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POPULATION SIZE

2016 STATE OF STATES RANKINGS FOR SIZE OF POPULATION



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


Kano
12,652,396
3.36%
45% / 55%
#2


Lagos
12,155,338
3.25%
49% / 51%
#3


Kaduna
8,008,471
3.05%
46% / 55%
#4


Katsina
7,599,869
3.05%
49% / 51%
#5


Oyo
7,578,756
3.46%
53% / 47%
#6


Rivers
7,059,764
3.46%
48% / 52%
#7


Bauchi
6,318,784
3.46%
47% / 53%
#8


Borno
5,664,292
3.46%
49% / 51%
#9


Jigawa
5,661,574
2.94%
46% / 54%
#10


Benue
5,572,352
3.05%
45% / 56%
#11


Delta
5,485,004
3.25%
47% / 53%
#12


Anambra
5,375,177
2.84%
51% / 50%
#13


Niger
5,370,564
3.46%
49% / 51%
#14


Akwa Ibom
5,298,914
3.46%
49% / 51%
#15


Imo
5,238,416
3.25%
53% / 48%
#16


Ogun
5,048,342
3.36%
51% / 49%
#17


Sokoto
4,850,374
3.05%
44% / 56%
#18


Osun
4,557,395
3.25%
56% / 44%
#19


Ondo
4,533,625
3.05%
48% / 52%
#20


Zamfara
4,373,221
3.25%
44% / 57%
#21


Kogi
4,341,279
3.05%
52% / 48%
#22


Kebbi
4,304,520
3.15%
46% / 54%
#23


Enugu
4,280,750
3.05%
54% / 46%
#24


Adamawa
4,127,001
2.94%
46% / 54%
#25


Edo
4,122,763
2.74%
45% / 55%
#26


Plateau
4,088,548
2.74%
46% / 54%
#27


Cross River
3,755,760
2.94%
46% / 54%
#28


Abia
3,628,055
2.74%
52% / 48%
#29


Abuja FCT
3,247,607
9.75%
49% / 51%
#30


Yobe
3,180,836
3.56%
43% / 58%
#31


Ekiti
3,170,958
3.15%
53% / 47%
#32


Gombe
3,154,389
3.25%
44% / 56%
#33


Kwara
3,098,528
3.05%
50% / 50%
#34


Taraba
2,979,174
2.94%
44% / 56%
#35


Ebonyi
2,800,851
2.84%
51% / 49%
#36


Nasarawa
2,448,817
3.05%
48% / 52%
#37


Bayelsa
2,212,849
2.94%
52% / 48%


* - 2015 Estimates



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



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