Alle Bevölkerungsangaben zu Nigeria weisen hohe Fehlerquoten auf. Die Ergebnisse der Volkszählungen sind umstritten.
Bundesstaaten
Die Einwohnerzahlen der Bundesstaaten von Nigeria nach Volkszählungen und neuesten Projektionen.
| Name | Abk. | Status | Hauptstadt | Fläche A (km²) | Einwohner Zensus (Cp) 1991-11-26 | Einwohner Zensus (Cf) 2006-03-21 | Einwohner Projektion (P) 2022-03-21 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | NGA | Abuja | 923.768 | 88.992.220 | 140.431.790 | 216.783.400 | → | |||
| Abia | AB | FSt | Umuahia | 6.320 | 2.338.487 | 2.845.380 | 4.143.100 | 632000 | → | |
| Adamawa | AD | FSt | Yola | 36.917 | 2.102.053 | 3.178.950 | 4.902.100 | 3691700 | → | |
| Akwa Ibom | AK | FSt | Uyo | 7.081 | 2.409.613 | 3.902.051 | 4.979.400 | 708100 | → | |
| Anambra | AN | FSt | Awka | 4.844 | 2.796.475 | 4.177.828 | 5.953.500 | 484400 | → | |
| Bauchi | BA | FSt | Bauchi | 45.837 | 2.861.887 | 4.653.066 | 8.308.800 | 4583700 | → | |
| Bayelsa | BY | FSt | Yenagoa | 10.773 | 1.121.693 | 1.704.515 | 2.537.400 | 1077300 | → | |
| Benue | BE | FSt | Makurdi | 34.059 | 2.753.077 | 4.253.641 | 6.141.300 | 3405900 | → | |
| Borno | BO | FSt | Maiduguri | 70.898 | 2.536.003 | 4.171.104 | 6.111.500 | 7089800 | → | |
| Cross River | CR | FSt | Calabar | 20.156 | 1.911.297 | 2.892.988 | 4.406.200 | 2015600 | → | |
| Delta | DE | FSt | Asaba | 17.698 | 2.590.491 | 4.112.445 | 5.636.100 | 1769800 | → | |
| Ebonyi | EB | FSt | Abakaliki | 5.670 | 1.029.312 | 2.176.947 | 3.242.500 | 567000 | → | |
| Edo | ED | FSt | Benin City | 17.802 | 2.172.005 | 3.233.366 | 4.777.000 | 1780200 | → | |
| Ekiti | EK | FSt | Ado Ekiti | 6.353 | 1.535.790 | 2.398.957 | 3.592.200 | 635300 | → | |
| Enugu | EN | FSt | Enugu | 7.161 | 2.125.068 | 3.267.837 | 4.690.100 | 716100 | → | |
| Federal Capital Territory | FC | FDist | Abuja | 7.315 | 371.674 | 1.406.239 | 3.067.500 | 731500 | → | |
| Gombe | GO | FSt | Gombe | 18.768 | 1.489.120 | 2.365.040 | 3.960.100 | 1876800 | → | |
| Imo | IM | FSt | Owerri | 5.530 | 2.485.635 | 3.927.563 | 5.459.300 | 553000 | → | |
| Jigawa | JI | FSt | Dutse | 23.154 | 2.875.525 | 4.361.002 | 7.499.100 | 2315400 | → | |
| Kaduna | KD | FSt | Kaduna | 46.053 | 3.935.618 | 6.113.503 | 9.032.200 | 4605300 | → | |
| Kano | KN | FSt | Kano | 20.131 | 5.810.470 | 9.401.288 | 15.462.200 | 2013100 | → | |
| Katsina | KT | FSt | Katsina | 24.192 | 3.753.133 | 5.801.584 | 10.368.500 | 2419200 | → | |
| Kebbi | KE | FSt | Birnin Kebbi | 36.800 | 2.068.490 | 3.256.541 | 5.563.900 | 3680000 | → | |
| Kogi | KO | FSt | Lokoja | 29.833 | 2.147.756 | 3.314.043 | 4.466.800 | 2983300 | → | |
| Kwara | KW | FSt | Ilorin | 36.825 | 1.548.412 | 2.365.353 | 3.551.000 | 3682500 | → | |
| Lagos | LA | FSt | Ikeja | 3.345 | 5.725.116 | 9.113.605 | 13.491.800 | 334500 | → | |
| Nasarawa | NA | FSt | Lafia | 27.117 | 1.207.876 | 1.869.377 | 2.886.000 | 2711700 | → | |
| Niger | NI | FSt | Minna | 76.363 | 2.421.581 | 3.954.772 | 6.783.300 | 7636300 | → | |
| Ogun | OG | FSt | Abeokuta | 16.762 | 2.333.726 | 3.751.140 | 6.379.500 | 1676200 | → | |
| Ondo | ON | FSt | Akure | 14.606 | 2.249.548 | 3.460.877 | 5.316.600 | 1460600 | → | |
| Osun | OS | FSt | Oshogbo | 9.251 | 2.158.143 | 3.416.959 | 4.435.800 | 925100 | → | |
| Oyo | OY | FSt | Ibadan | 28.454 | 3.452.720 | 5.580.894 | 7.976.100 | 2845400 | → | |
| Plateau | PL | FSt | Jos | 30.913 | 2.104.536 | 3.206.531 | 4.717.300 | 3091300 | → | |
| Rivers | RI | FSt | Port Harcourt | 11.077 | 3.187.844 | 5.198.716 | 7.476.800 | 1107700 | → | |
| Sokoto | SO | FSt | Sokoto | 25.973 | 2.418.585 | 3.702.676 | 6.391.000 | 2597300 | → | |
| Taraba | TA | FSt | Jalingo | 54.473 | 1.512.163 | 2.294.800 | 3.609.800 | 5447300 | → | |
| Yobe | YO | FSt | Damaturu | 45.502 | 1.399.687 | 2.321.339 | 3.649.600 | 4550200 | → | |
| Zamfara | ZA | FSt | Gusau | 39.762 | 2.051.591 | 3.278.873 | 5.833.500 | 3976200 | → |
- The estimated undercount of the 1991 census is about 25 million.
