Top 20 most populated state in Nigeria

Kano State is the most populous state in Nigeria based on the official data taken by the National Bureau of Statistics followed by Lagos State as the second.

However in a recent official estimates taken by National Bureau of Statistics in 2022 found that Kano State is still leading as the largest state by population in Nigeria with a population of 15,462,200 people.

Here are the full list below.

1- Kano State  16,253,549

2 - Lagos State 15,772,884

3- Katsina State  9,300,382

4- Kaduna State  8,324,285

5- Bauchi State   7,540,663

6- Oyo State        7,512,855

7- Anambra State  5,299,910

8- Rivers State       7,234,973

9- Jigawa State     6,979,080

10- Niger State      6,720,617

11- Benue State    6,687,706

12- Borno State     6,651,590

13- Ogun State      6,445,275

14- Sokoto State   6,163,187

15- Delta State       6,107,543

16- Imo State          6,067,722

17- Kebbi State       6,001,610

18- Ondo State        5,469,707

19- Akwa Ibom State 5,780,581

20- Zamfara State 5,517,793

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