AFTER FEW RESEARCHES AND GATHERINGS ONLINE,
T.I.N MAGAZINE(www.takemetonaija.com) HAS COME TO CONCLUDE THE MOST
POPULATED CITIES IN NIGERIA AS OF 2015, THE STATS
WE PUT HERE IS WHAT MOST OF THESE CITIES CLAIM TO
HAVE AS OF 2014/2015. WE NOTICED THE INCREASE IN
EACH CITIES SINCE 2006 HAS BEEN MASSIVE, THOUGH
NO OFFICIAL POPULATION CENSUS HAVE BEEN
CONDUCTED SINCE 2006, BUT RECENT ESTIMATES CLAIM
THIS IS WHAT THESE CITIES HAVE AS OF THE MOMENT.
TAKE YOUR TIME TO STUDY THE RECENT STATS WE'VE
COME TO CONCLUDE. WE HAVE 20 POPULOUS NIGERIAN
CITIES FEATURED ON THIS LIST.

THE TOP TEN MOST POPULOUS CITIES IN NIGERIA 2015

1] LAGOS
Lagos has been the most populated city in Nigeria for a
longtime, in 2006 population census lagos had 7,682,953
but now The population of Lagos according to the Lagos
State Government was 17.5 million, a number disputed by
the Nigerian Government and judged unreliable by the
National Population Commission of Nigeria. The latest
reports estimate the population at 21,642,797, making
Lagos the largest city in Africa. Officially lagos is known to
be the second fastest-growing city in Africa and the seventh
in the world.

2] KANO
Kano is a city in Kano state, which is the second largest
city in Nigeria. The Kano urban area covers 137 km2 and
comprises six local government areas (LGAs) — Kano
Municipal, Fagge, Dala, Gwale, Tarauni and Nassarawa with
a population of 2,163,225 at the 2006 Nigerian census. The
metropolitan area covers 499 km2 and comprises eight
LGAs — the six mentioned above plus Ungogo and
Kumbotso — with a population of 2,828,861 at the 2006
Nigerian census. Following the recent estimates by the
state government Kano can be said have increased by
almost a milion with 3,626,068.

3] IBADAN
Ibadan is the capital city of Oyo State and the third largest
metropolitan area, by population in Nigeria, In 2006
population census the city had up to 1,338,659 has the total
population after Lagos and Kano, But as of recent report the
city has a population of over 3 million, popualr estimation
states Ibadan has 3,500,000 as of 2015 Ibadan is also the
largest metropolitan geographical area. At Nigerian
independence, Ibadan was the largest and most populous
city in the country and the third in Africa after Cairo and
Johannesburg.

4] ABUJA
Abuja is the capital city of Nigeria. It is located in the centre
of Nigeria At the 2006 census, the city of Abuja had a
population of 776,298, making it one of the ten most
populous cities in Nigeria. Abuja has witnessed a huge
influx of people into the city; the growth has led to the
emergence of satellite towns such as Karu Urban Area,
Suleja, Gwagwalada, Lugbe, Kuje and smaller settlements
to which the planned city is sprawling according to recent
reports and estimates Abuja population is 3,000,000.
5] PORT HARCOURT
Port Harcourt is the capital of Rivers State, Nigeria.
According to the 2006 Nigerian census Port Harcourt has a
population of 1,382,592. The state government have not
made any public declaration on the city's population as of
recent, but different estimates have reported Port Harcourt
having close to 2 million with an estimate of 1,947,000 as
the total population of the moment.

6] KADUNA
Kaduna is a city and the state capital of Kaduna State in
Nigeria, The population of Kaduna was at 760,084 as of the
2006 Nigerian census. But recent estimates claims the city
now has 1,652,844 as the total population.

7] OGBOMOSO
Ogbomosho is also another city in Oyo State, the population
was approximately 645,000 in 1991; by March 2005, it was
estimated at around 1,200,000, but what we've been able to
gather to be the city's population presently is 1,500,000.

