Bauchi, Nigeria Metro Area Population 1950-2025
Chart and table of population level and growth rate for the Bauchi, Nigeria metro area from 1950 to 2025. United Nations population projections are also included through the year 2035.
- The current metro area population of Bauchi in 2025 is 724,000, a 3.87% increase from 2024.
- The metro area population of Bauchi in 2024 was 697,000, a 4.03% increase from 2023.
- The metro area population of Bauchi in 2023 was 670,000, a 3.88% increase from 2022.
- The metro area population of Bauchi in 2022 was 645,000, a 3.86% increase from 2021.
| Other Cities in Nigeria |
| 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 |
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Bauchi - Historical Population Data
|
| Year |
Population |
Growth Rate |
| 2025 |
724,000 |
3.87% |
| 2024 |
697,000 |
4.03% |
| 2023 |
670,000 |
3.88% |
| 2022 |
645,000 |
3.86% |
| 2021 |
621,000 |
3.85% |
| 2020 |
598,000 |
3.82% |
| 2019 |
576,000 |
3.78% |
| 2018 |
555,000 |
3.93% |
| 2017 |
534,000 |
3.69% |
| 2016 |
515,000 |
3.83% |
| 2015 |
496,000 |
3.77% |
| 2014 |
478,000 |
3.69% |
| 2013 |
461,000 |
3.83% |
| 2012 |
444,000 |
3.74% |
| 2011 |
428,000 |
3.88% |
| 2010 |
412,000 |
3.78% |
| 2009 |
397,000 |
3.66% |
| 2008 |
383,000 |
3.79% |
| 2007 |
369,000 |
3.94% |
| 2006 |
355,000 |
3.80% |
| 2005 |
342,000 |
3.64% |
| 2004 |
330,000 |
3.77% |
| 2003 |
318,000 |
3.92% |
| 2002 |
306,000 |
3.73% |
| 2001 |
295,000 |
3.87% |
| 2000 |
284,000 |
3.65% |
| 1999 |
274,000 |
3.79% |
| 1998 |
264,000 |
3.94% |
| 1997 |
254,000 |
3.67% |
| 1996 |
245,000 |
3.81% |
| 1995 |
236,000 |
3.96% |
| 1994 |
227,000 |
3.65% |
| 1993 |
219,000 |
3.79% |
| 1992 |
211,000 |
4.46% |
| 1991 |
202,000 |
6.32% |
| 1990 |
190,000 |
6.15% |
| 1989 |
179,000 |
6.55% |
| 1988 |
168,000 |
6.33% |
| 1987 |
158,000 |
6.04% |
| 1986 |
149,000 |
6.43% |
| 1985 |
140,000 |
6.06% |
| 1984 |
132,000 |
6.45% |
| 1983 |
124,000 |
5.98% |
| 1982 |
117,000 |
6.36% |
| 1981 |
110,000 |
5.77% |
| 1980 |
104,000 |
7.22% |
| 1979 |
97,000 |
5.43% |
| 1978 |
92,000 |
6.98% |
| 1977 |
86,000 |
6.17% |
| 1976 |
81,000 |
5.19% |
| 1975 |
77,000 |
6.94% |
| 1974 |
72,000 |
5.88% |
| 1973 |
68,000 |
6.25% |
| 1972 |
64,000 |
6.67% |
| 1971 |
60,000 |
5.26% |
| 1970 |
57,000 |
7.55% |
| 1969 |
53,000 |
6.00% |
| 1968 |
50,000 |
6.38% |
| 1967 |
47,000 |
6.82% |
| 1966 |
44,000 |
4.76% |
| 1965 |
42,000 |
7.69% |
| 1964 |
39,000 |
5.41% |
| 1963 |
37,000 |
2.78% |
| 1962 |
36,000 |
2.86% |
| 1961 |
35,000 |
2.94% |
| 1960 |
34,000 |
6.25% |
| 1959 |
32,000 |
3.23% |
| 1958 |
31,000 |
3.33% |
| 1957 |
30,000 |
3.45% |
| 1956 |
29,000 |
3.57% |
| 1955 |
28,000 |
3.70% |
| 1954 |
27,000 |
3.85% |
| 1953 |
26,000 |
4.00% |
| 1952 |
25,000 |
4.17% |
| 1951 |
24,000 |
0.00% |
| 1950 |
24,000 |
0.00% |
