DEMAND TRENDS · MAY 2026
Property demand in Nigeria.
37 states tracked inside Nigeria — ranked by share of every property search run for Nigeria in May 2026.
Searches
4.8M
in May
Top growth
Lagos
+13%
States
37
tracked
Searches
Searches this month
4.8M
in May
in May 2026
Top growth
Top growth state
Lagos
+13%
+13% MoM
States
States tracked
37
tracked
with searches this month
Ranked by share of searches
All 37 states in Nigeria
01
50.0%
02
13.0%
03
3.8%
04
3.1%
05
2.9%
06
1.5%
07
1.4%
08
1.4%
09
1.2%
10
1.2%
11
1.2%
12
1.1%
13
1.1%
14
1.0%
15
1.0%
16
1.0%
17
0.9%
18
0.9%
19
0.9%
20
0.8%
21
0.8%
22
0.8%
23
0.8%
24
0.7%
25
0.7%
26
0.7%
27
0.7%
28
0.6%
29
0.6%
30
0.6%
31
0.6%
32
0.6%
33
0.5%
34
0.5%
35
0.5%
36
0.5%
37
0.4%
Generated from all property searches for Property in Nigeria on Nigeria Property Centre in May 2026.
What the data shows
Lagos leads with 50.0% of searches in Nigeria. Together with Abuja and Oyo they make up 66.8% of demand.
Watch Lagos: it's the breakout state this month, up 13% on the month before.
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