Nigeria

Official name:
Federal Republic of Nigeria (the)
Native name:
Nigeria
Capital:
Abuja
ISO country code
NG
Nat. statistical agency:
National Bureau of Statistics
Population (2010-07-01):
152,217,341 (CIA)
Area:
923,768 sq.km.
Region:
Western Africa

Census Results

1952-07-xx :
1963-11-05 :
1991-11-26 : 88,992,220
2006-03-21 : 140,431,790

Nigeria

Administrative units

statecapitalarea (sq.km.)population
1991-11-26
census		population
2006-03-21
census
source: National Bureau of Statistics, Nigeria.
note: Area is 909,890 sq.km. of land area and 13,879 sq.km. of water area.
note: Bayelsa was split off from Rivers; Ebonyi from Abia and Enugu; Ekiti from Ondo; Gombe from Bauchi; Nasarawa from Plateau; and Zamfara from Sokoto.
note: FCT = Federal Capital Territory.
Abia StateUmuahia4,9002,329,4872,845,380
Abuja FCTAbuja7,607371,6741,406,239
The State of AdamawaYola38,7002,102,0533,178,950
The State of Akwa IbomUyo6,9002,409,6133,902,051
Anambra StateAwka4,8652,796,4754,177,828
Bauchi StateBauchi49,1194,351,0074,653,066
Bayelsa StateYenagoa9,059 1,704,515
Benue StateMakurdi30,8002,753,0794,253,641
Borno StateMaiduguri72,6092,536,0034,171,104
Cross River StateCalabar21,7871,911,2972,892,988
Delta StateAsaba17,1082,590,4914,112,445
Ebonyi StateAbakaliki6,400 2,176,947
Edo StateBenin City19,1872,172,0053,233,366
Ekiti StateAdo-Ekiti5,435 2,398,957
Enugu StateEnugu7,5343,154,3803,267,837
Gombe StateGombe17,100 2,365,040
Imo StateOwerri5,2882,485,6353,927,563
Jigawa StateDutse23,2872,873,1214,361,002
Kaduna StateKaduna42,4813,935,6186,113,503
Kano StateKano20,2805,810,4709,401,288
Katsina StateKatsina23,5613,753,1335,801,584
Kebbi StateBirnin Kebbi36,9852,068,4903,256,541
Kogi StateLokoja27,7472,147,7563,314,043
Kwara StateIlorin35,7051,548,4122,365,353
Lagos StateIkeja3,6715,725,1169,113,605
Nasarawa StateLafia28,735 1,869,377
Niger StateMinna68,9252,421,5813,954,772
Ogun StateAbeokuta16,4002,333,7263,751,140
Ondo StateAkure15,8203,784,9023,460,877
Osun StateOshogbo9,0262,158,1433,416,959
Oyo StateIbadan26,5003,452,7205,580,894
Plateau StateJos27,1473,318,2573,206,531
Rivers StatePort Harcourt10,5754,309,5575,198,716
Sokoto StateSokoto27,8254,470,1763,702,676
Taraba StateJalingo56,2821,512,1842,294,800
Yobe StateDamaturu46,6091,399,6872,321,339
Zamfara StateGusau37,931 3,278,873
total 923,76988,992,220140,431,790

Main cities

namepopulation
1991-11-26
census		population
2006-03-21
census		latitude /
longitude
Lagos5,195,247..6.45/3.42
Kano2,166,554..11.99/8.54
Ibadan1,835,300..7.40/3.90
Kaduna993,642.. 
Benin City762,719.. 
Port Harcourt703,421..4.80/7.00
Maiduguri618,278.. 
Zaria612,257..11.09/7.72
Ilorin532,089..8.49/4.54
Jos510,300..9.93/8.89
Aba500,183.. 
Ogbomosho433,030..8.13/4.24
Enugu407,756.. 
Oyo369,894.. 
Warri363,382.. 
Abeokuta352,735..7.16/3.34
Onitsha350,280.. 
Sokoto329,639.. 
Okene312,775.. 
Calabar310,839.. 
Katsina259,315.. 
Oshogbo250,951..7.77/4.56
Akure239,124.. 
Bauchi206,537.. 
Minna189,191.. 
Ife186,856.. 
Ikorodu184,674.. 
Iseyin170,936.. 
Gombe163,604.. 
Effon-Alaiye158,977.. 
Owo157,181.. 
Ado-Ekiti156,122.. 
Makurdi151,515.. 
Umuahia147,167.. 
Ondo146,051.. 
Ede142,363.. 
Damaturu141,897.. 
Jimeta141,724.. 
Ilesha139,445..7.62/4.74
Ugep134,773.. 
Gusau132,393.. 
Mubi128,900.. 
Sagamu127,513.. 
Iwo125,645.. 
Ijebu-Ode124,313.. 
Nnewi121,065.. 
Owerri119,711.. 
Ikot Ekpene119,402.. 
Ikire111,435.. 
Bida111,245.. 
Sapele109,576.. 
Ise108,136.. 
Abuja107,069776,2989.21/7.17
Okpogho105,127.. 
Suleja105,075.. 
Awka104,682.. 
Ilawe-Ekiti104,049.. 
Ikare103,843.. 
Sango Otta103,332.. 
Gboko101,281.. 
source: National Bureau of Statistics, Nigeria.