List of cities in Nigeria by population

Source	UN (World Urbanization Prospects 2025)
Date	10 Apr 2026

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Nigeria cities population
City	Population		Share (%)	Rank		Change
City	2025	2026	Share (%)	Nigeria	World	Population	(%)
Lagos	12,791,699	12,956,639	5.45	1	25	164,940	1.29
Onitsha	5,627,706	5,761,718	2.43	2	67	134,012	2.38
Kano	4,840,280	4,906,917	2.07	3	87	66,637	1.38
Owerri	3,833,343	3,948,567	1.66	4	119	115,224	3.01
Ibadan	3,720,721	3,763,675	1.58	5	123	42,954	1.15
Port Harcourt	2,341,445	2,381,838	1.00	6	208	40,393	1.73
Kaduna	1,890,448	1,913,187	0.805	7	264	22,739	1.20
Benin City	1,845,432	1,867,783	0.786	8	271	22,351	1.21
Warri	1,607,702	1,648,293	0.694	9	297	40,591	2.52
Uyo	1,567,115	1,605,851	0.676	10	311	38,736	2.47
Aba	1,428,069	1,454,673	0.612	11	352	26,604	1.86
Abuja	1,373,722	1,415,674	0.596	12	360	41,952	3.05
Aboh	1,374,320	1,415,244	0.596	13	361	40,924	2.98
Ilorin	1,282,219	1,296,282	0.546	14	401	14,063	1.10
Maiduguri	1,225,505	1,238,515	0.521	15	415	13,010	1.06
Enugu	1,115,303	1,128,316	0.475	16	462	13,013	1.17
Otite	1,020,218	1,036,360	0.436	17	497	16,142	1.58
Ikorodu	916,166	937,902	0.395	18	558	21,736	2.37
Jos	923,652	933,946	0.393	19	560	10,294	1.11
Sokoto	903,238	916,261	0.386	20	569	13,023	1.44
Nsukka	830,196	868,575	0.366	21	607	38,379	4.62
Umuahia	843,245	867,801	0.365	22	608	24,556	2.91
Abeokuta	801,826	816,943	0.344	23	651	15,117	1.89
Oyo	793,241	810,884	0.341	24	660	17,643	2.22
Yola	758,153	767,850	0.323	25	700	9,697	1.28
Zaria	712,688	731,211	0.308	26	740	18,523	2.60
Akure	700,747	711,200	0.299	27	758	10,453	1.49
Calabar	673,427	683,791	0.288	28	797	10,364	1.54
Bauchi	642,082	651,371	0.274	29	835	9,289	1.45
Lokoja	629,547	645,088	0.272	30	842	15,541	2.47
Ogale	595,099	611,083	0.257	31	895	15,984	2.69
Ado Ekiti	598,230	606,273	0.255	32	901	8,043	1.34
Katsina	594,775	601,516	0.253	33	910	6,741	1.13
Yenagoa	586,393	601,408	0.253	34	911	15,015	2.56
Madalla	583,367	598,426	0.252	35	916	15,059	2.58
Ondo	564,330	573,455	0.241	36	966	9,125	1.62
Minna	516,451	536,819	0.226	37	1038	20,368	3.94
Ijebu-Ode	500,036	514,403	0.217	38	1085	14,367	2.87
Ife	492,000	500,035	0.211	39	1118	8,035	1.63
Oshogbo	473,929	484,649	0.204	40	1152	10,720	2.26
Gusau	475,004	480,671	0.202	41	1161	5,667	1.19
Ilesa	450,464	459,708	0.194	42	1226	9,244	2.05
Ogbomosho	445,090	454,325	0.191	43	1242	9,235	2.07
Titi	436,744	444,595	0.187	44	1263	7,851	1.80
