Ibadan, Nigeria Metro Area Population 1950-2025

Chart and table of population level and growth rate for the Ibadan, Nigeria metro area from 1950 to 2025. United Nations population projections are also included through the year 2035.
  • The current metro area population of Ibadan in 2025 is 4,144,000, a 3.5% increase from 2024.
  • The metro area population of Ibadan in 2024 was 4,004,000, a 3.33% increase from 2023.
  • The metro area population of Ibadan in 2023 was 3,875,000, a 3.17% increase from 2022.
  • The metro area population of Ibadan in 2022 was 3,756,000, a 2.93% 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
Ibadan - Historical Population Data
Year Population Growth Rate
2025 4,144,000 3.50%
2024 4,004,000 3.33%
2023 3,875,000 3.17%
2022 3,756,000 2.93%
2021 3,649,000 2.73%
2020 3,552,000 2.54%
2019 3,464,000 2.39%
2018 3,383,000 2.33%
2017 3,306,000 2.32%
2016 3,231,000 2.34%
2015 3,157,000 2.33%
2014 3,085,000 2.32%
2013 3,015,000 2.31%
2012 2,947,000 2.33%
2011 2,880,000 2.35%
2010 2,814,000 2.33%
2009 2,750,000 2.31%
2008 2,688,000 2.32%
2007 2,627,000 2.34%
2006 2,567,000 2.31%
2005 2,509,000 2.32%
2004 2,452,000 2.34%
2003 2,396,000 2.35%
2002 2,341,000 2.32%
2001 2,288,000 2.33%
2000 2,236,000 2.33%
1999 2,185,000 2.29%
1998 2,136,000 2.35%
1997 2,087,000 2.30%
1996 2,040,000 2.36%
1995 1,993,000 2.31%
1994 1,948,000 2.31%
1993 1,904,000 2.31%
1992 1,861,000 2.99%
1991 1,807,000 3.91%
1990 1,739,000 3.88%
1989 1,674,000 3.91%
1988 1,611,000 3.87%
1987 1,551,000 3.95%
1986 1,492,000 3.90%
1985 1,436,000 3.83%
1984 1,383,000 3.91%
1983 1,331,000 3.90%
1982 1,281,000 3.89%
1981 1,233,000 3.96%
1980 1,186,000 3.85%
1979 1,142,000 3.91%
1978 1,099,000 3.88%
1977 1,058,000 3.93%
1976 1,018,000 3.88%
1975 980,000 3.92%
1974 943,000 3.85%
1973 908,000 3.89%
1972 874,000 3.92%
1971 841,000 3.96%
1970 809,000 3.85%
1969 779,000 3.87%
1968 750,000 4.02%
1967 721,000 3.89%
1966 694,000 3.89%
1965 668,000 3.89%
1964 643,000 3.54%
1963 621,000 2.99%
1962 603,000 2.90%
1961 586,000 2.81%
1960 570,000 3.07%
1959 553,000 2.79%
1958 538,000 3.07%
1957 522,000 2.96%
1956 507,000 2.84%
1955 493,000 2.92%
1954 479,000 3.01%
1953 465,000 1.75%
1952 457,000 0.66%
1951 454,000 0.89%
1950 450,000 0.00%