Nigeria — World Gazetteer, 2005 edition
Nigeria had an estimated population of 156,468,571 in 2005, with 523 places recorded. Archived from the World Gazetteer, the reference work formerly published at this domain.
About these figures. This page is part of the restored World Gazetteer archive: the 2005 edition of Stefan Helders' reference work, which was published at this domain until 2013 and is preserved here. Figures are as of 2005 and are kept for citation continuity and historical comparison. Esta página conserva la edición de 2005 del World Gazetteer. Las cifras corresponden a 2005; para datos actuales, consulte las fuentes oficiales.
For current figures: Nigeria today — population now 242,431,832, against 156,468,571 in 2005.
| Source | 2005 | Now | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| World Gazetteer (the work cited) | 156,468,571 | — | — |
| UN World Population Prospects | 145,017,253 | 242,431,832 | +67% |
The two sources differ by 8% for 2005. The Gazetteer figure is the one the citation you followed refers to; the UN pair is the like-for-like comparison.
Agglomerations, 2005
| # | Name | Population (2005) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lagos | 10,688,522 |
| 2 | Ibadan | 4,356,960 |
| 3 | Kano | 3,822,586 |
| 4 | Oshogbo | 1,549,922 |
| 5 | Port Harcourt | 1,437,960 |
| 6 | Onitsha | 1,237,351 |
| 7 | Ogbomosho | 1,049,809 |
| 8 | Aba | 964,608 |
| 9 | Abeokuta | 790,043 |
| 10 | Enugu | 712,210 |
| 11 | Abuja | 664,287 |
| 12 | Ilesha | 612,374 |
| 13 | Ado | 555,052 |
Cities and towns, 2005 (top 300 of 523)
| # | Place | Region | Population (2005) | Today |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lagos | Lagos | 8,789,120 | 15,388,000 now |
| 2 | Kano | Kano | 3,626,068 | 4,910,000 now |
| 3 | Ibadan | Oyo | 3,565,108 | 3,649,000 now |
| 4 | Kaduna | Kaduna | 1,582,102 | 1,850,000 now |
| 5 | Port Harcourt | Rivers | 1,148,665 | 2,120,000 now |
| 6 | Benin | Edo | 1,125,058 | — |
| 7 | Maiduguri | Borno | 1,112,449 | 1,110,000 now |
| 8 | Zaria | Kaduna | 975,153 | 980,000 now |
| 9 | Aba | Abia | 897,560 | 1,160,000 now |
| 10 | Ogbomosho | Oyo | 861,257 | — |
| 11 | Jos | Plateau | 816,824 | 1,040,000 now |
| 12 | Ilorin | Kwara | 814,192 | 1,080,000 now |
| 13 | Oyo | Oyo | 736,072 | 736,072 now |
| 14 | Enugu | Enugu | 653,392 | 950,000 now |
| 15 | Abeokuta | Ogun | 593,100 | 735,000 now |
| 16 | Sokoto | Sokoto | 563,861 | 1,040,000 now |
| 17 | Onitsha | Anambra | 561,066 | 1,553,000 now |
| 18 | Warri | Edo | 536,023 | 910,000 now |
| 19 | Oshogbo | Osun | 499,414 | — |
| 20 | Okene | Kogi | 479,178 | 479,178 now |
| 21 | Calabar | Cross River | 461,796 | 540,000 now |
| 22 | Katsina | Katsina | 432,149 | 670,000 now |
| 23 | Akure | Ondo | 420,594 | 730,000 now |
| 24 | Ife | Osun | 372,167 | — |
| 25 | Iseyin | Oyo | 340,686 | 365,300 now |
| 26 | Bauchi | Bauchi | 316,149 | 693,700 now |
| 27 | Ikorodu | Lagos | 313,439 | — |
| 28 | Makurdi | Benue | 292,645 | 390,000 now |
