List of Nigerian states

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This post is a list of Nigerian states. There are 36 states* listed below by population in 2019. Source: Wikipedia

1. Kano: 14.2 million
2. Lagos: 12.7 million
3. Katsina: 9.3 million
4. Kaduna: 8.3 million
5. Bauchi: 7.5 million
6. Oyo: 7.5 million
7. Rivers: 7.0 million
8. Jigawa: 6.7 million
9. Niger: 6.2 million
10. Ogun: 5.9 million
11. Sokoto: 5.8 million
12. Benue: 5.7 million
13. Borno: 5.7 million
14. Anambra: 5.5 million
15. Zamfara: 5.3 million
16. Delta: 5.3 million
17. Imo: 5.1 million
18. Kebbi: 5.0 million
19. Ondo: 4.9 million
20. Akwa Ibom: 4.7 million
21. Adamawa: 4.5 million
22. Edo: 4.4 million
23. Plateau: 4.4 million
24. Enugu: 4.3 million
25. Osun: 4.2 million
26. Cross River: 4.1 million
27. Kogi: 4.1 million
28. Abia:3.8 million
29. Gombre: 3.6 million
30. Yobe: 3.3 million
31. Ekiti: 3.3 million
32. Taraba: 3.3 million
33. Kwara: 3.2 million
34. Ebonyi: 3.0 million
35. Nasarawa: 2.6 million
36. Bayelsa: 2.3 million

* Federal Capital Territory: 2.7 million