Cities and urban areas in Nigeria with population over 100,000]
[POPULATION data has been updated here]
Copyright Rhett Butler 2003

The table below includes cities with populations exceeding 100 000 people. All figures are estimates for 2002.


Urban Area RankCity Pop RankCityCountryCity PopulationUrban Area Population
2715LagosNigeria80292009123200
8853KanoNigeria32487003519500
7854IbadanNigeria30784003670400
259151KadunaNigeria14589001458900
324255Port HarcourtNigeria10539001190600
392256BeninNigeria10516001051600
428282MaiduguriNigeria971700971700
469304ZariaNigeria898900898900
468350AbaNigeria784500899100
554371IlorinNigeria756400756400
563377JosNigeria742100742100
420386OgbomoshoNigeria726300985600
656456OyoNigeria620400620400
621479EnuguNigeria593300662800
597560AbeokutaNigeria529700698100
413594OnitshaNigeria5095001001000
817609WarriNigeria500900500900
818610SokotoNigeria500500500500
885694OkeneNigeria444900444900
899713CalabarNigeria431200431200
302729OshogboNigeria4210001309900
954797KatsinaNigeria387000387000
984844AkureNigeria369700369700
11211012IfeNigeria313400313400
12001105BauchiNigeria291600291600
12221127IseyinNigeria286700286700
12741188MinnaNigeria270600270600
13761302MakurdiNigeria249000249000
13991327OwoNigeria243000243000
7781336AdoNigeria241200523300
7261385IleshaNigeria233900561200
14661406GombeNigeria230900230900
14671407UmuahiaNigeria230800230800
15061448OndoNigeria225800225800
15271471DamaturuNigeria223000223000
15551502JimetaNigeria218400218400
16121566Ikot EkpeneNigeria209400209400
16821642GusauNigeria201200201200
17031664MubiNigeria198700198700
17691732ShagamuNigeria191500191500
17981762OwerriNigeria187600187600
18041769UgepNigeria187000187000
18061771Ijebu OdeNigeria186700186700
19901963IseNigeria167100167100
19971971GbokoNigeria166400166400
20562032IlaweNigeria160700160700
20572033IkareNigeria160600160600
7222040AbujaNigeria159900565100
20712048BidaNigeria159100159100
21452124OkpokoNigeria152900152900
21542133AwkaNigeria152300152300
21742153SapeleNigeria151000151000
21812160IlaNigeria150700150700
21842163ShakiNigeria150300150300
22252206IjeroNigeria147300147300
23782362OtukpoNigeria136800136800
24752459KishiNigeria130800130800
25932577BugamaNigeria124200124200
26282612FuntuaNigeria122500122500
26452629AbakalikiNigeria121700121700
27232708GbonganNigeria117300117300
27572741LafiaNigeria115500115500
27702754IgbohoNigeria115000115000
28792863AmaigboNigeria111000111000
29112897GashuaNigeria109600109600
30203005OffaNigeria105700105700
30683054JalingoNigeria103600103600
30923078BamaNigeria102800102800
31063092UyoNigeria102400102400
31263112UromiNigeria101400101400
31393125NsukkaNigeria100700100700
31403126OkigweNigeria100700100700
31483134ModakekeNigeria100500100500


Further information on rainforests and other reference material is available.

POPULATION data has been updated here