Gwagwalada, Nigeria Metro Area Population 1950-2020
NOTE: All data from 2020 and beyond are UN projections and DO NOT include any impacts of the COVID-19 virus.
Chart and table of population level and growth rate for the Gwagwalada, Nigeria metro area from 1950 to 2020. United Nations population projections are also included through the year 2035.
- The current metro area population of Gwagwalada in 2020 is 410,000, a 8.47% increase from 2019.
- The metro area population of Gwagwalada in 2019 was 378,000, a 8.93% increase from 2018.
- The metro area population of Gwagwalada in 2018 was 347,000, a 9.12% increase from 2017.
- The metro area population of Gwagwalada in 2017 was 318,000, a 8.9% increase from 2016.
| Other Cities in Nigeria | |
|---|---|
| City Name | Population |
| Lagos | 14,368,000 |
| Kano | 3,999,000 |
| Ibadan | 3,552,000 |
| Abuja | 3,278,000 |
| Port Harcourt | 3,020,000 |
| Benin City | 1,727,000 |
| Onitsha | 1,415,000 |
| Uyo | 1,136,000 |
| Kaduna | 1,113,000 |
| Aba | 1,081,000 |
| Nnewi | 1,051,000 |
| Ilorin | 950,000 |
| Ikorodu | 938,000 |
| Jos | 895,000 |
| Owerri | 873,000 |
| Warri | 856,000 |
| Maiduguri | 786,000 |
| Umuahia | 774,000 |
| Enugu | 773,000 |
| Zaria | 726,000 |
| Oshogbo | 714,000 |
| Lokoja | 692,000 |
| Akure | 666,000 |
| Sokoto | 641,000 |
| Bauchi | 598,000 |
| Calabar | 579,000 |
| Abakaliki | 572,000 |
| Ogbomosho | 551,000 |
| Abeokuta | 533,000 |
| Gombe | 509,000 |
| Ado-Ekiti | 480,000 |
| Katsina | 470,000 |
| Okene | 465,000 |
| Igbidu | 453,000 |
| Minna | 448,000 |
| Gboko | 442,000 |
| Okpogho | 440,000 |
| Ondo | 432,000 |
| Oyo | 428,000 |
| Potiskum | 426,000 |
| Gwagwalada | 410,000 |
| Makurdi | 407,000 |
| Effon Alaiye | 384,000 |
| Ikot Ekpene | 383,000 |
| Saki | 376,000 |
| Ife | 374,000 |
| Birnin Kebbi | 366,000 |
| Ilesha | 357,000 |
| Ijebu-Ode | 345,000 |
| Lafia | 336,000 |
| Gwagwalada - Historical Population Data | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Population | Growth Rate |
| 2020 | 410,000 | 8.47% |
| 2019 | 378,000 | 8.93% |
| 2018 | 347,000 | 9.12% |
| 2017 | 318,000 | 8.90% |
| 2016 | 292,000 | 9.36% |
| 2015 | 267,000 | 8.98% |
| 2014 | 245,000 | 8.89% |
| 2013 | 225,000 | 9.22% |
| 2012 | 206,000 | 8.99% |
| 2011 | 189,000 | 9.25% |
| 2010 | 173,000 | 8.81% |
| 2009 | 159,000 | 9.66% |
| 2008 | 145,000 | 9.02% |
| 2007 | 133,000 | 9.02% |
| 2006 | 122,000 | 8.93% |
| 2005 | 112,000 | 8.74% |
| 2004 | 103,000 | 9.57% |
| 2003 | 94,000 | 9.30% |
| 2002 | 86,000 | 8.86% |
| 2001 | 79,000 | 8.22% |
| 2000 | 73,000 | 10.61% |
| 1999 | 66,000 | 8.20% |
| 1998 | 61,000 | 8.93% |
| 1997 | 56,000 | 9.80% |
| 1996 | 51,000 | 8.51% |
| 1995 | 47,000 | 9.30% |
| 1994 | 43,000 | 10.26% |
| 1993 | 39,000 | 8.33% |
| 1992 | 36,000 | 9.09% |
| 1991 | 33,000 | 10.00% |
| 1990 | 30,000 | 3.45% |
| 1989 | 29,000 | 7.41% |
| 1988 | 27,000 | 3.85% |
| 1987 | 26,000 | 8.33% |
| 1986 | 24,000 | 4.35% |
| 1985 | 23,000 | 4.55% |
| 1984 | 22,000 | 4.76% |
| 1983 | 21,000 | 5.00% |
| 1982 | 20,000 | 5.26% |
| 1981 | 19,000 | 5.56% |
| 1980 | 18,000 | 5.88% |
| 1979 | 17,000 | 6.25% |
| 1978 | 16,000 | 6.67% |
| 1977 | 15,000 | 7.14% |
| 1976 | 14,000 | 0.00% |
| 1975 | 14,000 | 7.69% |
| 1974 | 13,000 | 8.33% |
| 1973 | 12,000 | 9.09% |
| 1972 | 11,000 | 0.00% |
| 1971 | 11,000 | 10.00% |
| 1970 | 10,000 | 0.00% |
| 1969 | 10,000 | 11.11% |
| 1968 | 9,000 | 0.00% |
| 1967 | 9,000 | 12.50% |
| 1966 | 8,000 | 0.00% |
| 1965 | 8,000 | 14.29% |
| 1964 | 7,000 | 0.00% |
| 1963 | 7,000 | 0.00% |
| 1962 | 7,000 | 16.67% |
| 1961 | 6,000 | 0.00% |
| 1960 | 6,000 | 0.00% |
| 1959 | 6,000 | 20.00% |
| 1958 | 5,000 | 0.00% |
| 1957 | 5,000 | 0.00% |
| 1956 | 5,000 | 0.00% |
| 1955 | 5,000 | 25.00% |
| 1954 | 4,000 | 0.00% |
| 1953 | 4,000 | 0.00% |
| 1952 | 4,000 | 0.00% |
| 1951 | 4,000 | 33.33% |
| 1950 | 3,000 | 0.00% |
