Population of cities in Nigeria 2026

Nigeria cities population

Code	City	Population		Share (%)	Rank		Change
Code	City	2025	2026	Share (%)	Nigeria	World	Population	(%)
Lago	Lagos	12,791,699	12,956,639	5.45	1	25	164,940	1.29
Onit	Onitsha	5,627,706	5,761,718	2.43	2	67	134,012	2.38
Kano	Kano	4,840,280	4,906,917	2.07	3	87	66,637	1.38
Ower	Owerri	3,833,343	3,948,567	1.66	4	119	115,224	3.01
Ibad	Ibadan	3,720,721	3,763,675	1.58	5	123	42,954	1.15
Port	Port Harcourt	2,341,445	2,381,838	1.00	6	208	40,393	1.73
Kadu	Kaduna	1,890,448	1,913,187	0.805	7	264	22,739	1.20
Beni	Benin City	1,845,432	1,867,783	0.786	8	271	22,351	1.21
Warr	Warri	1,607,702	1,648,293	0.694	9	297	40,591	2.52
Uyo	Uyo	1,567,115	1,605,851	0.676	10	311	38,736	2.47
Aba	Aba	1,428,069	1,454,673	0.612	11	352	26,604	1.86
Abuj	Abuja	1,373,722	1,415,674	0.596	12	360	41,952	3.05
Aboh	Aboh	1,374,320	1,415,244	0.596	13	361	40,924	2.98
Ilor	Ilorin	1,282,219	1,296,282	0.546	14	401	14,063	1.10
Maid	Maiduguri	1,225,505	1,238,515	0.521	15	415	13,010	1.06
Enug	Enugu	1,115,303	1,128,316	0.475	16	462	13,013	1.17
Otit	Otite	1,020,218	1,036,360	0.436	17	497	16,142	1.58
Ikor	Ikorodu	916,166	937,902	0.395	18	558	21,736	2.37
Jos	Jos	923,652	933,946	0.393	19	560	10,294	1.11
Soko	Sokoto	903,238	916,261	0.386	20	569	13,023	1.44
Nsuk	Nsukka	830,196	868,575	0.366	21	607	38,379	4.62
Umua	Umuahia	843,245	867,801	0.365	22	608	24,556	2.91
Abeo	Abeokuta	801,826	816,943	0.344	23	651	15,117	1.89
Oyo	Oyo	793,241	810,884	0.341	24	660	17,643	2.22
Yola	Yola	758,153	767,850	0.323	25	700	9,697	1.28
Zari	Zaria	712,688	731,211	0.308	26	740	18,523	2.60
Akur	Akure	700,747	711,200	0.299	27	758	10,453	1.49
Cala	Calabar	673,427	683,791	0.288	28	797	10,364	1.54
Bauc	Bauchi	642,082	651,371	0.274	29	835	9,289	1.45
Loko	Lokoja	629,547	645,088	0.272	30	842	15,541	2.47
Ogal	Ogale	595,099	611,083	0.257	31	895	15,984	2.69
Ado	Ado Ekiti	598,230	606,273	0.255	32	901	8,043	1.34
Kats	Katsina	594,775	601,516	0.253	33	910	6,741	1.13
Yena	Yenagoa	586,393	601,408	0.253	34	911	15,015	2.56
Mada	Madalla	583,367	598,426	0.252	35	916	15,059	2.58
Ondo	Ondo	564,330	573,455	0.241	36	966	9,125	1.62
Minn	Minna	516,451	536,819	0.226	37	1038	20,368	3.94
Ijeb	Ijebu-Ode	500,036	514,403	0.217	38	1085	14,367	2.87
Ife	Ife	492,000	500,035	0.211	39	1118	8,035	1.63
Osho	Oshogbo	473,929	484,649	0.204	40	1152	10,720	2.26
Gusa	Gusau	475,004	480,671	0.202	41	1161	5,667	1.19
Iles	Ilesa	450,464	459,708	0.194	42	1226	9,244	2.05
Ogbo	Ogbomosho	445,090	454,325	0.191	43	1242	9,235	2.07
Titi	Titi	436,744	444,595	0.187	44	1263	7,851	1.80
Oron	Oron	436,247	443,761	0.187	45	1266	7,514	1.72
Ikot	Ikot Ekpene	418,650	437,028	0.184	46	1290	18,378	4.39
Dere	Dere	425,674	436,730	0.184	47	1294	11,056	2.60
