DEMAND TRENDS · MAY 2026
Demand trends for Property for Rent in Nigeria
37 states tracked inside Nigeria — ranked by share of every property search run for Nigeria in May 2026.
Searches
1.9M
in May
Top growth
Lagos
+13%
States
37
tracked
Searches
Searches this month
1.9M
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
58.8%
02
11.5%
03
2.8%
04
2.5%
05
2.0%
06
1.3%
07
1.1%
08
1.1%
09
1.0%
10
0.9%
11
0.9%
12
0.9%
13
0.9%
14
0.9%
15
0.8%
16
0.8%
17
0.8%
18
0.7%
19
0.7%
20
0.7%
21
0.7%
22
0.6%
23
0.6%
24
0.6%
25
0.6%
26
0.6%
27
0.6%
28
0.6%
29
0.5%
30
0.5%
31
0.5%
32
0.5%
33
0.4%
34
0.4%
35
0.4%
36
0.4%
37
0.3%
Generated from all property searches for Property for Rent in Nigeria on Nigeria Property Centre in May 2026.
What the data shows
Lagos leads with 58.8% of searches in Nigeria. Together with Abuja and Rivers they make up 73.1% of demand.
Watch Lagos: it's the breakout state this month, up 13% on the month before.
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