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All population figures for Nigeria show high error rates. Census results are disputed.

States

The population of the states of Nigeria according to census results and latest population projections.

NameAbbr.StatusCapitalArea
A (km²)
Population
Census (Cp)
1991-11-26
Population
Census (Cf)
2006-03-21
Population
Projection (P)
2022-03-21
 
NigeriaNGA Abuja923,76888,992,220140,431,790216,783,400
AbiaABFStUmuahia6,3202,338,4872,845,3804,143,100632000
AdamawaADFStYola36,9172,102,0533,178,9504,902,1003691700
Akwa IbomAKFStUyo7,0812,409,6133,902,0514,979,400708100
AnambraANFStAwka4,8442,796,4754,177,8285,953,500484400
BauchiBAFStBauchi45,8372,861,8874,653,0668,308,8004583700
BayelsaBYFStYenagoa10,7731,121,6931,704,5152,537,4001077300
BenueBEFStMakurdi34,0592,753,0774,253,6416,141,3003405900
BornoBOFStMaiduguri70,8982,536,0034,171,1046,111,5007089800
Cross RiverCRFStCalabar20,1561,911,2972,892,9884,406,2002015600
DeltaDEFStAsaba17,6982,590,4914,112,4455,636,1001769800
EbonyiEBFStAbakaliki5,6701,029,3122,176,9473,242,500567000
EdoEDFStBenin City17,8022,172,0053,233,3664,777,0001780200
EkitiEKFStAdo Ekiti6,3531,535,7902,398,9573,592,200635300
EnuguENFStEnugu7,1612,125,0683,267,8374,690,100716100
Federal Capital TerritoryFCFDistAbuja7,315371,6741,406,2393,067,500731500
GombeGOFStGombe18,7681,489,1202,365,0403,960,1001876800
ImoIMFStOwerri5,5302,485,6353,927,5635,459,300553000
JigawaJIFStDutse23,1542,875,5254,361,0027,499,1002315400
KadunaKDFStKaduna46,0533,935,6186,113,5039,032,2004605300
KanoKNFStKano20,1315,810,4709,401,28815,462,2002013100
KatsinaKTFStKatsina24,1923,753,1335,801,58410,368,5002419200
KebbiKEFStBirnin Kebbi36,8002,068,4903,256,5415,563,9003680000
KogiKOFStLokoja29,8332,147,7563,314,0434,466,8002983300
KwaraKWFStIlorin36,8251,548,4122,365,3533,551,0003682500
LagosLAFStIkeja3,3455,725,1169,113,60513,491,800334500
NasarawaNAFStLafia27,1171,207,8761,869,3772,886,0002711700
NigerNIFStMinna76,3632,421,5813,954,7726,783,3007636300
OgunOGFStAbeokuta16,7622,333,7263,751,1406,379,5001676200
OndoONFStAkure14,6062,249,5483,460,8775,316,6001460600
OsunOSFStOshogbo9,2512,158,1433,416,9594,435,800925100
OyoOYFStIbadan28,4543,452,7205,580,8947,976,1002845400
PlateauPLFStJos30,9132,104,5363,206,5314,717,3003091300
RiversRIFStPort Harcourt11,0773,187,8445,198,7167,476,8001107700
SokotoSOFStSokoto25,9732,418,5853,702,6766,391,0002597300
TarabaTAFStJalingo54,4731,512,1632,294,8003,609,8005447300
YobeYOFStDamaturu45,5021,399,6872,321,3393,649,6004550200
ZamfaraZAFStGusau39,7622,051,5913,278,8735,833,5003976200

Major Agglomerations

 NameAdm.Population
Calculation (UE-P)
2022-03-21
1LagosLA15,070,000
2KanoKN4,910,000
3IbadanOY3,190,000
4AbujaFC2,690,000
5Port HarcourtRI2,120,000
6KadunaKD1,850,000
7Benin CityED1,680,000
8AbaAB1,160,000
9OnitshaAN1,150,000
10MaiduguriBO1,110,000
11IlorinKW1,080,000
12SokotoSO1,040,000
13JosPL1,040,000

Contents: Agglomerations

The population of all Nigerian urban agglomerations with more than 300,000 inhabitants according to computations of »City Population«.

NameAdm.Population
Calculation (UE-C)
2006-03-21
Population
Calculation (UE-P)
2022-03-21
Area
AbaAB795,0001,160,0000
AbeokutaOG425,000735,0000
AbujaFC1,320,0002,690,0000
Ado EkitiEK340,000435,0000
AkureON425,000730,0000
BauchiBA295,000530,0000
Benin CityED1,140,0001,680,0000
BidaNI235,000400,0000
CalabarCR355,000540,0000
EnuguEN665,000950,0000
GbokoBE255,000365,0000
GombeGO335,000560,0000
IbadanOY2,230,0003,190,0000
IfeOS430,000560,0000
Ijebu OdeOG215,000360,0000
IkareON305,000465,0000
IleshaOS250,000325,0000
IlorinKW720,0001,080,0000
JosPL705,0001,040,0000
KadunaKD1,250,0001,850,0000
KanoKN2,990,0004,910,0000
KatsinaKT375,000670,0000
LagosLA10,000,00015,070,0000
MaiduguriBO760,0001,110,0000
MakurdiBE270,000390,0000
MinnaNI245,000425,0000
OgbomoshoOY300,000430,0000
OkeneKO305,000410,0000
OndoON225,000375,0000
OnitshaAN810,0001,150,0000
OshogboOS620,000645,0000
OwerriIM390,000545,0000
OyoOY275,000410,0000
Port HarcourtRI1,480,0002,120,0000
SapeleDE225,000305,0000
SokotoSO605,0001,040,0000
UmuahiaAB255,000370,0000
UyoAK315,000400,0000
WarriDE665,000910,0000
YenagoaBY245,000365,0000
YolaAD295,000460,0000
ZariaKD665,000980,0000

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