This is a list of the largest cities in Nigeria by population.
| 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 |
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