1. LAGOS
Population: 21 million
Lagos has been the most populated city in
Nigeria for a longtime, in 2006’s population
census Lagos had 7,682,953 in 2012 The
population of Lagos according to the Lagos
State Government was 17.5 million, a number
disputed by the Nigerian Government and
judged unreliable by the National Population
Commission of Nigeria. The latest reports
estimate the population at 21,642,797, making
Lagos the largest city in Africa. Officially Lagos
is known to be the second fastest-growing city
in Africa and the seventh in the world. Our 2017
estimates puts the city’s population at
21,000,000.
Lagos State is a major economic centre of
Nigeria. With a GDP over 90billion dollars it
would be the fifth largest economy in Africa if it
were a country.
2. KANO
Population: 16 million
According to the 2006 population census
figures from Nigeria Kano State had a
population totaling 9,383,682. Officially, Kano
State was the most populous state in the
country. The state is mostly populated by
Hausa people. In 2011 the state estimated their
population was 11,058,300 and now in 2017
our research estimated the population of the
state to be approximately 14million
3. OYO
Population: 15 million
Ọyọ, usually referred to as Oyo State to
distinguish it from the city of Oyo, is an inland
state in south-western Nigeria, with its capital
at Ibadan. It is bounded in the north by Kwara
State, in the east by Osun State, in the south by
Ogun State and in the west partly by Ogun State
and partly by the Republic of Benin.
The population of OYO was estimated at
6,617,720 as of the 2007 by the state
government. But recent estimates claims the
state now has 14,993,752 as the total
population. Our 2016 estimates puts the state’s
population at 15,000,000
4. KADUNA
Population: 12 million
Kaduna State, north central Nigeria, is politically
classified as belonging to the now ‘North –
West’ zone of the current six (6) Geo – political
zones of Nigeria. It is populated by about 59 to
63 different ethnic groups if not more with the
exactitude of the number requiring further
verification through a genuine field work
[Hayab, 2014]. The question t ed as id in the
last paragraph with the Hausa and Fulani as the
dominant ethnic groups followed by at least 60
others.
The population of Kaduna was at 6,066,562 as
of the 2006 Nigerian census. But recent
estimates claims the state now has 11,652,844
as the total population. Our 2016 estimates
puts the state’s population at 12,000,000
5. RIVERS
Population: 11 million
According to census data released in 2006, the
state has a population of 5,185,400, making it
the sixth-most populous state in the country.
Its capital, Port Harcourt is the largest city and
is economically significant as the centre of
Nigeria’s oil industry. Rivers State is bounded
on the South by the Atlantic Ocean, to the North
by Imo, Abia and Anambra States, to the East
by Akwa Ibom State and to the West by Bayelsa
and Delta states. It is home to many indigenous
ethnic groups: Ikwerre, Ibani, Opobo, Eleme,
Okrika, and Kalabari, Etche, Ogba, Ogoni,
Engenni, Obolo and others.
Recent estimates claims the state now has
10,652,844 as the total population. Our 2016
estimates puts the state’s population around 11
million
6. KATSINA
Population: 10 million
Katsina State to distinguish it from the city of
Katsina, is a state in North West zone of
Nigeria. Its capital is Katsina. In 1987, Katsina
State was formed from part of Kaduna State.
The Hausa people (sometimes grouped with the
Fulani as Hausa-Fulani) are the largest ethnic
group.
The population of Katsina was at 5,792,578 as
of the 2006 Nigerian census. But recent
estimates claims the state now has 10,102,813
as the total population. Our 2016 estimates
puts the state’s population at 10million
7. BAUCHI
Population: 9 million
Bauchi, is a state in northern Nigeria. Its capital
is the city of Bauchi. The state was formed in
1976 when the former North-Eastern State was
broken up. It originally included the area now in
Gombe State, which became a distinct state in
1996. The Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University
is located in the capital city Bauchi.
What is now known as Bauchi was until 1976 a
province in the then North-Eastern State of
Nigeria. According to the 2006 census, the state
has a population of 4,653,066.
Recent estimates claims the state now has
9,052,784 as the total population. Our[/b] 2016
estimates puts the state’s population around 9
million
8. ANAMBRA
Population: 8 million
Anambra is a state in southeastern Nigeria. Its
name is an anglicized version of the original
‘Oma Mbala’, the native name of the Anambra
River. The capital and seat of government is
Awka. Onitsha and Nnewi are the biggest
commercial and industrial cities respectively.
