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Nigeria — World Gazetteer, 2005 edition

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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.

Source2005NowChange
World Gazetteer (the work cited)156,468,571——
UN World Population Prospects145,017,253242,431,832+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

#NamePopulation (2005)
1Lagos10,688,522
2Ibadan4,356,960
3Kano3,822,586
4Oshogbo1,549,922
5Port Harcourt1,437,960
6Onitsha1,237,351
7Ogbomosho1,049,809
8Aba964,608
9Abeokuta790,043
10Enugu712,210
11Abuja664,287
12Ilesha612,374
13Ado555,052

Cities and towns, 2005 (top 300 of 523)

#PlaceRegionPopulation (2005)Today
1LagosLagos8,789,12015,388,000 now
2KanoKano3,626,0684,910,000 now
3IbadanOyo3,565,1083,649,000 now
4KadunaKaduna1,582,1021,850,000 now
5Port HarcourtRivers1,148,6652,120,000 now
6BeninEdo1,125,058—
7MaiduguriBorno1,112,4491,110,000 now
8ZariaKaduna975,153980,000 now
9AbaAbia897,5601,160,000 now
10OgbomoshoOyo861,257—
11JosPlateau816,8241,040,000 now
12IlorinKwara814,1921,080,000 now
13OyoOyo736,072736,072 now
14EnuguEnugu653,392950,000 now
15AbeokutaOgun593,100735,000 now
16SokotoSokoto563,8611,040,000 now
17OnitshaAnambra561,0661,553,000 now
18WarriEdo536,023910,000 now
19OshogboOsun499,414—
20OkeneKogi479,178479,178 now
21CalabarCross River461,796540,000 now
22KatsinaKatsina432,149670,000 now
23AkureOndo420,594730,000 now
24IfeOsun372,167—
25IseyinOyo340,686365,300 now
26BauchiBauchi316,149693,700 now
27IkoroduLagos313,439—
28MakurdiBenue292,645390,000 now
29MinnaNiger291,905425,000 now
30EdeOsun283,710—
31Efon AlayeEkiti279,319—
32IleshaOsun277,904—
33OwoOndo276,574—
34AdoEkiti274,309—
35UmuahiaAbia264,662370,000 now
36OndoOndo257,005375,000 now
37DamaturuYobe255,895—
38Ikot EkpeneAkwa Ibom254,806—
39IwoOsun250,443—
40GombeGombe250,258560,000 now
41JimetaAdamawa248,148—
42GusauZamfara226,857—
43MubiAdamawa225,705—
44IkireOsun222,160—
45OwerriImo215,038545,000 now
46ShagamuOgun214,558—
47Ijebu OdeOgun209,175360,000 now
48UgepCross River200,276—
49GbokoBenue195,698365,000 now
50NnewiAnambra193,987—
51IseEkiti190,063—
52IlaweEkiti182,882—
53IkareOndo182,766465,000 now
54IlaOsun179,192—
55ShakiOyo178,677—
56AbujaAbuja Federal Capital Territory174,138—
57Sango OtaOgun173,881—
58BidaNiger171,656400,000 now
59OkpokoAnambra168,449—
60AwkaAnambra167,738—
61IjeroEkiti167,632—
62InisaOsun164,161—
63SulejaNiger162,135—
64SapeleEdo161,686—
65OtukpoBenue160,820—
66KishiOyo155,510—
67GbonganOsun139,485—
68EjigboOsun138,357—
69FuntuaKatsina136,811—
70IgbohoOyo136,764—
71ObosiAnambra136,742—
72BugamaRivers135,404—
73IkirunOsun134,240—
74AbakalikiEbonyi134,102—
75OkrikaRivers133,271—
76AmaigboAbia127,300—
77LafiaNassarawa127,236—
78GashuaYobe125,817—
79OpoboRivers125,399—
80Ifon OsunOsun125,304—
81UyoAkwa Ibom124,683—
82ModakekeOsun119,529—