Bida	Bida	421,605	432,221	0.182	48	1307	10,616	2.52
Maku	Makurdi	408,753	412,522	0.174	49	1380	3,769	0.92
Abak	Abakaliki	406,105	411,968	0.173	50	1384	5,863	1.44
Asab	Asaba	403,859	411,118	0.173	51	1388	7,259	1.80
Saki	Saki	400,875	410,053	0.173	52	1394	9,178	2.29
Poti	Potiskum	397,981	402,684	0.170	53	1424	4,703	1.18
Isey	Iseyin	389,526	399,720	0.168	54	1431	10,194	2.62
KUND	KUNDULUN	380,118	384,549	0.162	55	1493	4,431	1.17
Abon	Abonnema	372,654	383,237	0.161	56	1504	10,583	2.84
Gamb	Gamboru	376,374	382,020	0.161	57	1508	5,646	1.50
Oyig	Oyigbo	371,913	379,682	0.160	58	1518	7,769	2.09
Daur	Daura	369,916	375,957	0.158	59	1529	6,041	1.63
Gbok	Gboko	367,407	372,198	0.157	60	1549	4,791	1.30
Bonn	Bonny	335,542	344,395	0.145	61	1679	8,853	2.64
Iker	Ikere-Ekiti	338,367	343,802	0.145	62	1681	5,435	1.61
Gwag	Gwagwalada	333,464	342,767	0.144	63	1688	9,303	2.79
Erin	Erin-osun	330,484	339,454	0.143	64	1710	8,970	2.71
Ikar	Ikare	330,941	336,381	0.142	65	1719	5,440	1.64
Sape	Sapele	315,614	321,524	0.135	66	1798	5,910	1.87
Ughe	Ughelli	307,005	315,905	0.133	67	1833	8,900	2.90
Ado	Ado	300,622	310,243	0.131	68	1876	9,621	3.20
Buga	Bugama	299,022	307,097	0.129	69	1897	8,075	2.70
Owo	Owo	301,931	305,890	0.129	70	1908	3,959	1.31
Birn	Birnin Kebbi	296,331	300,440	0.126	71	1943	4,109	1.39
Okri	Okrika	289,429	296,972	0.125	72	1974	7,543	2.61
Awka	Awka	283,069	288,904	0.122	73	2030	5,835	2.06
Ikir	Ikirun	281,875	286,602	0.121	74	2051	4,727	1.68
Magb	Magboro	273,818	284,385	0.120	75	2068	10,567	3.86
Iwo	Iwo	277,101	282,359	0.119	76	2077	5,258	1.90
Eket	Eket	270,603	278,020	0.117	77	2110	7,417	2.74
Ijeb	Ijebu-Igbo	269,742	276,782	0.117	78	2121	7,040	2.61
Lafi	Lafia	267,580	273,557	0.115	79	2152	5,977	2.23
Agbo	Agbor	267,341	271,634	0.114	80	2174	4,293	1.61
Agba	Agbara	261,298	270,267	0.114	81	2183	8,969	3.43
Jali	Jalingo	262,796	266,219	0.112	82	2215	3,423	1.30
Mubi	Mubi	262,651	265,978	0.112	83	2220	3,327	1.27
Abua	Abua	258,314	265,234	0.112	84	2227	6,920	2.68
Ogu	Ogu	256,345	264,469	0.111	85	2235	8,124	3.17
Abat	Abat	256,126	262,891	0.111	86	2246	6,765	2.64
Otuk	Otukpo	257,334	260,705	0.110	87	2267	3,371	1.31
Hade	Hadejia	252,778	257,032	0.108	88	2300	4,254	1.68
Azar	Azare	252,755	256,092	0.108	89	2310	3,337	1.32
Abak	Abak	248,528	255,624	0.108	90	2314	7,096	2.86
Ore	Ore	241,251	245,752	0.103	91	2410	4,501	1.87
Funt	Funtua	236,087	239,014	0.101	92	2481	2,927	1.24
Oke	Oke Iho	232,348	238,587	0.100	93	2485	6,239	2.69
Bili	Biliri	232,398	237,112	0.0998	94	2507	4,714	2.03
Jega	Jega	228,584	231,807	0.0976	95	2562	3,223	1.41
Ile	Ile Oluji	224,781	229,172	0.0965	96	2592	4,391	1.95
Biu	Biu	220,703	224,387	0.0945	97	2650	3,684	1.67
