Calabar, Nigeria Metro Area Population 1950-2024

Chart and table of population level and growth rate for the Calabar, Nigeria metro area from 1950 to 2024. United Nations population projections are also included through the year 2035.
  • The current metro area population of Calabar in 2024 is 685,000, a 4.26% increase from 2023.
  • The metro area population of Calabar in 2023 was 657,000, a 4.12% increase from 2022.
  • The metro area population of Calabar in 2022 was 631,000, a 4.3% increase from 2021.
  • The metro area population of Calabar in 2021 was 605,000, a 4.49% 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
Calabar - Historical Population Data
Year Population Growth Rate
2024 685,000 4.26%
2023 657,000 4.12%
2022 631,000 4.30%
2021 605,000 4.49%
2020 579,000 4.32%
2019 555,000 4.52%
2018 531,000 4.32%
2017 509,000 4.52%
2016 487,000 4.28%
2015 467,000 4.47%
2014 447,000 4.44%
2013 428,000 4.39%
2012 410,000 4.33%
2011 393,000 4.52%
2010 376,000 4.44%
2009 360,000 4.35%
2008 345,000 4.55%
2007 330,000 4.43%
2006 316,000 4.29%
2005 303,000 4.48%
2004 290,000 4.32%
2003 278,000 4.51%
2002 266,000 4.31%
2001 255,000 4.51%
2000 244,000 4.27%
1999 234,000 4.46%
1998 224,000 4.67%
1997 214,000 4.39%
1996 205,000 4.59%
1995 196,000 4.26%
1994 188,000 4.44%
1993 180,000 4.65%
1992 172,000 4.24%
1991 165,000 4.43%
1990 158,000 2.60%
1989 154,000 2.67%
1988 150,000 2.74%
1987 146,000 2.82%
1986 142,000 2.90%
1985 138,000 2.22%
1984 135,000 3.05%
1983 131,000 2.34%
1982 128,000 3.23%
1981 124,000 2.48%
1980 121,000 2.54%
1979 118,000 2.61%
1978 115,000 2.68%
1977 112,000 2.75%
1976 109,000 2.83%
1975 106,000 2.91%
1974 103,000 1.98%
1973 101,000 3.06%
1972 98,000 3.16%
1971 95,000 2.15%
1970 93,000 4.49%
1969 89,000 3.49%
1968 86,000 3.61%
1967 83,000 5.06%
1966 79,000 3.95%
1965 76,000 4.11%
1964 73,000 2.82%
1963 71,000 4.41%
1962 68,000 4.62%
1961 65,000 3.17%
1960 63,000 5.00%
1959 60,000 3.45%
1958 58,000 3.57%
1957 56,000 3.70%
1956 54,000 5.88%
1955 51,000 4.08%
1954 49,000 2.08%
1953 48,000 4.35%
1952 46,000 2.22%
1951 45,000 2.27%
1950 44,000 0.00%