Estimates based on 2026 annual rates
21,113
7,613
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As of today, Nigeria has approximately 242,431,832 people. Estimated births today: 21,113; deaths: 7,613.
Watch Nigeria's population change in real time. These counters estimate births, deaths, and migration activity every second based on annual demographic rates.
These real-time estimates model demographic activity based on annual rates from 2026. The population is growing, changing by about 0.16 people every second.
| # | City | Region | Population | Area (km²) | Density |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lagos | Lagos | 12.96M | 1,238 | 10,466 |
| 2 | Onitsha | Anambra | 5.76M | 1,103 | 5,223 |
| 3 | Kano | Kano | 4.91M | 435 | 11,285 |
| 4 | Owerri | Imo | 3.95M | 1,216 | 3,247 |
| 5 | Ibadan | Oyo | 3.76M | 549 | 6,861 |
| 6 | Port Harcourt | Rivers | 2.38M | 322 | 7,388 |
| 7 | Kaduna | Kaduna | 1.91M | 314 | 6,089 |
| 8 | Benin City | Edo | 1.87M | 399 | 4,684 |
| 9 | Warri | Delta | 1.65M | 252 | 6,530 |
| 10 | Uyo | Akwa Ibom | 1.61M | 294 | 5,462 |
| 11 | Aba | Abia | 1.45M | 193 | 7,545 |
| 12 | Abuja★ Capital | Federal Capital Territory | 1.42M | 350 | 4,047 |
| 13 | Aboh | Imo | 1.42M | 389 | 3,634 |
| 14 | Ilorin | Kwara | 1.30M | 220 | 5,898 |
| 15 | Maiduguri | Borno | 1.24M | 162 | 7,664 |
| 16 | Enugu | Enugu | 1.13M | 196 | 5,757 |
| 17 | Otite | Kogi | 1.04M | 109 | 9,473 |
| 18 | Ikorodu | Lagos | 937.9K | 312 | 3,006 |
| 19 | Jos | Plateau | 933.9K | 203 | 4,601 |
| 20 | Sokoto | Sokoto | 916.3K | 115 | 7,981 |
| 21 | Nsukka | Enugu | 868.6K | 210 | 4,140 |
| 22 | Umuahia | Abia | 867.8K | 144 | 6,043 |
| 23 | Abeokuta | Ogun | 816.9K | 180 | 4,529 |
| 24 | Oyo | Oyo | 810.9K | 124 | 6,518 |
| 25 | Yola | Adamawa | 767.9K | 119 | 6,474 |
| 26 | Zaria | Kaduna | 731.2K | 106 | 6,872 |
| 27 | Akure | Ondo | 711.2K | 174 | 4,087 |
| 28 | Calabar | Cross River | 683.8K | 100 | 6,824 |
| 29 | Bauchi | Bauchi | 651.4K | 111 | 5,889 |
| 30 | Lokoja | Kogi | 645.1K | 96 | 6,692 |
A city here follows the UN's Degree of Urbanisation method: a contiguous area averaging at least 1,500 people per km² and totalling at least 50,000. It is measured from population grids rather than municipal boundaries, so one can cover far more ground than the place it is named after, and two neighbouring centres can appear as separate cities. It can also reach across a national border, so in a few small territories the city holds more people than the territory itself.