Demographics (v2.1)

Population (2022)

Area pop millions Area pop share
Nigeria (Africa)  
Total 223 100
Abia 4.60 2.07
Abuja FCT 3.64 1.65
Adamawa 5.10 2.29
Akwa Ibom 5.29 2.38
Anambra 5.88 2.63
Bauchi 8.53 3.82
Bayelsa 2.87 1.30
Benue 6.36 2.85
Borno 5.77 2.57
Cross River 5.08 2.30
Delta 6.04 2.72
Ebonyi 2.81 1.24
Edo 5.43 2.46
Ekiti 4.06 1.84
Enugu 5.06 2.28
Gombe 4.01 1.79
Imo 5.80 2.61
Jigawa 7.55 3.38
Kaduna 8.27 3.67
Kano 16.0 7.16
Katsina 9.77 4.34
Kebbi 5.56 2.49
Kogi 5.06 2.29
Kwara 3.59 1.60
Lagos 14.1 6.32
Nassarawa 2.82 1.26
Niger 6.80 3.04
Ogun 7.13 3.22
Ondo 6.07 2.75
Osun 4.51 2.02
Oyo 8.51 3.82
Plateau 4.91 2.20
Rivers 7.95 3.57
Sokoto 6.86 3.09
Taraba 3.42 1.52
Yobe 2.46 1.13
Zamfora 5.52 2.46
Lighter numbers are estimates; years may differ