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Population Lagos (Nigeria)
13 123 073
people
As of December 1, 2024 the population (permanent residents) Lagos is 13 123 073 people, including children under the age of 6 - 1 284 421 people, teenagers (schoolchildren) aged 7 to 17 years - 1 576 409 people, young people from 18 to 29 years old - 1 546 882 people, adults aged 30 to 60 years - 5 670 808 people, elderly people over 60 years old - 2 860 830 people, and the centenarians Lagos over 80 years old - 183 723 people.
Population size Lagos by age groups
| Children under 6 years old | 1 284 421 / 9.79% |
| Teenagers from 7 to 17 | 1 576 409 / 12.01% |
| Young people from 18 to 29 | 1 546 882 / 11.79% |
| Adults from 30 to 59 | 5 670 808 / 43.21% |
| Elderly over 60 | 2 860 830 / 21.8% |
| Centenarians over 80 | 183 723 / 1.4% |
Gender composition of the population Lagos
Total Lagos permanent residents 4 376 545 men (33.35%) and 8 746 528 women (66.65%).
| Age | Men | Women | Percentage of women |
| 0 – 4 | 281 488 / 4.9% | 225 194 / 6.8% | 44.1% |
| 5 – 9 | 281 488 / 4.9% | 220 863 / 6.7% | 43.9% |
| 10 - 14 | 251 174 / 4.2% | 199 210 / 6.2% | 43.9% |
| 15 - 19 | 212 198 / 3.3% | 173 226 / 5.6% | 44.4% |
| 20 - 24 | 251 174 / 4.2% | 207 871 / 6.4% | 45.4% |
| 25 - 29 | 372 431 / 7% | 311 806 / 8.8% | 45.3% |
| 30 - 34 | 363 770 / 6.8% | 311 806 / 8.8% | 45.8% |
| 35 - 39 | 333 456 / 6.1% | 303 145 / 8.6% | 47.5% |
| 40 - 44 | 307 472 / 5.5% | 285 822 / 8.2% | 47.9% |
| 45 - 49 | 281 488 / 4.9% | 264 169 / 7.7% | 48.2% |
| 50 - 54 | 320 464 / 5.8% | 320 467 / 9% | 50% |
| 55 - 59 | 337 786 / 6.2% | 368 104 / 10.1% | 51.9% |
| 60 - 64 | 281 488 / 4.9% | 329 128 / 9.2% | 53.7% |
| 65 - 69 | 194 876 / 2.9% | 259 838 / 7.6% | 56.8% |
| 70 - 74 | 82 280 / 0.3% | 138 581 / 4.8% | 62.2% |
| 75 - 79 | 103 933 / 0.8% | 216 532 / 6.6% | 66.4% |
| 80+ | 73 619 / 0.1% | 194 879 / 6.1% | 71.6% |
Education level
Education level of residents Lagos: have higher education 21.5% (2 821 461 people), incomplete higher education — 4.1% (538 046 people), secondary vocational — 34.5% (4 527 460 people), 11 classes — 14.5% (1 902 846 people), 9 classes — 7.5% (984 230 people), 5 classes — 9.4% (1 233 569 people), have no education — 0.8% (104 985 people), illiterate — 1.8% (236 215 people).
| Higher education | 2 821 461 / 21.5% |
| Incomplete higher | 538 046 / 4.1% |
| Secondary vocational | 4 527 460 / 34.5% |
| Elementary school | 1 902 846 / 14.5% |
| Middle school | 984 230 / 7.5% |
| High school | 1 233 569 / 9.4% |
| Without education | 104 985 / 0.8% |
| Illiterate | 236 215 / 1.8% |
Employment, unemployment and pensioners Lagos
Total Lagos the number of officially employed population is 4 816 168 people (36.7%), pensioners 3 543 230 people (27%), a officially registered and registered unemployed 4 369 983 people (33.3%).
| Employed population | 4 816 168 / 36.7% |
| Unemployed | 4 369 983 / 33.3% |
| Pensioners | 3 543 230 / 27% |
Disability
Total Lagos have a disability 1 880 536 people, what constitutes 14.33% from the entire population. Disabled of the group I are 350 386 (2.67.%), disabled of the group II are 645 655 (4.92.%), disabled of the group III are 625 971 (4.77.%), disabled children 258 525 (1.97.%).
| Total disabled | 1 880 536 / 14.33% |
| Disabled of the group I | 350 386 / 2.67% |
| Disabled of the group II | 645 655 / 4.92% |
| Disabled of the group III | 625 971 / 4.77% |
| Disabled children | 258 525 / 1.97% |