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City profile · Nigeria · Africa

Ibadan

Oyo State · Nigeria
City population
3,649,000
#3
in Nigeria
#1
in Oyo State
#96
worldwide
AbujaIbadan
7.378, 3.906 · 437 km from Abuja
City population
3,649,000
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in Nigeria
#3
of 268 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#96
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of Nigeria
1.5%
of the national population

About Ibadan

At 3,649,000 people, Ibadan accounts for 1.5% of Nigeria's population—a substantial share concentrated in a single city proper. The city ranks third among Nigeria's 268 listed cities and first within Oyo State. It lies 437 km from Abuja. Several cities of 71,000 to 222,000 people sit within 40 km, with Ikire at 31 km holding 222,160 residents and Lalupon 20 km away at 81,130.

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
#3of 268
LargestSmallest
Position in Oyo State
#1of 14
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
Nigeria
Region
Oyo State
Rank in region
#1of 14
Distance to capital
437 km
to Abuja
Elevation
181 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Africa/Lagos
Coordinates
7.378, 3.906
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.

20KMLalupon81K people31KMApomu72K people31KMIkire222K people37KMFiditi71K people39KMModakeke120K 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. Ibadan3.65M
City-proper figures only. Administrative boundaries differ between countries, so these are not directly comparable to metropolitan-area estimates.
Ibadan 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
Ibadan3.65M

Ibadan Population FAQ

What is the population of Ibadan?

Ibadan has a city population of 3,649,000. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.

Where is Ibadan?

Ibadan is in Oyo State, Nigeria, 437 km from the capital, Abuja. Its coordinates are 7.378, 3.906.

How big is Ibadan compared with other cities in Nigeria?

It is the 3rd largest of the 268 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Nigeria, holding 1.5% of the national population.

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