List of Nigerian cities by population

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This is a list of the largest cities in Nigeria by population.^[1]

Kano

Rank	City	State	Population
1	Lagos	Lagos State	8029200
2	Kano	Kano State	3248700
3	Ibadan	Oyo State	3078400
4	Kaduna	Kaduna State	1458900
5	Port Harcourt	Rivers State	1053900
6	Benin City	Edo State	1051600
7	Maiduguri	Borno State	971700
8	Zaria	Kaduna State	898900
9	Aba	Abia State	784500
10	Ilorin	Kwara State	756400
11	Jos	Plateau State	742100
12	Ogbomosho	Oyo State	726300
13	Oyo	Oyo State	620400
14	Enugu	Enugu State	593300
15	Abeokuta	Ogun State	529700
16	Onitsha	Anambra State	509500
17	Warri	Delta State	500900
18	Sokoto	Sokoto State	500500
19	Okene	Kogi State	444900
20	Calabar	Cross River State	431200
21	Osogbo	Osun State	421000
22	Katsina	Katsina State	387000
23	Akure	Ondo State	369700
24	Ife	Osun State	313400
25	Bauchi	Bauchi State	291600
26	Iseyin	Oyo State	286700
27	Minna	Niger State	270600
28	Makurdi	Benue State	249000
29	Owo	Ondo State	243000
30	Ado Ekiti	Ekiti State	241200
31	Ilesa	Osun State	233900
32	Gombe	Gombe State	230900
33	Umuahia	Abia State	230800
34	Ondo	Ondo State	225800
35	Damaturu	Yobe State	223000
36	Jimeta	Adamawa State	218400
37	Ikot Ekpene	Akwa Ibom State	209400
38	Gusau	Zamfara State	201200
39	Mubi	Adamawa State	198700
40	Sagamu	Ogun State	191500
41	Owerri	Imo State	187600
42	Ugep	Cross River State	187000
43	Ijebu Ode	Ogun State	186700
44	Ise Ekiti	Ekiti State	167100
45	Gboko	Benue State	166400
46	Ilawe Ekiti	Ekiti State	160700
48	Ikare	Ondo State	160600
49	Abuja	FCT	159900
50	Bida	Niger State	159100
51	Okpoko	Anambra State	152900
52	Awka	Anambra State	152300
53	Sapele	Delta State	151000
54	Ila	Osun State	150700
55	Shaki	Oyo State	150300
56	Ijero	Ekiti State	147300
57	Otukpo	Benue State	136800
58	Kisi	Oyo State	130800
59	Buguma	Rivers State	124200
60	Funtua	Katsina State	122500
61	Abakaliki	Ebonyi State	121700
62	Gbongan	Osun State	117300
63	Lafia	Nasarawa State	115500
64	Igboho	Oyo State	115000
65	Amaigbo	Abia State	111000
66	Gashua	Yobe State	109600
67	Offa	Kwara State	105700
68	Jalingo	Taraba State	103600
69	Bama	Borno State	102800
70	Uyo	Akwa Ibom State	102400
71	Uromi	Edo State	101400
72	Nsukka	Enugu State	100700
73	Okigwe	Imo State	100700
74	Modakeke	Osun State	100500

^ Cities and urban areas in Nigeria with population over 100,000

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