Ado-Ekiti, Nigeria Metro Area Population 1950-2025

Chart and table of population level and growth rate for the Ado-Ekiti, Nigeria metro area from 1950 to 2025. United Nations population projections are also included through the year 2035.
  • The current metro area population of Ado-Ekiti in 2025 is 578,000, a 3.77% increase from 2024.
  • The metro area population of Ado-Ekiti in 2024 was 557,000, a 3.92% increase from 2023.
  • The metro area population of Ado-Ekiti in 2023 was 536,000, a 3.88% increase from 2022.
  • The metro area population of Ado-Ekiti in 2022 was 516,000, a 3.82% 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
Ado-Ekiti - Historical Population Data
Year Population Growth Rate
2025 578,000 3.77%
2024 557,000 3.92%
2023 536,000 3.88%
2022 516,000 3.82%
2021 497,000 3.54%
2020 480,000 3.67%
2019 463,000 3.58%
2018 447,000 3.71%
2017 431,000 3.61%
2016 416,000 3.48%
2015 402,000 3.61%
2014 388,000 3.47%
2013 375,000 3.59%
2012 362,000 3.72%
2011 349,000 3.56%
2010 337,000 3.69%
2009 325,000 3.50%
2008 314,000 3.63%
2007 303,000 3.41%
2006 293,000 3.53%
2005 283,000 3.66%
2004 273,000 3.80%
2003 263,000 3.54%
2002 254,000 3.67%
2001 245,000 3.38%
2000 237,000 3.49%
1999 229,000 3.62%
1998 221,000 3.76%
1997 213,000 3.40%
1996 206,000 3.52%
1995 199,000 3.65%
1994 192,000 3.78%
1993 185,000 3.35%
1992 179,000 3.47%
1991 173,000 3.59%
1990 167,000 1.21%
1989 165,000 1.85%
1988 162,000 1.25%
1987 160,000 1.91%
1986 157,000 1.29%
1985 155,000 1.31%
1984 153,000 1.32%
1983 151,000 2.03%
1982 148,000 1.37%
1981 146,000 1.39%
1980 144,000 1.41%
1979 142,000 1.43%
1978 140,000 2.19%
1977 137,000 1.48%
1976 135,000 1.50%
1975 133,000 1.53%
1974 131,000 1.55%
1973 129,000 1.57%
1972 127,000 1.60%
1971 125,000 1.63%
1970 123,000 9.82%
1969 112,000 9.80%
1968 102,000 9.68%
1967 93,000 9.41%
1966 85,000 8.97%
1965 78,000 9.86%
1964 71,000 9.23%
1963 65,000 10.17%
1962 59,000 9.26%
1961 54,000 10.20%
1960 49,000 8.89%
1959 45,000 9.76%
1958 41,000 10.81%
1957 37,000 8.82%
1956 34,000 9.68%
1955 31,000 10.71%
1954 28,000 7.69%
1953 26,000 13.04%
1952 23,000 9.52%
1951 21,000 5.00%
1950 20,000 0.00%