City evidence profile
Oteru Population 2026
Nigeria 5.690227, 6.937939
2026 population · UN projection
62,603
UN WUP Degree of Urbanization city population at mid-year
Location record
Administrative area not supplied
Nigeria · NGA
CityEvidence derived analysis
Research snapshot
The latest city density observation is 2,033 people per km² for 2026. The latest city land-area observation is 30.8 km² for 2026.
2026 density2,033people/km²
Population through time
One source series, shown without converting estimates into “live” counters.
| Year | Population | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 59,867 | Estimate | UN World Urbanization Prospects 2025 |
| 2026 | 62,603 | Projection | UN World Urbanization Prospects 2025 |
| 2030 | 73,548 | Projection | UN World Urbanization Prospects 2025 |
| 2040 | 104,337 | Projection | UN World Urbanization Prospects 2025 |
| 2050 | 128,124 | Projection | UN World Urbanization Prospects 2025 |
Context, without fake precision
Country-level indicators are labelled as country context and are never presented as city measurements.
Country population growth
2.1%
2025 · World Bank · national value
Country urban population
63.8%
2025 · World Bank · national value
Country life expectancy
54.6
2024 · World Bank · national value
Country population
237,527,782
2025 · World Bank · national value
City population density
2,033
2026 · UN World Urbanization Prospects 2025 · people/km²
City land area
30.8
2026 · UN World Urbanization Prospects 2025 · km²
Sources & provenance
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UN World Urbanization Prospects 2025City population · 2026 · UN projection · refreshed 2026-10-12
Open source ↗UN World Urbanization Prospects 2025City population density · 2026 · refreshed 2026-10-12
Open source ↗UN World Urbanization Prospects 2025City land area · 2026 · refreshed 2026-10-12
Open source ↗World Bank Open DataNational context series · latest population observation 2025 · refreshed 2026-10-12
Open source ↗GeoNames geographic referenceCoordinates, country and administrative-area identity used for place reference and matching.
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