Oron	436,247	443,761	0.187	45	1266	7,514	1.72
Ikot Ekpene	418,650	437,028	0.184	46	1290	18,378	4.39
Dere	425,674	436,730	0.184	47	1294	11,056	2.60
Bida	421,605	432,221	0.182	48	1307	10,616	2.52
Makurdi	408,753	412,522	0.174	49	1380	3,769	0.92
Abakaliki	406,105	411,968	0.173	50	1384	5,863	1.44
Asaba	403,859	411,118	0.173	51	1388	7,259	1.80
Saki	400,875	410,053	0.173	52	1394	9,178	2.29
Potiskum	397,981	402,684	0.170	53	1424	4,703	1.18
Iseyin	389,526	399,720	0.168	54	1431	10,194	2.62
KUNDULUN	380,118	384,549	0.162	55	1493	4,431	1.17
Abonnema	372,654	383,237	0.161	56	1504	10,583	2.84
Gamboru	376,374	382,020	0.161	57	1508	5,646	1.50
Oyigbo	371,913	379,682	0.160	58	1518	7,769	2.09
Daura	369,916	375,957	0.158	59	1529	6,041	1.63
Gboko	367,407	372,198	0.157	60	1549	4,791	1.30
Bonny	335,542	344,395	0.145	61	1679	8,853	2.64
Ikere-Ekiti	338,367	343,802	0.145	62	1681	5,435	1.61
Gwagwalada	333,464	342,767	0.144	63	1688	9,303	2.79
Erin-osun	330,484	339,454	0.143	64	1710	8,970	2.71
Ikare	330,941	336,381	0.142	65	1719	5,440	1.64
Sapele	315,614	321,524	0.135	66	1798	5,910	1.87
Ughelli	307,005	315,905	0.133	67	1833	8,900	2.90
Ado	300,622	310,243	0.131	68	1876	9,621	3.20
Bugama	299,022	307,097	0.129	69	1897	8,075	2.70
Owo	301,931	305,890	0.129	70	1908	3,959	1.31
Birnin Kebbi	296,331	300,440	0.126	71	1943	4,109	1.39
Okrika	289,429	296,972	0.125	72	1974	7,543	2.61
Awka	283,069	288,904	0.122	73	2030	5,835	2.06
Ikirun	281,875	286,602	0.121	74	2051	4,727	1.68
Magboro	273,818	284,385	0.120	75	2068	10,567	3.86
Iwo	277,101	282,359	0.119	76	2077	5,258	1.90
Eket	270,603	278,020	0.117	77	2110	7,417	2.74
Ijebu-Igbo	269,742	276,782	0.117	78	2121	7,040	2.61
Lafia	267,580	273,557	0.115	79	2152	5,977	2.23
Agbor	267,341	271,634	0.114	80	2174	4,293	1.61
Agbara	261,298	270,267	0.114	81	2183	8,969	3.43
Jalingo	262,796	266,219	0.112	82	2215	3,423	1.30
Mubi	262,651	265,978	0.112	83	2220	3,327	1.27
Abua	258,314	265,234	0.112	84	2227	6,920	2.68
Ogu	256,345	264,469	0.111	85	2235	8,124	3.17
Abat	256,126	262,891	0.111	86	2246	6,765	2.64
Otukpo	257,334	260,705	0.110	87	2267	3,371	1.31
Hadejia	252,778	257,032	0.108	88	2300	4,254	1.68
Azare	252,755	256,092	0.108	89	2310	3,337	1.32
Abak	248,528	255,624	0.108	90	2314	7,096	2.86
Ore	241,251	245,752	0.103	91	2410	4,501	1.87
Funtua	236,087	239,014	0.101	92	2481	2,927	1.24
Oke Iho	232,348	238,587	0.100	93	2485	6,239	2.69
Biliri	232,398	237,112	0.0998	94	2507	4,714	2.03
Jega	228,584	231,807	0.0976	95	2562	3,223	1.41
