Gwagwalada, Nigeria Metro Area Population 1950-2025

Chart and table of population level and growth rate for the Gwagwalada, Nigeria metro area from 1950 to 2025. United Nations population projections are also included through the year 2035.
  • The current metro area population of Gwagwalada in 2025 is 566,000, a 5.4% increase from 2024.
  • The metro area population of Gwagwalada in 2024 was 537,000, a 5.92% increase from 2023.
  • The metro area population of Gwagwalada in 2023 was 507,000, a 6.74% increase from 2022.
  • The metro area population of Gwagwalada in 2022 was 475,000, a 7.22% increase from 2021.
Data Source: United Nations - World Population Prospects

MLA Citation:
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City Name Population
Lagos 17,156,000
Kano 4,645,000
Abuja 4,210,000
Ibadan 4,144,000
Port Harcourt 3,794,000
Benin City 2,045,000
Onitsha 1,767,000
Uyo 1,457,000
Nnewi 1,362,000
Aba 1,275,000
Kaduna 1,260,000
Ikorodu 1,197,000
Ilorin 1,100,000
Warri 1,076,000
Owerri 1,064,000
Jos 1,035,000
Umuahia 990,000
Lokoja 931,000
Enugu 907,000
Maiduguri 899,000
Oshogbo 822,000
Zaria 810,000
Akure 803,000
Sokoto 761,000
Bauchi 724,000
Abakaliki 723,000
Calabar 713,000
Ogbomosho 683,000
Gombe 620,000
Abeokuta 608,000
Ado-Ekiti 578,000
Gwagwalada 566,000
Katsina 565,000
Potiskum 565,000
Okpogho 551,000
Okene 546,000
Minna 532,000
Igbidu 528,000
Gboko 524,000
Ondo 510,000
Oyo 506,000
Makurdi 490,000
Saki 472,000
Ikot Ekpene 468,000
Effon Alaiye 457,000
Birnin Kebbi 446,000
Ife 438,000
Ilesha 432,000
Ijebu-Ode 409,000
Lafia 403,000
Gwagwalada - Historical Population Data
Year Population Growth Rate
2025 566,000 5.40%
2024 537,000 5.92%
2023 507,000 6.74%
2022 475,000 7.22%
2021 443,000 8.05%
2020 410,000 8.47%
2019 378,000 8.93%
2018 347,000 9.12%
2017 318,000 8.90%
2016 292,000 9.36%
2015 267,000 8.98%
2014 245,000 8.89%
2013 225,000 9.22%
2012 206,000 8.99%
2011 189,000 9.25%
2010 173,000 8.81%
2009 159,000 9.66%
2008 145,000 9.02%
2007 133,000 9.02%
2006 122,000 8.93%
2005 112,000 8.74%
2004 103,000 9.57%
2003 94,000 9.30%
2002 86,000 8.86%
2001 79,000 8.22%
2000 73,000 10.61%
1999 66,000 8.20%
1998 61,000 8.93%
1997 56,000 9.80%
1996 51,000 8.51%
1995 47,000 9.30%
1994 43,000 10.26%
1993 39,000 8.33%
1992 36,000 9.09%
1991 33,000 10.00%
1990 30,000 3.45%
1989 29,000 7.41%
1988 27,000 3.85%
1987 26,000 8.33%
1986 24,000 4.35%
1985 23,000 4.55%
1984 22,000 4.76%
1983 21,000 5.00%
1982 20,000 5.26%
1981 19,000 5.56%
1980 18,000 5.88%
1979 17,000 6.25%
1978 16,000 6.67%
1977 15,000 7.14%
1976 14,000 0.00%
1975 14,000 7.69%
1974 13,000 8.33%
1973 12,000 9.09%
1972 11,000 0.00%
1971 11,000 10.00%
1970 10,000 0.00%
1969 10,000 11.11%
1968 9,000 0.00%
1967 9,000 12.50%
1966 8,000 0.00%
1965 8,000 14.29%
1964 7,000 0.00%
1963 7,000 0.00%
1962 7,000 16.67%
1961 6,000 0.00%
1960 6,000 0.00%
1959 6,000 20.00%
1958 5,000 0.00%
1957 5,000 0.00%
1956 5,000 0.00%
1955 5,000 25.00%
1954 4,000 0.00%
1953 4,000 0.00%
1952 4,000 0.00%
1951 4,000 33.33%
1950 3,000 0.00%