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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