Lagos

World City in Nigeria · ranked on 26 metrics

Lagos is a world city in Nigeria with a population of 14,881,845 (13th of 1,103).

Population
14.9M
13th highest of 1,103
Growth rate
2.48%
203rd highest of 1,103
Country
Nigeria

Strengths and weak spotsPercentileWhere a place sits among all places, from 0 to 100. 100 is the best, 50 is the middle, 0 is the worst.More in the glossary →

Percentile on 1 metric that ranks at least 56 places, given whether higher or lower is better. 5 metrics from top lists such as “the most violent” are left out, since they rank only one end of the scale.

Best at

Highest percentiles, given whether higher or lower is better

  1. Population Density by City
    358th of 803

Worst at

Lowest percentiles, given whether higher or lower is better

Not enough widely ranked metrics for this place.

Profile by category

No category has three or more widely ranked metrics for this place.

Notable facts

Where it ranks first or last among world cities

Never first or last on a widely ranked metric.

Where it is

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Quick answers

What is the population of Lagos?
Lagos has a population of 14,881,845, 13th among 1,103 world cities.
How many statistics does Rankodex have for Lagos?
Rankodex ranks Lagos on 26 statistics compared with other world cities, compiled from World Population Review and the sources it cites.

Every metric

26 metrics with a value for this place, in 9 topics