8] BENIN
Benin City is a city (2006 est. pop. 1,147,188) and the
capital of Edo State in southern Nigeria. But of recent, what
we were able to gather for Benin city is a total population of
1,400,00

9] ABA
Aba is a major urban settlement and commercial center in a
region that is surrounded by small villages and towns. As of
2004 Aba had an estimated population of 1,020,900. But
recent reports and estimates state the city has a total
population of 1,277,300.

10] MAIDUGURI
Maiduguri is the capital and the largest city of Borno State
Nigeria, The city had 618,278 in 1991 census, and has since
grown rapidly with a population exceeding a million by 2007
well, as of the moment what we could conclude to be the
total population for the city is 1,200,000.
OTHER CITIES AFTER THE TOP TEN ARE
11 Zaria 1,018,827
12 Jos 900,000
13 Ilorin 847,582
14 Enugu 722,664
15 Oyo 620,400
16 Abeokuta 529,700
17 Onitsha 509,500
18 Warri 500,900
19 Sokoto 500,500
20 Okene 444,900
NOTE: RATINGS NOT OFFICIAL, JUST THE RESULT FROM
T.I.N MAGAZINE's RECENT RESEARCH.
STATS PICTURE BELOW

patmaine:
whoever wrote this should be ashamed of himself...


you mean enugu. is more populated than Onitsha. lol I give up. awada alone is more populated than enugu..

Macelliot7:
TRASH
How can you be Comparing States with Cities?
Lagos is a State....
Ibadan, Portharcourt are cities. Then how come Lagos(state) ranked with (cities)
How did Ogbomosho made the list...
Hahaha Abuja ke, Onitsha alone is Populated than Abuja 50 times.

raumdeuter:
From Census figures from the mid 60's Ogbomosho has
always been one of the most populous cities in Nigeria

Sources and screenshot below
Urban dynamics in Africa by William J Hanna and Judith L

walemoney007:
av u been to ogbomoso n ilorin before

tobtap:
HOW CAN OGBOMOSHO BE MORE POPULOUS THAN ILORIN.....LIES

kettykin:
So ogbomosho is more populated than Benin city, I really fear nigerian statistics.
Why do some people think they can shove lies down other people's throat

Jorussia:
Benin city by own personal observation,should be more than 1.4m

bokohalal:




More than half the population of Edo state live in Edo South. Yet, Edo South has seven of the eighteen local councils in the state.

kettykin:


I am talking of Benin city not edo south,
Even at that is ogbomosho also bigger than Aba and jos?

sinkhole:
but OP is talking about population and not the size of the cities!

Macelliot7:
TRASH
How can you be Comparing States with Cities?
Lagos is a State....
Ibadan, Portharcourt are cities. Then how come Lagos(state) ranked with (cities)
How did Ogbomosho made the list...
Hahaha Abuja ke, Onitsha alone is Populated than Abuja 50 times.

Joshaw806:
Ilorin population will be like 3 tims that of ogbomosho
And kano population is about 9 million

kettykin:
So ogbomosho is more populated than Benin city, I really fear nigerian statistics.
Why do some people think they can shove lies down other people's throat

Joshaw806:
Ilorin population will be like 3 tims that of ogbomosho
And kano population is about 9 million

cjrane:
[size=15pt]Ogbomoso lol....
Why not Chibok as the 3rd most populous city in naija?[/size]

tobtap:
HOW CAN OGBOMOSHO BE MORE POPULOUS THAN ILORIN.....LIES

akins56:
have reside in both cities (ogbomoso and ilorin ) and i can confidently tell you that the estimated population for ogbomoso is right, do not forget that ogbomoso has 6 local government areas, but ilorin is far more developed than ogbomoso, the reason why ogbomoso's is densely populated without any major industry in the city remains a mystery to me.

gidiMonsta:


Ogbomosho has 2 LGAs not 6.

akins56:
it is 6 sir, they include, ogbomoso south, ogbomoso north, oriade, ogo oluwa, olurunsogo and orire local government areas, just that only north and south carries the nomenclature 'ogbomoso'.

akins56:
it is 6 sir, they include, ogbomoso south, ogbomoso north, oriade, ogo oluwa, olurunsogo and orire local government areas, just that only north and south carries the nomenclature 'ogbomoso'.