Jos, Nigeria Population 1950-2020
Chart and table of population level and growth rate for the Jos, Nigeria metro area from 1950 to 2020. United Nations population projections are also included through the year 2035.
- The current population of Jos in 2020 is 895,000, a 2.17% increase from 2019.
- The population of Jos in 2019 was 876,000, a 2.1% increase from 2018.
- The population of Jos in 2018 was 858,000, a 2.02% increase from 2017.
- The population of Jos in 2017 was 841,000, a 1.94% 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 |
|
Jos - Historical Population Data
|
| Year |
Population |
Growth Rate |
| 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% |
