Jos, Nigeria Metro Area Population 1950-2021
Chart and table of population level and growth rate for the Jos, Nigeria metro area from 1950 to 2021. United Nations population projections are also included through the year 2035.
- The current metro area population of Jos in 2021 is 917,000, a 2.46% increase from 2020.
- The metro area population of Jos in 2020 was 895,000, a 2.17% increase from 2019.
- The metro area population of Jos in 2019 was 876,000, a 2.1% increase from 2018.
- The metro area population of Jos in 2018 was 858,000, a 2.02% increase from 2017.
| Other Cities in Nigeria |
| City Name |
Population |
| Lagos |
14,862,000 |
| Kano |
4,103,000 |
| Ibadan |
3,649,000 |
| Abuja |
3,464,000 |
| Port Harcourt |
3,171,000 |
| Benin City |
1,782,000 |
| Onitsha |
1,483,000 |
| Uyo |
1,200,000 |
| Kaduna |
1,133,000 |
| Aba |
1,114,000 |
| Nnewi |
1,114,000 |
| Ikorodu |
989,000 |
| Ilorin |
974,000 |
| Jos |
917,000 |
| Owerri |
908,000 |
| Warri |
899,000 |
| Umuahia |
817,000 |
| Maiduguri |
803,000 |
| Enugu |
795,000 |
| Lokoja |
741,000 |
| Zaria |
736,000 |
| Oshogbo |
731,000 |
| Akure |
691,000 |
| Sokoto |
662,000 |
| Bauchi |
621,000 |
| Calabar |
605,000 |
| Abakaliki |
602,000 |
| Ogbomosho |
577,000 |
| Abeokuta |
544,000 |
| Gombe |
529,000 |
| Ado-Ekiti |
497,000 |
| Katsina |
487,000 |
| Okene |
478,000 |
| Igbidu |
465,000 |
| Minna |
463,000 |
| Okpogho |
461,000 |
| Gboko |
456,000 |
| Potiskum |
455,000 |
| Ondo |
445,000 |
| Gwagwalada |
443,000 |
| Oyo |
441,000 |
| Makurdi |
422,000 |
| Ikot Ekpene |
398,000 |
| Effon Alaiye |
396,000 |
| Saki |
395,000 |
| Ife |
385,000 |
| Birnin Kebbi |
381,000 |
| Ilesha |
371,000 |
| Ijebu-Ode |
356,000 |
| Lafia |
348,000 |
|
Jos - Historical Population Data
|
| Year |
Population |
Growth Rate |
| 2021 |
917,000 |
2.46% |
| 2020 |
895,000 |
2.17% |
| 2019 |
876,000 |
2.10% |
| 2018 |
858,000 |
2.02% |
| 2017 |
841,000 |
1.94% |
| 2016 |
825,000 |
1.98% |
| 2015 |
809,000 |
1.89% |
| 2014 |
794,000 |
2.06% |
| 2013 |
778,000 |
1.97% |
| 2012 |
763,000 |
2.01% |
| 2011 |
748,000 |
1.91% |
| 2010 |
734,000 |
1.94% |
| 2009 |
720,000 |
1.98% |
| 2008 |
706,000 |
2.02% |
| 2007 |
692,000 |
1.91% |
| 2006 |
679,000 |
1.95% |
| 2005 |
666,000 |
1.99% |
| 2004 |
653,000 |
2.03% |
| 2003 |
640,000 |
1.91% |
| 2002 |
628,000 |
1.95% |
| 2001 |
616,000 |
1.99% |
| 2000 |
604,000 |
2.03% |
| 1999 |
592,000 |
2.07% |
| 1998 |
580,000 |
1.93% |
| 1997 |
569,000 |
1.97% |
| 1996 |
558,000 |
2.01% |
| 1995 |
547,000 |
1.86% |
| 1994 |
537,000 |
2.09% |
| 1993 |
526,000 |
1.94% |
| 1992 |
516,000 |
2.18% |
| 1991 |
505,000 |
2.43% |
| 1990 |
493,000 |
2.28% |
| 1989 |
482,000 |
2.55% |
| 1988 |
470,000 |
2.40% |
| 1987 |
459,000 |
2.23% |
| 1986 |
449,000 |
2.51% |
| 1985 |
438,000 |
2.34% |
| 1984 |
428,000 |
2.39% |
| 1983 |
418,000 |
8.29% |
| 1982 |
386,000 |
8.12% |
| 1981 |
357,000 |
7.85% |
| 1980 |
331,000 |
8.17% |
| 1979 |
306,000 |
8.13% |
| 1978 |
283,000 |
8.02% |
| 1977 |
262,000 |
8.26% |
| 1976 |
242,000 |
8.04% |
| 1975 |
224,000 |
8.21% |
| 1974 |
207,000 |
7.81% |
| 1973 |
192,000 |
8.47% |
| 1972 |
177,000 |
7.93% |
| 1971 |
164,000 |
7.89% |
| 1970 |
152,000 |
8.57% |
| 1969 |
140,000 |
7.69% |
| 1968 |
130,000 |
8.33% |
| 1967 |
120,000 |
8.11% |
| 1966 |
111,000 |
7.77% |
| 1965 |
103,000 |
8.42% |
| 1964 |
95,000 |
7.95% |
| 1963 |
88,000 |
8.64% |
| 1962 |
81,000 |
8.00% |
| 1961 |
75,000 |
8.70% |
| 1960 |
69,000 |
7.81% |
| 1959 |
64,000 |
8.47% |
| 1958 |
59,000 |
7.27% |
| 1957 |
55,000 |
7.84% |
| 1956 |
51,000 |
8.51% |
| 1955 |
47,000 |
9.30% |
| 1954 |
43,000 |
7.50% |
| 1953 |
40,000 |
8.11% |
| 1952 |
37,000 |
8.82% |
| 1951 |
34,000 |
9.68% |
| 1950 |
31,000 |
0.00% |
