List of Nigerian states by population
Rank ( 2006 ) State Population ( 2006 ) Population ( 2016 )
1 Kano State 9,401,288 13,076,892
2 Lagos State 9,113,605 12,550,598
3 Kaduna State 6,113,503 8,252,366
4 Katsina State 5,801,584 7,831,319
5 Oyo State 5,580,894 7,840,864
6 Rivers State 5,198,605 7,303,924
7 Bauchi State 4,653,066 6,537,314
8 Jigawa State 4,361,002 5,828,163
9 Benue State 4,253,641 5,741,815
10 Anambra State 4,177,828 5,527,809
11 Borno State 4,171,104 5,860,183
12 Delta State 4,112,445 5,663,362
13 Niger State 3,954,772 5,556,247
14 Imo State 3,927,563 5,408,756
15 Akwa Ibom State 3,178,950 5,482,177
16 Ogun State 3,751,140 5,217,716
17 Sokoto State 3,702,676 4,998,090
18 Ondo State 3,460,877 4,671,695
19 Osun State 3,416,959 4,705,589
20 Kogi State 3,314,043 4,473,490
Map of Nigerian states by population density 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 2016 projected populations , which was published by the National Bureau of Statistics . [ 2 ]
The following table presents a listing of Nigeria's 36 states ranked in order of their total population based on preliminary 2006 Census figures.