Benin City's 2024 population is now estimated at 1,972,558. In 1950, the population of Benin City was 49,148. Benin City has grown by 67,927 in the last year, which represents a 3.57% 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 Benin City, which typically includes Benin City's population in addition to adjacent suburban areas.
Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 2035 | 2,905,660 |
| 2034 | 2,812,047 |
| 2033 | 2,719,694 |
| 2032 | 2,628,692 |
| 2031 | 2,539,286 |
| 2030 | 2,451,414 |
| 2029 | 2,365,308 |
| 2028 | 2,281,195 |
| 2027 | 2,199,479 |
| 2026 | 2,120,457 |
| 2025 | 2,044,654 |
| 2024 | 1,972,558 |
| 2023 | 1,904,631 |
| 2022 | 1,841,084 |
| 2021 | 1,781,999 |
| 2020 | 1,727,169 |
| 2019 | 1,676,132 |
| 2018 | 1,628,157 |
| 2017 | 1,582,388 |
| 2016 | 1,537,905 |
| 2015 | 1,494,673 |
| 2014 | 1,452,656 |
| 2013 | 1,411,820 |
| 2012 | 1,372,186 |
| 2011 | 1,333,560 |
| 2010 | 1,296,072 |
| 2009 | 1,259,637 |
| 2008 | 1,224,275 |
| 2007 | 1,189,813 |
| 2006 | 1,156,366 |
| 2005 | 1,123,859 |
| 2004 | 1,092,309 |
| 2003 | 1,061,561 |
| 2002 | 1,031,719 |
| 2001 | 1,002,716 |
| 2000 | 974,567 |
| 1999 | 947,133 |
| 1998 | 920,508 |
| 1997 | 894,631 |
| 1996 | 869,516 |
| 1995 | 845,040 |
| 1994 | 821,285 |
| 1993 | 798,197 |
| 1992 | 775,789 |
| 1991 | 740,724 |
| 1990 | 689,152 |
| 1989 | 641,171 |
| 1988 | 596,589 |
| 1987 | 554,997 |
| 1986 | 516,356 |
| 1985 | 480,406 |
| 1984 | 447,003 |
| 1983 | 415,839 |
| 1982 | 386,887 |
| 1981 | 359,951 |
| 1980 | 334,923 |
| 1979 | 311,573 |
| 1978 | 289,880 |
| 1977 | 269,698 |
| 1976 | 250,945 |
| 1975 | 233,450 |
| 1974 | 217,197 |
| 1973 | 202,075 |
| 1972 | 188,024 |
| 1971 | 174,916 |
| 1970 | 162,738 |
| 1969 | 151,407 |
| 1968 | 140,880 |
| 1967 | 131,058 |
| 1966 | 121,933 |
| 1965 | 113,444 |
| 1964 | 105,556 |
| 1963 | 98,679 |
| 1962 | 93,110 |
| 1961 | 87,856 |
| 1960 | 82,904 |
| 1959 | 78,219 |
| 1958 | 73,805 |
| 1957 | 69,640 |
| 1956 | 65,715 |
| 1955 | 62,001 |
| 1954 | 58,502 |
| 1953 | 55,201 |
| 1952 | 52,738 |
| 1951 | 50,910 |
| 1950 | 49,148 |
Year | Population | Growth Rate | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 49,148 | 0% | 0 |
| 1951 | 50,910 | 3.59% | 1,762 |
| 1952 | 52,738 | 3.59% | 1,828 |
| 1953 | 55,201 | 4.67% | 2,463 |
| 1954 | 58,502 | 5.98% | 3,301 |
| 1955 | 62,001 | 5.98% | 3,499 |
| 1956 | 65,715 | 5.99% | 3,714 |
| 1957 | 69,640 | 5.97% | 3,925 |
| 1958 | 73,805 | 5.98% | 4,165 |
| 1959 | 78,219 | 5.98% | 4,414 |
| 1960 | 82,904 | 5.99% | 4,685 |
| 1961 | 87,856 | 5.97% | 4,952 |
| 1962 | 93,110 | 5.98% | 5,254 |
| 1963 | 98,679 | 5.98% | 5,569 |
| 1964 | 105,556 | 6.97% | 6,877 |
