Onitsha's 2024 population is now estimated at 1,694,913. In 1950, the population of Onitsha was 74,437. Onitsha has grown by 71,531 in the last year, which represents a 4.41% 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 Onitsha, which typically includes Onitsha's population in addition to adjacent suburban areas.
Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 2035 | 2,535,607 |
| 2034 | 2,453,906 |
| 2033 | 2,373,283 |
| 2032 | 2,293,786 |
| 2031 | 2,215,564 |
| 2030 | 2,138,441 |
| 2029 | 2,062,415 |
| 2028 | 1,987,383 |
| 2027 | 1,913,284 |
| 2026 | 1,839,882 |
| 2025 | 1,767,107 |
| 2024 | 1,694,913 |
| 2023 | 1,623,382 |
| 2022 | 1,552,630 |
| 2021 | 1,482,971 |
| 2020 | 1,414,790 |
| 2019 | 1,348,529 |
| 2018 | 1,284,592 |
| 2017 | 1,223,333 |
| 2016 | 1,164,996 |
| 2015 | 1,109,441 |
| 2014 | 1,056,535 |
| 2013 | 1,006,151 |
| 2012 | 958,235 |
| 2011 | 912,477 |
| 2010 | 868,963 |
| 2009 | 827,525 |
| 2008 | 788,115 |
| 2007 | 750,481 |
| 2006 | 714,693 |
| 2005 | 680,611 |
| 2004 | 648,198 |
| 2003 | 617,245 |
| 2002 | 587,810 |
| 2001 | 559,779 |
| 2000 | 533,120 |
| 1999 | 507,663 |
| 1998 | 483,454 |
| 1997 | 460,399 |
| 1996 | 438,473 |
| 1995 | 417,535 |
| 1994 | 397,624 |
| 1993 | 378,662 |
| 1992 | 360,629 |
| 1991 | 346,430 |
| 1990 | 337,114 |
| 1989 | 328,050 |
| 1988 | 319,240 |
| 1987 | 310,645 |
| 1986 | 302,291 |
| 1985 | 294,163 |
| 1984 | 286,264 |
| 1983 | 278,556 |
| 1982 | 271,065 |
| 1981 | 263,777 |
| 1980 | 256,692 |
| 1979 | 249,782 |
| 1978 | 243,065 |
| 1977 | 236,529 |
| 1976 | 230,178 |
| 1975 | 223,980 |
| 1974 | 217,957 |
| 1973 | 212,096 |
| 1972 | 206,401 |
| 1971 | 200,843 |
| 1970 | 195,443 |
| 1969 | 190,187 |
| 1968 | 185,080 |
| 1967 | 180,097 |
| 1966 | 175,254 |
| 1965 | 170,541 |
| 1964 | 165,962 |
| 1963 | 159,136 |
| 1962 | 148,449 |
| 1961 | 138,480 |
| 1960 | 129,192 |
| 1959 | 120,505 |
| 1958 | 112,412 |
| 1957 | 104,863 |
| 1956 | 97,830 |
| 1955 | 91,252 |
| 1954 | 85,123 |
| 1953 | 79,407 |
| 1952 | 76,385 |
| 1951 | 75,404 |
| 1950 | 74,437 |
Year | Population | Growth Rate | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 74,437 | 0% | 0 |
| 1951 | 75,404 | 1.3% | 967 |
| 1952 | 76,385 | 1.3% | 981 |
| 1953 | 79,407 | 3.96% | 3,022 |
| 1954 | 85,123 | 7.2% | 5,716 |
| 1955 | 91,252 | 7.2% | 6,129 |
| 1956 | 97,830 | 7.21% | 6,578 |
| 1957 | 104,863 | 7.19% | 7,033 |
| 1958 | 112,412 | 7.2% | 7,549 |
| 1959 | 120,505 | 7.2% | 8,093 |
| 1960 | 129,192 | 7.21% | 8,687 |
| 1961 | 138,480 | 7.19% | 9,288 |
| 1962 | 148,449 | 7.2% | 9,969 |
| 1963 | 159,136 | 7.2% | 10,687 |
| 1964 | 165,962 | 4.29% | 6,826 |
