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 2020 projected populations, which were published by the National Bureau of Statistics .[ 2]
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State
Population
Area (km2 )
Density (2006) (per km2 )
Density (2020) (per km2 )
2006
2020
Kano State
9,401,288
16,253,549
20,131
467
807.39
Lagos State
9,113,605
15,772,884
3,345
2724.55
4,715.36
Katsina State
5,801,584
9,300,382
24,192
239.81
384.44
Kaduna State
6,113,503
8,324,285
46,053
132.75
180.75
Bauchi State
4,653,066
7,540,663
45,893
101.39
164.31
Oyo State
5,580,894
7,512,855
28,454
196.14
264.08
Anambra State
5,177,828
7,299,910
4,844
1068.91
1,507.26
Rivers State
5,198,716
7,234,973
11,077
469.33
653.01
Jigawa State
4,361,002
6,979,080
23,154
188.35
301.38
Niger State
3,954,772
6,720,617
76,363
51.79
87.99
Benue State
4,253,641
6,687,706
34,059
124.89
196.34
Borno State
4,171,104
6,651,590
70,898
66.53
93.80
Ogun State
3,751,140
6,445,275
16,762
223.79
384.52
Sokoto State
3,702,676
6,163,187
25,973
142.56
237.34
Delta State
5,112,445
7,107,543
17,698
288.87
401.58
Imo State
3,927,563
6,067,722
5,530
710.22
1,097.70
Kebbi State
3,256,541
6,001,610
36,800
88.49
163.10
Ondo State
3,460,877
5,469,707
15,500
223.28
352.24
Akwa Ibom State
3,902,051
5,780,581
7,081
551.05
816.11
Edo State
3,233,366
5,527,810
17,802
181.63
289.89
Zamfara State
3,278,873
5,517,793
39,762
82.46
138.75
Plateau State
3,206,531
5,400,974
30,913
103.73
174.67
Enugu State
3,267,837
5,396,098
7,161
456.33
753.71
Adamawa State
3,178,950
5,236,948
36,917
86.11
141.84
Kogi State
3,314,043
5,053,734
29,833
111.08
169.04
Abia State
2,845,380
4,841,943
5,243
542.7
923.59
Federal Capital Territory
1,406,239
4,802,443
7,315
192.24
656.93
Gombe State
2,365,040
4,623,462
20,265
116.7
228.77
Yobe State
2,321,339
4,350,401
45,502
51.01
95.57
Taraba State
2,294,800
4,331,885
54,473
42.13
79.53
Kwara State
2,365,353
4,259,613
36,825
64.23
115.88
Osun State
3,416,959
4,237,396
14,875
229.71
285.27
Cross River State
2,892,988
4,175,020
20,156
143.53
207.85
Ebonyi State
2,176,947
4,007,155
5,670
383.94
706.88
Nasarawa State
1,869,377
3,632,239
27,110
68.96
134.87
Ekiti State
2,398,957
3,398,177
6,353
377.61
534.83
Bayelsa State
1,704,515
2,394,725
21,110
80.74
113.58
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