Gwoz	Gwoza	220,641	224,367	0.0945	98	2651	3,726	1.69
Okit	Okitipupa	218,097	222,135	0.0935	99	2690	4,038	1.85
Omuo	Omuo-Obadore	218,751	221,986	0.0935	100	2692	3,235	1.48
Auch	Auchi	212,634	215,948	0.0909	101	2770	3,314	1.56
Ikir	Ikire	212,241	215,286	0.0906	102	2779	3,045	1.43
Urom	Uromi	208,157	211,812	0.0892	103	2838	3,655	1.76
Omok	Omoku	200,802	205,806	0.0866	104	2928	5,004	2.49
Ijag	Ijagbo Offa	201,709	205,372	0.0865	105	2936	3,663	1.82
Afik	Afikpo	201,084	204,206	0.0860	106	2953	3,122	1.55
Duts	Dutse	197,314	201,036	0.0846	107	3007	3,722	1.89
Damb	Damboa	192,551	195,636	0.0824	108	3095	3,085	1.60
Ago-	Ago-Iwoye	189,841	194,880	0.0820	109	3117	5,039	2.65
Kaur	Kaura-Namoda	191,305	193,778	0.0816	110	3141	2,473	1.29
Amas	Amassoma	188,265	193,438	0.0814	111	3147	5,173	2.75
Ngur	Nguru	186,988	189,155	0.0796	112	3221	2,167	1.16
Igbo	Igbokoda	183,285	187,484	0.0789	113	3254	4,199	2.29
Akug	Akugba	183,921	187,453	0.0789	114	3255	3,532	1.92
Wuka	Wukari	181,209	183,680	0.0773	115	3318	2,471	1.36
Ankp	Ankpa	180,981	183,330	0.0772	116	3325	2,349	1.30
Kish	Kishi	179,453	183,047	0.0771	117	3332	3,594	2.00
Zuru	Zuru	179,772	182,557	0.0769	118	3338	2,785	1.55
Kafa	Kafanchan	176,436	179,907	0.0757	119	3397	3,471	1.97
Irel	Irele	177,700	179,820	0.0757	120	3401	2,120	1.19
Keff	Keffi	174,746	179,344	0.0755	121	3414	4,598	2.63
Ekpo	Ekpoma	175,825	178,403	0.0751	122	3428	2,578	1.47
Ugep	Ugep	175,903	178,388	0.0751	123	3430	2,485	1.41
Oleh	Oleh	172,767	176,446	0.0743	124	3470	3,679	2.13
Nemb	Nembe	172,162	176,333	0.0742	125	3473	4,171	2.42
Ikol	Ikole	172,598	176,164	0.0742	126	3474	3,566	2.07
Ngo	Ngo	168,690	173,364	0.0730	127	3535	4,674	2.77
Aram	Aramoko-Ekiti	169,481	172,500	0.0726	128	3558	3,019	1.78
Ayan	Ayangba	169,250	171,756	0.0723	129	3573	2,506	1.48
Kont	Kontagora	167,974	170,469	0.0718	130	3600	2,495	1.49
Ungu	Unguwar Arewa	166,817	170,328	0.0717	131	3603	3,511	2.10
Idah	Idah	166,032	168,028	0.0707	132	3639	1,996	1.20
Koko	Koko	115,470	117,236	0.0494	201	5310	1,766	1.53
kaza	kazaure	161,232	165,241	0.0696	134	3704	4,009	2.49
Ijer	Ijero-Ekiti	158,975	165,101	0.0695	135	3706	6,126	3.85
Otun	Otun	161,072	163,917	0.0690	136	3731	2,845	1.77
Argu	Argungu	161,165	163,189	0.0687	137	3752	2,024	1.26
Duts	Dutsin Ma	159,678	162,188	0.0683	138	3779	2,510	1.57
Obud	Obudu	159,265	161,647	0.0681	139	3791	2,382	1.50
Ejig	Ejigbo	153,833	157,217	0.0662	140	3903	3,384	2.20
Ilar	Ilaro	152,483	157,047	0.0661	141	3907	4,564	2.99
Isan	Isanlu Mopo	153,759	156,731	0.0660	142	3917	2,972	1.93
Sang	Sangasumi	153,939	156,626	0.0659	143	3921	2,687	1.75
Bori	Bori	148,370	155,912	0.0656	144	3936	7,542	5.08
Bodo	Bodo	150,722	154,033	0.0648	145	3981	3,311	2.20
Epe	Epe	149,049	152,903	0.0644	146	4017	3,854	2.59
