List of Nigerian states by population
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The following table presents a listing of Nigeria's 36 states ranked in order of their total population (based on 2005 population estimates).It must be noted that several states had rejected the 1991 census report upon which this estimated projection is based.
| Rank | State | Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lagos State | 10,601,345 |
| 2 | Kano State | 8,077,751 |
| 3 | Oyo State | 7,617,720 |
| 4 | Kaduna State | 6,249,075 |
| 5 | Katsina State | 5,589,087 |
| 6 | Ogun State | 5,554,272 |
| 7 | Benue State | 5,281,642 |
| 8 | Ondo State | 5,111,407 |
| 9 | Rivers State | 5,083,429 |
| 10 | Anambra State | 4,721,858 |
| 11 | Delta State | 4,710,214 |
| 12 | Osun State | 4,637,627 |
| 13 | Bauchi State | 4,606,909 |
| 14 | Borno State | 4,588,668 |
| 15 | Jigawa State | 4,488,888 |
| 16 | Akwa Ibom State | 4,405,451 |
| 17 | Imo State | 4,403,063 |
| 18 | Kwara State | 4,391,555 |
| 19 | Sokoto State | 4,244,399 |
| 20 | Abia State | 4,222,476 |
| 21 | Niger State | 4,082,558 |
| 22 | Kogi State | 4,055,789 |
| 23 | Adamawa State | 3,737,223
|
| 24 | Enugu State | 3,590,513 |
| 25 | Plateau State | 3,553,440 |
| 26 | Edo State | 3,497,502 |
| 27 | Cross River State | 3,104,446 |
| 28 | Kebbi State | 3,030,931 |
| 29 | Zamfara State | 3,002,356
|
| 30 | Ekiti State | 2,737,186 |
| 31 | Taraba State | 2,688,944 |
| 32 | Yobe State | 2,532,395 |
| 33 | Gombe State | 2,448,326 |
| 34 | Nassarawa State | 2,040,097 |
| 35 | Bayelsa State | 1,998,349 |
| 36 | Ebonyi State | 1,739,136 |
| - | Abuja Federal Capital Territory | 1,660,634 |
See also
- States of Nigeria
- List of Nigerian state capitals
- List of Nigerian state governors
- List of Nigerian state nicknames
- List of Nigerian states by date of statehood
- List of Nigerian states by area
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