What is the population of Akure?
Akure has a city population of 730,000. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.
City profile · Nigeria · Africa
Akure
City population
730,000
#19
in Nigeria
#1
in Ondo State
#755
worldwide
7.253, 5.193 · 323 km from Abuja
About Akure
Nigeria's national population is concentrated in relatively few cities; at 0.3%, Akure holds a modest share despite ranking 19th among the country's 268 listed cities. The city sits 323 km from Abuja and is the largest settlement in Ondo State, with four cities of 74,000 to 190,000 inhabitants within 36 km.
This summary is AI-generated from the figures on this page. The figures themselves come from the sources cited beside each value.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#1of 6
Elevation
353 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Africa/Lagos
Coordinates
7.253, 5.193
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 NigeriaClosest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.
Compared with the World's Largest Cities
City-proper population against the fifteen largest cities in the dataset.
| Name | City population |
|---|---|
| Shanghai | 24.9M |
| Beijing | 19M |
| Shenzhen | 17.5M |
| Guangzhou | 16.1M |
| Kinshasa | 16M |
| Istanbul | 15.7M |
| Lagos | 15.4M |
| Ho Chi Minh City | 14M |
| Chengdu | 13.6M |
| Lahore | 13M |
| Mumbai | 12.7M |
| São Paulo | 12.4M |
| Mexico City | 12.3M |
| Karachi | 11.6M |
| Tianjin | 11.1M |
| Akure | 730K |
Akure Population FAQ
Where is Akure?
Akure is in Ondo State, Nigeria, 323 km from the capital, Abuja. Its coordinates are 7.253, 5.193.
How big is Akure compared with other cities in Nigeria?
It is the 19th largest of the 268 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Nigeria, holding 0.3% of the national population.