Population in Urban Area, now
938,629
- World: 633rd
- Africa: 80th
- Nigeria: 15th
Population in City Area, 2016-01-30
215,038
- World: 1344th
- Africa: 170th
- Nigeria: 34th
Owerri Urban Area Population Graph
Owerri Urban Area Population History
1950 12,000
1951 12,000
1952 13,000
1953 15,000
1954 16,000
1955 17,000
1956 19,000
1957 20,000
1958 22,000
1959 23,000
1960 25,000
1961 27,000
1962 30,000
1963 32,000
1964 35,000
1965 38,000
1966 41,000
1967 44,000
1968 48,000
1969 52,000
1970 56,000
1971 61,000
1972 65,000
1973 71,000
1974 76,000
1975 83,000
1976 89,000
1977 97,000
1978 104,000
1979 113,000
1980 122,000
1981 132,000
1982 143,000
1983 154,000
1984 167,000
1985 180,000
1986 195,000
1987 211,000
1988 228,000
1989 246,000
1990 266,000
1991 277,000
1992 288,000
1993 299,000
1994 312,000
1995 324,000
1996 337,000
1997 351,000
1998 365,000
1999 380,000
2000 395,000
2001 411,000
2002 428,000
2003 445,000
2004 463,000
2005 482,000
2006 501,000
2007 521,000
2008 542,000
2009 564,000
2010 587,000
2011 611,000
2012 635,000
2013 661,000
2014 688,000
2015 716,000
2016 745,000
2017 775,000
2018 806,000
2019 839,000
2020 873,000
2021 908,000
2022 945,000
2023 983,000
2024 1,023,000
Owerri Urban Area Population Projections
2025 1,064,000
2026 1,105,000
2027 1,148,000
2028 1,192,000
2029 1,236,000
2030 1,282,000
2031 1,328,000
2032 1,375,000
2033 1,422,000
2034 1,471,000
2035 1,520,000