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The population of the Local Government Areas (LGAs) of Metropolitan Lagos according to census results and latest population projections.

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NameStatusPopulation
Census
1991-11-26
Population
Census
2006-03-21
Population
Projection
2019-03-21
AgegeLocal Government Area417,9811,033,0641,555,800
Ajeromi-IfelodunLocal Government Area593,5611,435,2952,161,600
AlimoshoLocal Government Area430,8902,047,0263,082,900
Amuwo-OdofinLocal Government Area225,823524,971790,600
ApapaLocal Government Area154,477522,384786,700
Eti-OsaLocal Government Area157,387983,5151,481,200
Ifako-IjayeLocal Government Area233,341744,3231,121,000
IkejaLocal Government Area203,383648,720977,000
KosofeLocal Government Area412,407934,6141,407,600
Lagos IslandLocal Government Area165,996859,8491,295,000
Lagos MainlandLocal Government Area273,079629,469948,000
MushinLocal Government Area539,7831,321,5171,990,300
OjoLocal Government Area215,837941,5231,418,000
Oshodi-IsoloLocal Government Area449,7811,134,5481,708,700
ShomoluLocal Government Area358,7871,025,1231,543,900
SurulereLocal Government Area462,2611,274,3621,919,200
LagosMetropolitan Area5,294,77416,060,30324,187,400

Source: (1991) (2006 details) National Population Commission of Nigeria (web). (2006) (2019) Lagos Bureau of Statistics (web).

Explanation: The reliability of the presented census figures is not very high. The National Population Commission reports a census population of 8,048,430 for Metro Lagos in 2006. Area figures are computed by using geospatial data.