Nigeria cities by population

A sortable list of Nigeria cities by population, list can be sorted by the name of the city, population, area or region if such available.

Name	Population	Area, km²	Region
Lagos	14,862,000	1171.28	Lagos
Kano	3,848,885	499	Kano State
Ibadan	2,550,593	3080	Oyo State
Aba	1,530,000	72	Abia State
Onitsha	1,483,000	36.19	Anambra State
Abuja	1,235,880	713	Federal Capital Territory
Maiduguri	1,197,497	n/a	Borno State
Abakaliki	1,179,280	n/a	Ebonyi State
Benin City	1,147,188	1204	Edo State
Ogbomosho	1,032,000	n/a	Oyo State
Port Harcourt	1,005,904	360	Rivers State
Owerri	908,109	104	Imo State
Abeokuta	888,924	879	Ogun State
Ikeja	861,300	49.92	Lagos
Akure	847,903	991	Ondo State
Ilorin	847,582	765	Kwara State
Kaduna	760,084	431	Kaduna State
Enugu	715,774	556	Enugu State
Bauchi	693,700	n/a	Bauchi State
Jalingo	660,213	191	Taraba State
Jos	622,802	n/a	Plateau State
Ikorodu	536,619	n/a	Lagos
Warri	536,023	n/a	Delta State
Ife	501,952	1791	Osun State
Ado Ekiti	446,749	293	Ekiti State
Uyo	429,900	362	Akwa Ibom State
Sokoto	427,760	145	Sokoto State
Ugep	420,000	n/a	Cross River State
Zaria	408,198	563	Kaduna State
Osogbo	395,500	47	Osun State
Yola	392,854	831	Adamawa State
Shaki	388,225	n/a	Oyo State
Oyo	386,723	2427	Oyo State
Gusau	383,162	3364	Zamfara State
Calabar	371,022	604	Cross River State
Umuahia	359,230	n/a	Abia State
Ondo City	358,430	n/a	Ondo State
Lafia	330,712	n/a	Nasarawa State
Minna	322,163	n/a	Niger State
Okene	320,260	328	Kogi State
Katsina	318,459	142	Katsina State
Nsukka	309,633	45	Enugu State
Ilesa	305,480	n/a	Osun State
Awka	301,657	n/a	Anambra State
Gombe	280,000	52	Gombe State
Bida	266,008	51	Niger State
Suleja	260,240	n/a	Niger State
Jimeta	248,148	n/a	Adamawa State
Mokwa	244,934	4338	Niger State
Sapele	242,652	n/a	Delta State
Badagry	241,093	441	Lagos
Obafemi Owode	228,851	1410	Ogun State
Sagamu	228,382	614	Ogun State
Funtua	225,571	448	Katsina State
Ijebu Ode	222,653	192	Ogun State
Lavun	209,917	2835	Niger State
Potiskum	205,876	n/a	Yobe State
Kukawa	203,343	4842	Borno State
Iwo	191,377	214	Osun State
Ise Ekiti	190,063	n/a	Ekiti State
Epe	181,409	965	Lagos
Makurdi	170,925	820	Benue State
Kisi	155,510	n/a	Oyo State
Asaba	149,603	n/a	Delta State
Ikot Ekpene	143,077	116	Akwa Ibom State
Gbongan	139,485	n/a	Osun State
Buguma	135,404	n/a	Rivers State
Mubi	128,900	n/a	Adamawa State
Gashua	125,817	n/a	Yobe State
Uromi	108,608	n/a	Edo State
Ila	62,049	303	Osun State
Okigwe	2,006	n/a	Imo State
Owo	2,006	n/a	Ondo State
Igboho	136	n/a	Oyo State
Okpoko	n/a	n/a	Anambra State
Ijero	n/a	n/a	Ekiti State
Garki	n/a	1408	Jigawa State
Otukpo	n/a	n/a	Benue State
Ilawe Ekiti	n/a	n/a	Ekiti State
Bama	n/a	4997	Borno State
Ikare	n/a	n/a	Ondo State
Gboko	n/a	835	Benue State
Iseyin	n/a	n/a	Oyo State

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