Ile Oluji	224,781	229,172	0.0965	96	2592	4,391	1.95
Biu	220,703	224,387	0.0945	97	2650	3,684	1.67
Gwoza	220,641	224,367	0.0945	98	2651	3,726	1.69
Okitipupa	218,097	222,135	0.0935	99	2690	4,038	1.85
Omuo-Obadore	218,751	221,986	0.0935	100	2692	3,235	1.48
Auchi	212,634	215,948	0.0909	101	2770	3,314	1.56
Ikire	212,241	215,286	0.0906	102	2779	3,045	1.43
Uromi	208,157	211,812	0.0892	103	2838	3,655	1.76
Omoku	200,802	205,806	0.0866	104	2928	5,004	2.49
Ijagbo Offa	201,709	205,372	0.0865	105	2936	3,663	1.82
Afikpo	201,084	204,206	0.0860	106	2953	3,122	1.55
Dutse	197,314	201,036	0.0846	107	3007	3,722	1.89
Damboa	192,551	195,636	0.0824	108	3095	3,085	1.60
Ago-Iwoye	189,841	194,880	0.0820	109	3117	5,039	2.65
Kaura-Namoda	191,305	193,778	0.0816	110	3141	2,473	1.29
Amassoma	188,265	193,438	0.0814	111	3147	5,173	2.75
Nguru	186,988	189,155	0.0796	112	3221	2,167	1.16
Igbokoda	183,285	187,484	0.0789	113	3254	4,199	2.29
Akugba	183,921	187,453	0.0789	114	3255	3,532	1.92
Wukari	181,209	183,680	0.0773	115	3318	2,471	1.36
Ankpa	180,981	183,330	0.0772	116	3325	2,349	1.30
Kishi	179,453	183,047	0.0771	117	3332	3,594	2.00
Zuru	179,772	182,557	0.0769	118	3338	2,785	1.55
Kafanchan	176,436	179,907	0.0757	119	3397	3,471	1.97
Irele	177,700	179,820	0.0757	120	3401	2,120	1.19
Keffi	174,746	179,344	0.0755	121	3414	4,598	2.63
Ekpoma	175,825	178,403	0.0751	122	3428	2,578	1.47
Ugep	175,903	178,388	0.0751	123	3430	2,485	1.41
Oleh	172,767	176,446	0.0743	124	3470	3,679	2.13
Nembe	172,162	176,333	0.0742	125	3473	4,171	2.42
Ikole	172,598	176,164	0.0742	126	3474	3,566	2.07
Ngo	168,690	173,364	0.0730	127	3535	4,674	2.77
Aramoko-Ekiti	169,481	172,500	0.0726	128	3558	3,019	1.78
Ayangba	169,250	171,756	0.0723	129	3573	2,506	1.48
Kontagora	167,974	170,469	0.0718	130	3600	2,495	1.49
Unguwar Arewa	166,817	170,328	0.0717	131	3603	3,511	2.10
Idah	166,032	168,028	0.0707	132	3639	1,996	1.20
Koko	115,470	117,236	0.0494	201	5310	1,766	1.53
kazaure	161,232	165,241	0.0696	134	3704	4,009	2.49
Ijero-Ekiti	158,975	165,101	0.0695	135	3706	6,126	3.85
Otun	161,072	163,917	0.0690	136	3731	2,845	1.77
Argungu	161,165	163,189	0.0687	137	3752	2,024	1.26
Dutsin Ma	159,678	162,188	0.0683	138	3779	2,510	1.57
Obudu	159,265	161,647	0.0681	139	3791	2,382	1.50
Ejigbo	153,833	157,217	0.0662	140	3903	3,384	2.20
Ilaro	152,483	157,047	0.0661	141	3907	4,564	2.99
Isanlu Mopo	153,759	156,731	0.0660	142	3917	2,972	1.93
Sangasumi	153,939	156,626	0.0659	143	3921	2,687	1.75
Bori	148,370	155,912	0.0656	144	3936	7,542	5.08