Igbo	Igboho	146,902	150,769	0.0635	147	4077	3,867	2.63
Ise	Ise	148,046	150,340	0.0633	148	4085	2,294	1.55
Igar	Igarra	145,411	149,206	0.0628	149	4112	3,795	2.61
Malu	Malumfashi	146,807	148,548	0.0625	150	4139	1,741	1.19
Geid	Geidam	145,671	147,942	0.0623	151	4158	2,271	1.56
Ikom	Ikom	145,089	147,332	0.0620	152	4182	2,243	1.55
Gume	Gumel	144,659	146,313	0.0616	153	4209	1,654	1.14
Abir	Abiriba	143,838	146,304	0.0616	154	4210	2,466	1.71
Ahoa	Ahoada	141,278	145,807	0.0614	155	4231	4,529	3.21
Gash	Gashua	144,012	145,492	0.0613	156	4240	1,480	1.03
Misa	Misau	143,243	145,143	0.0611	157	4249	1,900	1.33
Igbo	Igbo Ora	141,599	144,761	0.0609	158	4269	3,162	2.23
Aroc	Arochukwu	140,660	143,292	0.0603	159	4304	2,632	1.87
Kalt	Kaltungo	140,315	142,975	0.0602	160	4312	2,660	1.90
Rubu	Rubuchi	138,912	142,035	0.0598	161	4335	3,123	2.25
Gomb	Gombi	139,011	140,860	0.0593	162	4373	1,849	1.33
Dikw	Dikwa	137,857	140,788	0.0593	163	4378	2,931	2.13
Doka	Doka Ashafa	137,905	140,487	0.0591	164	4388	2,582	1.87
Enug	Enugu Umunze	137,286	140,413	0.0591	165	4392	3,127	2.28
Okpo	Okposi	134,677	139,800	0.0589	166	4408	5,123	3.80
Bajo	Bajoga	137,310	139,644	0.0588	167	4411	2,334	1.70
Tarz	Tarzoho	136,758	138,927	0.0585	168	4439	2,169	1.59
Kabb	Kabba	136,625	138,359	0.0582	169	4456	1,734	1.27
Idi-	Idi-Iroko	127,921	137,253	0.0578	170	4487	9,332	7.30
Ilaw	Ilawe-Ekiti	134,572	137,026	0.0577	171	4494	2,454	1.82
Mokw	Mokwa	133,427	136,953	0.0577	172	4495	3,526	2.64
Eruw	Eruwa	133,580	136,834	0.0576	173	4502	3,254	2.44
Kago	Kagoro	132,770	135,091	0.0569	174	4566	2,321	1.75
Ogha	Ogharefe	131,614	134,079	0.0564	175	4600	2,465	1.87
Abra	Abraka	129,591	131,714	0.0555	176	4691	2,123	1.64
Egbe	Egbe	127,673	130,213	0.0548	177	4746	2,540	1.99
Umu	Umu Lawlaw	127,094	130,179	0.0548	178	4748	3,085	2.43
Ning	Ningi	128,080	129,990	0.0547	179	4758	1,910	1.49
Ishi	Ishiagu	125,453	128,906	0.0543	180	4810	3,453	2.75
Idan	Idanre	125,807	128,081	0.0539	181	4834	2,274	1.81
Emur	Emure-Ekiti	125,198	127,180	0.0535	182	4866	1,982	1.58
Kats	Katsiro	124,570	126,366	0.0532	183	4897	1,796	1.44
Damb	Dambatta	123,571	126,287	0.0532	184	4901	2,716	2.20
Doma	Doma	124,393	125,873	0.0530	185	4917	1,480	1.19
Oka-	Oka-Akoko	123,769	125,574	0.0529	186	4938	1,805	1.46
Effo	Effon Alaiye	123,402	125,429	0.0528	187	4948	2,027	1.64
Amar	Amarawa	123,652	125,321	0.0528	188	4953	1,669	1.35
Ohaf	Ohafia	123,115	125,073	0.0527	189	4965	1,958	1.59
Zang	Zango Bichi	121,729	125,009	0.0526	190	4971	3,280	2.69
Ede	Ede	121,521	124,361	0.0524	191	4994	2,840	2.34
Bolo	Bolo	120,368	123,578	0.0520	192	5022	3,210	2.67
Akin	Akinima	118,533	123,316	0.0519	193	5041	4,783	4.04
Mong	Mongu Arna	120,347	122,314	0.0515	194	5083	1,967	1.63