83BamaBorno118,121—
84IlobuOsun118,089—
85JalingoTaraba117,757—
86OkigweImo115,499—
87OffaKwara113,830—
88OronAkwa Ibom112,033—
89NsukkaEnugu111,017—
90NguruYobe111,014—
91IkoleEkiti110,873—
92HadejiaJigawa110,753—
93Ijebu IgboOgun109,261—
94UromiEdo108,608—
95Birnin KebbiKebbi108,164—
96PindigaGombe106,322—
97AzareBauchi105,687—
98NkporAnambra103,733—
99IkereEkiti103,054—
100LafiagiKwara102,779—
101KontagoraNiger98,754—
102YolaAdamawa96,006—
103BiuBorno95,005—
104OluponaOsun95,002—
105LereKaduna93,290—
106WukariTaraba92,933—
107Igbo OraOyo92,719—
108EmureEkiti90,645—
109IshiekeEbonyi89,990—
110IfoOgun88,272—
111IgedeEkiti87,282—
112EffiumEbonyi86,945—
113Erin-OshogboOsun86,647—
114IdanreOndo86,468—
115PotiskumYobe86,002—
116KeffiNassarawa85,911—
117EpeLagos84,711—
118GamboruBorno84,672—
119OgaminanaKogi84,373—
120IhialaAnambra83,265—
121IpotiEkiti82,113—
122LaluponOyo81,130—
123OkweAbia80,126—
124UghelliDelta79,986—
125BendeAbia79,618—
126Oke-MesiOsun79,563—
127KafanchanKaduna79,522—
128IkomCross River79,103—
129AguluAnambra79,021—
130DauraKatsina78,277—
131OkaOndo78,010—
132NumanAdamawa77,617—
133KagoroKaduna77,008—
134OdeEkiti75,463—
135Igbo UkwuAnambra75,224—
136AramokoEkiti74,491—
137Igbara OdoEkiti74,121—
138OkitipupaOndo74,056—
139OzubuluAnambra73,812—
140EtitiImo73,747—
141AkuEnugu73,742—
142OyanOsun73,622—
143JegaKebbi73,495—
144AsabaDelta73,374—
145OhafiaAbia73,355—
146AfikpoEbonyi71,866—
147ApomuOsun71,656—
148FiditiOyo71,461—
149EruwaOyo71,027—
150Eha AmufuEnugu70,779—
151MalumfashiKatsina70,709—
152KuroroKogi70,335—
153Kaura NamodaZamfara69,725—
154Enugu UkwuAnambra68,785—
155IdahKogi68,703—
156AbonnemaRivers68,584—
157AgborDelta67,610—
158EzzaEbonyi67,414—
159UgaAnambra64,179—
160NkwerreImo62,973—
161AuchiEdo62,907—
162AnkpaBenue61,932—
163LokojaKogi60,579—
164EkpomaEdo59,618—
165Ijebu JesaOsun51,730—
166KabbaKogi49,869—
167IlaroOgun46,999—
168ArgunguKebbi45,584—
169GumelJigawa42,742—
170GeidamYobe41,367—
171Talata MafaraZamfara39,045—
172GummiZamfara38,744—
173OgojaCross River37,466—
174Katsina AlaBenue36,722—
175ItuAkwa Ibom36,358—
176KumoGombe35,712—
177KokoKebbi34,960—
178AyangbaKogi32,515—
179PankshinPlateau31,516—
180NassarawaNassarawa30,949—
181KachiaKaduna30,893—
182YelwaKebbi30,201—
183DikwaBorno29,026—
184MorikiZamfara28,735—
185ShendamPlateau28,380—
186PategiKwara28,285—
187WambaNassarawa27,137—
188IsaSokoto27,048—
189BaroNiger26,821—
190OkutaKwara26,589—
191Birnin KuduJigawa26,565—
192BadagriLagos26,383—
193Ogwashi UkuDelta26,137—
194EketAkwa Ibom25,569—
195KambaKebbi25,568—
196DauraKatsina25,289—
197TakumTaraba24,822—
198IgbetiOyo24,690—
199ZungeruNiger24,447—
200ZuruKebbi24,338—
201YenagoaBayelsa24,335—
202NembeBayelsa24,284—
203TeginaNiger24,037—
204BussaNiger23,428—
205AwguEnugu23,175—
206WudilKano23,066—
207NafadaGombe22,920—
208IbiTaraba22,757—
209Dan GulbiZamfara22,439—
