Urban agglomeration
13.5M
Growth (20 yrs)
+100%
Peak population
24.4M
Projected 2035
24.4M
Source: UN World Urbanization Prospects 2018
| Year | Population | Change | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 325,218 | — | Estimate |
| 1960 | 762,418 | +134% | Estimate |
| 1970 | 1,413,528 | +85% | Estimate |
| 1980 |
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Source: World Bank
Source: World Bank
| 2,572,218 |
| +82% |
| Estimate |
| 1985 | 3,500,464 | +36% | Estimate |
| 1990 | 4,764,093 | +36% | Estimate |
| 2000 | 7,280,706 | +53% | Estimate |
| 2010 | 10,441,182 | +43% | Estimate |
| 2015 | 12,239,206 | +17% | Estimate |
| 2018 | 13,463,421 | +10% | Estimate |
| 2025 | 17,156,393 | +27% | UN projection |
| 2035 | 24,418,768 | +42% | UN projection |
Source: UN World Urbanization Prospects 2018. Values are for the urban agglomeration, not the administrative city boundary.
Since 1990, Lagos’s urban agglomeration grew from 4.8M to 13.5M (+183%). The UN projects 24.4M by 2035.
Estimates run through 2018; later years are UN projections. Source: UN World Urbanization Prospects 2018.