Bodo	150,722	154,033	0.0648	145	3981	3,311	2.20
Epe	149,049	152,903	0.0644	146	4017	3,854	2.59
Igboho	146,902	150,769	0.0635	147	4077	3,867	2.63
Ise	148,046	150,340	0.0633	148	4085	2,294	1.55
Igarra	145,411	149,206	0.0628	149	4112	3,795	2.61
Malumfashi	146,807	148,548	0.0625	150	4139	1,741	1.19
Geidam	145,671	147,942	0.0623	151	4158	2,271	1.56
Ikom	145,089	147,332	0.0620	152	4182	2,243	1.55
Gumel	144,659	146,313	0.0616	153	4209	1,654	1.14
Abiriba	143,838	146,304	0.0616	154	4210	2,466	1.71
Ahoada	141,278	145,807	0.0614	155	4231	4,529	3.21
Gashua	144,012	145,492	0.0613	156	4240	1,480	1.03
Misau	143,243	145,143	0.0611	157	4249	1,900	1.33
Igbo Ora	141,599	144,761	0.0609	158	4269	3,162	2.23
Arochukwu	140,660	143,292	0.0603	159	4304	2,632	1.87
Kaltungo	140,315	142,975	0.0602	160	4312	2,660	1.90
Rubuchi	138,912	142,035	0.0598	161	4335	3,123	2.25
Gombi	139,011	140,860	0.0593	162	4373	1,849	1.33
Dikwa	137,857	140,788	0.0593	163	4378	2,931	2.13
Doka Ashafa	137,905	140,487	0.0591	164	4388	2,582	1.87
Enugu Umunze	137,286	140,413	0.0591	165	4392	3,127	2.28
Okposi	134,677	139,800	0.0589	166	4408	5,123	3.80
Bajoga	137,310	139,644	0.0588	167	4411	2,334	1.70
Tarzoho	136,758	138,927	0.0585	168	4439	2,169	1.59
Kabba	136,625	138,359	0.0582	169	4456	1,734	1.27
Idi-Iroko	127,921	137,253	0.0578	170	4487	9,332	7.30
Ilawe-Ekiti	134,572	137,026	0.0577	171	4494	2,454	1.82
Mokwa	133,427	136,953	0.0577	172	4495	3,526	2.64
Eruwa	133,580	136,834	0.0576	173	4502	3,254	2.44
Kagoro	132,770	135,091	0.0569	174	4566	2,321	1.75
Ogharefe	131,614	134,079	0.0564	175	4600	2,465	1.87
Abraka	129,591	131,714	0.0555	176	4691	2,123	1.64
Egbe	127,673	130,213	0.0548	177	4746	2,540	1.99
Umu Lawlaw	127,094	130,179	0.0548	178	4748	3,085	2.43
Ningi	128,080	129,990	0.0547	179	4758	1,910	1.49
Ishiagu	125,453	128,906	0.0543	180	4810	3,453	2.75
Idanre	125,807	128,081	0.0539	181	4834	2,274	1.81
Emure-Ekiti	125,198	127,180	0.0535	182	4866	1,982	1.58
Katsiro	124,570	126,366	0.0532	183	4897	1,796	1.44
Dambatta	123,571	126,287	0.0532	184	4901	2,716	2.20
Doma	124,393	125,873	0.0530	185	4917	1,480	1.19
Oka-Akoko	123,769	125,574	0.0529	186	4938	1,805	1.46
Effon Alaiye	123,402	125,429	0.0528	187	4948	2,027	1.64
Amarawa	123,652	125,321	0.0528	188	4953	1,669	1.35
Ohafia	123,115	125,073	0.0527	189	4965	1,958	1.59
Zango Bichi	121,729	125,009	0.0526	190	4971	3,280	2.69
Ede	121,521	124,361	0.0524	191	4994	2,840	2.34
Bolo	120,368	123,578	0.0520	192	5022	3,210	2.67
