All population figures for Nigeria show high error rates. Census results are disputed.
States
The population of the states of Nigeria according to census results and latest population projections.
| Name | Abbr. | Status | Capital | Area A (km²) | Population Census (Cp) 1991-11-26 | Population Census (Cf) 2006-03-21 | Population Projection (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. According to the Lagos Bureau of Statistics, the 2006 and 2011 population of Lagos State was 17.5 mio and 20.5 mio, respectively.
- National Population Commission of Nigeria / National Bureau of Statistics (web).
Major Cities
| Name | Adm. | Population Census (Cp) 1991-11-26 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lagos | LA | 5,195,247 |
| 2 | Kano | KN | 2,166,554 |
| 3 | Ibadan | OY | 1,835,300 |
| 4 | Kaduna | KD | 993,642 |
| 5 | Benin City | ED | 762,719 |
| 6 | Port Harcourt | RI | 703,421 |
| 7 | Maiduguri | BO | 618,278 |
| 8 | Zaria | KD | 612,257 |
| 9 | Ilorin | KW | 532,089 |
| 10 | Jos | PL | 510,300 |
| 11 | Aba | AB | 500,183 |
Contents: Cities & Urban Settlements
The population of Nigerian cities and urban settlements with more than 40,000 inhabitants according to the 1991 census.
More recent population figures are not available for urban areas. More up-to-date figures are provided by »City Population« for agglomerations and local government areas.
| Name | Adm. | Population Census (Cp) 1991-11-26 | Area | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aba | AB | 500,183 | 0 | |
| Abakaliki | EB | 83,651 | 0 | |
| Abeokuta | OG | 352,735 | 0 | |
| Abonnema | RI | 41,972 | 0 | |
| Abuja | FC | 107,069 | 0 | |
| Ado Ekiti | EK | 156,122 | 0 | |
| Afikpo | EB | 44,823 | 0 | |
| Agbor | DE | 45,820 | 0 | |
| Agulu | AN | 49,310 | 0 | |
| Aku | EN | 45,985 | 0 | |
| Akure | ON | 239,124 | 0 | |
| Amaigbo | AB | 70,756 | 0 | |
| Ankpa | KO | 40,249 | 0 | |
| Asaba | DE | 49,725 | 0 | |
| Auchi | ED | 42,610 | 0 | |
| Awka | AN | 104,682 | 0 | |
| Azare | BA | 69,035 | 0 | |
| Bama | BO | 65,437 | 0 | |
| Bauchi | BA | 206,537 | 0 | |
| Bende | AB | 44,248 | 0 | |
| Benin City | ED | 762,719 | 0 | |
| Bida | NI | 111,245 | 0 | |
| Birnin Kebbi | KE | 63,147 | 0 | |
| Biu | BO | 52,629 | 0 | |
| Buguma | RI | 82,865 | 0 | |
| Calabar | CR | 310,839 | 0 | |
| Damaturu | YO | 141,897 | 0 | |
| Daura | KT | 46,954 | 0 | |
| Dutse | JI | ... | 0 | |
| Ede | OS | 142,363 | 0 | |
| Effium | EB | 54,229 | 0 | |
| Effon Alaiye | EK | 158,977 | 0 | |
| Eha Amufu | EN | 44,136 | 0 | |
| Ejigbo | OS | 69,366 | 0 | |
| Ekpoma | ED | 40,382 | 0 | |
| Enugu | EN | 407,756 | 0 | |
| Enugu Ukwu | AN | 42,925 | 0 | |
| Epe | LA | 49,909 | 0 | |
| Etiti | IM | 41,038 | 0 | |
| Ezza Inyimagu | EB | 42,045 | 0 | |
| Funtua | KT | 82,072 | 0 | |
| Gamboru | BO | 46,904 | 0 | |
| Gashua | YO | 69,719 | 0 | |
| Gboko | BE | 101,281 | 0 | |
| Gbongan | OS | 69,931 | 0 | |
| Gombe | GO | 163,604 | 0 | |
| Gusau | ZA | 132,393 | 0 | |
| Hadejia | JI | 65,966 | 0 | |