210Birnin GwariKaduna22,380—
211MgbidiImo22,165—
212Dutsan WaiKaduna22,062—
213KaiamaKwara21,897—
214UbiajaEdo21,782—
215OtukpaBenue21,686—
216OgutaImo21,639—
217DamboaBorno21,571—
218JebbaKwara21,488—
219GarkoBauchi21,141—
220MokwaNiger21,128—
221GayaKano20,959—
222TambawelKebbi20,932—
223EleleRivers20,620—
224LokoNassarawa20,487—
225MongonuBorno20,297—
226KwaleDelta20,226—
227GembuTaraba19,881—
228ObuduCross River19,668—
229GombiAdamawa19,616—
230MagumeriBorno19,363—
231DegemaRivers19,223—
232Enugu-EzikeEnugu18,989—
233KariBauchi18,812—
234DarazoBauchi18,415—
235OzoroDelta18,292—
236RanoKano17,972—
237DebahabeGombe17,671—
238IgborBenue17,666—
239BabanaNiger17,617—
240EgbeKogi17,612—
241GwadabawaSokoto17,486—
242BeliTaraba17,467—
243IllelaSokoto17,461—
244DutseJigawa17,129—
245DukuGombe16,961—
246BonnyRivers16,868—
247Bode ShaduKwara16,619—
248RijauNiger16,613—
249KumagunnamYobe16,557—
250LapaiNiger16,442—
251BurutuDelta16,410—
252GwarzoKano16,303—
253KukawaBorno16,077—
254AkwangaNassarawa15,985—
255BiliriGombe15,976—
256PakiKaduna15,951—
257IperuOgun15,935—
258FagamJigawa15,806—
259SobaKaduna15,715—
260MarteBorno15,707—
261SabonKaduna15,631—
262IbetoNiger15,565—
263BukuruPlateau15,540—
264AnchauKaduna15,538—
265GarkidaBorno15,465—
266Ado OdoOgun15,442—
267GanyeAdamawa15,178—
268GwozaBorno15,176—
269AjaokutaKogi15,144—
270DomaNassarawa15,097—
271IsanluKogi15,087—
272UdiEnugu14,998—
273JemmaBauchi14,806—
274IcheuKogi14,704—
275IgarraEdo14,647—
276AnkpaKogi14,630—
277LereBauchi14,620—
278Omu AranKwara14,477—
279RingimJigawa14,463—
280YashikeraKwara14,454—
281JibiyaKatsina14,424—
282AbajiAbuja Federal Capital Territory14,421—
283KajuruKaduna14,389—
284GassolTaraba14,326—
285ShaniBorno14,305—
286BopoBenue14,218—
287GubioBorno14,116—
288DapchiYobe14,077—
289NgalaBorno14,031—
290MisauBauchi13,957—
291GandiSokoto13,940—
292Ago AreOyo13,919—
293OreOndo13,905—
294OkijaAnambra13,898—
295DamasakBorno13,874—
296IreleOndo13,724—
297YanAdamawa13,630—
298GamawaBauchi13,549—
299SauriZamfara13,445—
300KondugaBorno13,400—

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

#NamePopulation (2005)
1Lagos10,601,345
2Kano10,077,751
3Kaduna6,849,075
4Oyo6,617,720
5Katsina6,483,429
6Rivers5,689,087
7Benue5,181,642
8Jigawa4,988,888
9Akwa Ibom4,805,451
10Anambra4,721,858
11Bauchi4,706,909
12Borno4,588,668
13Imo4,485,063
14Sokoto4,244,399
15Abia4,222,476
16Delta4,170,214
17Osun4,137,627
18Niger4,082,558
19Ogun4,054,272
20Ondo4,011,407
21Adamawa3,737,223
22Kebbi3,630,931
23Zamfara3,602,356
24Kogi3,595,789
25Enugu3,590,513
26Plateau3,553,440
27Edo3,497,502
28Cross River3,104,446
29Ekiti2,737,186
30Taraba2,688,944
31Kwara2,591,555
32Yobe2,532,395
33Gombe2,448,236
34Nassarawa2,040,097
35Bayelsa1,998,349
36Ebonyi1,739,136
37Abuja Federal Capital Territory660,634

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