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POPULATION SIZE

2020 STATE OF STATES RANKINGS FOR SIZE OF POPULATION



RANK
STATE
POPULATION*
POPULATION GROWTH*
FEMALE/MALE RATIO*
#1


Kano
13,969,084
3.36%
44% / 55%
#2


Lagos
13,380,099
3.25%
49% / 51%
#3


Kaduna
8,762,663
3.05%
45% / 56%
#4


Oyo
8,392,589
3.46%
54% / 46%
#5


Katsina
8,315,581
3.05%
48% / 52%
#6


Rivers
7,817,865
3.46%
47% / 52%
#7


Bauchi
6,997,318
3.46%
47% / 53%
#8


Borno
6,272,546
3.46%
49% / 51%
#9


Jigawa
6,176,192
2.94%
45% / 56%
#10


Benue
6,097,210
3.05%
43% / 57%
#11


Delta
6,037,668
3.25%
47% / 53%
#12


Niger
5,947,318
3.46%
48% / 51%
#13


Akwa Ibom
5,867,929
3.46%
49% / 51%
#14


Anambra
5,846,198
2.84%
51% / 49%
#15


Imo
5,766,234
3.25%
53% / 47%
#16


Ogun
5,573,705
3.36%
51% / 49%
#17


Sokoto
5,307,155
3.05%
43% / 58%
#18


Osun
5,016,594
3.25%
58% / 42%
#19


Ondo
4,960,576
3.05%
48% / 52%
#20


Zamfara
4,813,862
3.25%
42% / 59%
#21


Kogi
4,750,116
3.05%
53% / 47%
#22


Kebbi
4,724,046
3.15%
45% / 56%
#23


Enugu
4,683,887
3.05%
55% / 45%
#24


Adamawa
4,502,132
2.94%
45% / 55%
#25


Edo
4,470,604
2.74%
44% / 56%
#26


Plateau
4,433,502
2.74%
45% / 56%
#27


Abuja FCT
4,292,710
9.75%
48% / 50%
#28


Cross River
4,097,147
2.94%
46% / 55%
#29


Abia
3,934,157
2.74%
53% / 48%
#30


Yobe
3,532,988
3.56%
41% / 59%
#31


Ekiti
3,480,005
3.15%
54% / 46%
#32


Gombe
3,472,222
3.25%
43% / 57%
#33


Kwara
3,390,330
3.05%
51% / 49%
#34


Taraba
3,249,971
2.94%
43% / 57%
#35


Ebonyi
3,046,287
2.84%
51% / 49%
#36


Nasarawa
2,679,432
3.05%
47% / 53%
#37


Bayelsa
2,413,990
2.94%
53% / 47%


* - 2018 Estimates



Source:
National Bureau of Statistics
National Population Commission, Nigeria
Kingmakers Calculations



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