| 1965 | 113,444 | 7.47% | 7,888 |
| 1966 | 121,933 | 7.48% | 8,489 |
| 1967 | 131,058 | 7.48% | 9,125 |
| 1968 | 140,880 | 7.49% | 9,822 |
| 1969 | 151,407 | 7.47% | 10,527 |
| 1970 | 162,738 | 7.48% | 11,331 |
| 1971 | 174,916 | 7.48% | 12,178 |
| 1972 | 188,024 | 7.49% | 13,108 |
| 1973 | 202,075 | 7.47% | 14,051 |
| 1974 | 217,197 | 7.48% | 15,122 |
| 1975 | 233,450 | 7.48% | 16,253 |
| 1976 | 250,945 | 7.49% | 17,495 |
| 1977 | 269,698 | 7.47% | 18,753 |
| 1978 | 289,880 | 7.48% | 20,182 |
| 1979 | 311,573 | 7.48% | 21,693 |
| 1980 | 334,923 | 7.49% | 23,350 |
| 1981 | 359,951 | 7.47% | 25,028 |
| 1982 | 386,887 | 7.48% | 26,936 |
| 1983 | 415,839 | 7.48% | 28,952 |
| 1984 | 447,003 | 7.49% | 31,164 |
| 1985 | 480,406 | 7.47% | 33,403 |
| 1986 | 516,356 | 7.48% | 35,950 |
| 1987 | 554,997 | 7.48% | 38,641 |
| 1988 | 596,589 | 7.49% | 41,592 |
| 1989 | 641,171 | 7.47% | 44,582 |
| 1990 | 689,152 | 7.48% | 47,981 |
| 1991 | 740,724 | 7.48% | 51,572 |
| 1992 | 775,789 | 4.73% | 35,065 |
| 1993 | 798,197 | 2.89% | 22,408 |
| 1994 | 821,285 | 2.89% | 23,088 |
| 1995 | 845,040 | 2.89% | 23,755 |
| 1996 | 869,516 | 2.9% | 24,476 |
| 1997 | 894,631 | 2.89% | 25,115 |
| 1998 | 920,508 | 2.89% | 25,877 |
| 1999 | 947,133 | 2.89% | 26,625 |
| 2000 | 974,567 | 2.9% | 27,434 |
| 2001 | 1,002,716 | 2.89% | 28,149 |
| 2002 | 1,031,719 | 2.89% | 29,003 |
| 2003 | 1,061,561 | 2.89% | 29,842 |
| 2004 | 1,092,309 | 2.9% | 30,748 |
| 2005 | 1,123,859 | 2.89% | 31,550 |
| 2006 | 1,156,366 | 2.89% | 32,507 |
| 2007 | 1,189,813 | 2.89% | 33,447 |
| 2008 | 1,224,275 | 2.9% | 34,462 |
| 2009 | 1,259,637 | 2.89% | 35,362 |
| 2010 | 1,296,072 | 2.89% | 36,435 |
| 2011 | 1,333,560 | 2.89% | 37,488 |
| 2012 | 1,372,186 | 2.9% | 38,626 |
| 2013 | 1,411,820 | 2.89% | 39,634 |
| 2014 | 1,452,656 | 2.89% | 40,836 |
| 2015 | 1,494,673 | 2.89% | 42,017 |
| 2016 | 1,537,905 | 2.89% | 43,232 |
| 2017 | 1,582,388 | 2.89% | 44,483 |
| 2018 | 1,628,157 | 2.89% | 45,769 |
| 2019 | 1,676,132 | 2.95% | 47,975 |
| 2020 | 1,727,169 | 3.04% | 51,037 |
| 2021 | 1,781,999 | 3.17% | 54,830 |
| 2022 | 1,841,084 | 3.32% | 59,085 |
| 2023 | 1,904,631 | 3.45% | 63,547 |
| 2024 | 1,972,558 | 3.57% | 67,927 |
| 2025 | 2,044,654 | 3.65% | 72,096 |
| 2026 | 2,120,457 | 3.71% | 75,803 |
| 2027 | 2,199,479 | 3.73% | 79,022 |
| 2028 | 2,281,195 | 3.72% | 81,716 |
| 2029 | 2,365,308 | 3.69% | 84,113 |
| 2030 | 2,451,414 | 3.64% | 86,106 |
| 2031 | 2,539,286 | 3.58% | 87,872 |
| 2032 | 2,628,692 | 3.52% | 89,406 |
| 2033 | 2,719,694 | 3.46% | 91,002 |
| 2034 | 2,812,047 | 3.4% | 92,353 |
| 2035 | 2,905,660 | 3.33% | 93,613 |
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% |