Jos, 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 Jos, Nigeria metro area from 1950 to 2020. United Nations population projections are also included through the year 2035.
- The current metro area population of Jos in 2020 is 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.
- The metro area 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% |
