Population Abuja (Nigeria)

Nigeria

1 352 706

people

As of September 1, 2024 the population (permanent residents) Abuja is 1 352 706 people, including children under the age of 6 - 132 396 people, teenagers (schoolchildren) aged 7 to 17 years - 162 494 people, young people from 18 to 29 years old - 159 450 people, adults aged 30 to 60 years - 584 538 people, elderly people over 60 years old - 294 890 people, and the centenarians Abuja over 80 years old - 18 938 people.

6

place is occupied by Nigeria in the ranking of countries by population

Population size Abuja by age groups

Children under 6 years old

132 396 / 9.79%

Teenagers from 7 to 17

162 494 / 12.01%

Young people from 18 to 29

159 450 / 11.79%

Adults from 30 to 59

584 538 / 43.21%

Elderly over 60

294 890 / 21.8%

Centenarians over 80

18 938 / 1.4%

Gender composition of the population Abuja

Total Abuja permanent residents 451 127 men (33.35%) and 901 579 women (66.65%).

Age

Men

Women

Percentage of women

0 – 4

29 014 / 4.9%

23 214 / 6.8%

44.1%

5 – 9

29 014 / 4.9%

22 768 / 6.7%

43.9%

10 - 14

25 889 / 4.2%

20 536 / 6.2%

43.9%

15 - 19

21 872 / 3.3%

17 857 / 5.6%

44.4%

20 - 24

25 889 / 4.2%

21 428 / 6.4%

45.4%

25 - 29

38 388 / 7%

32 142 / 8.8%

45.3%

30 - 34

37 495 / 6.8%

32 142 / 8.8%

45.8%

35 - 39

34 371 / 6.1%

31 249 / 8.6%

47.5%

40 - 44

31 692 / 5.5%

29 464 / 8.2%

47.9%

45 - 49

29 014 / 4.9%

27 232 / 7.7%

48.2%

50 - 54

33 031 / 5.8%

33 035 / 9%

50%

55 - 59

34 817 / 6.2%

37 945 / 10.1%

51.9%

60 - 64

29 014 / 4.9%

33 927 / 9.2%

53.7%

65 - 69

20 086 / 2.9%

26 785 / 7.6%

56.8%

70 - 74

8 480 / 0.3%

14 286 / 4.8%

62.2%

75 - 79

10 712 / 0.8%

22 321 / 6.6%

66.4%

80+

7 587 / 0.1%

20 089 / 6.1%

71.6%

Education level

Education level of residents Abuja: have higher education 21.5% (290 832 people), incomplete higher education — 4.1% (55 461 people), secondary vocational — 34.5% (466 684 people), 11 classes — 14.5% (196 142 people), 9 classes — 7.5% (101 453 people), 5 classes — 9.4% (127 154 people), have no education — 0.8% (10 822 people), illiterate — 1.8% (24 349 people).

Higher education

290 832 / 21.5%

Incomplete higher

55 461 / 4.1%

Secondary vocational

466 684 / 34.5%

Elementary school

196 142 / 14.5%

Middle school

101 453 / 7.5%

High school

127 154 / 9.4%

Without education

10 822 / 0.8%

Illiterate

24 349 / 1.8%

Employment, unemployment and pensioners Abuja

Total Abuja the number of officially employed population is 496 443 people (36.7%), pensioners 365 231 people (27%), a officially registered and registered unemployed 450 451 people (33.3%).

Employed population

496 443 / 36.7%

Unemployed

450 451 / 33.3%

Pensioners

365 231 / 27%

Disability

Total Abuja have a disability 193 843 people, what constitutes 14.33% from the entire population. Disabled of the group I are 36 117 (2.67.%), disabled of the group II are 66 553 (4.92.%), disabled of the group III are 64 524 (4.77.%), disabled children 26 648 (1.97.%).

Total disabled

193 843 / 14.33%

Disabled of the group I

36 117 / 2.67%

Disabled of the group II

66 553 / 4.92%

Disabled of the group III

64 524 / 4.77%

Disabled children

26 648 / 1.97%

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