States

1991 Census Population

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

Federal Government

States

Lagos

5685785

77.407

99.5

Ogun

2338570

23.6 ?

22.82 ?

30.62

40.55

Oyo

3488789

26.552

28.56

 34.5

39.3

(33.3?)

Osun

2203016

14.5

20.97

25.2

Ekiti

0

 17

20.3

Ondo

3884485

28.537

32.45

(29.3?)

Enugu

3161295

25.13 

Ebonyi

0

12.616

 19.461

21.174

Imo

2485499

23.891

22.313

33.0

35.71

Anambra

2767903

25.082

23.4

23.6

29.204

Abia

2297978

 21.166

25.331

Bayelsa

0

78.79

Rivers

3983857

63.951

68

79.369

(104?)

CrsRiver

1,865604

21.646

19.723

34.7

35.506

Edo

2159848

25.74

25.22

45.12

Delta

2570181

74.04

(115 ?) 

AkwaIbom

2359736

32.7

83.28

Plateau

3283704

16.2

29.1

Nasarawa

0

14.1

20.51

25.42

Kwara

1566469

19.0

33.8

Kogi

2099046

31.31

Benue

2780398

37.7

39.7

44.908

Niger

2482367

33.79

Jigawa

2829929

33.14

40.42

Sokoto

4392391

33.27

Zamfara

0

Katsina

3878344

31.4

Kano

5632040

41.6

Kebbi

2062226

Kaduna

3969252

39.62

46.11

Gombe

0

16.66

28.64

Borno

2596589

27.763

23.7

37.5

Bauchi

4294413

23.3

57.8

Adamawa

2124049

13.9

14.9

 25.247

32.152

Taraba

1480590

24.522

Yobe

1411481

FCT

378671

Total

88,514,505