Population in Urban Area, now
1,539,159
- World: 358th
- Africa: 43rd
- Nigeria: 7th
Population in City Area, 2022-09-23
1,553,000
- World: 196th
- Africa: 26th
- Nigeria: 6th
Onitsha Urban Area Population Graph
Onitsha Urban Area Population History
1950 74,000
1951 75,000
1952 76,000
1953 79,000
1954 85,000
1955 91,000
1956 98,000
1957 105,000
1958 112,000
1959 121,000
1960 129,000
1961 138,000
1962 148,000
1963 159,000
1964 166,000
1965 171,000
1966 175,000
1967 180,000
1968 185,000
1969 190,000
1970 195,000
1971 201,000
1972 206,000
1973 212,000
1974 218,000
1975 224,000
1976 230,000
1977 237,000
1978 243,000
1979 250,000
1980 257,000
1981 264,000
1982 271,000
1983 279,000
1984 286,000
1985 294,000
1986 302,000
1987 311,000
1988 319,000
1989 328,000
1990 337,000
1991 346,000
1992 361,000
1993 379,000
1994 398,000
1995 418,000
1996 438,000
1997 460,000
1998 483,000
1999 508,000
2000 533,000
2001 560,000
2002 588,000
2003 617,000
2004 648,000
2005 681,000
2006 715,000
2007 750,000
2008 788,000
2009 828,000
2010 869,000
2011 912,000
2012 958,000
2013 1,006,000
2014 1,057,000
2015 1,109,000
2016 1,165,000
2017 1,223,000
2018 1,285,000
2019 1,349,000
2020 1,415,000
2021 1,483,000
2022 1,553,000
2023 1,623,000
2024 1,695,000
Onitsha Urban Area Population Projections
2025 1,767,000
2026 1,840,000
2027 1,913,000
2028 1,987,000
2029 2,062,000
2030 2,138,000
2031 2,216,000
2032 2,294,000
2033 2,373,000
2034 2,454,000
2035 2,536,000