Nigeria - Top 100+ Cities by Population

Population data by city is the population of the city itself, not the metro area. Data is as of 2011 estimates.

Rank CityCountryPopulation
101. Ihiala Nigeria 83,265
380. Ihuo Nigeria 7,776
140. Ijebu Ijesha Nigeria 51,730
439. Ijebu-Ife Nigeria 5,733
75. Ijebu-Igbo Nigeria 109,261
41. Ijebu-Ode Nigeria 209,175
49. Ijero-Ekiti Nigeria 167,632
258. Ikang Nigeria 13,305
398. Ikem Nigeria 7,282
81. Ikerre Nigeria 103,054
38. Ikire Nigeria 222,160
59. Ikirun Nigeria 134,240
108. Ikom Nigeria 79,103
32. Ikot-Ekpene Nigeria 254,806
45. Ila Orangun Nigeria 179,192
383. Ilare Nigeria 7,685
142. Ilaro Nigeria 46,999
27. Ilesa Nigeria 277,904
207. Illela Nigeria 17,461
396. Illushi Nigeria 7,340
67. Ilobu Nigeria 118,089
11. Ilorin Nigeria 814,192
50. Inisa Nigeria 164,161
220. Iperu Nigeria 15,935
102. Ipoti Nigeria 82,113
232. Isanlu Itedoijowa Nigeria 15,087
368. Isara Nigeria 8,205
44. Ise-Ekiti Nigeria 190,063
91. Isieke Nigeria 89,990
150. Itu Nigeria 36,358
33. Iwo Nigeria 250,443
394. Jajere Nigeria 7,356
68. Jalingo Nigeria 117,757
184. Jebba Nigeria 21,488
120. Jega Nigeria 73,495
241. Jibiya Nigeria 14,424
411. Jikamshi Nigeria 6,923
35. Jimeta Nigeria 248,148
10. Jos Nigeria 816,824
141. Kabba Nigeria 49,869
154. Kachia Nigeria 30,893
4. Kaduna Nigeria 1,582,102
107. Kafachan Nigeria 79,522
302. Kafarati Nigeria 11,535
112. Kagoro Nigeria 77,008
179. Kaiama Nigeria 21,897
294. Kaingiwa Nigeria 11,701
242. Kajuru Nigeria 14,389
283. Kaltungo Nigeria 12,357
165. Kamba Nigeria 25,568
332. Kankara Nigeria 9,609
2. Kano Nigeria 3,626,068
198. Kari Nigeria 18,812
316. Katagum Nigeria 10,602
20. Katsina Nigeria 432,149
149. Katsina Ala Nigeria 36,722
129. Kaura Namoda Nigeria 69,725
261. Kazaure Nigeria 13,169
97. Keffi Nigeria 85,911
274. Keffin Hausa Nigeria 12,609
393. Kende Nigeria 7,395
361. Kibiya Nigeria 8,500
53. Kishi Nigeria 155,510
256. Konduga Nigeria 13,400
382. Konkwesso Nigeria 7,687
83. Kontagora Nigeria 98,754
315. Koton Karifi Nigeria 10,709
263. Kujama Nigeria 12,967
217. Kukawa Nigeria 16,077
213. Kumagunnam Nigeria 16,557
151. Kumo Nigeria 35,712
336. Kura Nigeria 9,537
408. Kusheriki Nigeria 6,941
386. Kuta Nigeria 7,528
191. Kwale Nigeria 20,226
425. Kwali Nigeria 6,229
346. Kwatarkwashi Nigeria 9,084
370. Kwolla Nigeria 8,200
63. Lafia Nigeria 127,236
82. Lafiagi Nigeria 102,779
1. Lagos Nigeria 9,000,000
103. Lalupon Nigeria 81,130
417. Lame Nigeria 6,705
260. Langtang Nigeria 13,172
214. Lapai Nigeria 16,442
273. Lau Nigeria 12,657
237. Lere Nigeria 14,620
87. Lere Nigeria 93,290
194. Little Gombi Nigeria 19,616
138. Lokoja Nigeria 60,579
265. Madagali Nigeria 12,919
289. Madala Nigeria 11,771
324. Madara Nigeria 10,015
195. Magumeri Nigeria 19,363
347. Mahuta Nigeria 9,047
7. Maiduguri Nigeria 1,112,449
325. Maiyema Nigeria 10,014
24. Makurdi Nigeria 292,645
128. Malumfashi Nigeria 70,709
308. Malummaduri Nigeria 11,156