Oyo, Nigeria Metro Area Population 1950-2025
Chart and table of population level and growth rate for the Oyo, Nigeria metro area from 1950 to 2025. United Nations population projections are also included through the year 2035.
- The current metro area population of Oyo in 2025 is 506,000, a 3.69% increase from 2024.
- The metro area population of Oyo in 2024 was 488,000, a 3.61% increase from 2023.
- The metro area population of Oyo in 2023 was 471,000, a 3.29% increase from 2022.
- The metro area population of Oyo in 2022 was 456,000, a 3.4% 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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Oyo - Historical Population Data
|
| Year |
Population |
Growth Rate |
| 2025 |
506,000 |
3.69% |
| 2024 |
488,000 |
3.61% |
| 2023 |
471,000 |
3.29% |
| 2022 |
456,000 |
3.40% |
| 2021 |
441,000 |
3.04% |
| 2020 |
428,000 |
3.13% |
| 2019 |
415,000 |
2.98% |
| 2018 |
403,000 |
2.81% |
| 2017 |
392,000 |
2.89% |
| 2016 |
381,000 |
2.70% |
| 2015 |
371,000 |
3.06% |
| 2014 |
360,000 |
2.86% |
| 2013 |
350,000 |
2.64% |
| 2012 |
341,000 |
3.02% |
| 2011 |
331,000 |
2.80% |
| 2010 |
322,000 |
2.88% |
| 2009 |
313,000 |
2.96% |
| 2008 |
304,000 |
2.70% |
| 2007 |
296,000 |
2.78% |
| 2006 |
288,000 |
2.86% |
| 2005 |
280,000 |
2.94% |
| 2004 |
272,000 |
3.03% |
| 2003 |
264,000 |
2.72% |
| 2002 |
257,000 |
2.80% |
| 2001 |
250,000 |
2.88% |
| 2000 |
243,000 |
2.97% |
| 1999 |
236,000 |
2.61% |
| 1998 |
230,000 |
3.14% |
| 1997 |
223,000 |
2.76% |
| 1996 |
217,000 |
2.84% |
| 1995 |
211,000 |
2.93% |
| 1994 |
205,000 |
3.02% |
| 1993 |
199,000 |
2.58% |
| 1992 |
194,000 |
3.19% |
| 1991 |
188,000 |
2.73% |
| 1990 |
183,000 |
2.81% |
| 1989 |
178,000 |
2.30% |
| 1988 |
174,000 |
2.35% |
| 1987 |
170,000 |
3.03% |
| 1986 |
165,000 |
2.48% |
| 1985 |
161,000 |
2.55% |
| 1984 |
157,000 |
2.61% |
| 1983 |
153,000 |
2.68% |
| 1982 |
149,000 |
2.05% |
| 1981 |
146,000 |
2.82% |
| 1980 |
142,000 |
2.90% |
| 1979 |
138,000 |
2.22% |
| 1978 |
135,000 |
2.27% |
| 1977 |
132,000 |
3.13% |
| 1976 |
128,000 |
2.40% |
| 1975 |
125,000 |
2.46% |
| 1974 |
122,000 |
2.52% |
| 1973 |
119,000 |
2.59% |
| 1972 |
116,000 |
2.65% |
| 1971 |
113,000 |
2.73% |
| 1970 |
110,000 |
2.80% |
| 1969 |
107,000 |
1.90% |
| 1968 |
105,000 |
2.94% |
| 1967 |
102,000 |
2.00% |
| 1966 |
100,000 |
3.09% |
| 1965 |
97,000 |
2.11% |
| 1964 |
95,000 |
2.15% |
| 1963 |
93,000 |
2.20% |
| 1962 |
91,000 |
3.41% |
| 1961 |
88,000 |
2.33% |
| 1960 |
86,000 |
2.38% |
| 1959 |
84,000 |
2.44% |
| 1958 |
82,000 |
2.50% |
| 1957 |
80,000 |
2.56% |
| 1956 |
78,000 |
1.30% |
| 1955 |
77,000 |
2.67% |
| 1954 |
75,000 |
2.74% |
| 1953 |
73,000 |
2.82% |
| 1952 |
71,000 |
1.43% |
| 1951 |
70,000 |
1.45% |
| 1950 |
69,000 |
0.00% |
