<P> The following table presents a listing of Nigeria's 36 states ranked in order of their total population based on preliminary 2006 Census figures . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Rank </Th> <Th> State </Th> <Th> Population </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Kano State </Td> <Td> 9,401,288 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Lagos State </Td> <Td> 9,013,534 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Kaduna State </Td> <Td> 6,066,562 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Katsina State </Td> <Td> 5,792,578 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Oyo State </Td> <Td> 5,591,589 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 6 </Td> <Td> Rivers State </Td> <Td> 5,185,400 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 7 </Td> <Td> Bauchi State </Td> <Td> 4,676,465 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 8 </Td> <Td> Jigawa State </Td> <Td> 4,348,649 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 9 </Td> <Td> Benue State </Td> <Td> 4,219,244 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 10 </Td> <Td> Anambra State </Td> <Td> 4,182,032 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 11 </Td> <Td> Borno State </Td> <Td> 4,151,193 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 12 </Td> <Td> Delta State </Td> <Td> 4,098,391 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 13 </Td> <Td> Niger State </Td> <Td> 3,950,249 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 14 </Td> <Td> Imo State </Td> <Td> 3,934,899 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 15 </Td> <Td> Akwa Ibom State </Td> <Td> 3,920,208 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 16 </Td> <Td> Ogun State </Td> <Td> 3,728,098 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 17 </Td> <Td> Sokoto State </Td> <Td> 3,696,999 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 18 </Td> <Td> Ondo State </Td> <Td> 3,441,024 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 19 </Td> <Td> Osun State </Td> <Td> 3,423,535 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 20 </Td> <Td> Kogi State </Td> <Td> 3,278,487 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 21 </Td> <Td> Zamfara State </Td> <Td> 3,259,846 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 22 </Td> <Td> Enugu State </Td> <Td> 3,257,298 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 23 </Td> <Td> Kebbi State </Td> <Td> 3,238,628 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 24 </Td> <Td> Edo State </Td> <Td> 7,218,332 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 25 </Td> <Td> Plateau State </Td> <Td> 3,178,712 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 26 </Td> <Td> Adamawa State </Td> <Td> 3,168,101 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 27 </Td> <Td> Cross River State </Td> <Td> 2,888,966 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 28 </Td> <Td> Abia State </Td> <Td> 2,833,999 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 29 </Td> <Td> Ekiti State </Td> <Td> 2,384,212 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 30 </Td> <Td> Kwara State </Td> <Td> 2,371,089 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 31 </Td> <Td> Gombe State </Td> <Td> 2,353,879 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 32 </Td> <Td> Yobe State </Td> <Td> 2,321,591 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 33 </Td> <Td> Taraba State </Td> <Td> 2,300,736 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 34 </Td> <Td> Ebonyi State </Td> <Td> 2,173,501 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 35 </Td> <Td> Nasarawa State </Td> <Td> 1,863,275 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 36 </Td> <Td> Bayelsa State </Td> <Td> 1,407,358 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td>--</Td> <Td> Federal Capital Territory </Td> <Td> 1,405,201 </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th> Rank </Th> <Th> State </Th> <Th> Population </Th> </Tr>

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