| 29 | Minna | Niger | 291,905 | 425,000 now |
| 30 | Ede | Osun | 283,710 | — |
| 31 | Efon Alaye | Ekiti | 279,319 | — |
| 32 | Ilesha | Osun | 277,904 | — |
| 33 | Owo | Ondo | 276,574 | — |
| 34 | Ado | Ekiti | 274,309 | — |
| 35 | Umuahia | Abia | 264,662 | 370,000 now |
| 36 | Ondo | Ondo | 257,005 | 375,000 now |
| 37 | Damaturu | Yobe | 255,895 | — |
| 38 | Ikot Ekpene | Akwa Ibom | 254,806 | — |
| 39 | Iwo | Osun | 250,443 | — |
| 40 | Gombe | Gombe | 250,258 | 560,000 now |
| 41 | Jimeta | Adamawa | 248,148 | — |
| 42 | Gusau | Zamfara | 226,857 | — |
| 43 | Mubi | Adamawa | 225,705 | — |
| 44 | Ikire | Osun | 222,160 | — |
| 45 | Owerri | Imo | 215,038 | 545,000 now |
| 46 | Shagamu | Ogun | 214,558 | — |
| 47 | Ijebu Ode | Ogun | 209,175 | 360,000 now |
| 48 | Ugep | Cross River | 200,276 | — |
| 49 | Gboko | Benue | 195,698 | 365,000 now |
| 50 | Nnewi | Anambra | 193,987 | — |
| 51 | Ise | Ekiti | 190,063 | — |
| 52 | Ilawe | Ekiti | 182,882 | — |
| 53 | Ikare | Ondo | 182,766 | 465,000 now |
| 54 | Ila | Osun | 179,192 | — |
| 55 | Shaki | Oyo | 178,677 | — |
| 56 | Abuja | Abuja Federal Capital Territory | 174,138 | — |
| 57 | Sango Ota | Ogun | 173,881 | — |
| 58 | Bida | Niger | 171,656 | 400,000 now |
| 59 | Okpoko | Anambra | 168,449 | — |
| 60 | Awka | Anambra | 167,738 | — |
| 61 | Ijero | Ekiti | 167,632 | — |
| 62 | Inisa | Osun | 164,161 | — |
| 63 | Suleja | Niger | 162,135 | — |
| 64 | Sapele | Edo | 161,686 | — |
| 65 | Otukpo | Benue | 160,820 | — |
| 66 | Kishi | Oyo | 155,510 | — |
| 67 | Gbongan | Osun | 139,485 | — |
| 68 | Ejigbo | Osun | 138,357 | — |
| 69 | Funtua | Katsina | 136,811 | — |
| 70 | Igboho | Oyo | 136,764 | — |
| 71 | Obosi | Anambra | 136,742 | — |
| 72 | Bugama | Rivers | 135,404 | — |
| 73 | Ikirun | Osun | 134,240 | — |
| 74 | Abakaliki | Ebonyi | 134,102 | — |
| 75 | Okrika | Rivers | 133,271 | — |
| 76 | Amaigbo | Abia | 127,300 | — |
| 77 | Lafia | Nassarawa | 127,236 | — |
| 78 | Gashua | Yobe | 125,817 | — |
| 79 | Opobo | Rivers | 125,399 | — |
| 80 | Ifon Osun | Osun | 125,304 | — |
| 81 | Uyo | Akwa Ibom | 124,683 | — |
| 82 | Modakeke | Osun | 119,529 | — |
| 83 | Bama | Borno | 118,121 | — |
| 84 | Ilobu | Osun | 118,089 | — |
| 85 | Jalingo | Taraba | 117,757 | — |
| 86 | Okigwe | Imo | 115,499 | — |
| 87 | Offa | Kwara | 113,830 | — |
| 88 | Oron | Akwa Ibom | 112,033 | — |
| 89 | Nsukka | Enugu | 111,017 | — |
| 90 | Nguru | Yobe | 111,014 | — |
| 91 | Ikole | Ekiti | 110,873 | — |
| 92 | Hadejia | Jigawa | 110,753 | — |
| 93 | Ijebu Igbo | Ogun | 109,261 | — |
| 94 | Uromi | Edo | 108,608 | — |
| 95 | Birnin Kebbi | Kebbi | 108,164 | — |
| 96 | Pindiga | Gombe | 106,322 | — |
| 97 | Azare | Bauchi | 105,687 | — |
| 98 | Nkpor | Anambra | 103,733 | — |
| 99 | Ikere | Ekiti | 103,054 | — |
| 100 | Lafiagi | Kwara | 102,779 | — |
| 101 | Kontagora | Niger | 98,754 | — |
| 102 | Yola | Adamawa | 96,006 | — |
| 103 | Biu | Borno | 95,005 | — |
| 104 | Olupona | Osun | 95,002 | — |
