206,139,587
2020
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Nigeria has an estimated population of 206.1 million. Around 12% of the population lives in the 10 major cities.
| # | City | Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lagos | 9,000,000 |
| 2 | Kano | 3,626,068 |
| 3 | Ibadan, Oyo | 3,565,108 |
| 4 | Kaduna | 1,582,102 |
| 5 | Port Harcourt, Rivers | 1,148,665 |
| 6 | Benin City, Edo | 1,125,058 |
| 7 | Maiduguri, Borno | 1,112,449 |
| 8 | Zaria, Kaduna | 975,153 |
| 9 | Aba, Abia | 897,560 |
| 10 | Jos, Plateau | 816,824 |
| # | City | Population |
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Ilorin, Kwara | 814,192 |
| 12 | Oyo | 736,072 |
| 13 | Enugu | 688,862 |
| 14 | Abeokuta, Ogun | 593,100 |
| 15 | Abuja, FCT | 590,400 |
| 16 | Sokoto | 563,861 |
| 17 | Onitsha, Anambra | 561,066 |
| 18 | Warri, Delta | 536,023 |
| 19 | Ebute Ikorodu, Lagos | 535,619 |
| 20 | Okene, Kogi | 479,178 |