Akinima	118,533	123,316	0.0519	193	5041	4,783	4.04
Mongu Arna	120,347	122,314	0.0515	194	5083	1,967	1.63
Alkalere	119,820	121,710	0.0512	195	5116	1,890	1.58
Ido Ekiti	117,995	119,724	0.0504	196	5197	1,729	1.47
Omu Aran	117,261	119,207	0.0502	197	5218	1,946	1.66
Aku	115,943	118,305	0.0498	198	5263	2,362	2.04
Obiaruku	115,226	118,107	0.0497	199	5275	2,881	2.50
Sagamu	114,955	117,561	0.0495	200	5300	2,606	2.27
Igbeti	114,783	117,154	0.0493	202	5316	2,371	2.07
Ogwashi-Uku	114,303	117,024	0.0493	203	5327	2,721	2.38
Langtang	114,528	116,723	0.0491	204	5338	2,195	1.92
Numan	114,302	115,697	0.0487	205	5382	1,395	1.22
Unguwar Findi	112,953	115,291	0.0485	206	5415	2,338	2.07
Ikot Aba	111,759	115,117	0.0485	207	5427	3,358	3.00
Ngodo	111,908	114,435	0.0482	208	5457	2,527	2.26
Zinna	112,430	114,110	0.0480	209	5474	1,680	1.49
Ekeremor	109,957	113,170	0.0476	210	5516	3,213	2.92
Ire	109,073	113,048	0.0476	211	5526	3,975	3.64
Damaturu	107,890	111,477	0.0469	212	5603	3,587	3.32
Ubiaja	108,339	110,883	0.0467	213	5634	2,544	2.35
Birnin Kudu	109,229	110,611	0.0466	214	5651	1,382	1.27
Yanbarau	108,543	110,589	0.0466	215	5653	2,046	1.88
Nassarawa	107,626	110,528	0.0465	216	5656	2,902	2.70
Kasugula Bama	107,132	110,517	0.0465	217	5658	3,385	3.16
Omo	107,509	110,373	0.0465	218	5666	2,864	2.66
Mafara	108,888	110,274	0.0464	219	5671	1,386	1.27
Akwanga	106,489	109,107	0.0459	220	5732	2,618	2.46
Ugborodo	105,814	108,755	0.0458	221	5753	2,941	2.78
Baga	106,722	108,497	0.0457	222	5763	1,775	1.66
Igwuruta	105,907	108,004	0.0455	223	5787	2,097	1.98
Kwale	105,465	107,424	0.0452	224	5822	1,959	1.86
Gwolong	105,121	107,269	0.0452	225	5831	2,148	2.04
Ajagba	105,255	107,078	0.0451	226	5836	1,823	1.73
Brass	103,760	106,674	0.0449	227	5859	2,914	2.81
Nassarawan Eggon	104,204	106,631	0.0449	228	5861	2,427	2.33
Egosi	99,695	105,972	0.0446	229	5904	6,277	6.30
Michika	103,978	105,775	0.0445	230	5914	1,797	1.73
Gummi	102,991	104,292	0.0439	231	6003	1,301	1.26
Gwarzo	102,642	104,212	0.0439	232	6012	1,570	1.53
Ozoro	102,155	103,743	0.0437	233	6040	1,588	1.55
Samunakar	101,727	103,369	0.0435	234	6059	1,642	1.61
Umunede	99,778	102,001	0.0429	235	6124	2,223	2.23
Monguno	99,678	101,121	0.0426	236	6182	1,443	1.45
Ama Apu	97,992	100,861	0.0425	237	6204	2,869	2.93
Pulka	98,968	100,656	0.0424	238	6217	1,688	1.71
Owode	98,337	100,584	0.0423	239	6222	2,247	2.28
Uduma	98,547	100,447	0.0423	240	6230	1,900	1.93
Dema	97,506	100,270	0.0422	241	6247	2,764	2.83