Oshogbo, Nigeria Metro Area Population 1950-2024

Chart and table of population level and growth rate for the Oshogbo, Nigeria metro area from 1950 to 2024. United Nations population projections are also included through the year 2035.
  • The current metro area population of Oshogbo in 2024 is 796,000, a 3.11% increase from 2023.
  • The metro area population of Oshogbo in 2023 was 772,000, a 2.93% increase from 2022.
  • The metro area population of Oshogbo in 2022 was 750,000, a 2.6% increase from 2021.
  • The metro area population of Oshogbo in 2021 was 731,000, a 2.38% increase from 2020.
Data Source: United Nations - World Population Prospects

MLA Citation:
Other Cities in Nigeria
City Name Population
Lagos 16,536,000
Kano 4,491,000
Abuja 4,026,000
Ibadan 4,004,000
Port Harcourt 3,637,000
Benin City 1,973,000
Onitsha 1,695,000
Uyo 1,393,000
Nnewi 1,301,000
Aba 1,230,000
Kaduna 1,221,000
Ikorodu 1,145,000
Ilorin 1,064,000
Warri 1,031,000
Owerri 1,023,000
Jos 1,001,000
Umuahia 947,000
Lokoja 886,000
Enugu 876,000
Maiduguri 870,000
Oshogbo 796,000
Zaria 786,000
Akure 773,000
Sokoto 734,000
Bauchi 697,000
Abakaliki 693,000
Calabar 685,000
Ogbomosho 656,000
Gombe 596,000
Abeokuta 589,000
Ado-Ekiti 557,000
Katsina 544,000
Potiskum 539,000
Gwagwalada 537,000
Okene 528,000
Okpogho 528,000
Minna 513,000
Igbidu 510,000
Gboko 506,000
Ondo 492,000
Oyo 488,000
Makurdi 472,000
Saki 452,000
Ikot Ekpene 450,000
Effon Alaiye 440,000
Birnin Kebbi 429,000
Ife 423,000
Ilesha 416,000
Ijebu-Ode 394,000
Lafia 388,000
Oshogbo - Historical Population Data
Year Population Growth Rate
2024 796,000 3.11%
2023 772,000 2.93%
2022 750,000 2.60%
2021 731,000 2.38%
2020 714,000 2.15%
2019 699,000 1.90%
2018 686,000 1.93%
2017 673,000 1.82%
2016 661,000 1.85%
2015 649,000 1.88%
2014 637,000 1.92%
2013 625,000 1.79%
2012 614,000 1.82%
2011 603,000 1.86%
2010 592,000 1.89%
2009 581,000 1.75%
2008 571,000 1.96%
2007 560,000 1.82%
2006 550,000 1.85%
2005 540,000 1.89%
2004 530,000 1.73%
2003 521,000 1.96%
2002 511,000 1.79%
2001 502,000 1.83%
2000 493,000 1.86%
1999 484,000 1.89%
1998 475,000 1.93%
1997 466,000 1.75%
1996 458,000 1.78%
1995 450,000 1.81%
1994 442,000 2.08%
1993 433,000 1.64%
1992 426,000 2.16%
1991 417,000 2.46%
1990 407,000 2.52%
1989 397,000 2.58%
1988 387,000 2.38%
1987 378,000 2.72%
1986 368,000 2.51%
1985 359,000 2.28%
1984 351,000 2.63%
1983 342,000 2.40%
1982 334,000 2.45%
1981 326,000 2.52%
1980 318,000 2.58%
1979 310,000 2.65%
1978 302,000 2.37%
1977 295,000 2.43%
1976 288,000 2.49%
1975 281,000 2.55%
1974 274,000 2.62%
1973 267,000 2.30%
1972 261,000 2.76%
1971 254,000 2.42%
1970 248,000 2.48%
1969 242,000 2.54%
1968 236,000 2.61%
1967 230,000 2.22%
1966 225,000 2.74%
1965 219,000 2.34%
1964 214,000 3.38%
1963 207,000 5.08%
1962 197,000 5.35%
1961 187,000 5.06%
1960 178,000 5.33%
1959 169,000 4.97%
1958 161,000 5.23%
1957 153,000 4.79%
1956 146,000 5.04%
1955 139,000 5.30%
1954 132,000 4.76%
1953 126,000 4.13%
1952 121,000 2.54%
1951 118,000 3.51%
1950 114,000 0.00%