#69 by population worldwide
Onitsha
Nigeria
- Population, 2025
- 5.6 million
- Projected, 2050
- 8.7 million+54.2%
- World rank
- #692000: #134 → 2050: #49
- Urban area
- 1,093 km²
- Density
- 5,149people/km²
- Built-up area per resident
- 38 m²
- Time zone
- UTC+1Africa/Lagos · −3 h vs Tbilisi
- Distance from Tbilisi
- 5,449 km
Weather in Onitsha
Onitsha
26°
Cloudy
Today: ↑32° ↓24°
Pressure 1014 hPa
24-hour forecast
Air quality
61
Poor
- PM2.5
- 52.3µg/m³
- PM10
- 58.7µg/m³
- NO₂
- 9.6µg/m³
- O₃
- 57µg/m³
7-day forecast
- Today24°32°65%, 0.8 mm
- Sat24°32°80%, 4.6 mm
- Sun24°32°90%, 3.9 mm
- Mon23°30°89%, 2.7 mm
- Tue23°29°99%, 5.8 mm
- Wed23°31°56%, 0.9 mm
- Thu23°31°65%
Feels like
30°Humidity
90%Wind
11km/h194° Sgust 23 km/hUV index
7HighPrecipitation
65%0.8 mmSunrise
06:18Sunrise 06:18Sunset 18:15
Updated 21:15 · Open-Meteo
Population 1975–2050
Thousands of people; 2030–2050 are UN projections.
- 1975757
- 19801,010
- 19851,344
- 19901,713
- 19951,983
- 20002,353
- 20052,791
- 20103,405
- 20154,140
- 20204,960
- 20255,628
- 20306,298
- 20356,903
- 20407,539
- 20458,166
- 20508,681
Getting around
No metro stations inside the urban area are mapped in OpenStreetMap.
Airports
ABB · 32 km · QOW · 78 km
Currency: NGN (N)
FAQ
What is the population of Onitsha?
Onitsha has 5.6 million people in its urban area in 2025 — #69 in the world. The UN projects 8.7 million by 2050.
What time zone is Onitsha in?
Africa/Lagos, UTC+1. −3 h vs Tbilisi.
Does Onitsha have a metro?
No metro stations inside the urban area are mapped in OpenStreetMap.
How far is Onitsha from Tbilisi?
About 5,449 km in a straight line (great-circle distance).