Lagos, Nigeria — statistics
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Top 7 locations in Lagos, Nigeria
| Lagos | 9,000,000 |
| Ajegunle | 550,000 |
| Ebute Ikorodu | 535,619 |
| Lekki | 401,272 |
| Obalende | 342,000 |
| Ikeja | 313,196 |
| Akowonjo | 308,900 |
List of the largest locations in Lagos, Nigeria (with the largest population). If you are interested in the answer to the question "What are the largest locations in Lagos, Nigeria?" you've come to the right place!
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The main milestones of Lagos, Nigeria population
| 1970 | 3,000,000 |
| 1981 | 4,000,000 |
| 1989 | 5,000,000 |
| 1997 | 6,000,000 |
| 2003 | 7,000,000 |
| 2008 | 8,000,000 |
| 2012 | 9,000,000 |
| 2016 | 10,000,000 |
| 2046 | 20,000,000 |
| 2071 | 30,000,000 |
Lagos, Nigeria population is constantly growing, and we can estimate the main milestones of Nigeria population
The ratio of men and women in Lagos, Nigeria
| Male | 6,305,076 | 51% |
| Female | 6,130,038 | 49% |
Current ratio of men and women in absolute and relative values in Lagos, Nigeria. If you are interested in the answer to the question "How many men and women are there in Lagos, Nigeria?" you've come to the right place!
Sources of our data about Lagos, Nigeria
The main sources of data on the population and other in Lagos, Nigeria:
- United Nations (UN) Lagos, Nigeria statistic;
- World Bank Lagos, Nigeria statistic
- World Health Organization (WHO) Lagos, Nigeria statistic;
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Lagos, Nigeria population, demographics, and projections to 2100
This graph provides information about the dynamics of changes in the quantitative composition of Lagos, Nigeria population: the Total number of inhabitants, the number of men, the number of women, and the average age of Lagos, Nigeria inhabitants.
In the table, we present similar data, taking into account the projections until 2100.
| Year | Population | Male | Female | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 2,049,086 | 1,022,187 | 1,026,898 | 19 |
| 1951 | 2,079,633 | 1,037,394 | 1,042,238 | — |
| 1952 | 2,112,718 | 1,053,904 | 1,058,814 | — |
| 1953 | 2,147,937 | 1,071,505 | 1,076,431 | — |
| 1954 | 2,184,995 | 1,090,043 | 1,094,952 | — |
| 1955 | 2,223,706 | 1,109,421 | 1,114,285 | 19 |
| 1956 | 2,264,001 | 1,129,602 | 1,134,399 | — |
| 1957 | 2,305,920 | 1,150,610 | 1,155,310 | — |
| 1958 | 2,349,596 | 1,172,513 | 1,177,082 | — |
| 1959 | 2,395,235 | 1,195,422 | 1,199,813 | — |
| 1960 | 2,443,032 | 1,219,438 | 1,223,593 | 19 |
| 1961 | 2,493,102 | 1,244,623 | 1,248,479 | — |
| 1962 | 2,545,398 | 1,270,950 | 1,274,448 | — |
| 1963 | 2,599,690 | 1,298,297 | 1,301,393 | — |
| 1964 | 2,655,644 | 1,326,487 | 1,329,157 | — |
| 1965 | 2,713,077 | 1,355,421 | 1,357,656 | 19 |
| 1966 | 2,772,074 | 1,385,150 | 1,386,923 | — |
| 1967 | 2,832,922 | 1,415,829 | 1,417,093 | — |
| 1968 | 2,895,920 | 1,447,596 | 1,448,323 | — |
| 1969 | 2,961,454 | 1,480,634 | 1,480,819 | — |
| 1970 | 3,029,926 | 1,515,142 | 1,514,783 | 19 |
| 1971 | 3,101,089 | 1,550,960 | 1,550,129 | — |
| 1972 | 3,175,174 | 1,588,221 | 1,586,953 | — |
| 1973 | 3,253,588 | 1,627,753 | 1,625,834 | — |
