What is the population of Bauchi?
Bauchi has a city population of 693,700. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.
City profile · Nigeria · Africa
Bauchi
City population
693,700
#20
in Nigeria
#1
in Bauchi
#792
worldwide
10.310, 9.844 · 293 km from Abuja
About Bauchi
Bauchi is a city in Bauchi, Nigeria with a population of 693,700. It is the 20th largest of the 268 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Nigeria, and the 792nd largest worldwide. It lies 293 km from Abuja.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Bauchi
Rank in region
#1of 4
Coordinates
10.310, 9.844
Record updated
14 April 2026
Entry edited, not measured
City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.
Nearby Cities
All 268 in NigeriaClosest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.
Compared with the World's Largest Cities
City-proper population against the fifteen largest cities in the dataset.
| Name | City population |
|---|---|
| Shanghai | 24.9M |
| Beijing | 19M |
| Shenzhen | 17.5M |
| Guangzhou | 16.1M |
| Kinshasa | 16M |
| Istanbul | 15.7M |
| Lagos | 15.4M |
| Ho Chi Minh City | 14M |
| Chengdu | 13.6M |
| Lahore | 13M |
| Mumbai | 12.7M |
| São Paulo | 12.4M |
| Mexico City | 12.3M |
| Karachi | 11.6M |
| Tianjin | 11.1M |
| Bauchi | 694K |
Bauchi Population FAQ
Where is Bauchi?
Bauchi is in Bauchi, Nigeria, 293 km from the capital, Abuja. Its coordinates are 10.310, 9.844.
How big is Bauchi compared with other cities in Nigeria?
It is the 20th largest of the 268 cities listed in Nigeria, holding 0.3% of the national population.