| 105 | Lere | Kaduna | 93,290 | — |
| 106 | Wukari | Taraba | 92,933 | — |
| 107 | Igbo Ora | Oyo | 92,719 | — |
| 108 | Emure | Ekiti | 90,645 | — |
| 109 | Ishieke | Ebonyi | 89,990 | — |
| 110 | Ifo | Ogun | 88,272 | — |
| 111 | Igede | Ekiti | 87,282 | — |
| 112 | Effium | Ebonyi | 86,945 | — |
| 113 | Erin-Oshogbo | Osun | 86,647 | — |
| 114 | Idanre | Ondo | 86,468 | — |
| 115 | Potiskum | Yobe | 86,002 | — |
| 116 | Keffi | Nassarawa | 85,911 | — |
| 117 | Epe | Lagos | 84,711 | — |
| 118 | Gamboru | Borno | 84,672 | — |
| 119 | Ogaminana | Kogi | 84,373 | — |
| 120 | Ihiala | Anambra | 83,265 | — |
| 121 | Ipoti | Ekiti | 82,113 | — |
| 122 | Lalupon | Oyo | 81,130 | — |
| 123 | Okwe | Abia | 80,126 | — |
| 124 | Ughelli | Delta | 79,986 | — |
| 125 | Bende | Abia | 79,618 | — |
| 126 | Oke-Mesi | Osun | 79,563 | — |
| 127 | Kafanchan | Kaduna | 79,522 | — |
| 128 | Ikom | Cross River | 79,103 | — |
| 129 | Agulu | Anambra | 79,021 | — |
| 130 | Daura | Katsina | 78,277 | — |
| 131 | Oka | Ondo | 78,010 | — |
| 132 | Numan | Adamawa | 77,617 | — |
| 133 | Kagoro | Kaduna | 77,008 | — |
| 134 | Ode | Ekiti | 75,463 | — |
| 135 | Igbo Ukwu | Anambra | 75,224 | — |
| 136 | Aramoko | Ekiti | 74,491 | — |
| 137 | Igbara Odo | Ekiti | 74,121 | — |
| 138 | Okitipupa | Ondo | 74,056 | — |
| 139 | Ozubulu | Anambra | 73,812 | — |
| 140 | Etiti | Imo | 73,747 | — |
| 141 | Aku | Enugu | 73,742 | — |
| 142 | Oyan | Osun | 73,622 | — |
| 143 | Jega | Kebbi | 73,495 | — |
| 144 | Asaba | Delta | 73,374 | — |
| 145 | Ohafia | Abia | 73,355 | — |
| 146 | Afikpo | Ebonyi | 71,866 | — |
| 147 | Apomu | Osun | 71,656 | — |
| 148 | Fiditi | Oyo | 71,461 | — |
| 149 | Eruwa | Oyo | 71,027 | — |
| 150 | Eha Amufu | Enugu | 70,779 | — |
| 151 | Malumfashi | Katsina | 70,709 | — |
| 152 | Kuroro | Kogi | 70,335 | — |
| 153 | Kaura Namoda | Zamfara | 69,725 | — |
| 154 | Enugu Ukwu | Anambra | 68,785 | — |
| 155 | Idah | Kogi | 68,703 | — |
| 156 | Abonnema | Rivers | 68,584 | — |
| 157 | Agbor | Delta | 67,610 | — |
| 158 | Ezza | Ebonyi | 67,414 | — |
| 159 | Uga | Anambra | 64,179 | — |
| 160 | Nkwerre | Imo | 62,973 | — |
| 161 | Auchi | Edo | 62,907 | — |
| 162 | Ankpa | Benue | 61,932 | — |
| 163 | Lokoja | Kogi | 60,579 | — |
| 164 | Ekpoma | Edo | 59,618 | — |
| 165 | Ijebu Jesa | Osun | 51,730 | — |
| 166 | Kabba | Kogi | 49,869 | — |
| 167 | Ilaro | Ogun | 46,999 | — |
| 168 | Argungu | Kebbi | 45,584 | — |
| 169 | Gumel | Jigawa | 42,742 | — |
| 170 | Geidam | Yobe | 41,367 | — |
| 171 | Talata Mafara | Zamfara | 39,045 | — |
| 172 | Gummi | Zamfara | 38,744 | — |
| 173 | Ogoja | Cross River | 37,466 | — |
| 174 | Katsina Ala | Benue | 36,722 | — |
| 175 | Itu | Akwa Ibom | 36,358 | — |
| 176 | Kumo | Gombe | 35,712 | — |
| 177 | Koko | Kebbi | 34,960 | — |
| 178 | Ayangba | Kogi | 32,515 | — |
| 179 | Pankshin | Plateau | 31,516 | — |
| 180 | Nassarawa | Nassarawa | 30,949 | — |
| 181 | Kachia | Kaduna | 30,893 | — |
| 182 | Yelwa | Kebbi | 30,201 | — |
