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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