Okene, Nigeria Metro Area Population 1950-2024

Chart and table of population level and growth rate for the Okene, Nigeria metro area from 1950 to 2024. United Nations population projections are also included through the year 2035.
  • The current metro area population of Okene in 2024 is 528,000, a 3.53% increase from 2023.
  • The metro area population of Okene in 2023 was 510,000, a 3.24% increase from 2022.
  • The metro area population of Okene in 2022 was 494,000, a 3.35% increase from 2021.
  • The metro area population of Okene in 2021 was 478,000, a 2.8% 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
Okene - Historical Population Data
Year Population Growth Rate
2024 528,000 3.53%
2023 510,000 3.24%
2022 494,000 3.35%
2021 478,000 2.80%
2020 465,000 2.88%
2019 452,000 2.73%
2018 440,000 2.56%
2017 429,000 2.63%
2016 418,000 2.70%
2015 407,000 2.78%
2014 396,000 2.59%
2013 386,000 2.66%
2012 376,000 2.73%
2011 366,000 2.52%
2010 357,000 2.59%
2009 348,000 2.65%
2008 339,000 2.73%
2007 330,000 2.48%
2006 322,000 2.88%
2005 313,000 2.62%
2004 305,000 2.69%
2003 297,000 2.41%
2002 290,000 2.84%
2001 282,000 2.55%
2000 275,000 18.53%
1999 232,000 18.37%
1998 196,000 18.07%
1997 166,000 18.57%
1996 140,000 18.64%
1995 118,000 18.00%
1994 100,000 19.05%
1993 84,000 18.31%
1992 71,000 18.33%
1991 60,000 17.65%
1990 51,000 2.00%
1989 50,000 0.00%
1988 50,000 2.04%
1987 49,000 2.08%
1986 48,000 0.00%
1985 48,000 2.13%
1984 47,000 0.00%
1983 47,000 2.17%
1982 46,000 0.00%
1981 46,000 2.22%
1980 45,000 2.27%
1979 44,000 0.00%
1978 44,000 2.33%
1977 43,000 0.00%
1976 43,000 2.38%
1975 42,000 0.00%
1974 42,000 2.44%
1973 41,000 0.00%
1972 41,000 2.50%
1971 40,000 0.00%
1970 40,000 0.00%
1969 40,000 2.56%
1968 39,000 0.00%
1967 39,000 2.63%
1966 38,000 0.00%
1965 38,000 2.70%
1964 37,000 0.00%
1963 37,000 2.78%
1962 36,000 0.00%
1961 36,000 0.00%
1960 36,000 2.86%
1959 35,000 0.00%
1958 35,000 2.94%
1957 34,000 0.00%
1956 34,000 0.00%
1955 34,000 3.03%
1954 33,000 0.00%
1953 33,000 3.13%
1952 32,000 0.00%
1951 32,000 0.00%
1950 32,000 0.00%