| 1974 | 3,338,158 | 1,670,637 | 1,667,521 | — |
| 1975 | 3,430,011 | 1,717,536 | 1,712,475 | 18 |
| 1976 | 3,529,982 | 1,768,946 | 1,761,035 | — |
| 1977 | 3,637,240 | 1,824,374 | 1,812,866 | — |
| 1978 | 3,749,209 | 1,882,278 | 1,866,930 | — |
| 1979 | 3,862,285 | 1,940,508 | 1,921,776 | — |
| 1980 | 3,973,914 | 1,997,544 | 1,976,369 | 18 |
| 1981 | 4,083,072 | 2,052,770 | 2,030,302 | — |
| 1982 | 4,190,617 | 2,106,712 | 2,083,904 | — |
| 1983 | 4,298,176 | 2,160,393 | 2,137,782 | — |
| 1984 | 4,408,257 | 2,215,377 | 2,192,880 | — |
| 1985 | 4,522,675 | 2,272,792 | 2,249,882 | 18 |
| 1986 | 4,641,941 | 2,332,968 | 2,308,973 | — |
| 1987 | 4,765,430 | 2,395,522 | 2,369,908 | — |
| 1988 | 4,892,471 | 2,460,025 | 2,432,446 | — |
| 1989 | 5,021,974 | 2,525,786 | 2,496,188 | — |
| 1990 | 5,153,191 | 2,592,327 | 2,560,864 | 17 |
| 1991 | 5,286,073 | 2,659,603 | 2,626,470 | — |
| 1992 | 5,421,060 | 2,727,886 | 2,693,174 | — |
| 1993 | 5,558,481 | 2,797,395 | 2,761,085 | — |
| 1994 | 5,698,819 | 2,868,453 | 2,830,366 | — |
| 1995 | 5,842,497 | 2,941,329 | 2,901,167 | 18 |
| 1996 | 5,989,735 | 3,016,152 | 2,973,583 | — |
| 1997 | 6,140,678 | 3,092,975 | 3,047,703 | — |
| 1998 | 6,295,584 | 3,171,914 | 3,123,669 | — |
| 1999 | 6,454,721 | 3,253,081 | 3,201,640 | — |
| 2000 | 6,618,379 | 3,336,600 | 3,281,779 | 18 |
| 2001 | 6,786,712 | 3,422,546 | 3,364,166 | — |
| 2002 | 6,960,016 | 3,511,072 | 3,448,944 | — |
| 2003 | 7,138,869 | 3,602,466 | 3,536,402 | — |
| 2004 | 7,323,958 | 3,697,075 | 3,626,882 | — |
| 2005 | 7,515,802 | 3,795,156 | 3,720,646 | 18 |
| 2006 | 7,714,612 | 3,896,811 | 3,817,801 | — |
| 2007 | 7,920,370 | 4,002,023 | 3,918,347 | — |
| 2008 | 8,133,055 | 4,110,772 | 4,022,282 | — |
| 2009 | 8,352,541 | 4,222,983 | 4,129,558 | — |
| 2010 | 8,578,682 | 4,338,570 | 4,240,111 | 18 |
| 2011 | 8,811,513 | 4,457,547 | 4,353,965 | — |
| 2012 | 9,050,938 | 4,579,860 | 4,471,077 | — |
| 2013 | 9,296,495 | 4,705,270 | 4,591,225 | — |
| 2014 | 9,547,578 | 4,833,463 | 4,714,115 | — |
| 2015 | 9,803,717 | 4,964,199 | 4,839,517 | 18 |
| 2016 | 10,064,741 | 5,097,386 | 4,967,355 | — |
| 2017 | 10,330,648 | 5,233,020 | 5,097,628 | — |
| 2018 | 10,601,342 | 5,371,051 | 5,230,290 | — |
| 2019 | 10,876,769 | 5,511,455 | 5,365,314 | — |
| 2020 | 11,156,910 | 5,654,218 | 5,502,691 | 18 |
| 2021 | 11,441,658 | 5,799,288 | 5,642,369 | — |
| 2022 | 11,731,012 | 5,946,659 | 5,784,353 | — |
| 2023 | 12,025,196 | 6,096,444 | 5,928,752 | — |
| 2024 | 12,324,531 | 6,248,806 | 6,075,725 | 18 |
| 2025 | 12,629,249 | 6,403,862 | 6,225,387 | 19 |
| 2026 | 12,939,384 | 6,561,627 | 6,377,756 | — |
| 2027 | 13,254,862 | 6,722,062 | 6,532,800 | — |
| 2028 | 13,575,676 | 6,885,157 | 6,690,519 | — |
| 2029 | 13,901,789 | 7,050,885 | 6,850,903 | — |
| 2030 | 14,233,144 | 7,219,213 | 7,013,931 | 19 |
| 2031 | 14,569,683 | 7,390,106 | 7,179,576 | — |
| 2032 | 14,911,325 | 7,563,522 | 7,347,802 | — |
| 2033 | 15,257,949 | 7,739,402 | 7,518,546 | — |
| 2034 | 15,609,412 | 7,917,676 | 7,691,736 | — |
| 2035 | 15,965,554 | 8,098,264 | 7,867,290 | 20 |
| 2036 | 16,326,226 | 8,281,088 | 8,045,137 | — |
| 2037 | 16,691,255 | 8,466,059 | 8,225,196 | — |
| 2038 | 17,060,412 | 8,653,051 | 8,407,360 | — |
