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Lagos. The following are lists of the most populous fully defined incorporated settlements in Nigeria by population. This page consists of three different tables, with different kinds of settlements; a list for "defined cities", listing the population, strictly within the defined city limits, a list for "urban area" population, and another list for the population within metropolitan areas.
City Rank Country Population Year of estimate Kinshasa: 1 Democratic Republic of the Congo: 17,032,322 2024 [1] Lagos: 2 Nigeria: 16,536,018 2024 [2] Cairo (al ...
Lagos (/ ˈ l eɪ ɡ ɒ s / LAY-goss; [10] [11] also US: / ˈ l ɑː ɡ oʊ s / LAH-gohss; [11] [12] Yoruba: Èkó), or Lagos City, is a large metropolitan city in southwest Nigeria.With an upper population estimated above 21 million dwellers, it is the largest city in Nigeria, and the most populous urban area on the African continent.
Map of Nigerian states by population density. The following table presents a listing of Nigeria's 36 states ranked in order of their total population based on the 2006 Census figures, [1] as well as their 2019 projected populations, which were published by the National Bureau of Statistics. [2]
City Country Administrative area according to local national census authorities Urban agglomerations United Nations - 2020 [1] Urban agglomerations citypopulation.de - 2023 [2] Image Cairo Egypt: 10,044,894 (2022) [3] Governorate: 20,901,000 22,200,000 Lagos Nigeria: 27,000,000 (2023) [4] 14,368,000 30,000,000 Kinshasa Democratic Republic of ...
Total population; c. ≈ 51,329,000 (2024) [a ... Lagos has risen to be the most prominent city of the Yoruba people ... The chief Yoruba cities or towns in Nigeria ...
Lagos state is made up of five administrative divisions, namely, Ikorodu, Ikeja, Epe, Badagry, and Lagos Island, with Ikeja being the Capital. The five divisions consist of a total of 20 Local Government Areas and 37 Local Council Development Areas (LCDAs). [1] [2] [3]
The total population in sub-Saharan Africa is projected to increase to almost one billion people, making it the most populated region outside of South-Central Asia. [30] According to the United Nations, the population of Nigeria will reach 375 million by 2050. Nigeria might then be the 3rd most populous country in the world.