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 2020 projected populations, which were published by the National Bureau of Statistics.[2]

State  | Population  | Area
(km2)  | Density (2006)
(per km2)  | Density (2020)
(per km2)

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2006  | 2020  |
Kano State | 9,401,288  | 16,253,549  | 20,131  | 467  | 807.39
Lagos State | 9,113,605  | 15,772,884  | 3,345  | 2724.55  | 4,715.36
Katsina State | 5,801,584  | 9,300,382  | 24,192  | 239.81  | 384.44
Kaduna State | 6,113,503  | 8,324,285  | 46,053  | 132.75  | 180.75
Bauchi State | 4,653,066  | 7,540,663  | 45,893  | 101.39  | 164.31
Oyo State | 5,580,894  | 7,512,855  | 28,454  | 196.14  | 264.08
Anambra State | 5,177,828  | 7,299,910  | 4,844  | 1068.91  | 1,507.26
Rivers State | 5,198,716  | 7,234,973  | 11,077  | 469.33  | 653.01
Jigawa State | 4,361,002  | 6,979,080  | 23,154  | 188.35  | 301.38
Niger State | 3,954,772  | 6,720,617  | 76,363  | 51.79  | 87.99
Benue State | 4,253,641  | 6,687,706  | 34,059  | 124.89  | 196.34
Borno State | 4,171,104  | 6,651,590  | 70,898  | 66.53  | 93.80
Ogun State | 3,751,140  | 6,445,275  | 16,762  | 223.79  | 384.52
Sokoto State | 3,702,676  | 6,163,187  | 25,973  | 142.56  | 237.34
Delta State | 5,112,445  | 7,107,543  | 17,698  | 288.87  | 401.58
Imo State | 3,927,563  | 6,067,722  | 5,530  | 710.22  | 1,097.70
Kebbi State | 3,256,541  | 6,001,610  | 36,800  | 88.49  | 163.10
Ondo State | 3,460,877  | 5,469,707  | 15,500  | 223.28  | 352.24
Akwa Ibom State | 3,902,051  | 5,780,581  | 7,081  | 551.05  | 816.11
Edo State | 3,233,366  | 5,527,810  | 17,802  | 181.63  | 289.89
Zamfara State | 3,278,873  | 5,517,793  | 39,762  | 82.46  | 138.75
Plateau State | 3,206,531  | 5,400,974  | 30,913  | 103.73  | 174.67
Enugu State | 3,267,837  | 5,396,098  | 7,161  | 456.33  | 753.71
Adamawa State | 3,178,950  | 5,236,948  | 36,917  | 86.11  | 141.84
Kogi State | 3,314,043  | 5,053,734  | 29,833  | 111.08  | 169.04
Abia State | 2,845,380  | 4,841,943  | 5,243  | 542.7  | 923.59
Federal Capital Territory | 1,406,239  | 4,802,443  | 7,315  | 192.24  | 656.93
Gombe State | 2,365,040  | 4,623,462  | 20,265  | 116.7  | 228.77
Yobe State | 2,321,339  | 4,350,401  | 45,502  | 51.01  | 95.57
Taraba State | 2,294,800  | 4,331,885  | 54,473  | 42.13  | 79.53
Kwara State | 2,365,353  | 4,259,613  | 36,825  | 64.23  | 115.88
Osun State | 3,416,959  | 4,237,396  | 14,875  | 229.71  | 285.27
Cross River State | 2,892,988  | 4,175,020  | 20,156  | 143.53  | 207.85
Ebonyi State | 2,176,947  | 4,007,155  | 5,670  | 383.94  | 706.88
Nasarawa State | 1,869,377  | 3,632,239  | 27,110  | 68.96  | 134.87
Ekiti State | 2,398,957  | 3,398,177  | 6,353  | 377.61  | 534.83
Bayelsa State | 1,704,515  | 2,394,725  | 21,110  | 80.74  | 113.58

## References

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

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