Alka	Alkalere	119,820	121,710	0.0512	195	5116	1,890	1.58
Ido	Ido Ekiti	117,995	119,724	0.0504	196	5197	1,729	1.47
Omu	Omu Aran	117,261	119,207	0.0502	197	5218	1,946	1.66
Aku	Aku	115,943	118,305	0.0498	198	5263	2,362	2.04
Obia	Obiaruku	115,226	118,107	0.0497	199	5275	2,881	2.50
Saga	Sagamu	114,955	117,561	0.0495	200	5300	2,606	2.27
Igbe	Igbeti	114,783	117,154	0.0493	202	5316	2,371	2.07
Ogwa	Ogwashi-Uku	114,303	117,024	0.0493	203	5327	2,721	2.38
Lang	Langtang	114,528	116,723	0.0491	204	5338	2,195	1.92
Numa	Numan	114,302	115,697	0.0487	205	5382	1,395	1.22
Ungu	Unguwar Findi	112,953	115,291	0.0485	206	5415	2,338	2.07
Ikot	Ikot Aba	111,759	115,117	0.0485	207	5427	3,358	3.00
Ngod	Ngodo	111,908	114,435	0.0482	208	5457	2,527	2.26
Zinn	Zinna	112,430	114,110	0.0480	209	5474	1,680	1.49
Eker	Ekeremor	109,957	113,170	0.0476	210	5516	3,213	2.92
Ire	Ire	109,073	113,048	0.0476	211	5526	3,975	3.64
Dama	Damaturu	107,890	111,477	0.0469	212	5603	3,587	3.32
Ubia	Ubiaja	108,339	110,883	0.0467	213	5634	2,544	2.35
Birn	Birnin Kudu	109,229	110,611	0.0466	214	5651	1,382	1.27
Yanb	Yanbarau	108,543	110,589	0.0466	215	5653	2,046	1.88
Nass	Nassarawa	107,626	110,528	0.0465	216	5656	2,902	2.70
Kasu	Kasugula Bama	107,132	110,517	0.0465	217	5658	3,385	3.16
Omo	Omo	107,509	110,373	0.0465	218	5666	2,864	2.66
Mafa	Mafara	108,888	110,274	0.0464	219	5671	1,386	1.27
Akwa	Akwanga	106,489	109,107	0.0459	220	5732	2,618	2.46
Ugbo	Ugborodo	105,814	108,755	0.0458	221	5753	2,941	2.78
Baga	Baga	106,722	108,497	0.0457	222	5763	1,775	1.66
Igwu	Igwuruta	105,907	108,004	0.0455	223	5787	2,097	1.98
Kwal	Kwale	105,465	107,424	0.0452	224	5822	1,959	1.86
Gwol	Gwolong	105,121	107,269	0.0452	225	5831	2,148	2.04
Ajag	Ajagba	105,255	107,078	0.0451	226	5836	1,823	1.73
Bras	Brass	103,760	106,674	0.0449	227	5859	2,914	2.81
Nass	Nassarawan Eggon	104,204	106,631	0.0449	228	5861	2,427	2.33
Egos	Egosi	99,695	105,972	0.0446	229	5904	6,277	6.30
Mich	Michika	103,978	105,775	0.0445	230	5914	1,797	1.73
Gumm	Gummi	102,991	104,292	0.0439	231	6003	1,301	1.26
Gwar	Gwarzo	102,642	104,212	0.0439	232	6012	1,570	1.53
Ozor	Ozoro	102,155	103,743	0.0437	233	6040	1,588	1.55
Samu	Samunakar	101,727	103,369	0.0435	234	6059	1,642	1.61
Umun	Umunede	99,778	102,001	0.0429	235	6124	2,223	2.23
Mong	Monguno	99,678	101,121	0.0426	236	6182	1,443	1.45
Ama	Ama Apu	97,992	100,861	0.0425	237	6204	2,869	2.93
Pulk	Pulka	98,968	100,656	0.0424	238	6217	1,688	1.71
Owod	Owode	98,337	100,584	0.0423	239	6222	2,247	2.28
Udum	Uduma	98,547	100,447	0.0423	240	6230	1,900	1.93
Dema	Dema	97,506	100,270	0.0422	241	6247	2,764	2.83

Source	UN (World Urbanization Prospects 2025)
Date	10 Apr 2026

List of cities in Nigeria by population

Nigeria cities population