What is the population of Maiduguri?
Maiduguri has a city population of 1,110,000. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.
City profile · Nigeria · Africa
Maiduguri
City population
1,110,000
#10
in Nigeria
#1
in Borno State
#488
worldwide
11.847, 13.157 · 692 km from Abuja
About Maiduguri
Lying 692 km from Abuja, this city of 1.11 million ranks tenth among Nigeria's listed cities and accounts for 0.5% of the national population. It is the largest of eleven cities in Borno State, considerably exceeding its nearest neighbours: Bama at 118,121 people lies 68 km away, while Magumeri, Dikwa, Damboa, and Marte—each between 15,700 and 29,000—cluster within 47 to 93 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 11
Elevation
325 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Africa/Lagos
Coordinates
11.847, 13.157
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 |
| Maiduguri | 1.11M |
Maiduguri Population FAQ
Where is Maiduguri?
Maiduguri is in Borno State, Nigeria, 692 km from the capital, Abuja. Its coordinates are 11.847, 13.157.
How big is Maiduguri compared with other cities in Nigeria?
It is the 10th largest of the 268 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Nigeria, holding 0.5% of the national population.