Ilesha, 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 Ilesha, Nigeria metro area from 1950 to 2020. United Nations population projections are also included through the year 2035.
- The current metro area population of Ilesha in 2020 is 357,000, a 3.78% increase from 2019.
- The metro area population of Ilesha in 2019 was 344,000, a 3.93% increase from 2018.
- The metro area population of Ilesha in 2018 was 331,000, a 3.44% increase from 2017.
- The metro area population of Ilesha in 2017 was 320,000, a 3.9% 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 |
| Ilesha - Historical Population Data | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Population | Growth Rate |
| 2020 | 357,000 | 3.78% |
| 2019 | 344,000 | 3.93% |
| 2018 | 331,000 | 3.44% |
| 2017 | 320,000 | 3.90% |
| 2016 | 308,000 | 3.70% |
| 2015 | 297,000 | 3.85% |
| 2014 | 286,000 | 3.62% |
| 2013 | 276,000 | 3.76% |
| 2012 | 266,000 | 3.91% |
| 2011 | 256,000 | 3.64% |
| 2010 | 247,000 | 3.78% |
| 2009 | 238,000 | 3.93% |
| 2008 | 229,000 | 3.62% |
| 2007 | 221,000 | 3.76% |
| 2006 | 213,000 | 3.40% |
| 2005 | 206,000 | 4.04% |
| 2004 | 198,000 | 3.66% |
| 2003 | 191,000 | 3.80% |
| 2002 | 184,000 | 3.95% |
| 2001 | 177,000 | 3.51% |
| 2000 | 171,000 | 3.64% |
| 1999 | 165,000 | 3.77% |
| 1998 | 159,000 | 3.92% |
| 1997 | 153,000 | 3.38% |
| 1996 | 148,000 | 3.50% |
| 1995 | 143,000 | 3.62% |
| 1994 | 138,000 | 3.76% |
| 1993 | 133,000 | 3.91% |
| 1992 | 128,000 | 4.07% |
| 1991 | 123,000 | 3.36% |
| 1990 | 119,000 | 0.85% |
| 1989 | 118,000 | 0.00% |
| 1988 | 118,000 | 0.85% |
| 1987 | 117,000 | 0.00% |
| 1986 | 117,000 | 0.86% |
| 1985 | 116,000 | 0.00% |
| 1984 | 116,000 | 0.87% |
| 1983 | 115,000 | 0.00% |
| 1982 | 115,000 | 0.88% |
| 1981 | 114,000 | 0.00% |
| 1980 | 114,000 | 0.00% |
| 1979 | 114,000 | 0.88% |
| 1978 | 113,000 | 0.00% |
| 1977 | 113,000 | 0.89% |
| 1976 | 112,000 | 0.00% |
| 1975 | 112,000 | 0.00% |
| 1974 | 112,000 | 0.90% |
| 1973 | 111,000 | 0.00% |
| 1972 | 111,000 | 0.91% |
| 1971 | 110,000 | 0.00% |
| 1970 | 110,000 | 0.00% |
| 1969 | 110,000 | 0.92% |
| 1968 | 109,000 | 0.00% |
| 1967 | 109,000 | 0.93% |
| 1966 | 108,000 | 0.00% |
| 1965 | 108,000 | 0.93% |
| 1964 | 107,000 | 0.00% |
| 1963 | 107,000 | 0.94% |
| 1962 | 106,000 | 0.00% |
| 1961 | 106,000 | 0.95% |
| 1960 | 105,000 | 5.00% |
| 1959 | 100,000 | 5.26% |
| 1958 | 95,000 | 5.56% |
| 1957 | 90,000 | 4.65% |
| 1956 | 86,000 | 4.88% |
| 1955 | 82,000 | 5.13% |
| 1954 | 78,000 | 5.41% |
| 1953 | 74,000 | 5.71% |
| 1952 | 70,000 | 4.48% |
| 1951 | 67,000 | 6.35% |
| 1950 | 63,000 | 0.00% |
