Nigeria Nigeria, Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million

Year Value Rank Change Change,%
2023 38,722,546 9 +1,416,016 +3.8%
2022 37,306,530 9 +1,344,465 +3.74%
2021 35,962,065 9 +1,272,340 +3.67%
2020 34,689,725 9 +1,202,896 +3.59%
2019 33,486,829 10 +1,140,427 +3.53%
2018 32,346,402 10 +1,087,400 +3.48%
2017 31,259,002 10 +1,045,910 +3.46%
2016 30,213,092 10 +1,006,190 +3.45%
2015 29,206,902 10 +968,158 +3.43%
2014 28,238,744 11 +931,734 +3.41%
2013 27,307,010 11 +895,636 +3.39%
2012 26,411,374 11 +864,641 +3.38%
2011 25,546,733 11 +831,402 +3.36%
2010 24,715,331 12 +800,712 +3.35%
2009 23,914,619 12 +770,250 +3.33%
2008 23,144,369 12 +744,127 +3.32%
2007 22,400,242 12 +716,036 +3.3%
2006 21,684,206 12 +768,886 +3.68%
2005 20,915,320 12 +764,178 +3.79%
2004 20,151,142 12 +732,338 +3.77%
2003 19,418,804 12 +699,228 +3.74%
2002 18,719,576 12 +668,852 +3.71%
2001 18,050,724 12 +639,213 +3.67%
2000 17,411,511 12 +613,720 +3.65%
1999 16,797,791 13 +586,979 +3.62%
1998 16,210,812 13 +562,420 +3.59%
1997 15,648,392 13 +538,372 +3.56%
1996 15,110,020 14 +517,665 +3.55%
1995 14,592,355 15 +495,872 +3.52%
1994 14,096,483 16 +475,837 +3.49%
1993 13,620,646 16 +456,153 +3.47%
1992 13,164,493 17 +501,478 +3.96%
1991 12,663,015 17 +564,557 +4.67%
1990 12,098,458 17 +580,580 +5.04%
1989 11,517,878 17 +547,603 +4.99%
1988 10,970,275 17 +518,795 +4.96%
1987 10,451,480 18 +489,631 +4.92%
1986 9,961,849 19 +462,925 +4.87%
1985 9,498,924 21 +437,241 +4.83%
1984 9,061,683 21 +414,826 +4.8%
1983 8,646,857 21 +538,149 +6.64%
1982 8,108,708 22 +502,117 +6.6%
1981 7,606,591 22 +468,021 +6.56%
1980 7,138,570 22 +438,161 +6.54%
1979 6,700,409 23 +408,626 +6.49%
1978 6,291,783 24 +381,747 +6.46%
1977 5,910,036 24 +356,275 +6.42%
1976 5,553,761 25 +333,969 +6.4%
1975 5,219,792 25 +311,850 +6.35%
1974 4,907,942 25 +291,707 +6.32%
1973 4,616,235 25 +272,582 +6.28%
1972 4,343,653 25 +255,839 +6.26%
1971 4,087,814 25 +214,215 +5.53%
1970 3,873,599 25 +198,792 +5.41%
1969 3,674,807 26 +187,080 +5.36%
1968 3,487,727 26 +176,866 +5.34%
1967 3,310,861 26 +166,587 +5.3%
1966 3,144,274 26 +157,197 +5.26%
1965 2,987,077 27 +148,208 +5.22%
1964 2,838,869 28 +163,326 +6.1%
1963 2,675,543 28 +192,105 +7.74%
1962 2,483,438 28 +176,281 +7.64%
1961 2,307,157 31 +161,645 +7.53%
1960 2,145,512 32

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