Nigeria 2006 Population Census Arranged by State Ranking

listing of Nigeria’s 36 states ranked in order of their total population based on preliminary 2006 Census figures.

Rank State Population
1 Lagos State 11,401,288
2 Kano State 11,113,605
3 Kaduna State 6,113,503
4 Katsina State 5,801,584
5 Oyo State 5,591,589
6 Rivers State 5,185,400
7 Bauchi State 4,676,465
8 Jigawa State 4,361,002
9 Benue State 4,219,244
10 Anambra State 4,182,032
11 Borno State 4,171,104
12 Delta State 4,098,391
13 Niger State 3,954,772
14 Imo State 3,934,899
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
Federal Capital Territory 1,405,201

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