Ilorin, Nigeria Metro Area Population 1950-2025

Chart and table of population level and growth rate for the Ilorin, Nigeria metro area from 1950 to 2025. United Nations population projections are also included through the year 2035.
  • The current metro area population of Ilorin in 2025 is 1,100,000, a 3.38% increase from 2024.
  • The metro area population of Ilorin in 2024 was 1,064,000, a 3.3% increase from 2023.
  • The metro area population of Ilorin in 2023 was 1,030,000, a 3% increase from 2022.
  • The metro area population of Ilorin in 2022 was 1,000,000, a 2.67% increase from 2021.
Data Source: United Nations - World Population Prospects

MLA Citation:
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
Ilorin - Historical Population Data
Year Population Growth Rate
2025 1,100,000 3.38%
2024 1,064,000 3.30%
2023 1,030,000 3.00%
2022 1,000,000 2.67%
2021 974,000 2.53%
2020 950,000 2.26%
2019 929,000 2.20%
2018 909,000 2.02%
2017 891,000 2.06%
2016 873,000 1.99%
2015 856,000 2.03%
2014 839,000 2.07%
2013 822,000 1.99%
2012 806,000 2.03%
2011 790,000 2.07%
2010 774,000 1.98%
2009 759,000 2.15%
2008 743,000 1.92%
2007 729,000 2.10%
2006 714,000 2.00%
2005 700,000 2.04%
2004 686,000 2.08%
2003 672,000 1.97%
2002 659,000 2.01%
2001 646,000 2.05%
2000 633,000 2.10%
1999 620,000 1.97%
1998 608,000 2.01%
1997 596,000 2.05%
1996 584,000 2.10%
1995 572,000 1.96%
1994 561,000 2.19%
1993 549,000 1.86%
1992 539,000 2.28%
1991 527,000 2.33%
1990 515,000 2.39%
1989 503,000 2.44%
1988 491,000 2.51%
1987 479,000 2.35%
1986 468,000 2.41%
1985 457,000 2.47%
1984 446,000 2.29%
1983 436,000 3.81%
1982 420,000 3.96%
1981 404,000 3.86%
1980 389,000 3.73%
1979 375,000 3.88%
1978 361,000 3.74%
1977 348,000 3.88%
1976 335,000 3.72%
1975 323,000 3.86%
1974 311,000 4.01%
1973 299,000 3.82%
1972 288,000 3.60%
1971 278,000 3.73%
1970 268,000 3.88%
1969 258,000 4.03%
1968 248,000 3.77%
1967 239,000 3.91%
1966 230,000 3.60%
1965 222,000 3.74%
1964 214,000 4.39%
1963 205,000 4.59%
1962 196,000 4.81%
1961 187,000 4.47%
1960 179,000 4.68%
1959 171,000 4.91%
1958 163,000 4.49%
1957 156,000 4.70%
1956 149,000 4.20%
1955 143,000 5.15%
1954 136,000 4.62%
1953 130,000 4.84%
1952 124,000 4.20%
1951 119,000 4.39%
1950 114,000 0.00%