The indigenous ethnic group in Anambra state
are the Igbo (98% of population) and a small
population of Igala (2% of the population) who
live mainly in the north-western part of the
state.
The population of Anambra was at 4,055,048 as
of the 2006 Nigerian census. But recent
estimates claims the state now has 8,352,911
as the total population. Our 2016 estimates
puts the state’s population at 8million.
9. JIGAWA
Population: 8 million
The socio-cultural situation in Jigawa State
could be described as homogeneous: it is
mostly populated by Hausa/Fulani, who can be
found in all parts of the State. Kanuri are largely
found in Hadejia Emirate, with some traces of
Badawa mainly in its Northeastern parts. Even
though each of the three dominant tribes have
continued to maintain its ethnic identity, Islam
and a long history of inter-marriages have
continued to bind them together.
About 3.6 million people inhabit Jigawa State.
Life expectancy as at 2001 was about 52 years
with a total fertility rate of about 6.2 children
per woman of childbearing age (a little above
the national average). Although population of
the State is predominantly rural (90%), the
distribution in terms of sex is almost equal
between male (50.8%) and female (49.2%).
The population of Jigawa was at 4,348,649 as of
the 2006 Nigerian census. But recent estimates
claims the state now has 8,109,251 as the total
population. Our 2016 estimates puts the state’s
population at 8million
.
10. BENUE
Population: 8 million
Benue State is a state in the mid-belt region of
Nigeria with a population of about 4,253,641 in
2006 census. It is inhabited predominantly by
the Tiv and Idoma peoples, who speak the Tiv
language and Idoma, respectively. The Tiv’s
comprises the Etulo’s while the Idoma’s
comprises the Ufia’s (Utonkon), the Igede’s, and
the Agatu’s.
There are other ethnic groups, including the
Igede, Etulo, Abakwa, Jukun, Hausa, Igbo,
Akweya and Nyifon.
Recent estimates claims the state now has
7,992,784 as the total population. Our 2016
estimates puts the state’s population around 8
million.
Source: T.I.N Magazine
Population: 21 million
Lagos has been the most populated city in
Nigeria for a longtime, in 2006’s population
census Lagos had 7,682,953 in 2012 The
population of Lagos according to the Lagos
State Government was 17.5 million, a number
disputed by the Nigerian Government and
judged unreliable by the National Population
Commission of Nigeria. The latest reports
estimate the population at 21,642,797, making
Lagos the largest city in Africa. Officially Lagos
is known to be the second fastest-growing city
in Africa and the seventh in the world. Our 2017
estimates puts the city’s population at
21,000,000.
Lagos State is a major economic centre of
Nigeria. With a GDP over 90billion dollars it
would be the fifth largest economy in Africa if it
were a country.
2. KANO
Population: 16 million
According to the 2006 population census
figures from Nigeria Kano State had a
population totaling 9,383,682. Officially, Kano
State was the most populous state in the
country. The state is mostly populated by
Hausa people. In 2011 the state estimated their
population was 11,058,300 and now in 2017
our research estimated the population of the
state to be approximately 14million
3. OYO
Population: 15 million
Ọyọ, usually referred to as Oyo State to
distinguish it from the city of Oyo, is an inland
state in south-western Nigeria, with its capital
at Ibadan. It is bounded in the north by Kwara
State, in the east by Osun State, in the south by
Ogun State and in the west partly by Ogun State
and partly by the Republic of Benin.
The population of OYO was estimated at
6,617,720 as of the 2007 by the state
government. But recent estimates claims the
state now has 14,993,752 as the total
population. Our 2016 estimates puts the state’s
population at 15,000,000
4. KADUNA
Population: 12 million
Kaduna State, north central Nigeria, is politically
classified as belonging to the now ‘North –
West’ zone of the current six (6) Geo – political
zones of Nigeria. It is populated by about 59 to
63 different ethnic groups if not more with the
exactitude of the number requiring further
verification through a genuine field work
[Hayab, 2014]. The question t ed as id in the
last paragraph with the Hausa and Fulani as the
dominant ethnic groups followed by at least 60
others.
