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Top 20 most populous cities · Lagos State

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Why these 20

City population from Wikidata's preferred figure (usually the latest census or official estimate). City limits differ a lot between countries, so compare within a country first.

  1. 1

    Lagos

    largest city and former capital of Nigeria

    15,070,000 · 🇳🇬 Nigeria

  2. 2

    Ikeja

    local government area and capital of Lagos State, Nigeria

    861,300 · 🇳🇬 Nigeria

  3. 3

    Lekki

    city in Lagos State, Nigeria

    401,272 · 🇳🇬 Nigeria

How it is measured

Wikidata: cities and big cities with 300,000 people or more.

References

  1. Wikidata query: cities by population, Wikidata (CC0). Checked 2026-10-19 19:22 UTC.

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