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Osogbo

Osun State · Nigeria
City population
645,000
#23
in Nigeria
#1
in Osun State
#863
worldwide
AbujaOsogbo
7.771, 4.557 · 353 km from Abuja
City population
645,000
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in Nigeria
#23
of 268 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#863
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of Nigeria
0.3%
of the national population

About Osogbo

Nigeria's 23rd-largest city by population, Osogbo holds 645,000 people and ranks first within Osun State. It sits 353 km from the national capital Abuja. Four cities larger than 118,089 lie within 26 km: Ede at 159,866 people and 14 km away, Ilesa at 325,000 and 26 km away, Ikirun at 134,240 and 20 km away, and Inisa at 164,161 and 26 km away.

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
#23of 268
LargestSmallest
Position in Osun State
#1of 19
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
Nigeria
Region
Osun State
Rank in region
#1of 19
Distance to capital
353 km
to Abuja
Elevation
336 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Africa/Lagos
Coordinates
7.771, 4.557
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.

11KMIlobu118K people14KMEde160K people20KMIkirun134K people26KMIlesa325K people26KMInisa164K 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. Osogbo645K
City-proper figures only. Administrative boundaries differ between countries, so these are not directly comparable to metropolitan-area estimates.
Osogbo 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
Osogbo645K

Osogbo Population FAQ

What is the population of Osogbo?

Osogbo has a city population of 645,000. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.

Where is Osogbo?

Osogbo is in Osun State, Nigeria, 353 km from the capital, Abuja. Its coordinates are 7.771, 4.557.

How big is Osogbo compared with other cities in Nigeria?

It is the 23rd largest of the 268 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Nigeria, holding 0.3% of the national population.

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