Population of Cities in Nigeria
Source | UN (World Population Prospects 2018) |
Date | 09 Sep 2021 |
Top Statistics
Rank | City | Population | Share (%) | Change | ||
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2020 | 2021 | Population | (%) | |||
1 | Lagos | 14,368,332 | 14,862,111 | 7.03 | 493,779 | 3.44 |
2 | Kano | 3,999,050 | 4,103,015 | 1.94 | 103,965 | 2.60 |
3 | Ibadan | 3,551,961 | 3,649,023 | 1.73 | 97,062 | 2.73 |
4 | Abuja | 3,277,740 | 3,464,123 | 1.64 | 186,383 | 5.69 |
5 | Port Harcourt | 3,020,232 | 3,171,076 | 1.50 | 150,844 | 4.99 |
6 | Benin City | 1,727,169 | 1,781,999 | 0.843 | 54,830 | 3.17 |
7 | Onitsha | 1,414,790 | 1,482,971 | 0.701 | 68,181 | 4.82 |
8 | Uyo | 1,135,775 | 1,199,929 | 0.568 | 64,154 | 5.65 |
9 | Kaduna | 1,113,210 | 1,133,430 | 0.536 | 20,220 | 1.82 |
10 | Aba | 1,081,466 | 1,114,388 | 0.527 | 32,922 | 3.04 |
11 | Nnewi | 1,050,860 | 1,113,546 | 0.527 | 62,686 | 5.97 |
12 | Ikorodu | 937,615 | 989,117 | 0.468 | 51,502 | 5.49 |
13 | Ilorin | 949,866 | 973,671 | 0.461 | 23,805 | 2.51 |
14 | Jos | 895,288 | 917,289 | 0.434 | 22,001 | 2.46 |
15 | Owerri | 872,604 | 908,109 | 0.430 | 35,505 | 4.07 |
16 | Warri | 855,941 | 898,927 | 0.425 | 42,986 | 5.02 |
17 | Umuahia | 773,822 | 816,983 | 0.386 | 43,161 | 5.58 |
18 | Maiduguri | 786,485 | 802,988 | 0.380 | 16,503 | 2.10 |
19 | Enugu | 772,872 | 795,271 | 0.376 | 22,399 | 2.90 |
20 | Lokoja | 692,050 | 741,482 | 0.351 | 49,432 | 7.14 |
21 | Zaria | 726,172 | 736,098 | 0.348 | 9,926 | 1.37 |
22 | Oshogbo | 713,677 | 730,529 | 0.346 | 16,852 | 2.36 |
23 | Akure | 665,524 | 690,533 | 0.327 | 25,009 | 3.76 |
24 | Sokoto | 641,249 | 662,173 | 0.313 | 20,924 | 3.26 |
25 | Bauchi | 597,679 | 620,800 | 0.294 | 23,121 | 3.87 |
26 | Calabar | 579,273 | 604,546 | 0.286 | 25,273 | 4.36 |
27 | Abakaliki | 572,028 | 601,712 | 0.285 | 29,684 | 5.19 |
28 | Ogbomosho | 551,474 | 576,557 | 0.273 | 25,083 | 4.55 |
29 | Abeokuta | 532,856 | 543,723 | 0.257 | 10,867 | 2.04 |
30 | Gombe | 508,575 | 529,283 | 0.250 | 20,708 | 4.07 |
31 | Ado-Ekiti | 479,674 | 497,483 | 0.235 | 17,809 | 3.71 |
32 | Katsina | 469,557 | 486,745 | 0.230 | 17,188 | 3.66 |
33 | Okene | 464,573 | 478,422 | 0.226 | 13,849 | 2.98 |
34 | Igbidu | 452,583 | 465,012 | 0.220 | 12,429 | 2.75 |
35 | Minna | 447,959 | 462,743 | 0.219 | 14,784 | 3.30 |
36 | Okpogho | 439,855 | 461,498 | 0.218 | 21,643 | 4.92 |
37 | Gboko | 441,750 | 456,155 | 0.216 | 14,405 | 3.26 |
38 | Potiskum | 426,253 | 454,813 | 0.215 | 28,560 | 6.70 |
39 | Ondo | 432,222 | 445,442 | 0.211 | 13,220 | 3.06 |
40 | Gwagwalada | 409,916 | 442,591 | 0.209 | 32,675 | 7.97 |
41 | Oyo | 427,581 | 441,031 | 0.209 | 13,450 | 3.15 |
42 | Makurdi | 407,257 | 422,159 | 0.200 | 14,902 | 3.66 |
43 | Ikot Ekpene | 382,502 | 398,404 | 0.188 | 15,902 | 4.16 |
44 | Effon Alaiye | 383,566 | 396,429 | 0.188 | 12,863 | 3.35 |
45 | Saki | 376,254 | 394,807 | 0.187 | 18,553 | 4.93 |
46 | Ife | 374,270 | 384,863 | 0.182 | 10,593 | 2.83 |
47 | Birnin Kebbi | 366,254 | 380,960 | 0.180 | 14,706 | 4.02 |
48 | Ilesha | 357,052 | 370,761 | 0.175 | 13,709 | 3.84 |
49 | Ijebu Ode | 344,676 | 355,797 | 0.168 | 11,121 | 3.23 |
50 | Lafia | 336,170 | 348,095 | 0.165 | 11,925 | 3.55 |