Uyo, Nigeria Metro Area Population 1950-2025

Chart and table of population level and growth rate for the Uyo, Nigeria metro area from 1950 to 2025. United Nations population projections are also included through the year 2035.
  • The current metro area population of Uyo in 2025 is 1,457,000, a 4.59% increase from 2024.
  • The metro area population of Uyo in 2024 was 1,393,000, a 4.82% increase from 2023.
  • The metro area population of Uyo in 2023 was 1,329,000, a 5.06% increase from 2022.
  • The metro area population of Uyo in 2022 was 1,265,000, a 5.42% 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
Uyo - Historical Population Data
Year Population Growth Rate
2025 1,457,000 4.59%
2024 1,393,000 4.82%
2023 1,329,000 5.06%
2022 1,265,000 5.42%
2021 1,200,000 5.63%
2020 1,136,000 5.87%
2019 1,073,000 6.03%
2018 1,012,000 6.08%
2017 954,000 6.00%
2016 900,000 6.13%
2015 848,000 6.13%
2014 799,000 5.97%
2013 754,000 6.20%
2012 710,000 5.97%
2011 670,000 6.18%
2010 631,000 6.05%
2009 595,000 6.06%
2008 561,000 6.05%
2007 529,000 6.01%
2006 499,000 6.17%
2005 470,000 6.09%
2004 443,000 5.98%
2003 418,000 6.09%
2002 394,000 6.20%
2001 371,000 6.00%
2000 350,000 6.06%
1999 330,000 6.11%
1998 311,000 6.14%
1997 293,000 6.16%
1996 276,000 5.75%
1995 261,000 6.10%
1994 246,000 6.03%
1993 232,000 6.42%
1992 218,000 5.83%
1991 206,000 6.19%
1990 194,000 8.99%
1989 178,000 9.20%
1988 163,000 9.40%
1987 149,000 9.56%
1986 136,000 8.80%
1985 125,000 9.65%
1984 114,000 9.62%
1983 104,000 9.47%
1982 95,000 9.20%
1981 87,000 8.75%
1980 80,000 9.59%
1979 73,000 8.96%
1978 67,000 9.84%
1977 61,000 8.93%
1976 56,000 9.80%
1975 51,000 8.51%
1974 47,000 9.30%
1973 43,000 10.26%
1972 39,000 8.33%
1971 36,000 9.09%
1970 33,000 10.00%
1969 30,000 7.14%
1968 28,000 12.00%
1967 25,000 8.70%
1966 23,000 9.52%
1965 21,000 10.53%
1964 19,000 5.56%
1963 18,000 12.50%
1962 16,000 6.67%
1961 15,000 15.38%
1960 13,000 8.33%
1959 12,000 9.09%
1958 11,000 10.00%
1957 10,000 0.00%
1956 10,000 11.11%
1955 9,000 12.50%
1954 8,000 14.29%
1953 7,000 0.00%
1952 7,000 16.67%
1951 6,000 0.00%
1950 6,000 0.00%