| 183 | Dikwa | Borno | 29,026 | — |
| 184 | Moriki | Zamfara | 28,735 | — |
| 185 | Shendam | Plateau | 28,380 | — |
| 186 | Pategi | Kwara | 28,285 | — |
| 187 | Wamba | Nassarawa | 27,137 | — |
| 188 | Isa | Sokoto | 27,048 | — |
| 189 | Baro | Niger | 26,821 | — |
| 190 | Okuta | Kwara | 26,589 | — |
| 191 | Birnin Kudu | Jigawa | 26,565 | — |
| 192 | Badagri | Lagos | 26,383 | — |
| 193 | Ogwashi Uku | Delta | 26,137 | — |
| 194 | Eket | Akwa Ibom | 25,569 | — |
| 195 | Kamba | Kebbi | 25,568 | — |
| 196 | Daura | Katsina | 25,289 | — |
| 197 | Takum | Taraba | 24,822 | — |
| 198 | Igbeti | Oyo | 24,690 | — |
| 199 | Zungeru | Niger | 24,447 | — |
| 200 | Zuru | Kebbi | 24,338 | — |
| 201 | Yenagoa | Bayelsa | 24,335 | — |
| 202 | Nembe | Bayelsa | 24,284 | — |
| 203 | Tegina | Niger | 24,037 | — |
| 204 | Bussa | Niger | 23,428 | — |
| 205 | Awgu | Enugu | 23,175 | — |
| 206 | Wudil | Kano | 23,066 | — |
| 207 | Nafada | Gombe | 22,920 | — |
| 208 | Ibi | Taraba | 22,757 | — |
| 209 | Dan Gulbi | Zamfara | 22,439 | — |
| 210 | Birnin Gwari | Kaduna | 22,380 | — |
| 211 | Mgbidi | Imo | 22,165 | — |
| 212 | Dutsan Wai | Kaduna | 22,062 | — |
| 213 | Kaiama | Kwara | 21,897 | — |
| 214 | Ubiaja | Edo | 21,782 | — |
| 215 | Otukpa | Benue | 21,686 | — |
| 216 | Oguta | Imo | 21,639 | — |
| 217 | Damboa | Borno | 21,571 | — |
| 218 | Jebba | Kwara | 21,488 | — |
| 219 | Garko | Bauchi | 21,141 | — |
| 220 | Mokwa | Niger | 21,128 | — |
| 221 | Gaya | Kano | 20,959 | — |
| 222 | Tambawel | Kebbi | 20,932 | — |
| 223 | Elele | Rivers | 20,620 | — |
| 224 | Loko | Nassarawa | 20,487 | — |
| 225 | Mongonu | Borno | 20,297 | — |
| 226 | Kwale | Delta | 20,226 | — |
| 227 | Gembu | Taraba | 19,881 | — |
| 228 | Obudu | Cross River | 19,668 | — |
| 229 | Gombi | Adamawa | 19,616 | — |
| 230 | Magumeri | Borno | 19,363 | — |
| 231 | Degema | Rivers | 19,223 | — |
| 232 | Enugu-Ezike | Enugu | 18,989 | — |
| 233 | Kari | Bauchi | 18,812 | — |
| 234 | Darazo | Bauchi | 18,415 | — |
| 235 | Ozoro | Delta | 18,292 | — |
| 236 | Rano | Kano | 17,972 | — |
| 237 | Debahabe | Gombe | 17,671 | — |
| 238 | Igbor | Benue | 17,666 | — |
| 239 | Babana | Niger | 17,617 | — |
| 240 | Egbe | Kogi | 17,612 | — |
| 241 | Gwadabawa | Sokoto | 17,486 | — |
| 242 | Beli | Taraba | 17,467 | — |
| 243 | Illela | Sokoto | 17,461 | — |
| 244 | Dutse | Jigawa | 17,129 | — |
| 245 | Duku | Gombe | 16,961 | — |
| 246 | Bonny | Rivers | 16,868 | — |
| 247 | Bode Shadu | Kwara | 16,619 | — |
| 248 | Rijau | Niger | 16,613 | — |
| 249 | Kumagunnam | Yobe | 16,557 | — |
| 250 | Lapai | Niger | 16,442 | — |
| 251 | Burutu | Delta | 16,410 | — |
| 252 | Gwarzo | Kano | 16,303 | — |
| 253 | Kukawa | Borno | 16,077 | — |
| 254 | Akwanga | Nassarawa | 15,985 | — |
| 255 | Biliri | Gombe | 15,976 | — |
| 256 | Paki | Kaduna | 15,951 | — |
| 257 | Iperu | Ogun | 15,935 | — |
| 258 | Fagam | Jigawa | 15,806 | — |
| 259 | Soba | Kaduna | 15,715 | — |
| 260 | Marte | Borno | 15,707 | — |
| 261 | Sabon | Kaduna | 15,631 | — |
