List of Nigerian states by population

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]

Map of Nigerian states by population density

Rank (2019)	State	Population (2006)	Population (2019)
1	Kano State	9,401,288	14,253,549
2	Lagos State	9,113,605	12,772,884
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	Rivers State	5,198,716	7,034,973
8	Jigawa State	4,361,002	6,779,080
9	Niger State	3,954,772	6,220,617
10	Ogun State	3,751,140	5,945,275
11	Sokoto State	3,702,676	5,863,187
12	Benue State	4,253,641	5,787,706
13	Borno State	4,171,104	5,751,590
14	Anambra State	4,177,828	5,599,910
15	Zamfara State	3,278,873	5,317,793
16	Delta State	4,112,445	5,307,543
17	Imo State	3,927,563	5,167,722
18	Kebbi State	3,256,541	5,001,610
19	Ondo State	3,460,877	4,969,707
20	Akwa Ibom State	3,902,051	4,780,581
21	Adamawa State	3,178,950	4,536,948
22	Edo State	3,233,366	4,461,137
23	Plateau State	3,206,531	4,400,974
24	Enugu State	3,267,837	4,396,098
25	Osun State	3,416,959	4,237,396
26	Cross River State	2,892,988	4,175,020
27	Kogi State	3,314,043	4,153,734
28	Abia State	2,845,380	3,841,943
29	Gombe State	2,365,040	3,623,462
30	Yobe State	2,321,339	3,398,177
31	Ekiti State	2,398,957	3,350,401
32	Taraba State	2,294,800	3,331,885
33	Kwara State	2,365,353	3,259,613
34	Ebonyi State	2,176,947	3,007,155
–	Federal Capital Territory	1,406,239	2,702,443
35	Nasarawa State	1,869,377	2,632,239
36	Bayelsa State	1,704,515	2,394,725
Total	Nigeria	140,431,790	201,135,262

References

1. . population.gov.ng
2. Demographic Statistics Bulletin 2020