Population in Urban Area, now
358,671
- World: 1650th
- Africa: 211th
- Nigeria: 50th
Population in City Area, 2016-01-30
127,236
- World: 1465th
- Africa: 194th
- Nigeria: 40th
Lafia Urban Area Population Graph
Lafia Urban Area Population History
1950 9,000
1951 10,000
1952 12,000
1953 14,000
1954 16,000
1955 18,000
1956 20,000
1957 23,000
1958 27,000
1959 31,000
1960 35,000
1961 37,000
1962 38,000
1963 40,000
1964 41,000
1965 43,000
1966 45,000
1967 47,000
1968 49,000
1969 51,000
1970 53,000
1971 55,000
1972 58,000
1973 60,000
1974 63,000
1975 66,000
1976 68,000
1977 71,000
1978 74,000
1979 78,000
1980 81,000
1981 85,000
1982 88,000
1983 92,000
1984 96,000
1985 100,000
1986 105,000
1987 109,000
1988 114,000
1989 119,000
1990 124,000
1991 128,000
1992 133,000
1993 137,000
1994 142,000
1995 146,000
1996 151,000
1997 157,000
1998 162,000
1999 167,000
2000 173,000
2001 179,000
2002 185,000
2003 191,000
2004 198,000
2005 204,000
2006 211,000
2007 218,000
2008 226,000
2009 233,000
2010 241,000
2011 249,000
2012 258,000
2013 266,000
2014 275,000
2015 284,000
2016 294,000
2017 304,000
2018 314,000
2019 325,000
2020 336,000
2021 348,000
2022 361,000
2023 374,000
2024 388,000
Lafia Urban Area Population Projections
2025 403,000
2026 418,000
2027 434,000
2028 450,000
2029 467,000
2030 484,000
2031 501,000
2032 519,000
2033 537,000
2034 555,000
2035 574,000
Map of Lafia, Nigeria
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Lafia361k