The World - Top 100+ Cities by Population
Population data by city is the population of the city itself, not the metro area (for specific metro area data, see our ranking by metro area). Data is as of 2011 estimates.
| Rank | City | Country | Population | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4,963. | Ihiala | Nigeria | 83,265 | |
| 4,905. | Ogaminan | Nigeria | 84,373 | |
| 4,879. | Gambaru | Nigeria | 84,672 | |
| 4,875. | Epe | Nigeria | 84,711 | |
| 4,811. | Keffi | Nigeria | 85,911 | |
| 4,806. | Potiskum | Nigeria | 86,002 | |
| 4,779. | Idanre | Nigeria | 86,468 | |
| 4,745. | Effium | Nigeria | 86,945 | |
| 4,726. | Igede-Ekiti | Nigeria | 87,282 | |
| 4,671. | Ifo | Nigeria | 88,272 | |
| 4,565. | Isieke | Nigeria | 89,990 | |
| 4,528. | Emure-Ekiti | Nigeria | 90,645 | |
| 4,421. | Igbo Ora | Nigeria | 92,719 | |
| 4,412. | Wukari | Nigeria | 92,933 | |
| 4,389. | Lere | Nigeria | 93,290 | |
| 4,311. | Olupona | Nigeria | 95,002 | |
| 4,310. | Biu | Nigeria | 95,005 | |
| 4,265. | Yola | Nigeria | 96,006 | |
| 4,129. | Kontagora | Nigeria | 98,754 | |
| 3,937. | Lafiagi | Nigeria | 102,779 | |
| 3,926. | Ikerre | Nigeria | 103,054 | |
| 3,896. | Nkpor | Nigeria | 103,733 | |
| 3,828. | Azare | Nigeria | 105,687 | |
| 3,808. | Pindiga | Nigeria | 106,322 | |
| 3,744. | Birnin Kebbi | Nigeria | 108,164 | |
| 3,720. | Uromi | Nigeria | 108,608 | |
| 3,698. | Ijebu-Igbo | Nigeria | 109,261 | |
| 3,649. | Hadejia | Nigeria | 110,753 | |
| 3,638. | Nguru | Nigeria | 111,014 | |
| 3,637. | Nsukka | Nigeria | 111,017 | |
| 3,606. | Esuk Oron | Nigeria | 112,033 | |
| 3,551. | Offa | Nigeria | 113,830 | |
| 3,517. | Okigwi | Nigeria | 115,499 | |
| 3,441. | Jalingo | Nigeria | 117,757 | |
| 3,429. | Ilobu | Nigeria | 118,089 | |
| 3,428. | Bama | Nigeria | 118,121 | |
| 3,391. | Modakeke | Nigeria | 119,529 | |
| 3,218. | Gashua | Nigeria | 125,817 | |
| 3,171. | Lafia | Nigeria | 127,236 | |
| 3,170. | Amaigbo | Nigeria | 127,300 | |
| 3,009. | Okrika | Nigeria | 133,271 | |
| 2,991. | Abakaliki | Nigeria | 134,102 | |
| 2,988. | Ikirun | Nigeria | 134,240 | |
| 2,956. | Buguma | Nigeria | 135,404 | |
| 2,932. | Igboho | Nigeria | 136,764 | |
| 2,930. | Funtua | Nigeria | 136,811 | |
| 2,901. | Ejigbo | Nigeria | 138,357 | |
| 2,876. | Gbongan | Nigeria | 139,485 | |
| 2,563. | Kishi | Nigeria | 155,510 | |
| 2,480. | Sapele | Nigeria | 161,686 | |
| 2,474. | Abuja | Nigeria | 162,135 | |
| 2,438. | Inisa | Nigeria | 164,161 | |
| 2,384. | Ijero-Ekiti | Nigeria | 167,632 | |
| 2,377. | Awka | Nigeria | 167,738 | |
| 2,333. | Bida | Nigeria | 171,656 | |
| 2,252. | Saki | Nigeria | 178,677 | |
| 2,243. | Ila Orangun | Nigeria | 179,192 | |
| 2,106. | Ise-Ekiti | Nigeria | 190,063 | |
| 2,068. | Nnewi | Nigeria | 193,987 | |
| 1,992. | Ugep | Nigeria | 200,276 | |
| 1,901. | Ijebu-Ode | Nigeria | 209,175 | |
| 1,855. | Shagamu | Nigeria | 214,558 | |
| 1,853. | Owerri | Nigeria | 215,038 | |
| 1,799. | Ikire | Nigeria | 222,160 | |
| 1,767. | Mubi | Nigeria | 225,705 | |
| 1,754. | Gusau | Nigeria | 226,857 | |
| 1,592. | Jimeta | Nigeria | 248,148 | |
| 1,576. | Gombe | Nigeria | 250,258 | |
| 1,574. | Iwo | Nigeria | 250,443 | |
| 1,536. | Ikot-Ekpene | Nigeria | 254,806 | |
| 1,530. | Damaturu | Nigeria | 255,895 | |
| 1,524. | Ondo | Nigeria | 257,005 | |
| 1,482. | Umuahia | Nigeria | 264,662 | |
| 1,430. | Owo | Nigeria | 276,574 | |
| 1,422. | Ilesa | Nigeria | 277,904 | |
| 1,415. | Effon Alaiye | Nigeria | 279,319 | |
| 1,354. | Minna | Nigeria | 291,905 | |
| 1,352. | Makurdi | Nigeria | 292,645 | |
| 1,251. | Ebute Ikorodu | Nigeria | 313,439 | |
| 1,245. | Bauchi | Nigeria | 316,149 | |
| 910. | Akure | Nigeria | 420,594 | |
| 884. | Katsina | Nigeria | 432,149 | |
| 815. | Calabar | Nigeria | 461,796 | |
| 697. | Warri | Nigeria | 536,023 | |
| 658. | Onitsha | Nigeria | 561,066 | |
| 656. | Sokoto | Nigeria | 563,861 | |
| 620. | Abuja | Nigeria | 590,400 | |
| 615. | Abeokuta | Nigeria | 593,100 | |
| 515. | Enugu | Nigeria | 688,862 | |
| 472. | Oyo | Nigeria | 736,072 | |
| 411. | Ilorin | Nigeria | 814,192 | |
| 409. | Jos | Nigeria | 816,824 | |
| 380. | Aba | Nigeria | 897,560 | |
| 348. | Zaria | Nigeria | 975,153 | |
| 297. | Maiduguri | Nigeria | 1,112,449 | |
| 292. | Benin City | Nigeria | 1,125,058 | |
| 286. | Port Harcourt | Nigeria | 1,148,665 | |
| 171. | Kaduna | Nigeria | 1,582,102 | |
| 59. | Ibadan | Nigeria | 3,565,108 | |
| 55. | Kano | Nigeria | 3,626,068 |
