Umuahia, Nigeria Metro Area Population 1950-2025

Chart and table of population level and growth rate for the Umuahia, Nigeria metro area from 1950 to 2025. United Nations population projections are also included through the year 2035.
  • The current metro area population of Umuahia in 2025 is 990,000, a 4.54% increase from 2024.
  • The metro area population of Umuahia in 2024 was 947,000, a 4.76% increase from 2023.
  • The metro area population of Umuahia in 2023 was 904,000, a 4.99% increase from 2022.
  • The metro area population of Umuahia in 2022 was 861,000, a 5.39% 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
Umuahia - Historical Population Data
Year Population Growth Rate
2025 990,000 4.54%
2024 947,000 4.76%
2023 904,000 4.99%
2022 861,000 5.39%
2021 817,000 5.56%
2020 774,000 5.74%
2019 732,000 5.93%
2018 691,000 5.98%
2017 652,000 6.02%
2016 615,000 6.03%
2015 580,000 6.03%
2014 547,000 6.01%
2013 516,000 5.95%
2012 487,000 5.87%
2011 460,000 5.99%
2010 434,000 6.11%
2009 409,000 5.96%
2008 386,000 6.04%
2007 364,000 5.81%
2006 344,000 6.17%
2005 324,000 5.88%
2004 306,000 5.88%
2003 289,000 6.25%
2002 272,000 5.84%
2001 257,000 5.76%
2000 243,000 6.11%
1999 229,000 6.02%
1998 216,000 5.88%
1997 204,000 6.25%
1996 192,000 6.08%
1995 181,000 5.85%
1994 171,000 6.21%
1993 161,000 5.92%
1992 152,000 5.56%
1991 144,000 5.88%
1990 136,000 6.25%
1989 128,000 5.79%
1988 121,000 6.14%
1987 114,000 6.54%
1986 107,000 5.94%
1985 101,000 5.21%
1984 96,000 6.67%
1983 90,000 5.88%
1982 85,000 6.25%
1981 80,000 5.26%
1980 76,000 5.56%
1979 72,000 5.88%
1978 68,000 6.25%
1977 64,000 6.67%
1976 60,000 5.26%
1975 57,000 7.55%
1974 53,000 6.00%
1973 50,000 4.17%
1972 48,000 6.67%
1971 45,000 7.14%
1970 42,000 5.00%
1969 40,000 5.26%
1968 38,000 5.56%
1967 36,000 5.88%
1966 34,000 6.25%
1965 32,000 6.67%
1964 30,000 7.14%
1963 28,000 3.70%
1962 27,000 8.00%
1961 25,000 4.17%
1960 24,000 9.09%
1959 22,000 4.76%
1958 21,000 5.00%
1957 20,000 5.26%
1956 19,000 5.56%
1955 18,000 5.88%
1954 17,000 6.25%
1953 16,000 6.67%
1952 15,000 7.14%
1951 14,000 7.69%
1950 13,000 0.00%