This statistic shows the biggest cities in Nigeria in 1991. In 1991, approximately 5.2 million people lived in Lagos, making it the biggest city in Nigeria. According to the Lagos Bureau of Statistics, the 2011 population of Lagos State was 20.5 million.
Nigeria: The largest cities in 1991
(in million inhabitants)
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City Population. (January 29, 2015). Nigeria: The largest cities in 1991 (in million inhabitants) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 30, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/382251/largest-cities-in-nigeria/
City Population. "Nigeria: The largest cities in 1991 (in million inhabitants)." Chart. January 29, 2015. Statista. Accessed December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/382251/largest-cities-in-nigeria/
City Population. (2015). Nigeria: The largest cities in 1991 (in million inhabitants). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/382251/largest-cities-in-nigeria/
City Population. "Nigeria: The Largest Cities in 1991 (in Million Inhabitants)." Statista, Statista Inc., 29 Jan 2015, https://www.statista.com/statistics/382251/largest-cities-in-nigeria/
City Population, Nigeria: The largest cities in 1991 (in million inhabitants) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/382251/largest-cities-in-nigeria/ (last visited December 30, 2024)
Nigeria: The largest cities in 1991 (in million inhabitants) [Graph], City Population, January 29, 2015. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/382251/largest-cities-in-nigeria/
