Population in Urban Area, now
3,618,338
- World: 131st
- Africa: 19th
- Nigeria: 4th
Population in City Area, 2022-04-01
1,235,880
- World: 281st
- Africa: 37th
- Nigeria: 7th
Abuja Urban Area Population Graph
Abuja Urban Area Population History
1950 19,000
1951 19,000
1952 20,000
1953 20,000
1954 21,000
1955 21,000
1956 21,000
1957 22,000
1958 22,000
1959 23,000
1960 23,000
1961 24,000
1962 24,000
1963 25,000
1964 27,000
1965 29,000
1966 32,000
1967 36,000
1968 39,000
1969 43,000
1970 48,000
1971 52,000
1972 58,000
1973 64,000
1974 70,000
1975 77,000
1976 85,000
1977 94,000
1978 103,000
1979 114,000
1980 125,000
1981 138,000
1982 152,000
1983 168,000
1984 185,000
1985 204,000
1986 224,000
1987 247,000
1988 272,000
1989 300,000
1990 330,000
1991 364,000
1992 400,000
1993 438,000
1994 480,000
1995 526,000
1996 577,000
1997 632,000
1998 693,000
1999 760,000
2000 833,000
2001 912,000
2002 1,000,000
2003 1,096,000
2004 1,201,000
2005 1,316,000
2006 1,430,000
2007 1,517,000
2008 1,610,000
2009 1,709,000
2010 1,814,000
2011 1,925,000
2012 2,043,000
2013 2,168,000
2014 2,301,000
2015 2,442,000
2016 2,591,000
2017 2,750,000
2018 2,919,000
2019 3,095,000
2020 3,278,000
2021 3,464,000
2022 3,652,000
2023 3,840,000
2024 4,026,000
Abuja Urban Area Population Projections
2025 4,210,000
2026 4,392,000
2027 4,574,000
2028 4,755,000
2029 4,936,000
2030 5,119,000
2031 5,305,000
2032 5,492,000
2033 5,683,000
2034 5,876,000
2035 6,071,000