Ilesa has a population of 325,000, making it the 42nd largest place we list in Nigeria. It is in Osun State.
Ilesa holds 0.13% of Nigeria's 242,431,832 people. Lagos, the largest place we list there, is 47 times its size.
325,000
population
#42
in Nigeria
Nearby in size
| Place | Region | Population |
|---|---|---|
| Gboko | Benue State | 365,000 |
| Ijebu Ode | Ogun State | 360,000 |
| Obalende | Lagos | 342,000 |
| Ikeja | Lagos | 313,196 |
| Akowonjo | Lagos | 308,900 |
| Alimosho | Lagos | 308,290 |
Figures are the latest available in GeoNames (CC BY 4.0), which draws on national censuses of varying dates — treat them as recent, not same-year. Country totals are UN World Population Prospects 2024 (medium variant) where the UN lists the country separately; the handful it reports under a parent state keep a GeoNames figure and are marked as such. Sources & method.