Population in Urban Area, now
1,864,184
- World: 294th
- Africa: 39th
- Nigeria: 6th
Population in City Area, 2022-04-01
1,782,000
- World: 162nd
- Africa: 22nd
- Nigeria: 5th
Benin City Urban Area Population Graph
Benin City Urban Area Population History
1950 49,000
1951 51,000
1952 53,000
1953 55,000
1954 59,000
1955 62,000
1956 66,000
1957 70,000
1958 74,000
1959 78,000
1960 83,000
1961 88,000
1962 93,000
1963 99,000
1964 106,000
1965 113,000
1966 122,000
1967 131,000
1968 141,000
1969 151,000
1970 163,000
1971 175,000
1972 188,000
1973 202,000
1974 217,000
1975 233,000
1976 251,000
1977 270,000
1978 290,000
1979 312,000
1980 335,000
1981 360,000
1982 387,000
1983 416,000
1984 447,000
1985 480,000
1986 516,000
1987 555,000
1988 597,000
1989 641,000
1990 689,000
1991 741,000
1992 776,000
1993 798,000
1994 821,000
1995 845,000
1996 870,000
1997 895,000
1998 921,000
1999 947,000
2000 975,000
2001 1,003,000
2002 1,032,000
2003 1,062,000
2004 1,092,000
2005 1,124,000
2006 1,156,000
2007 1,190,000
2008 1,224,000
2009 1,260,000
2010 1,296,000
2011 1,334,000
2012 1,372,000
2013 1,412,000
2014 1,453,000
2015 1,495,000
2016 1,538,000
2017 1,582,000
2018 1,628,000
2019 1,676,000
2020 1,727,000
2021 1,782,000
2022 1,841,000
2023 1,905,000
2024 1,973,000
Benin City Urban Area Population Projections
2025 2,045,000
2026 2,120,000
2027 2,199,000
2028 2,281,000
2029 2,365,000
2030 2,451,000
2031 2,539,000
2032 2,629,000
2033 2,720,000
2034 2,812,000
2035 2,906,000