| 2039 | 17,433,444 | 8,841,930 | 8,591,514 | — |
| 2040 | 17,810,099 | 9,032,560 | 8,777,539 | 21 |
| 2041 | 18,190,212 | 9,224,854 | 8,965,357 | — |
| 2042 | 18,573,567 | 9,418,700 | 9,154,866 | — |
| 2043 | 18,959,803 | 9,613,914 | 9,345,888 | — |
| 2044 | 19,348,503 | 9,810,284 | 9,538,218 | — |
| 2045 | 19,739,327 | 10,007,637 | 9,731,690 | 22 |
| 2046 | 20,131,994 | 10,205,827 | 9,926,166 | — |
| 2047 | 20,526,380 | 10,404,789 | 10,121,590 | — |
| 2048 | 20,922,512 | 10,604,528 | 10,317,983 | — |
| 2049 | 21,320,511 | 10,805,098 | 10,515,412 | — |
| 2050 | 21,720,405 | 11,006,507 | 10,713,897 | 22 |
| 2051 | 22,122,104 | 11,208,706 | 10,913,398 | — |
| 2052 | 22,525,342 | 11,411,559 | 11,113,783 | — |
| 2053 | 22,929,766 | 11,614,887 | 11,314,879 | — |
| 2054 | 23,334,938 | 11,818,469 | 11,516,468 | — |
| 2055 | 23,740,501 | 12,022,127 | 11,718,374 | 23 |
| 2056 | 24,146,215 | 12,225,737 | 11,920,478 | — |
| 2057 | 24,551,990 | 12,429,250 | 12,122,739 | — |
| 2058 | 24,957,799 | 12,632,655 | 12,325,143 | — |
| 2059 | 25,363,690 | 12,835,979 | 12,527,710 | — |
| 2060 | 25,769,645 | 13,039,214 | 12,730,430 | 24 |
| 2061 | 26,175,529 | 13,242,291 | 12,933,237 | — |
| 2062 | 26,581,110 | 13,445,090 | 13,136,020 | — |
| 2063 | 26,986,169 | 13,647,494 | 13,338,675 | — |
| 2064 | 27,390,447 | 13,849,365 | 13,541,082 | — |
| 2065 | 27,793,705 | 14,050,575 | 13,743,129 | 25 |
| 2066 | 28,195,736 | 14,251,018 | 13,944,717 | — |
| 2067 | 28,596,365 | 14,450,604 | 14,145,760 | — |
| 2068 | 28,995,405 | 14,649,241 | 14,346,164 | — |
| 2069 | 29,392,678 | 14,846,838 | 14,545,840 | — |
| 2070 | 29,787,990 | 15,043,298 | 14,744,692 | 26 |
| 2071 | 30,181,116 | 15,238,509 | 14,942,607 | — |
| 2072 | 30,571,822 | 15,432,350 | 15,139,472 | — |
| 2073 | 30,959,879 | 15,624,705 | 15,335,173 | — |
| 2074 | 31,345,050 | 15,815,452 | 15,529,597 | — |
| 2075 | 31,727,092 | 16,004,468 | 15,722,623 | 27 |
| 2076 | 32,105,811 | 16,191,653 | 15,914,157 | — |
| 2077 | 32,480,955 | 16,376,883 | 16,104,072 | — |
| 2078 | 32,852,145 | 16,559,972 | 16,292,173 | — |
| 2079 | 33,218,955 | 16,740,712 | 16,478,243 | — |
| 2080 | 33,581,028 | 16,918,930 | 16,662,098 | 29 |
| 2081 | 33,938,133 | 17,094,511 | 16,843,622 | — |
| 2082 | 34,290,138 | 17,267,390 | 17,022,748 | — |
| 2083 | 34,636,915 | 17,437,498 | 17,199,417 | — |
| 2084 | 34,978,379 | 17,604,787 | 17,373,592 | — |
| 2085 | 35,314,449 | 17,769,213 | 17,545,235 | 30 |
| 2086 | 35,644,994 | 17,930,711 | 17,714,282 | — |
| 2087 | 35,969,904 | 18,089,232 | 17,880,672 | — |
| 2088 | 36,289,160 | 18,244,767 | 18,044,392 | — |
| 2089 | 36,602,770 | 18,397,326 | 18,205,443 | — |
| 2090 | 36,910,732 | 18,546,912 | 18,363,819 | 30 |
| 2091 | 37,213,009 | 18,693,512 | 18,519,497 | — |
| 2092 | 37,509,540 | 18,837,097 | 18,672,442 | — |
| 2093 | 37,800,252 | 18,977,637 | 18,822,614 | — |
| 2094 | 38,085,072 | 19,115,101 | 18,969,971 | — |
| 2095 | 38,363,948 | 19,249,467 | 19,114,481 | 31 |
| 2096 | 38,636,852 | 19,380,727 | 19,256,124 | — |
| 2097 | 38,903,779 | 19,508,889 | 19,394,889 | — |
| 2098 | 39,164,751 | 19,633,970 | 19,530,781 | — |
| 2099 | 39,419,820 | 19,756,006 | 19,663,814 | — |
| 2100 | 39,669,059 | 19,875,044 | 19,794,014 | 32 |