| Ibadan | OY | 1,835,300 | 0 | |
| Idah | KO | 44,828 | 0 | |
| Ife | OS | 186,856 | 0 | |
| Ifo | OG | 52,448 | 0 | |
| Ifon | OS | 62,817 | 0 | |
| Igboho | OY | 68,566 | 0 | |
| Igbo Ora | OY | 46,479 | 0 | |
| Igbo Ukwu | AN | 46,943 | 0 | |
| Ihiala | AN | 51,959 | 0 | |
| Ijebu Igbo | OG | 64,924 | 0 | |
| Ijebu Ode | OG | 124,313 | 0 | |
| Ijero | EK | 95,365 | 0 | |
| Ikare | ON | 103,843 | 0 | |
| Ikeja | LA | Lagos | 0 | |
| Ikerre | EK | 58,612 | 0 | |
| Ikire | OS | 111,435 | 0 | |
| Ikirun | OS | 76,565 | 0 | |
| Ikom | CR | 53,226 | 0 | |
| Ikorodu | LA | 184,674 | 0 | |
| Ikot Ekpene | AK | 119,402 | 0 | |
| Ila Orangun | OS | 89,861 | 0 | |
| Ilawe Ekiti | EK | 104,049 | 0 | |
| Ilesha | OS | 139,445 | 0 | |
| Ilobu | OS | 59,196 | 0 | |
| Ilorin | KW | 532,089 | 0 | |
| Inisa | OS | 82,314 | 0 | |
| Ise | EK | 108,136 | 0 | |
| Iseyin | OY | 170,936 | 0 | |
| Ishieke | EB | 56,129 | 0 | |
| Iwo | OS | 125,645 | 0 | |
| Jalingo | TA | 67,226 | 0 | |
| Jimeta | AD | 141,724 | 0 | |
| Jos | PL | 510,300 | 0 | |
| Kaduna | KD | 993,642 | 0 | |
| Kafanchan | KD | 49,906 | 0 | |
| Kagoro | KD | 48,329 | 0 | |
| Kano | KN | 2,166,554 | 0 | |
| Katsina | KT | 259,315 | 0 | |
| Kaura Namoda | ZA | 40,677 | 0 | |
| Keffi | NA | 53,597 | 0 | |
| Kishi | OY | 77,972 | 0 | |
| Kontagora | NI | 63,994 | 0 | |
| Kuroko | KO | 45,892 | 0 | |
| Lafia | NA | 79,387 | 0 | |
| Lagos | LA | 5,195,247 | 0 | |
| Lokoja | KO | ... | 0 | |
| Maiduguri | BO | 618,278 | 0 | |
| Makurdi | BE | 151,515 | 0 | |
| Malumfashi | KT | 42,415 | 0 | |
| Minna | NI | 189,191 | 0 | |
| Modakeke | OS | 59,918 | 0 | |
| Mubi | AD | 128,900 | 0 | |
| Nguru | YO | 61,511 | 0 | |
| Nkpor | AN | 64,733 | 0 | |
| Nnewi | AN | 121,065 | 0 | |
| Nsukka | EN | 69,230 | 0 | |
| Numan | AD | 44,308 | 0 | |
| Obosi | AN | 85,250 | 0 | |
| Offa | KW | 74,326 | 0 | |
| Ogaminan | KO | 55,054 | 0 | |
| Ogbomosho | OY | 433,030 | 0 | |
| Ohafia | AB | 40,767 | 0 | |
| Oka Akoko | ON | 44,309 | 0 | |
| Okene | KO | 312,775 | 0 | |
| Okigwi | IM | 64,280 | 0 | |
| Okitipupa | ON | 42,064 | 0 | |
| Okpoko | AN | 105,127 | 0 | |
| Okrika | RI | 81,558 | 0 | |
| Ondo | ON | 146,051 | 0 | |
| Onitsha | AN | 350,280 | 0 | |
| Oron | AK | 52,442 | 0 | |
| Oshogbo | OS | 250,951 | 0 | |
| Otukpo | BE | 83,218 | 0 | |
| Owerri | IM | 119,711 | 0 | |
| Owo | ON | 157,181 | 0 | |
| Oyo | OY | 369,894 | 0 | |
| Ozubulu | AN | 46,062 | 0 | |
| Port Harcourt | RI | 703,421 | 0 | |
| Sagamu | OG | 127,513 | 0 | |
| Sango Otta | OG | 103,332 | 0 | |
| Sapele | DE | 109,576 | 0 | |
| Shaki | OY | 89,595 | 0 | |
| Sokoto | SO | 329,639 | 0 | |
| Suleja | NI | 105,075 | 0 | |
| Uga | AN | 40,048 | 0 | |
| Ugep | CR | 134,773 | 0 | |
| Ughelli | DE | 54,206 | 0 | |
| Umuahia | AB | 147,167 | 0 | |
| Uromi | ED | 73,569 | 0 | |
| Uyo | AK | 58,369 | 0 | |
| Warri | DE | 363,382 | 0 | |
| Wukari | TA | 53,050 | 0 | |
| Yenagoa | BY | ... | 0 | |
| Yola | AD | 54,810 | 0 | |
| Zaria | KD | 612,257 | 0 |
- (1991) provided by Clive Thornton.