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Kaduna

Kaduna State · Nigeria
City population
1,850,000
#6
in Nigeria
#1
in Kaduna State
#230
worldwide
AbujaKaduna
10.526, 7.439 · 163 km from Abuja
City population
1,850,000
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in Nigeria
#6
of 268 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#230
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of Nigeria
0.8%
of the national population

About Kaduna

The sixth-largest city in Nigeria has a population of 1,850,000. Kaduna lies 163 km from the national capital Abuja and ranks first among ten listed cities in Kaduna State. Zaria, the nearest substantial city, sits 72 km away with a population of 980,000.

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
#6of 268
LargestSmallest
Position in Kaduna State
#1of 10
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
Nigeria
Region
Kaduna State
Rank in region
#1of 10
Distance to capital
163 km
to Abuja
Elevation
626 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Africa/Lagos
Coordinates
10.526, 7.439
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.

72KMZaria980K people84KMSoba16K people90KMSofo-Birnin-Gwari22K people91KMDutsen Wai22K people92KMKachia31K 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. Kaduna1.85M
City-proper figures only. Administrative boundaries differ between countries, so these are not directly comparable to metropolitan-area estimates.
Kaduna 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
Kaduna1.85M

Kaduna Population FAQ

What is the population of Kaduna?

Kaduna has a city population of 1,850,000. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.

Where is Kaduna?

Kaduna is in Kaduna State, Nigeria, 163 km from the capital, Abuja. Its coordinates are 10.526, 7.439.

How big is Kaduna compared with other cities in Nigeria?

It is the 6th largest of the 268 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Nigeria, holding 0.8% of the national population.

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