Argentina vs Nigeria: Population in largest city

Argentina
15.75 million
in 2025
Nigeria
17.16 million
in 2025
Argentina rank
13th
Nigeria rank
11th

Population in largest city over time

  • Argentina
  • Nigeria
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How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 17.16 million against 15.75 million in Argentina, a difference of 1.40 million.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.1 times Argentina's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Argentina ahead.

Globally, Argentina ranks 13th and Nigeria ranks 11th of 153 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Population in largest city
Source
World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
153 places, 10,098 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Population in largest city is the urban population living in the country's largest metropolitan area.