What is the population of Benin City?
Benin City has a city population of 1,782,000. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.
About Benin City
Sapele, a city of 305,000, lies 50 km away; beyond that, the next substantial settlements are considerably more distant. The city holds a population of 1,782,000, making it the seventh-largest in Nigeria and accounting for 0.8% of the national total. It stands 366 km from Abuja and ranks first among five listed cities in Edo State.
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 5
Elevation
88 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Africa/Lagos
Coordinates
6.338, 5.626
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 |
| Benin City | 1.78M |
Benin City Population FAQ
Where is Benin City?
Benin City is in Edo State, Nigeria, 366 km from the capital, Abuja. Its coordinates are 6.338, 5.626.
How big is Benin City compared with other cities in Nigeria?
It is the 7th largest of the 268 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Nigeria, holding 0.8% of the national population.