#368 by population worldwide
Abuja
Nigeria · Capital
- Population, 2025
- 1.4 million
- Projected, 2050
- 2.4 million+76.5%
- World rank
- #3682000: #1273 → 2050: #246
- Urban area
- 346 km²
- Density
- 3,971people/km²
- Built-up area per resident
- 61 m²
- Time zone
- UTC+1Africa/Lagos · −3 h vs Tbilisi
- Distance from Tbilisi
- 5,152 km
Weather in Abuja
Abuja
27°
Partly cloudy
Today: ↑33° ↓23°
Pressure 1014 hPa
24-hour forecast
Air quality
80
Poor
- PM2.5
- 90.8µg/m³
- PM10
- 126.7µg/m³
- NO₂
- 59.9µg/m³
- O₃
- 46µg/m³
7-day forecast
- Today23°33°1%
- Sat23°31°18%
- Sun22°31°4%
- Mon22°30°29%, 0.9 mm
- Tue22°29°61%, 2.1 mm
- Wed22°32°14%
- Thu24°34°2%
Feels like
32°Humidity
77%Wind
2km/h96° EUV index
8Very highPrecipitation
1%Sunrise
06:18Sunrise 06:18Sunset 18:10
Updated 21:15 · Open-Meteo
Population 1975–2050
Thousands of people; 2030–2050 are UN projections.
- 1975—
- 1980—
- 1985—
- 1990—
- 1995136
- 2000315
- 2005527
- 2010654
- 2015899
- 20201,147
- 20251,374
- 20301,583
- 20351,793
- 20402,029
- 20452,248
- 20502,425
Getting around
No metro stations inside the urban area are mapped in OpenStreetMap.
Airports
ABV · 20 km
Currency: NGN (N)
FAQ
What is the population of Abuja?
Abuja has 1.4 million people in its urban area in 2025 — #368 in the world. The UN projects 2.4 million by 2050.
What time zone is Abuja in?
Africa/Lagos, UTC+1. −3 h vs Tbilisi.
Does Abuja have a metro?
No metro stations inside the urban area are mapped in OpenStreetMap.
How far is Abuja from Tbilisi?
About 5,152 km in a straight line (great-circle distance).