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Abeokuta

Ogun State · Nigeria
City population
735,000
#18
in Nigeria
#1
in Ogun State
#752
worldwide
AbujaAbeokuta
7.156, 3.345 · 503 km from Abuja
City population
735,000
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in Nigeria
#18
of 268 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#752
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of Nigeria
0.3%
of the national population

About Abeokuta

Located 503 km from Abuja, Abeokuta has a population of 735,000 and is the largest city in Ogun State. The city ranks 18th among Nigeria's listed cities and accounts for 0.3% of the national population. Igbo-Ora lies 32 km away with 92,719 residents, while Ifo (88,272) sits 41 km distant.

This summary is AI-generated from the figures on this page. The figures themselves come from the sources cited beside each value.

Position in Nigeria
#18of 268
LargestSmallest
Position in Ogun State
#1of 12
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
Nigeria
Region
Ogun State
Rank in region
#1of 12
Distance to capital
503 km
to Abuja
Elevation
64 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Africa/Lagos
Coordinates
7.156, 3.345
Record updated
2026-04-14
Entry edited, not measured

City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.

Nearby Cities

All 268 in Nigeria

Closest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.

32KMIgbo-Ora93K people41KMIfo88K people44KMEruwa35K people45KMIperu16K people46KMOrita-Eruwa71K people

Compared with the World's Largest Cities

City-proper population against the fifteen largest cities in the dataset.

  1. Shanghai24.9M
  2. Beijing19M
  3. Shenzhen17.5M
  4. Guangzhou16.1M
  5. Kinshasa16M
  6. Istanbul15.7M
  7. Lagos15.4M
  8. Ho Chi Minh City14M
  9. Chengdu13.6M
  10. Lahore13M
  11. Mumbai12.7M
  12. São Paulo12.4M
  13. Mexico City12.3M
  14. Karachi11.6M
  15. Tianjin11.1M
  16. Abeokuta735K
City-proper figures only. Administrative boundaries differ between countries, so these are not directly comparable to metropolitan-area estimates.
Abeokuta compared with the fifteen largest cities
NameCity population
Shanghai24.9M
Beijing19M
Shenzhen17.5M
Guangzhou16.1M
Kinshasa16M
Istanbul15.7M
Lagos15.4M
Ho Chi Minh City14M
Chengdu13.6M
Lahore13M
Mumbai12.7M
São Paulo12.4M
Mexico City12.3M
Karachi11.6M
Tianjin11.1M
Abeokuta735K

Abeokuta Population FAQ

What is the population of Abeokuta?

Abeokuta has a city population of 735,000. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.

Where is Abeokuta?

Abeokuta is in Ogun State, Nigeria, 503 km from the capital, Abuja. Its coordinates are 7.156, 3.345.

How big is Abeokuta compared with other cities in Nigeria?

It is the 18th largest of the 268 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Nigeria, holding 0.3% of the national population.

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