DEMAND TRENDS · AUGUST 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 August 2026.
Searches
3M
in Aug
Top growth
Lagos
+32%
States
37
tracked
Searches
Searches this month
3M
in Aug
in August 2026
Top growth
Top growth state
Lagos
+32%
+32% MoM
States
States tracked
37
tracked
with searches this month
Ranked by share of searches
All 37 states in Nigeria
01
50.7%
02
10.6%
03
3.9%
04
3.4%
05
3.1%
06
1.7%
07
1.6%
08
1.6%
09
1.4%
10
1.4%
11
1.3%
12
1.3%
13
1.2%
14
1.1%
15
1.0%
16
0.9%
17
0.9%
18
0.9%
19
0.9%
20
0.9%
21
0.8%
22
0.8%
23
0.8%
24
0.7%
25
0.7%
26
0.7%
27
0.6%
28
0.6%
29
0.6%
30
0.6%
31
0.6%
32
0.6%
33
0.5%
34
0.5%
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 August 2026.
What the data shows
Lagos leads with 50.7% of searches in Nigeria. Together with Abuja and Rivers they make up 65.2% of demand.
Watch Lagos: it's the breakout state this month, up 32% on the month before.
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