World Bank · Urban
Nigeria: Population in the largest city
11.33percent · 2025-1.7% since 2015
Population in largest city is the percentage of a country's urban population living in that country's largest metropolitan area. Annual figures for Nigeria from 1960 to 2025.
Every year
| Year | Value (percent) | Note |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 11.326 | |
| 2024 | 11.285 | |
| 2023 | 11.254 | |
| 2022 | 11.236 | |
| 2021 | 11.228 | |
| 2020 | 11.234 | |
| 2019 | 11.257 | |
| 2018 | 11.296 | |
| 2017 | 11.357 | |
| 2016 | 11.433 | |
| 2015 | 11.517 | |
| 2014 | 11.612 | |
| 2013 | 11.723 | |
| 2012 | 11.847 | |
| 2011 | 11.982 | |
| 2010 | 12.124 | |
| 2009 | 12.271 | |
| 2008 | 12.423 | |
| 2007 | 12.578 | |
| 2006 | 12.737 | |
| 2005 | 12.844 | |
| 2004 | 12.932 | |
| 2003 | 13.023 | |
| 2002 | 13.117 | |
| 2001 | 13.214 | |
| 2000 | 13.311 | |
| 1999 | 13.406 | |
| 1998 | 13.5 | |
| 1997 | 13.594 | |
| 1996 | 13.692 | |
| 1995 | 13.794 | |
| 1994 | 13.904 | |
| 1993 | 14.018 | |
| 1992 | 14.138 | |
| 1991 | 14.128 | |
| 1990 | 13.941 | |
| 1989 | 13.772 | |
| 1988 | 13.613 | |
| 1987 | 13.459 | |
| 1986 | 13.313 | |
| 1985 | 13.183 | |
| 1984 | 13.078 | |
| 1983 | 12.944 | |
| 1982 | 12.824 | |
| 1981 | 12.762 | |
| 1980 | 12.72 | |
| 1979 | 12.688 | |
| 1978 | 12.661 | |
| 1977 | 12.637 | |
| 1976 | 12.612 | |
| 1975 | 12.577 | |
| 1974 | 12.537 | |
| 1973 | 12.486 | |
| 1972 | 12.426 | |
| 1971 | 12.358 | |
| 1970 | 12.51 | |
| 1969 | 12.664 | |
| 1968 | 12.816 | |
| 1967 | 12.966 | |
| 1966 | 13.119 | |
| 1965 | 13.283 | |
| 1964 | 13.452 | |
| 1963 | 13.369 | |
| 1962 | 12.844 | |
| 1961 | 12.354 | |
| 1960 | 11.89 |
Source
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