Sokoto, Nigeria Population

Population in Urban Area, now

681,175
  • World: 890th
  • Africa: 110th
  • Nigeria: 24th

Population in City Area, 2016-06-22

563,861
  • World: 662nd
  • Africa: 82nd
  • Nigeria: 16th

Sokoto Urban Area Population Graph

Sokoto Urban Area Population History

1950 43,000
1951 45,000
1952 47,000
1953 49,000
1954 51,000
1955 53,000
1956 56,000
1957 59,000
1958 61,000
1959 64,000
1960 68,000
1961 71,000
1962 74,000
1963 78,000
1964 82,000
1965 85,000
1966 90,000
1967 94,000
1968 98,000
1969 103,000
1970 108,000
1971 113,000
1972 118,000
1973 124,000
1974 129,000
1975 135,000
1976 141,000
1977 148,000
1978 155,000
1979 162,000
1980 169,000
1981 177,000
1982 185,000
1983 193,000
1984 202,000
1985 211,000
1986 221,000
1987 231,000
1988 241,000
1989 252,000
1990 264,000
1991 272,000
1992 280,000
1993 288,000
1994 297,000
1995 306,000
1996 315,000
1997 324,000
1998 334,000
1999 344,000
2000 354,000
2001 365,000
2002 376,000
2003 387,000
2004 399,000
2005 410,000
2006 423,000
2007 436,000
2008 449,000
2009 462,000
2010 476,000
2011 490,000
2012 505,000
2013 520,000
2014 536,000
2015 552,000
2016 569,000
2017 586,000
2018 603,000
2019 622,000
2020 641,000
2021 662,000
2022 685,000
2023 709,000
2024 734,000

Sokoto Urban Area Population Projections

2025 761,000
2026 790,000
2027 819,000
2028 850,000
2029 881,000
2030 913,000
2031 946,000
2032 979,000
2033 1,013,000
2034 1,048,000
2035 1,082,000

Map of Sokoto, Nigeria

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