List of Nigerian states by population
The following table presents a listing of Nigeria's 36 states ranked in order of their total population based on preliminary 2006 Census figures.

List of Nigerian states by population

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Table Section Text: The following table presents a listing of Nigeria's 36 states ranked in order of their total population based on preliminary 2006 Census figures.

Rank	State	Population

1	Kano State	9,401,288

2	Lagos State	9,113,605

3	Kaduna State	6,113,503

4	Katsina State	5,801,584

5	Oyo State	5,580,894

6	Rivers State	5,198,605

7	Bauchi State	4,653,066

8	Jigawa State	4,361,002

9	Benue State	4,253,641

10	Anambra State	4,177,828

11	Borno State	4,171,104

12	Delta State	4,112,445

13	Niger State	3,954,772

14	Imo State	3,927,563

15	Akwa Ibom State	3,178,950

16	Ogun State	3,751,140

17	Sokoto State	3,702,676

18	Ondo State	3,460,877

19	Osun State	3,416,959

20	Kogi State	3,314,043

21	Zamfara State	3,278,873

22	Enugu State	3,267,837

23	Kebbi State	3,256,541

24	Edo State	3,233,366

25	Plateau State	3,206,531

26	Adamawa State	3,178,950

27	Cross River State	2,892,988

28	Abia State	2,845,380

29	Ekiti State	2,398,957

30	Kwara State	2,365,353

31	Gombe State	2,365,040

32	Yobe State	2,321,339

33	Taraba State	2,294,800

34	Ebonyi State	2,176,947

35	Nasarawa State	1,869,377

36	Bayelsa State	1,704,515

–	Federal Capital Territory	1,405,201

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Rivers State ranked as the 6th most populous of all the states of Nigeria.

final_sentence: Rivers State ranked as the 6th most populous of all the states of Nigeria.