| 262 | Ibeto | Niger | 15,565 | — |
| 263 | Bukuru | Plateau | 15,540 | — |
| 264 | Anchau | Kaduna | 15,538 | — |
| 265 | Garkida | Borno | 15,465 | — |
| 266 | Ado Odo | Ogun | 15,442 | — |
| 267 | Ganye | Adamawa | 15,178 | — |
| 268 | Gwoza | Borno | 15,176 | — |
| 269 | Ajaokuta | Kogi | 15,144 | — |
| 270 | Doma | Nassarawa | 15,097 | — |
| 271 | Isanlu | Kogi | 15,087 | — |
| 272 | Udi | Enugu | 14,998 | — |
| 273 | Jemma | Bauchi | 14,806 | — |
| 274 | Icheu | Kogi | 14,704 | — |
| 275 | Igarra | Edo | 14,647 | — |
| 276 | Ankpa | Kogi | 14,630 | — |
| 277 | Lere | Bauchi | 14,620 | — |
| 278 | Omu Aran | Kwara | 14,477 | — |
| 279 | Ringim | Jigawa | 14,463 | — |
| 280 | Yashikera | Kwara | 14,454 | — |
| 281 | Jibiya | Katsina | 14,424 | — |
| 282 | Abaji | Abuja Federal Capital Territory | 14,421 | — |
| 283 | Kajuru | Kaduna | 14,389 | — |
| 284 | Gassol | Taraba | 14,326 | — |
| 285 | Shani | Borno | 14,305 | — |
| 286 | Bopo | Benue | 14,218 | — |
| 287 | Gubio | Borno | 14,116 | — |
| 288 | Dapchi | Yobe | 14,077 | — |
| 289 | Ngala | Borno | 14,031 | — |
| 290 | Misau | Bauchi | 13,957 | — |
| 291 | Gandi | Sokoto | 13,940 | — |
| 292 | Ago Are | Oyo | 13,919 | — |
| 293 | Ore | Ondo | 13,905 | — |
| 294 | Okija | Anambra | 13,898 | — |
| 295 | Damasak | Borno | 13,874 | — |
| 296 | Irele | Ondo | 13,724 | — |
| 297 | Yan | Adamawa | 13,630 | — |
| 298 | Gamawa | Bauchi | 13,549 | — |
| 299 | Sauri | Zamfara | 13,445 | — |
| 300 | Konduga | Borno | 13,400 | — |
The Today column links to our current page for the same place, where one matches by name and plausible size; the figure shown there is today's, never 2005's. A dash means no confident match, which is more honest than a guessed link.
Administrative divisions, 2005
| # | Name | Population (2005) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lagos | 10,601,345 |
| 2 | Kano | 10,077,751 |
| 3 | Kaduna | 6,849,075 |
| 4 | Oyo | 6,617,720 |
| 5 | Katsina | 6,483,429 |
| 6 | Rivers | 5,689,087 |
| 7 | Benue | 5,181,642 |
| 8 | Jigawa | 4,988,888 |
| 9 | Akwa Ibom | 4,805,451 |
| 10 | Anambra | 4,721,858 |
| 11 | Bauchi | 4,706,909 |
| 12 | Borno | 4,588,668 |
| 13 | Imo | 4,485,063 |
| 14 | Sokoto | 4,244,399 |
| 15 | Abia | 4,222,476 |
| 16 | Delta | 4,170,214 |
| 17 | Osun | 4,137,627 |
| 18 | Niger | 4,082,558 |
| 19 | Ogun | 4,054,272 |
| 20 | Ondo | 4,011,407 |
| 21 | Adamawa | 3,737,223 |
| 22 | Kebbi | 3,630,931 |
| 23 | Zamfara | 3,602,356 |
| 24 | Kogi | 3,595,789 |
| 25 | Enugu | 3,590,513 |
| 26 | Plateau | 3,553,440 |
| 27 | Edo | 3,497,502 |
| 28 | Cross River | 3,104,446 |
| 29 | Ekiti | 2,737,186 |
| 30 | Taraba | 2,688,944 |
| 31 | Kwara | 2,591,555 |
| 32 | Yobe | 2,532,395 |
| 33 | Gombe | 2,448,236 |
| 34 | Nassarawa | 2,040,097 |
| 35 | Bayelsa | 1,998,349 |
| 36 | Ebonyi | 1,739,136 |
| 37 | Abuja Federal Capital Territory | 660,634 |
The complete dataset is available as a free CSV download, with attribution to Stefan Helders / World Gazetteer.