Nigeria Nigeria, Population in largest city

Year Value Rank Change Change,%
2023 15,945,912 11 +558,273 +3.63%
2022 15,387,639 12 +525,528 +3.54%
2021 14,862,111 13 +493,779 +3.44%
2020 14,368,332 12 +464,712 +3.34%
2019 13,903,620 12 +440,199 +3.27%
2018 13,463,421 13 +421,105 +3.23%
2017 13,042,316 13 +407,935 +3.23%
2016 12,634,381 13 +395,175 +3.23%
2015 12,239,206 13 +382,815 +3.23%
2014 11,856,391 14 +370,840 +3.23%
2013 11,485,551 14 +358,755 +3.22%
2012 11,126,796 14 +348,493 +3.23%
2011 10,778,303 14 +337,121 +3.23%
2010 10,441,182 15 +326,576 +3.23%
2009 10,114,606 15 +315,933 +3.22%
2008 9,798,673 16 +306,895 +3.23%
2007 9,491,778 16 +296,882 +3.23%
2006 9,194,896 16 +335,497 +3.79%
2005 8,859,399 17 +340,629 +4%
2004 8,518,770 17 +328,418 +4.01%
2003 8,190,352 17 +315,331 +4%
2002 7,875,021 17 +303,191 +4%
2001 7,571,830 17 +291,124 +4%
2000 7,280,706 18 +280,688 +4.01%
1999 7,000,018 20 +269,502 +4%
1998 6,730,516 20 +259,127 +4%
1997 6,471,389 20 +248,814 +4%
1996 6,222,575 21 +239,895 +4.01%
1995 5,982,680 22 +230,334 +4%
1994 5,752,346 22 +221,467 +4%
1993 5,530,879 22 +212,653 +4%
1992 5,318,226 22 +251,223 +4.96%
1991 5,067,003 22 +302,910 +6.36%
1990 4,764,093 22 +284,802 +6.36%
1989 4,479,291 24 +267,418 +6.35%
1988 4,211,873 25 +252,126 +6.37%
1987 3,959,747 25 +236,717 +6.36%
1986 3,723,030 25 +222,566 +6.36%
1985 3,500,464 27 +208,982 +6.35%
1984 3,291,482 28 +197,030 +6.37%
1983 3,094,452 29 +184,989 +6.36%
1982 2,909,463 31 +173,931 +6.36%
1981 2,735,532 32 +163,314 +6.35%
1980 2,572,218 33 +153,975 +6.37%
1979 2,418,243 33 +144,564 +6.36%
1978 2,273,679 36 +135,923 +6.36%
1977 2,137,756 36 +127,626 +6.35%
1976 2,010,130 37 +120,328 +6.37%
1975 1,889,802 38 +112,974 +6.36%
1974 1,776,828 40 +106,221 +6.36%
1973 1,670,607 40 +99,737 +6.35%
1972 1,570,870 42 +94,033 +6.37%
1971 1,476,837 42 +63,309 +4.48%
1970 1,413,528 42 +60,595 +4.48%
1969 1,352,933 45 +57,919 +4.47%
1968 1,295,014 45 +55,590 +4.49%
1967 1,239,424 47 +53,132 +4.48%
1966 1,186,292 47 +50,853 +4.48%
1965 1,135,439 47 +48,609 +4.47%
1964 1,086,830 48 +65,861 +6.45%
1963 1,020,969 49 +94,736 +10.2%
1962 926,233 51 +85,946 +10.2%
1961 840,287 51 +77,869 +10.2%
1960 762,418 52

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