About Ikeja
Ikeja is a city in Lagos, Nigeria with a population of 313,196. It is the 48th largest of the 268 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Nigeria, and the 1,824th largest worldwide. It lies 533 km from Abuja.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#7of 18
Elevation
40 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Africa/Lagos
Coordinates
6.597, 3.342
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.