Urban Profile
for Nigeria
Rank Size Rule City/Population Estimates
Largest City 2nd Largest City 3rd Largest City 4th Largest City 5th Largest City |
City's Name
Lagos Ibadan Benin Kano Port Harcourt |
Rank Size Estimate
10,404,112 5,202,056 3,468,037 2,601,028 2,080,822 |
Actual Population
10,404,112 5,509,119 2,571,798 2,395,379 2,306,662 |
To what extent is the Rank Size Rule shown to be valid or invalid based upon the population information for your country's five largest cities?.
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While not a 100%, "spot on" match between the actual populations and the estimates from the Rank Size Rule within Nigeria are enough to express a significant amount of validty for the Rank Size Rule. Even with the large gaps between RSR estimates and actual populations in Benin and Port Harcourt, the Rank Size Rule still seems to be generally validated by Nigeria's urban populations.
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Population162,265,000
% Urban Population51%
Average % Change in Urban Population3.8%
% w/ Improved Urban Water Supply75%
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Population Density176 per sq km
% Urban Population Living in Slums66%
% w/ Improved Urban Sanitation36%
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