Largest cities in Nigeria
69 cities with more than 300,000 people, ranked by 2025 population.
- cities of 300k+
- 69
- combined population
- 75.6 million
- largest
- Lagos
| # | City | 2025 | 2050 (projected) | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lagos | 12.8 million | 16.2 million | +26.5% |
| 2 | Onitsha | 5.6 million | 8.7 million | +54.2% |
| 3 | Kano | 4.8 million | 6.4 million | +31.4% |
| 4 | Owerri | 3.8 million | 6.8 million | +77.5% |
| 5 | Ibadan | 3.7 million | 4.7 million | +25.3% |
| 6 | Port Harcourt | 2.3 million | 3.2 million | +35.5% |
| 7 | Kaduna | 1.9 million | 2.3 million | +23.4% |
| 8 | Benin City | 1.8 million | 2.3 million | +25.5% |
| 9 | Warri | 1.6 million | 2.4 million | +50.6% |
| 10 | Uyo | 1.6 million | 2.5 million | +62.3% |
| 11 | Aba | 1.4 million | 2.1 million | +48.2% |
| 12 | Aboh | 1.4 million | 2.6 million | +91.9% |
| 13 | Abuja | 1.4 million | 2.4 million | +76.5% |
| 14 | Ilorin | 1.3 million | 1.6 million | +22.9% |
| 15 | Maiduguri | 1.2 million | 1.5 million | +22.1% |
| 16 | Enugu | 1.1 million | 1.5 million | +30.6% |
| 17 | Otite | 1 million | 1.4 million | +33.5% |
| 18 | Jos | 924,000 | 1.2 million | +31.9% |
| 19 | Ikorodu | 916,000 | 1.4 million | +55.3% |
| 20 | Sokoto | 903,000 | 1.2 million | +27.7% |
| 21 | Umuahia | 843,000 | 1.5 million | +72.7% |
| 22 | Nsukka | 830,000 | 1.4 million | +70% |
| 23 | Abeokuta | 802,000 | 1.1 million | +38.5% |
| 24 | Oyo | 793,000 | 1.2 million | +49.4% |
| 25 | Yola | 758,000 | 974,000 | +28.5% |
| 26 | Zaria | 713,000 | 966,000 | +35.5% |
| 27 | Akure | 701,000 | 921,000 | +31.4% |
| 28 | Calabar | 673,000 | 903,000 | +34.2% |
| 29 | Bauchi | 642,000 | 887,000 | +38.2% |
| 30 | Lokoja | 630,000 | 1.1 million | +68.7% |
| 31 | Ado Ekiti | 598,000 | 761,000 | +27.3% |
| 32 | Ogale | 595,000 | 969,000 | +62.9% |
| 33 | Katsina | 595,000 | 795,000 | +33.6% |
| 34 | Yenagoa | 586,000 | 944,000 | +61.1% |
| 35 | Madalla | 583,000 | 1 million | +73.2% |
| 36 | Ondo | 564,000 | 766,000 | +35.8% |
| 37 | Minna | 516,000 | 879,000 | +70.3% |
| 38 | Ijebu-Ode | 500,000 | 943,000 | +88.6% |
| 39 | Ife | 492,000 | 696,000 | +41.5% |
| 40 | Gusau | 475,000 | 599,000 | +26.1% |
| 41 | Oshogbo | 474,000 | 682,000 | +43.9% |
| 42 | Ilesa | 450,000 | 684,000 | +52% |
| 43 | Ogbomosho | 445,000 | 705,000 | +58.4% |
| 44 | Titi | 437,000 | 692,000 | +58.4% |
| 45 | Oron | 436,000 | 599,000 | +37.4% |
| 46 | Dere | 426,000 | 686,000 | +61% |
| 47 | Bida | 422,000 | 698,000 | +65.4% |
| 48 | Ikot Ekpene | 419,000 | 827,000 | +97.4% |
| 49 | Makurdi | 409,000 | 497,000 | +21.5% |
| 50 | Abakaliki | 406,000 | 644,000 | +58.6% |
| 51 | Asaba | 404,000 | 532,000 | +31.7% |
| 52 | Saki | 401,000 | 638,000 | +59.1% |
| 53 | Potiskum | 398,000 | 499,000 | +25.4% |
| 54 | Iseyin | 390,000 | 602,000 | +54.4% |
| 55 | KUNDULUN | 380,000 | 486,000 | +27.9% |
| 56 | Gamboru | 376,000 | 518,000 | +37.8% |
| 57 | Abonnema | 373,000 | 714,000 | +91.4% |
| 58 | Oyigbo | 372,000 | 590,000 | +58.6% |
| 59 | Daura | 370,000 | 522,000 | +41.1% |
| 60 | Gboko | 367,000 | 461,000 | +25.6% |
| 61 | Ikere-Ekiti | 338,000 | 465,000 | +37.6% |
| 62 | Bonny | 336,000 | 566,000 | +68.5% |
| 63 | Gwagwalada | 333,000 | 570,000 | +71.2% |
| 64 | Ikare | 331,000 | 450,000 | +36% |
| 65 | Erin-osun | 330,000 | 503,000 | +52.4% |
| 66 | Sapele | 316,000 | 449,000 | +42.1% |
| 67 | Ughelli | 307,000 | 555,000 | +80.8% |
| 68 | Owo | 302,000 | 402,000 | +33.1% |
| 69 | Ado | 301,000 | 548,000 | +82.1% |