- National Population Commission of Nigeria / National Bureau of Statistics (web).
Die größten Agglomerationen
| Name | Adm. | Einwohner Berechnung (UE-P) 2022-03-21 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lagos | LA | 15.070.000 |
| 2 | Kano | KN | 4.910.000 |
| 3 | Ibadan | OY | 3.190.000 |
| 4 | Abuja | FC | 2.690.000 |
| 5 | Port Harcourt | RI | 2.120.000 |
| 6 | Kaduna | KD | 1.850.000 |
| 7 | Benin City | ED | 1.680.000 |
| 8 | Aba | AB | 1.160.000 |
| 9 | Onitsha | AN | 1.150.000 |
| 10 | Maiduguri | BO | 1.110.000 |
| 11 | Ilorin | KW | 1.080.000 |
| 12 | Sokoto | SO | 1.040.000 |
| 13 | Jos | PL | 1.040.000 |
Übersicht: Agglomerationen
Die Einwohnerzahlen aller nigerianischen urbanen Agglomerationen mit mehr als 300.000 Einwohnern nach Berechnungen von »City Population«.
| Name | Adm. | Einwohner Berechnung (UE-C) 2006-03-21 | Einwohner Berechnung (UE-P) 2022-03-21 | Area | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aba | AB | 795.000 | 1.160.000 | 0 | |
| Abeokuta | OG | 425.000 | 735.000 | 0 | |
| Abuja | FC | 1.320.000 | 2.690.000 | 0 | |
| Ado Ekiti | EK | 340.000 | 435.000 | 0 | |
| Akure | ON | 425.000 | 730.000 | 0 | |
| Bauchi | BA | 295.000 | 530.000 | 0 | |
| Benin City | ED | 1.140.000 | 1.680.000 | 0 | |
| Bida | NI | 235.000 | 400.000 | 0 | |
| Calabar | CR | 355.000 | 540.000 | 0 | |
| Enugu | EN | 665.000 | 950.000 | 0 | |
| Gboko | BE | 255.000 | 365.000 | 0 | |
| Gombe | GO | 335.000 | 560.000 | 0 | |
| Ibadan | OY | 2.230.000 | 3.190.000 | 0 | |
| Ife | OS | 430.000 | 560.000 | 0 | |
| Ijebu Ode | OG | 215.000 | 360.000 | 0 | |
| Ikare | ON | 305.000 | 465.000 | 0 | |
| Ilesha | OS | 250.000 | 325.000 | 0 | |
| Ilorin | KW | 720.000 | 1.080.000 | 0 | |
| Jos | PL | 705.000 | 1.040.000 | 0 | |
| Kaduna | KD | 1.250.000 | 1.850.000 | 0 | |
| Kano | KN | 2.990.000 | 4.910.000 | 0 | |
| Katsina | KT | 375.000 | 670.000 | 0 | |
| Lagos | LA | 10.000.000 | 15.070.000 | 0 | |
| Maiduguri | BO | 760.000 | 1.110.000 | 0 | |
| Makurdi | BE | 270.000 | 390.000 | 0 | |
| Minna | NI | 245.000 | 425.000 | 0 | |
| Ogbomosho | OY | 300.000 | 430.000 | 0 | |
| Okene | KO | 305.000 | 410.000 | 0 | |
| Ondo | ON | 225.000 | 375.000 | 0 | |
| Onitsha | AN | 810.000 | 1.150.000 | 0 | |
| Oshogbo | OS | 620.000 | 645.000 | 0 | |
| Owerri | IM | 390.000 | 545.000 | 0 | |
| Oyo | OY | 275.000 | 410.000 | 0 | |
| Port Harcourt | RI | 1.480.000 | 2.120.000 | 0 | |
| Sapele | DE | 225.000 | 305.000 | 0 | |
| Sokoto | SO | 605.000 | 1.040.000 | 0 | |
| Umuahia | AB | 255.000 | 370.000 | 0 | |
| Uyo | AK | 315.000 | 400.000 | 0 | |
| Warri | DE | 665.000 | 910.000 | 0 | |
| Yenagoa | BY | 245.000 | 365.000 | 0 | |
| Yola | AD | 295.000 | 460.000 | 0 | |
| Zaria | KD | 665.000 | 980.000 | 0 |
- Using data from Lagos Bureau of Statistics, the population of Lagos Agglomeration would be 19.2 million in 2006 and 27.8 million in 2019.
- Computations by »City Population« using data from the National Population Commission of Nigeria / National Bureau of Statistics (web).