SSC201 ASSIGNMENT's SOLUTION(J) - NIGERIAN STATES, LANDMASS AND POPULATION DENSITY
Rank
Nigerian States
Population as at 2006
Landmass in Km²
Population Density (Km2) Respectively.
1. Kano State
9,383,682
20,680.00
454
2. Lagos State
9,013,534
3,345.00
2,695
3. Kaduna State
6,066,562
43,460.00
140
4. Katsina State
5,792,578
26,785.00
216
5. Oyo State
5,591,589
27,460.00
204
6. Rivers State
5,185,400
11,077.00
468
7. Bauchi State
4,676,465
64,605.00
72
8. Jigawa State
4,348,649
22,605.00
192
9. Benue State
4,219,244
34,059.00
124
10. Anambra State
4,182,032
4,844.00
863
11. Borno State
4,151,193
71,130.00
58
12. Delta State
4,098,391
18,050.00
227
13. Imo State
3,934,899
5,430.00
725
14. Niger State
3,950,249
13,930.00
284
15. Akwa Ibom State
3,920,208
6,187.00
634
16. Ogun State
3,728,098
16,762.00
222
17. Sokoto State
3,696,999
25,973.00
142
18. Ondo State
3,441,024
14,606.00
236
19. Osun State
3,423,535
10,245.00
334
20. Kogi State
3,278,487
32,440.00
284
21. Zamfara State
3,259,846
39,762.00
82
22. Enugu State
3,257,298
12,440.00
262
23. Kebbi State
3,238,628
41,855.00
77
24. Edo State
3,218,332
17,450.00
184
25. Plateau State
3,178,712
58,030.00
55
26. Adamawa State
3,168,101
36,917.00
86
27. Cross River State
2,888,966
21,050.00
137
28. Abia State
2,833,999
5,420.00
441
29. Ekiti State
2,384,212
6,353.00
375
30. Kwara State
2,371,089
37,700.00
63
31. Gombe State
2,353,879
18,768.00
125
32. Yobe State
2,321,591
45,270.00
51
33. Taraba State
2,300,736
55,920.00
54
34. Ebonyi State
2,173,501
5,530.00
393
35 Nasarawa State
1,863,275
27,117.00
69
36 Bayelsa State
1,703,358
10,773.00
158
★ Abuja Federal Capital Territory (FTC)
1,405,201
7,315.00
192
▶Source: National Population Commission 2006, Landmass complied from NPC Report, 1991 and Field Reports.