The following table presents a listing of Nigeria's 36 states ranked in order of their total population based on the 2006 census figures, Population by State and Sex. population.gov.ng as well as their 2020 projected populations, which were published by the National Bureau of Statistics.Demographic Statistics Bulletin 2020 State Population Area(km2) Density (2006)(per km2) Density (2023)(per km2) 2006 2023 (est.) Kano State 9,401,288 16,253,549 20,131467 807.39 Lagos State 9,113,605 15,772,884 3,3452724.55 4,715.36 Katsina State 5,801,584 9,300,382 24,192239.81 384.44 Kaduna State 6,113,503 8,324,285 46,053132.75 180.75 Bauchi State 4,653,066 7,540,663 45,893101.39 164.31 Oyo State 5,580,894 7,512,855 28,454196.14 264.08 Anambra State 5,177,828 7,299,910 4,8441068.91 1,507.26 Rivers State 5,198,716 7,234,973 11,077469.33 653.01 Jigawa State 4,361,002 6,979,080 23,154188.35 301.38 Niger State 3,954,772 6,720,617 76,36351.79 87.99 Benue State 4,253,641 6,687,706 34,059124.89 196.34 Borno State 4,171,104 6,651,590 70,89866.53 93.80 Ogun State 3,751,140 6,445,275 16,762223.79 384.52 Sokoto State 3,702,676 6,163,187 25,973142.56 237.34 Delta State 5,112,445 6,107,543 17,698288.87 401.58 Imo State 3,927,563 6,067,722 5,530710.22 1,097.70 Kebbi State 3,256,541 6,001,610 36,80088.49 163.10 Ondo State 3,460,877 5,469,707 15,500223.28 352.24 Akwa Ibom State 3,902,051 5,780,581 7,081551.05 816.11 Edo State 3,233,366 5,527,810 17,802181.63 289.89 Zamfara State 3,278,873 5,517,793 39,76282.46 138.75 Plateau State 3,206,531 5,400,974 30,913103.73 174.67 Enugu State 3,267,837 5,396,098 7,161456.33 753.71 Adamawa State 3,178,950 5,236,948 36,91786.11 141.84 Kogi State 3,314,043 5,053,734 29,833111.08 169.04 Abia State 2,845,380 4,841,943 5,243542.7 923.59 Federal Capital Territory 1,406,239 4,802,443 7,315192.24 656.93 Gombe State 2,365,040 4,623,462 20,265116.7 228.77 Yobe State 2,321,339 4,350,401 45,50251.01 95.57 Taraba State 2,294,800 4,331,885 54,47342.13 79.53 Kwara State 2,365,353 4,259,613 36,82564.23 115.88 Osun State 3,416,959 4,237,396 14,875229.71 285.27 Cross River State 2,892,988 4,175,020 20,156143.53 207.85 Ebonyi State 2,176,947 4,007,155 5,670383.94 706.88 Nasarawa State 1,869,377 3,632,239 27,11068.96 134.87 Ekiti State 2,398,957 3,398,177 6,353377.61 534.83 Bayelsa State 1,704,515 2,394,725 21,11080.74 113.58
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