What is the population of Warri?
Warri has a city population of 910,000. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.
About Warri
At 6 m above sea level, this city of 910,000 sits near the lowest point in Nigeria. Warri is the largest of eight cities in Delta and holds the 16th rank among Nigeria's 268 listed cities, accounting for 0.4% of the national population. Sapele lies 43 km away with 305,000 residents; Yenagoa, 365,000 strong, is 87 km distant. Ughelli, 28 km away, has 79,986 people. Abuja, the capital, stands 438 km away.
This summary is AI-generated from the figures on this page. The figures themselves come from the sources cited beside each value.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#1of 8
Elevation
6 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Africa/Lagos
Coordinates
5.517, 5.750
Record updated
2024-01-18
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 |
| Warri | 910K |
Warri Population FAQ
Where is Warri?
Warri is in Delta, Nigeria, 438 km from the capital, Abuja. Its coordinates are 5.517, 5.750.
How big is Warri compared with other cities in Nigeria?
It is the 16th largest of the 268 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Nigeria, holding 0.4% of the national population.