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🇳🇬 Nigeria

474 cities · 37 states/provinces · Capital: Abuja · Africa

195,874,740 Population
474 Cities
$487.4B GDP
$2,139 GDP per Capita
0.548 HDI
54.5 Life Expectancy
923,768 Area (km²)

Nigeria at a Glance

General

CapitalAbuja
ContinentAfrica
RegionAfrica
SubregionWestern Africa
LanguagesEnglish
CurrencyNaira (NGN)

Demographics

Population195,874,740
Density212.0/km²
Median Age18.1
Urban Population62.2%
Birth Rate33.0 per 1K
Death Rate11.7 per 1K
Fertility Rate4.48

Economy

GDP$487.4 billion
GDP per Capita$2,139
HDI0.548
Gini Index35.1
Internet Users39.2%

Geography

Area923,768 km²
Driving SideRight
LandlockedNo
BordersBEN,CMR,TCD,NER
Calling Code++234
TLD.ng

Status

ISO CodeNG / NGA
UN MemberYes
IndependentYes
Life Expectancy54.5 years

Largest Cities in Nigeria

# City State/Province Population Avg Temp Elevation
1 Lagos Lagos 15,388,000 81°F 36 ft
2 Kano Kano State 4,910,000 80°F 1,588 ft
3 Ibadan Oyo State 3,649,000 80°F 594 ft
4 Abuja FCT 2,690,000 79°F 1,562 ft
5 Port Harcourt Rivers State 2,120,000 80°F 52 ft
6 Kaduna Kaduna State 1,850,000 78°F 2,054 ft
7 Benin City Edo State 1,782,000 79°F 289 ft
8 Onitsha Anambra 1,553,000 80°F 187 ft
9 Aba Abia State 1,160,000 80°F 210 ft
10 Maiduguri Borno State 1,110,000 82°F 1,066 ft
11 Ilorin Kwara State 1,080,000 79°F 1,050 ft
12 Jos Plateau State 1,040,000 72°F 3,891 ft
13 Sokoto Sokoto 1,040,000 83°F 971 ft
14 Zaria Kaduna State 980,000 77°F 2,113 ft
15 Enugu Enugu State 950,000 79°F 630 ft
16 Warri Delta 910,000 80°F 20 ft
17 Oyo Oyo State 736,072 80°F 938 ft
18 Abeokuta Ogun State 735,000 80°F 210 ft
19 Akure Ondo State 730,000 78°F 1,158 ft
20 Bauchi Bauchi 693,700 78°F 2,044 ft

States & Provinces in Nigeria

Abia State 16 Adamawa 24 Akwa Ibom State 32 Anambra 26 Bauchi 36 Bayelsa State 9 Benue State 27 Borno State 36 Cross River State 19 Delta 26 Ebonyi State 15 Edo State 20 Ekiti State 20 Enugu State 24 FCT 7 Gombe State 19 Imo State 25 Jigawa State 30 Kaduna State 29 Kano State 39 Katsina State 40 Kebbi 27 Kogi State 29 Kwara State 22 Lagos 32 Nasarawa State 14 Niger State 39 Ogun State 23 Ondo State 20 Osun State 30 Oyo State 32 Plateau State 22 Rivers State 26 Sokoto 23 Taraba State 17 Yobe State 24 Zamfara State 18