Nigeria - Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million
The value for Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in Nigeria was 35,962,060 as of 2021. As the graph below shows, over the past 61 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 35,962,060 in 2021 and a minimum value of 2,145,512 in 1960.
Definition: Population in urban agglomerations of more than one million is the country's population living in metropolitan areas that in 2018 had a population of more than one million people.
Source: United Nations, World Urbanization Prospects.
See also:
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1960 | 2,145,512 |
| 1961 | 2,307,157 |
| 1962 | 2,483,438 |
| 1963 | 2,675,543 |
| 1964 | 2,838,869 |
| 1965 | 2,987,077 |
| 1966 | 3,144,274 |
| 1967 | 3,310,861 |
| 1968 | 3,487,727 |
| 1969 | 3,674,807 |
| 1970 | 3,873,599 |
| 1971 | 4,087,814 |
| 1972 | 4,343,653 |
| 1973 | 4,616,235 |
| 1974 | 4,907,942 |
| 1975 | 5,219,792 |
| 1976 | 5,553,761 |
| 1977 | 5,910,036 |
| 1978 | 6,291,783 |
| 1979 | 6,700,409 |
| 1980 | 7,138,570 |
| 1981 | 7,606,591 |
| 1982 | 8,108,708 |
| 1983 | 8,646,857 |
| 1984 | 9,061,683 |
| 1985 | 9,498,924 |
| 1986 | 9,961,849 |
| 1987 | 10,451,480 |
| 1988 | 10,970,280 |
| 1989 | 11,517,880 |
| 1990 | 12,098,460 |
| 1991 | 12,663,020 |
| 1992 | 13,164,490 |
| 1993 | 13,620,650 |
| 1994 | 14,096,480 |
| 1995 | 14,592,360 |
| 1996 | 15,110,020 |
| 1997 | 15,648,390 |
| 1998 | 16,210,810 |
| 1999 | 16,797,790 |
| 2000 | 17,411,510 |
| 2001 | 18,050,720 |
| 2002 | 18,719,580 |
| 2003 | 19,418,800 |
| 2004 | 20,151,140 |
| 2005 | 20,915,320 |
| 2006 | 21,684,210 |
| 2007 | 22,400,240 |
| 2008 | 23,144,370 |
| 2009 | 23,914,620 |
| 2010 | 24,715,330 |
| 2011 | 25,546,730 |
| 2012 | 26,411,370 |
| 2013 | 27,307,010 |
| 2014 | 28,238,740 |
| 2015 | 29,206,900 |
| 2016 | 30,213,090 |
| 2017 | 31,259,000 |
| 2018 | 32,346,400 |
| 2019 | 33,486,830 |
| 2020 | 34,689,720 |
| 2021 | 35,962,060 |
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million (% of total population)
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million (% of total population) in Nigeria was 17.01 as of 2021. Its highest value over the past 61 years was 17.01 in 2021, while its lowest value was 4.75 in 1960.
Definition: Population in urban agglomerations of more than one million is the percentage of a country's population living in metropolitan areas that in 2018 had a population of more than one million people.
Source: United Nations, World Urbanization Prospects.
See also:
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1960 | 4.75 |
| 1961 | 5.01 |
| 1962 | 5.28 |
| 1963 | 5.57 |
| 1964 | 5.79 |
| 1965 | 5.96 |
| 1966 | 6.14 |
| 1967 | 6.33 |
| 1968 | 6.52 |
| 1969 | 6.72 |
| 1970 | 6.92 |
| 1971 | 7.13 |
| 1972 | 7.40 |
| 1973 | 7.68 |
| 1974 | 7.96 |
| 1975 | 8.24 |
| 1976 | 8.52 |
| 1977 | 8.79 |
| 1978 | 9.08 |
| 1979 | 9.39 |
| 1980 | 9.72 |
| 1981 | 10.08 |
| 1982 | 10.47 |
| 1983 | 10.89 |
| 1984 | 11.13 |
| 1985 | 11.37 |
| 1986 | 11.62 |
| 1987 | 11.87 |
| 1988 | 12.14 |
| 1989 | 12.41 |
| 1990 | 12.71 |
| 1991 | 12.97 |
| 1992 | 13.14 |
| 1993 | 13.26 |
| 1994 | 13.39 |
| 1995 | 13.52 |
| 1996 | 13.65 |
| 1997 | 13.79 |
| 1998 | 13.94 |
| 1999 | 14.09 |
| 2000 | 14.24 |
| 2001 | 14.40 |
| 2002 | 14.56 |
| 2003 | 14.72 |
| 2004 | 14.89 |
| 2005 | 15.06 |
| 2006 | 15.21 |
| 2007 | 15.31 |
| 2008 | 15.40 |
| 2009 | 15.50 |
| 2010 | 15.59 |
| 2011 | 15.69 |
| 2012 | 15.79 |
| 2013 | 15.90 |
| 2014 | 16.01 |
| 2015 | 16.12 |
| 2016 | 16.25 |
| 2017 | 16.38 |
| 2018 | 16.51 |
| 2019 | 16.66 |
| 2020 | 16.83 |
| 2021 | 17.01 |
Classification
Topic: Environment Indicators
Sub-Topic: Density & urbanization
