Demographics (v2.1)

Population (2010)

Area pop millions Area pop share
Nigeria (Africa)  
Total 167 100
Abia 2.88 1.75
Abuja FCT 1.57 0.95
Adamawa 3.67 2.21
Akwa Ibom 4.09 2.47
Anambra 4.61 2.78
Bauchi 5.54 3.32
Bayelsa 1.78 1.08
Benue 5.34 3.18
Borno 5.40 3.21
Cross River 3.34 2.01
Delta 4.33 2.62
Ebonyi 3.28 1.93
Edo 3.40 2.06
Ekiti 2.15 1.32
Enugu 3.72 2.23
Gombe 2.61 1.57
Imo 4.23 2.55
Jigawa 5.55 3.30
Kaduna 7.81 4.65
Kano 12.7 7.56
Katsina 6.95 4.16
Kebbi 4.80 2.84
Kogi 3.54 2.14
Kwara 2.68 1.61
Lagos 9.43 5.71
Nassarawa 2.51 1.49
Niger 5.82 3.43
Ogun 4.23 2.55
Ondo 3.75 2.26
Osun 3.65 2.21
Oyo 6.59 3.95
Plateau 3.53 2.13
Rivers 5.55 3.36
Sokoto 4.64 2.77
Taraba 3.02 1.79
Yobe 3.47 2.04
Zamfora 4.80 2.83
Lighter numbers are estimates; years may differ