Ibadan, Nigeria Metro Area Population 1950-2024

Chart and table of population level and growth rate for the Ibadan, Nigeria metro area from 1950 to 2024. United Nations population projections are also included through the year 2035.
  • The current metro area population of Ibadan in 2024 is 4,004,000, a 3.33% increase from 2023.
  • The metro area population of Ibadan in 2023 was 3,875,000, a 3.17% increase from 2022.
  • The metro area population of Ibadan in 2022 was 3,756,000, a 2.93% increase from 2021.
  • The metro area population of Ibadan in 2021 was 3,649,000, a 2.73% 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
Ibadan - Historical Population Data
Year Population Growth Rate
2024 4,004,000 3.33%
2023 3,875,000 3.17%
2022 3,756,000 2.93%
2021 3,649,000 2.73%
2020 3,552,000 2.54%
2019 3,464,000 2.39%
2018 3,383,000 2.33%
2017 3,306,000 2.32%
2016 3,231,000 2.34%
2015 3,157,000 2.33%
2014 3,085,000 2.32%
2013 3,015,000 2.31%
2012 2,947,000 2.33%
2011 2,880,000 2.35%
2010 2,814,000 2.33%
2009 2,750,000 2.31%
2008 2,688,000 2.32%
2007 2,627,000 2.34%
2006 2,567,000 2.31%
2005 2,509,000 2.32%
2004 2,452,000 2.34%
2003 2,396,000 2.35%
2002 2,341,000 2.32%
2001 2,288,000 2.33%
2000 2,236,000 2.33%
1999 2,185,000 2.29%
1998 2,136,000 2.35%
1997 2,087,000 2.30%
1996 2,040,000 2.36%
1995 1,993,000 2.31%
1994 1,948,000 2.31%
1993 1,904,000 2.31%
1992 1,861,000 2.99%
1991 1,807,000 3.91%
1990 1,739,000 3.88%
1989 1,674,000 3.91%
1988 1,611,000 3.87%
1987 1,551,000 3.95%
1986 1,492,000 3.90%
1985 1,436,000 3.83%
1984 1,383,000 3.91%
1983 1,331,000 3.90%
1982 1,281,000 3.89%
1981 1,233,000 3.96%
1980 1,186,000 3.85%
1979 1,142,000 3.91%
1978 1,099,000 3.88%
1977 1,058,000 3.93%
1976 1,018,000 3.88%
1975 980,000 3.92%
1974 943,000 3.85%
1973 908,000 3.89%
1972 874,000 3.92%
1971 841,000 3.96%
1970 809,000 3.85%
1969 779,000 3.87%
1968 750,000 4.02%
1967 721,000 3.89%
1966 694,000 3.89%
1965 668,000 3.89%
1964 643,000 3.54%
1963 621,000 2.99%
1962 603,000 2.90%
1961 586,000 2.81%
1960 570,000 3.07%
1959 553,000 2.79%
1958 538,000 3.07%
1957 522,000 2.96%
1956 507,000 2.84%
1955 493,000 2.92%
1954 479,000 3.01%
1953 465,000 1.75%
1952 457,000 0.66%
1951 454,000 0.89%
1950 450,000 0.00%