Nigeria Population According To Last Population Census

The last national population cencus in Nigeria was conducted in 2006. Here are the list of the states in Nigeria according to their population.

1. Kano State - 9,401,288

2. Lagos State - 9,113,605

3. Kaduna State - 6,113,503

4. Katsina State - 5,801,584

5. Oyo State - 5,580,894

6. Rivers State - 5,198,716

7. Bauchi State - 4,653,066

8. Jigawa State - 4,361,002

9. Benue State - 4,253,641

10. Anambra State - 4,177,828

11. Borno State - 4,171,104

12. Delta State - 4,112,445

13. Imo State - 3,927,563

14. Niger State - 3,954,772

15. Akwa Ibom State - 3,902,051

16. Ogun State - 3,751,140

17. Sokoto State - 3,702,676

18. Ondo State - 3,460,877

19. Osun State - 3,416,959

20. Kogi State - 3,314,043

21. Zamfara State - 3,278,873

22. Enugu State - 3,267,837

23. Kebbi State - 3,256,541

24. Edo State - 3,233,366

25. Plateau State - 3,206,531

26. Adamawa State - 3,178,950

27. Cross River State - 2,882,988

28. Abia State - 2,845,370

29. Ekiti State - 2,398,357

30. Kwara State - 2,365,353

31. Gombe State - 2,365,040

32. Yobe State - 2,321,339

33. Taraba State - 2,294,800

34. Ebonyi State - 2,176,947

35. Nasarawa State - 1,869,377

36. Bayelsa State - 1,704,515

Abuja (Federal Capital Territory) - 1,405,201

The total population of Nigeria according to the last population census is 181,562,056

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