| 1965 | 170,541 | 2.76% | 4,579 |
| 1966 | 175,254 | 2.76% | 4,713 |
| 1967 | 180,097 | 2.76% | 4,843 |
| 1968 | 185,080 | 2.77% | 4,983 |
| 1969 | 190,187 | 2.76% | 5,107 |
| 1970 | 195,443 | 2.76% | 5,256 |
| 1971 | 200,843 | 2.76% | 5,400 |
| 1972 | 206,401 | 2.77% | 5,558 |
| 1973 | 212,096 | 2.76% | 5,695 |
| 1974 | 217,957 | 2.76% | 5,861 |
| 1975 | 223,980 | 2.76% | 6,023 |
| 1976 | 230,178 | 2.77% | 6,198 |
| 1977 | 236,529 | 2.76% | 6,351 |
| 1978 | 243,065 | 2.76% | 6,536 |
| 1979 | 249,782 | 2.76% | 6,717 |
| 1980 | 256,692 | 2.77% | 6,910 |
| 1981 | 263,777 | 2.76% | 7,085 |
| 1982 | 271,065 | 2.76% | 7,288 |
| 1983 | 278,556 | 2.76% | 7,491 |
| 1984 | 286,264 | 2.77% | 7,708 |
| 1985 | 294,163 | 2.76% | 7,899 |
| 1986 | 302,291 | 2.76% | 8,128 |
| 1987 | 310,645 | 2.76% | 8,354 |
| 1988 | 319,240 | 2.77% | 8,595 |
| 1989 | 328,050 | 2.76% | 8,810 |
| 1990 | 337,114 | 2.76% | 9,064 |
| 1991 | 346,430 | 2.76% | 9,316 |
| 1992 | 360,629 | 4.1% | 14,199 |
| 1993 | 378,662 | 5% | 18,033 |
| 1994 | 397,624 | 5.01% | 18,962 |
| 1995 | 417,535 | 5.01% | 19,911 |
| 1996 | 438,473 | 5.01% | 20,938 |
| 1997 | 460,399 | 5% | 21,926 |
| 1998 | 483,454 | 5.01% | 23,055 |
| 1999 | 507,663 | 5.01% | 24,209 |
| 2000 | 533,120 | 5.01% | 25,457 |
| 2001 | 559,779 | 5% | 26,659 |
| 2002 | 587,810 | 5.01% | 28,031 |
| 2003 | 617,245 | 5.01% | 29,435 |
| 2004 | 648,198 | 5.01% | 30,953 |
| 2005 | 680,611 | 5% | 32,413 |
| 2006 | 714,693 | 5.01% | 34,082 |
| 2007 | 750,481 | 5.01% | 35,788 |
| 2008 | 788,115 | 5.01% | 37,634 |
| 2009 | 827,525 | 5% | 39,410 |
| 2010 | 868,963 | 5.01% | 41,438 |
| 2011 | 912,477 | 5.01% | 43,514 |
| 2012 | 958,235 | 5.01% | 45,758 |
| 2013 | 1,006,151 | 5% | 47,916 |
| 2014 | 1,056,535 | 5.01% | 50,384 |
| 2015 | 1,109,441 | 5.01% | 52,906 |
| 2016 | 1,164,996 | 5.01% | 55,555 |
| 2017 | 1,223,333 | 5.01% | 58,337 |
| 2018 | 1,284,592 | 5.01% | 61,259 |
| 2019 | 1,348,529 | 4.98% | 63,937 |
| 2020 | 1,414,790 | 4.91% | 66,261 |
| 2021 | 1,482,971 | 4.82% | 68,181 |
| 2022 | 1,552,630 | 4.7% | 69,659 |
| 2023 | 1,623,382 | 4.56% | 70,752 |
| 2024 | 1,694,913 | 4.41% | 71,531 |
| 2025 | 1,767,107 | 4.26% | 72,194 |
| 2026 | 1,839,882 | 4.12% | 72,775 |
| 2027 | 1,913,284 | 3.99% | 73,402 |
| 2028 | 1,987,383 | 3.87% | 74,099 |
| 2029 | 2,062,415 | 3.78% | 75,032 |
| 2030 | 2,138,441 | 3.69% | 76,026 |
| 2031 | 2,215,564 | 3.61% | 77,123 |
| 2032 | 2,293,786 | 3.53% | 78,222 |
| 2033 | 2,373,283 | 3.47% | 79,497 |
| 2034 | 2,453,906 | 3.4% | 80,623 |
| 2035 | 2,535,607 | 3.33% | 81,701 |
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% |