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Map of Nigerian states by population density
Map of Nigerian states by total population
The following table presents a listing of Nigeria's 36 states ranked in order of their total population based on preliminary 2006 Census figures. [1]
| Rank |
State |
Population |
| 1 |
Kano State |
9,383,682 |
| 2 |
Lagos State |
9,013,534 |
| 3 |
Kaduna State |
6,066,562 |
| 4 |
Katsina State |
5,792,578 |
| 5 |
Oyo State |
5,591,589 |
| 6 |
Rivers State |
5,185,400 |
| 7 |
Bauchi State |
4,676,465 |
| 8 |
Jigawa State |
4,348,649 |
| 9 |
Benue State |
4,219,244 |
| 10 |
Anambra State |
4,182,032 |
| 11 |
Borno State |
4,151,193 |
| 12 |
Delta State |
4,098,391 |
| 13 |
Imo State |
3,934,899 |
| 14 |
Niger State |
3,950,249 |
| 15 |
Akwa Ibom State |
3,920,208 |
| 16 |
Ogun State |
3,728,098 |
| 17 |
Sokoto State |
3,696,999 |
| 18 |
Ondo State |
3,441,024 |
| 19 |
Osun State |
3,423,535 |
| 20 |
Kogi State |
3,278,487 |
| 21 |
Zamfara State |
3,259,846 |
| 22 |
Enugu State |
3,257,298 |
| 23 |
Kebbi State |
3,238,628 |
| 24 |
Edo State |
3,218,332 |
| 25 |
Plateau State |
3,178,712 |
| 26 |
Adamawa State |
3,168,101 |
| 27 |
Cross River State |
2,888,966 |
| 28 |
Abia State |
2,833,999 |
| 29 |
Ekiti State |
2,384,212 |
| 30 |
Kwara State |
2,371,089 |
| 31 |
Gombe State |
2,353,879 |
| 32 |
Yobe State |
2,321,591 |
| 33 |
Taraba State |
2,300,736 |
| 34 |
Ebonyi State |
2,173,501 |
| 35 |
Nasarawa State |
1,863,275 |
| 36 |
Bayelsa State |
1,703,358 |
| - |
Abuja Federal Capital Territory |
1,405,201 |
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