Nigerian Population by states

Nigeria is the most populated country in Africa and one of the most populated countries in the world. Nigerian population is approximately over 206 million according Worldometer.

The most populated state in Nigeria is Kano state with over 13 million people as at 2016. While Lagos is the most populated state in the South West region, Ekiti State is the least populated state in the South West region.

Rivers is the most populated state in the South South region while Bayelsa is the least populated state in South South. Anambra is the most populated state in the South Eastern region while Ebonyi is the least populated state in the South East.

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The North West Region is the most populated region in Nigeria.

The most populated state in the North East Region is Borno State while the most populated state in the North Central region is Benue State.

Here is a comprehensive list of Nigerian population by states as at 2016

Rank (2006)	State	Population (2016)
1	Kano State	13,076,892
2	Lagos State	12,550,598
3	Kaduna State	8,252,366
4	Katsina State	7,831,319
5	Oyo State	7,840,864
6	Rivers State	7,303,924
7	Bauchi State	6,537,314
8	Jigawa State	5,828,163
9	Benue State	5,741,815
10	Anambra State	5,527,809
11	Borno State	5,860,183
12	Delta State	5,663,362
13	Niger State	5,556,247
14	Imo State	5,408,756
15	Akwa Ibom State	5,482,177
16	Ogun State	5,217,716
17	Sokoto State	4,998,090
18	Ondo State	4,671,695
19	Osun State	4,705,589
20	Kogi State	4,473,490
21	Zamfara State	4,515,427
22	Enugu State	4,411,119
23	Kebbi State	4,440,050
24	Edo State	4,235,595
25	Plateau State	4,200,442
26	Adamawa State	4,248,436
27	Cross River State	3,866,269
28	Abia State	3,727,347
29	Ekiti State	3,270,798
30	Kwara State	3,192,893
31	Gombe State	3,256,962
32	Yobe State	3,294,137
33	Taraba State	3,066,834
34	Ebonyi State	2,880,383
35	Nasarawa State	2,523,395
36	Bayelsa State	2,277,961
–	Federal Capital Territory	3,564,12