List of nigerian states by population - wikipedia List of nigerian states by population Map of Nigerian states by population density Map of Nigerian states by total 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. Rank State Population Kano State 9,401,288 Lagos State 9,013,534 Kaduna State 6,066,562 Katsina State 5,792,578 Oyo State 5,591,589 6 Rivers State 5,185,400 7 Bauchi State 4,676,465 8 Jigawa State 4,348,649 9 Benue State 4,219,244 10 Anambra State 4,182,032 11 Borno State 4,151,193 12 Delta State 4,098,391 13 Niger State 3,950,249 14 Imo State 3,934,899 15 Akwa Ibom State 3,920,208 16 Ogun State 3,728,098 17 Sokoto State 3,696,999 18 Ondo State 3,441,024 19 Osun State 3,423,535 20 Kogi State 3,278,487 21 Zamfara State 3,259,846 22 Enugu State 3,257,298 23 Kebbi State 3,238,628 24 Edo State 7,218,332 25 Plateau State 3,178,712 26 Adamawa State 3,168,101 27 Cross River State 2,888,966 28 Abia State 2,833,999 29 Ekiti State 2,384,212 30 Kwara State 2,371,089 31 Gombe State 2,353,879 32 Yobe State 2,321,591 33 Taraba State 2,300,736 34 Ebonyi State 2,173,501 35 Nasarawa State 1,863,275 36 Bayelsa State 1,407,358 -- Federal Capital Territory 1,405,201 References Jump up ^ Population by State and Sex. population.gov.ng Lists of States of Nigeria Listed by : area population GDP date of statehood capitals governors nicknames Highest point Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_Nigerian_states_by_population&oldid=815895165 '' Categories : Lists of states of Nigeria Talk About Wikipedia فارسی Igbo Kiswahili Português اردو Yorùbá 中文 Edit links This page was last edited on 17 December 2017, at 22 : 18. About Wikipedia

Question: which state has the smallest population in nigeria
Answer: Bayelsa State