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 | City | Country | Population | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40. | Shagamu | Nigeria | 214,558 | |
| 39. | Owerri | Nigeria | 215,038 | |
| 38. | Ikire | Nigeria | 222,160 | |
| 37. | Mubi | Nigeria | 225,705 | |
| 36. | Gusau | Nigeria | 226,857 | |
| 35. | Jimeta | Nigeria | 248,148 | |
| 34. | Gombe | Nigeria | 250,258 | |
| 33. | Iwo | Nigeria | 250,443 | |
| 32. | Ikot-Ekpene | Nigeria | 254,806 | |
| 31. | Damaturu | Nigeria | 255,895 | |
| 30. | Ondo | Nigeria | 257,005 | |
| 29. | Umuahia | Nigeria | 264,662 | |
| 28. | Owo | Nigeria | 276,574 | |
| 27. | Ilesa | Nigeria | 277,904 | |
| 26. | Effon Alaiye | Nigeria | 279,319 | |
| 25. | Minna | Nigeria | 291,905 | |
| 24. | Makurdi | Nigeria | 292,645 | |
| 23. | Ebute Ikorodu | Nigeria | 313,439 | |
| 22. | Bauchi | Nigeria | 316,149 | |
| 21. | Akure | Nigeria | 420,594 | |
| 20. | Katsina | Nigeria | 432,149 | |
| 19. | Calabar | Nigeria | 461,796 | |
| 18. | Warri | Nigeria | 536,023 | |
| 17. | Onitsha | Nigeria | 561,066 | |
| 16. | Sokoto | Nigeria | 563,861 | |
| 15. | Abuja | Nigeria | 590,400 | |
| 14. | Abeokuta | Nigeria | 593,100 | |
| 13. | Enugu | Nigeria | 688,862 | |
| 12. | Oyo | Nigeria | 736,072 | |
| 11. | Ilorin | Nigeria | 814,192 | |
| 10. | Jos | Nigeria | 816,824 | |
| 9. | Aba | Nigeria | 897,560 | |
| 8. | Zaria | Nigeria | 975,153 | |
| 7. | Maiduguri | Nigeria | 1,112,449 | |
| 6. | Benin City | Nigeria | 1,125,058 | |
| 5. | Port Harcourt | Nigeria | 1,148,665 | |
| 4. | Kaduna | Nigeria | 1,582,102 | |
| 3. | Ibadan | Nigeria | 3,565,108 | |
| 2. | Kano | Nigeria | 3,626,068 | |
| 1. | Lagos | Nigeria | 9,000,000 |
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