 1972 | 118,124 |
| 1971 | 112,945 |
| 1970 | 108,000 |
| 1969 | 103,049 |
| 1968 | 98,330 |
| 1967 | 93,816 |
| 1966 | 89,515 |
| 1965 | 85,411 |
| 1964 | 81,501 |
| 1963 | 77,759 |
| 1962 | 74,194 |
| 1961 | 70,792 |
| 1960 | 67,551 |
| 1959 | 64,450 |
| 1958 | 61,495 |
| 1957 | 58,676 |
| 1956 | 55,989 |
| 1955 | 53,419 |
| 1954 | 50,970 |
| 1953 | 48,633 |
| 1952 | 46,606 |
| 1951 | 44,822 |
| 1950 | 43,108 |
Year | Population | Growth Rate | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 43,108 | 0% | 0 |
| 1951 | 44,822 | 3.98% | 1,714 |
| 1952 | 46,606 | 3.98% | 1,784 |
| 1953 | 48,633 | 4.35% | 2,027 |
| 1954 | 50,970 | 4.81% | 2,337 |
| 1955 | 53,419 | 4.8% | 2,449 |
| 1956 | 55,989 | 4.81% | 2,570 |
| 1957 | 58,676 | 4.8% | 2,687 |
| 1958 | 61,495 | 4.8% | 2,819 |
| 1959 | 64,450 | 4.81% | 2,955 |
| 1960 | 67,551 | 4.81% | 3,101 |
| 1961 | 70,792 | 4.8% | 3,241 |
| 1962 | 74,194 | 4.81% | 3,402 |
| 1963 | 77,759 | 4.8% | 3,565 |
| 1964 | 81,501 | 4.81% | 3,742 |
| 1965 | 85,411 | 4.8% | 3,910 |
| 1966 | 89,515 | 4.81% | 4,104 |
| 1967 | 93,816 | 4.8% | 4,301 |
| 1968 | 98,330 | 4.81% | 4,514 |
| 1969 | 103,049 | 4.8% | 4,719 |
| 1970 | 108,000 | 4.8% | 4,951 |
| 1971 | 112,945 | 4.58% | 4,945 |
| 1972 | 118,124 | 4.59% | 5,179 |
| 1973 | 123,525 | 4.57% | 5,401 |
| 1974 | 129,181 | 4.58% | 5,656 |
| 1975 | 135,096 | 4.58% | 5,915 |
| 1976 | 141,290 | 4.58% | 6,194 |
| 1977 | 147,751 | 4.57% | 6,461 |
| 1978 | 154,516 | 4.58% | 6,765 |
| 1979 | 161,591 | 4.58% | 7,075 |
| 1980 | 169,000 | 4.59% | 7,409 |
| 1981 | 176,699 | 4.56% | 7,699 |
| 1982 | 184,760 | 4.56% | 8,061 |
| 1983 | 193,189 | 4.56% | 8,429 |
| 1984 | 202,015 | 4.57% | 8,826 |
| 1985 | 211,219 | 4.56% | 9,204 |
| 1986 | 220,855 | 4.56% | 9,636 |
| 1987 | 230,930 | 4.56% | 10,075 |
| 1988 | 241,480 | 4.57% | 10,550 |
| 1989 | 252,481 | 4.56% | 11,001 |
| 1990 | 264,000 | 4.56% | 11,519 |
| 1991 | 271,858 | 2.98% | 7,858 |
| 1992 | 279,961 | 2.98% | 8,103 |
| 1993 | 288,283 | 2.97% | 8,322 |
| 1994 | 296,863 | 2.98% | 8,580 |
| 1995 | 305,700 | 2.98% | 8,837 |
| 1996 | 314,811 | 2.98% | 9,111 |
| 1997 | 324,169 | 2.97% | 9,358 |
| 1998 | 333,818 | 2.98% | 9,649 |
| 1999 | 343,754 | 2.98% | 9,936 |
| 2000 | 354,000 | 2.98% | 10,246 |
| 2001 | 364,626 | 3% | 10,626 |
| 2002 | 375,586 | 3.01% | 10,960 |
| 2003 | 386,876 | 3.01% | 11,290 |
| 2004 | 398,522 | 3.01% | 11,646 |
| 2005 | 410,484 | 3% | 11,962 |
| 2006 | 422,823 | 3.01% | 12,339 |
| 2007 | 435,532 | 3.01% | 12,709 |
| 2008 | 448,642 | 3.01% | 13,110 |
| 2009 | 462,109 | 3% | 13,467 |
| 2010 | 476,000 | 3.01% | 13,891 |
| 2011 | 490,308 | 3.01% | 14,308 |
| 2012 | 505,067 | 3.01% | 14,759 |
| 2013 | 520,227 | 3% | 15,160 |
| 2014 | 535,865 | 3.01% | 15,638 |
| 2015 | 551,973 | 3.01% | 16,108 |
| 2016 | 568,565 | 3.01% | 16,592 |
| 2017 | 585,656 | 3.01% | 17,091 |
| 2018 | 603,261 | 3.01% | 17,605 |
| 2019 | 621,694 | 3.06% | 18,433 |
| 2020 | 641,249 | 3.15% | 19,555 |
| 2021 | 662,173 | 3.26% | 20,924 |
| 2022 | 684,621 | 3.39% | 22,448 |
| 2023 | 708,660 | 3.51% | 24,039 |
| 2024 | 734,255 | 3.61% | 25,595 |
| 2025 | 761,331 | 3.69% | 27,076 |
| 2026 | 789,726 | 3.73% | 28,395 |
| 2027 | 819,269 | 3.74% | 29,543 |
| 2028 | 849,777 | 3.72% | 30,508 |
| 2029 | 881,151 | 3.69% | 31,374 |
| 2030 | 913,250 | 3.64% | 32,099 |
| 2031 | 945,996 | 3.59% | 32,746 |
| 2032 | 979,309 | 3.52% | 33,313 |
| 2033 | 1,013,214 | 3.46% | 33,905 |
| 2034 | 1,047,619 | 3.4% | 34,405 |
| 2035 | 1,082,496 | 3.33% | 34,877 |
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% |