Nigeria Nigeria, Urban population

Year Value Rank Change Change,%
2024 128,043,517 6 +4,341,818 +3.51%
2023 123,701,699 6 +4,269,108 +3.57%
2022 119,432,591 6 +4,167,134 +3.62%
2021 115,265,457 7 +4,077,321 +3.67%
2020 111,188,136 7 +4,021,567 +3.75%
2019 107,166,569 8 +3,992,202 +3.87%
2018 103,174,367 8 +4,010,302 +4.04%
2017 99,164,065 8 +4,016,209 +4.22%
2016 95,147,856 9 +3,934,243 +4.31%
2015 91,213,613 9 +3,875,524 +4.44%
2014 87,338,089 9 +3,841,707 +4.6%
2013 83,496,382 9 +3,772,647 +4.73%
2012 79,723,735 9 +3,689,463 +4.85%
2011 76,034,272 9 +3,577,945 +4.94%
2010 72,456,327 9 +3,442,701 +4.99%
2009 69,013,626 9 +3,293,353 +5.01%
2008 65,720,273 9 +3,158,110 +5.05%
2007 62,562,163 11 +3,016,203 +5.07%
2006 59,545,960 11 +2,881,919 +5.09%
2005 56,664,041 11 +2,763,323 +5.13%
2004 53,900,718 11 +2,647,298 +5.17%
2003 51,253,420 11 +2,525,466 +5.18%
2002 48,727,954 11 +2,407,265 +5.2%
2001 46,320,689 13 +2,289,028 +5.2%
2000 44,031,661 13 +1,821,508 +4.32%
1999 42,210,153 13 +1,734,478 +4.29%
1998 40,475,675 14 +1,658,209 +4.27%
1997 38,817,466 15 +1,591,215 +4.27%
1996 37,226,251 16 +1,536,854 +4.31%
1995 35,689,397 16 +1,483,490 +4.34%
1994 34,205,907 18 +1,426,743 +4.35%
1993 32,779,164 18 +1,374,269 +4.38%
1992 31,404,895 18 +1,313,339 +4.36%
1991 30,091,556 19 +1,266,065 +4.39%
1990 28,825,491 20 +1,560,856 +5.72%
1989 27,264,635 21 +1,481,526 +5.75%
1988 25,783,109 21 +1,406,099 +5.77%
1987 24,377,010 21 +1,334,505 +5.79%
1986 23,042,505 21 +1,278,910 +5.88%
1985 21,763,595 23 +1,237,618 +6.03%
1984 20,525,977 23 +1,122,660 +5.79%
1983 19,403,317 23 +1,071,323 +5.84%
1982 18,331,994 24 +1,086,594 +6.3%
1981 17,245,400 24 +1,039,308 +6.41%
1980 16,206,092 25 +821,100 +5.34%
1979 15,384,992 25 +775,119 +5.31%
1978 14,609,873 25 +735,343 +5.3%
1977 13,874,530 25 +689,149 +5.23%
1976 13,185,381 25 +642,722 +5.12%
1975 12,542,659 25 +599,726 +5.02%
1974 11,942,933 26 +556,166 +4.88%
1973 11,386,767 26 +516,729 +4.75%
1972 10,870,038 27 +485,001 +4.67%
1971 10,385,037 27 +458,291 +4.62%
1970 9,926,746 27 +359,059 +3.75%
1969 9,567,687 27 +340,380 +3.69%
1968 9,227,307 27 +323,367 +3.63%
1967 8,903,940 28 +310,459 +3.61%
1966 8,593,481 28 +303,621 +3.66%
1965 8,289,860 28 +292,079 +3.65%
1964 7,997,781 28 +280,272 +3.63%
1963 7,717,509 28 +269,753 +3.62%
1962 7,447,756 28 +258,247 +3.59%
1961 7,189,509 28 +246,721 +3.55%
1960 6,942,788 27

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