| City | Population | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lagos | 15388000 |
| 2 | Kano | 4910000 |
| 3 | Ibadan | 3649000 |
| 4 | Abuja | 2690000 |
| 5 | Port Harcourt | 2120000 |
| 6 | Kaduna | 1850000 |
| 7 | Benin City | 1782000 |
| 8 | Onitsha | 1553000 |
| 9 | Aba | 1160000 |
| 10 | Maiduguri | 1110000 |
| 11 | Ilorin | 1080000 |
| 12 | Jos | 1040000 |
| 13 | Sokoto | 1040000 |
| 14 | Zaria | 980000 |
| 15 | Enugu | 950000 |
| 16 | Warri | 910000 |
| 17 | Oyo | 736072 |
| 18 | Abeokuta | 735000 |
| 19 | Akure | 730000 |
| 20 | Bauchi | 693700 |
| 21 | Katsina | 670000 |
| 22 | Osogbo | 645000 |
| 23 | Ile-Ife | 560000 |
| 24 | Gombe | 560000 |
| 25 | Ajegunle | 550000 |
| 26 | Owerri | 545000 |
| 27 | Calabar | 540000 |
| 28 | Ebute Ikorodu | 535619 |
| 29 | Okene | 479178 |
| 30 | Ikare | 465000 |
| 31 | Yola | 460000 |
| 32 | Uyo | 436606 |
| 33 | Ado-Ekiti | 435000 |
| 34 | Ogbomoso | 433030 |
| 35 | Minna | 425000 |
| 36 | Lekki | 401272 |
| 37 | Bida | 400000 |
| 38 | Makurdi | 390000 |
| 39 | Ondo | 375000 |
| 40 | Umuahia | 370000 |
| 41 | Iseyin | 365300 |
| 42 | Gboko | 365000 |
| 43 | Yenagoa | 365000 |
| 44 | Ijebu Ode | 360000 |
| 45 | Obalende | 342000 |
| 46 | Ilesa | 325000 |
| 47 | Ikeja | 313196 |
| 48 | Akowonjo | 308900 |
| 49 | Alimosho | 308290 |
| 50 | Sapele | 305000 |