The population of Kaduna was at 6,066,562 as
of the 2006 Nigerian census. But recent
estimates claims the state now has 11,652,844
as the total population. Our 2016 estimates
puts the state’s population at 12,000,000
5. RIVERS
Population: 11 million
According to census data released in 2006, the
state has a population of 5,185,400, making it
the sixth-most populous state in the country.
Its capital, Port Harcourt is the largest city and
is economically significant as the centre of
Nigeria’s oil industry. Rivers State is bounded
on the South by the Atlantic Ocean, to the North
by Imo, Abia and Anambra States, to the East
by Akwa Ibom State and to the West by Bayelsa
and Delta states. It is home to many indigenous
ethnic groups: Ikwerre, Ibani, Opobo, Eleme,
Okrika, and Kalabari, Etche, Ogba, Ogoni,
Engenni, Obolo and others.
Recent estimates claims the state now has
10,652,844 as the total population. Our 2016
estimates puts the state’s population around 11
million
6. KATSINA
Population: 10 million
Katsina State to distinguish it from the city of
Katsina, is a state in North West zone of
Nigeria. Its capital is Katsina. In 1987, Katsina
State was formed from part of Kaduna State.
The Hausa people (sometimes grouped with the
Fulani as Hausa-Fulani) are the largest ethnic
group.
The population of Katsina was at 5,792,578 as
of the 2006 Nigerian census. But recent
estimates claims the state now has 10,102,813
as the total population. Our 2016 estimates
puts the state’s population at 10million
7. BAUCHI
Population: 9 million
Bauchi, is a state in northern Nigeria. Its capital
is the city of Bauchi. The state was formed in
1976 when the former North-Eastern State was
broken up. It originally included the area now in
Gombe State, which became a distinct state in
1996. The Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University
is located in the capital city Bauchi.
What is now known as Bauchi was until 1976 a
province in the then North-Eastern State of
Nigeria. According to the 2006 census, the state
has a population of 4,653,066.
Recent estimates claims the state now has
9,052,784 as the total population. Our[/b] 2016
estimates puts the state’s population around 9
million
8. ANAMBRA
Population: 8 million
Anambra is a state in southeastern Nigeria. Its
name is an anglicized version of the original
‘Oma Mbala’, the native name of the Anambra
River. The capital and seat of government is
Awka. Onitsha and Nnewi are the biggest
commercial and industrial cities respectively.
The indigenous ethnic group in Anambra state
are the Igbo (98% of population) and a small
population of Igala (2% of the population) who
live mainly in the north-western part of the
state.
The population of Anambra was at 4,055,048 as
of the 2006 Nigerian census. But recent
estimates claims the state now has 8,352,911
as the total population. Our 2016 estimates
puts the state’s population at 8million.
9. JIGAWA
Population: 8 million
The socio-cultural situation in Jigawa State
could be described as homogeneous: it is
mostly populated by Hausa/Fulani, who can be
found in all parts of the State. Kanuri are largely
found in Hadejia Emirate, with some traces of
Badawa mainly in its Northeastern parts. Even
though each of the three dominant tribes have
continued to maintain its ethnic identity, Islam
and a long history of inter-marriages have
continued to bind them together.
About 3.6 million people inhabit Jigawa State.
Life expectancy as at 2001 was about 52 years
with a total fertility rate of about 6.2 children
per woman of childbearing age (a little above
the national average). Although population of
the State is predominantly rural (90%), the
distribution in terms of sex is almost equal
between male (50.8%) and female (49.2%).
The population of Jigawa was at 4,348,649 as of
the 2006 Nigerian census. But recent estimates
claims the state now has 8,109,251 as the total
population. Our 2016 estimates puts the state’s
population at 8million
.
10. BENUE
Population: 8 million
Benue State is a state in the mid-belt region of
Nigeria with a population of about 4,253,641 in
2006 census. It is inhabited predominantly by
the Tiv and Idoma peoples, who speak the Tiv
language and Idoma, respectively. The Tiv’s
comprises the Etulo’s while the Idoma’s
comprises the Ufia’s (Utonkon), the Igede’s, and
the Agatu’s.
There are other ethnic groups, including the
Igede, Etulo, Abakwa, Jukun, Hausa, Igbo,
Akweya and Nyifon.
Recent estimates claims the state now has
7,992,784 as the total population. Our 2016
estimates puts the state’s population around 8
million.
Source: T.I.N Magazine
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