List of Nigerian states by population

Map of Nigerian states by population density

The following table presents a listing of Nigeria's 36 states ranked in order of their total population based on the 2006 Census figures,[1] as well as their 2019 projected populations, which were published by the National Bureau of Statistics.[2]

Rank (2019)  | State  | Population (2006)  | Population (2023)

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1  | Kano State | 9,401,288  | 16,253,549
2  | Lagos State | 9,113,605  | 15,772,884
3  | Katsina State | 5,801,584  | 9,300,382
4  | Kaduna State | 6,113,503  | 8,324,285
5  | Bauchi State | 4,653,066  | 7,540,663
6  | Oyo State | 5,580,894  | 7,512,855
7  | Anambra State | 3,177,828  | 5,299,910
8  | Rivers State | 5,198,716  | 7,234,973
9  | Jigawa State | 4,361,002  | 6,979,080
10  | Niger State | 3,954,772  | 6,720,617
11  | Benue State | 4,253,641  | 6,687,706
12  | Borno State | 4,171,104  | 6,651,590
13  | Ogun State | 3,751,140  | 6,445,275
14  | Sokoto State | 3,702,676  | 6,163,187
15  | Delta State | 4,112,445  | 6,107,543
16  | Imo State | 3,927,563  | 6,067,722
17  | Kebbi State | 3,256,541  | 6,001,610
18  | Ondo State | 3,460,877  | 5,469,707
19  | Akwa Ibom State | 3,902,051  | 5,780,581
20  | Zamfara State | 3,278,873  | 5,517,793
21  | Plateau State | 3,206,531  | 5,400,974
22  | Enugu State | 3,267,837  | 5,396,098
23  | Adamawa State | 3,178,950  | 5,236,948
24  | Edo State | 3,233,366  | 5,161,137
25  | Kogi State | 3,314,043  | 5,053,734
26  | Abia State | 2,845,380  | 4,841,943
\-  | Federal Capital Territory | 1,406,239  | 4,802,443
27  | Gombe State | 2,365,040  | 4,623,462
28  | Yobe State | 2,321,339  | 4,350,401
29  | Taraba State | 2,294,800  | 4,331,885
30  | Kwara State | 2,365,353  | 4,259,613
31  | Osun State | 3,416,959  | 4,237,396
32  | Cross River State | 2,892,988  | 4,175,020
33  | Ebonyi State | 2,176,947  | 4,007,155
34  | Nasarawa State | 1,869,377  | 3,632,239
35  | Ekiti State | 2,398,957  | 3,398,177
36  | Bayelsa State | 1,704,515  | 2,394,725
Total  | Nigeria | 140,431,790  | 230,135,262

## References

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1. ^ Population by State and Sex. population.gov.ng
2. ^ Demographic Statistics Bulletin 2020

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