Nigeria is home to an estimated 58,390 developers using AI coding tools, spread across 29 cities we track — ranking #21 of 197 countries by tracked developer volume.
58,390developers (est.)
#21of 197 countries
29tracked cities
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Top cities in Nigeria by developers
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All tracked cities
| # | City | Developers | Index |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lagos | 35,342 | 87 |
| 2 | Abuja | 8,775 | 75 |
| 3 | Port Harcourt | 2,197 | 64 |
| 4 | Ibadan | 2,034 | 64 |
| 5 | Kano | 1,398 | 61 |
| 6 | Enugu | 1,314 | 60 |
| 7 | Kaduna | 1,225 | 60 |
| 8 | Uyo | 708 | 55 |
| 9 | Ilorin | 580 | 54 |
| 10 | Benin City | 497 | 53 |
| 11 | Owerri | 488 | 53 |
| 12 | Akure | 488 | 53 |
| 13 | Jos | 486 | 53 |
| 14 | Calabar | 340 | 50 |
| 15 | Abeokuta | 328 | 49 |
| 16 | Awka | 286 | 48 |
| 17 | Zaria | 244 | 47 |
| 18 | Warri | 238 | 47 |
| 19 | Ile-Ife | 196 | 45 |
| 20 | Maiduguri | 185 | 45 |
| 21 | Osogbo | 168 | 44 |
| 22 | Sokoto | 159 | 44 |
| 23 | Onitsha | 121 | 41 |
| 24 | Nsukka | 114 | 41 |
| 25 | Ado-Ekiti | 107 | 40 |
How this is measured
Figures blend public GitHub developer density with Google Trends interest in AI coding tools, refreshed daily — an aggregated public-data estimate. Full method · all countries.
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