National Bureau of Statistics

2020

DEMOGRAPHIC STATISTICS
BULLETIN

A Publication of Demographic Statistics Division

CONTENTS
CONTENTS ........................................................................................................................................... i
PREFACE ............................................................................................................................................. ii
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY .................................................................................................................. ii
1. POPULATION ................................................................................................................................. 1
2 REMITTANCES................................................................................................................................ 2
3 TRAFFICKING IN HUMAN ............................................................................................................ 2
4 REPRODUCTION HEALTH ............................................................................................................ 5
5 VITAL STATISTICS ........................................................................................................................ 7
6 DEATHS STATISTICS .................................................................................................................... 8

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 PREFACE
This Demographic Statistics Bulletin is the sixth edition. The publication reports on some key
demographic indicators namely, population, fertility, mortality, reproductive health issues, health
records of births and deaths from 2016-2019. Thus, the bulleting is a snapshot publication on
demographics. The data for this publication were obtained from relevant Ministries, Departments and
Agencies (MDAs). The synergy the Bureau established with these MDAs cannot be over emphasized,
the Bureau wishes to thank all the organizations who provided the data for the success of this
publication.

Dr. Simon B. Harry

The Statistician-General/CEO
National Bureau of Statistics

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 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The demographic bulletin provides information on some population-related issues in the country. This
information helps policymakers and researchers in making evidence-based decisions. The data was
collected through secondary sources. Templates on selected demographic issues were lodged to
relevant States and Federal Ministries, Departments and Agencies by NBS staff and were later
retrieved.

Information derived from the Nigeria population shows that the majority of the population lies
between ages 0–14, depicting a young population with high fertility and dependency rates. On the use
of contraceptives among women of childbearing ages, it was shown that most married women (83.4
per cent) were not using any contraceptive method to prevent unwanted pregnancy. The result further
shows that Yobe state had the highest proportion (98.1 per cent) of women who are married without
using any contraceptive methods while Lagos state had the least (50.6 per cent).
On the other hand, the total National Birth Registrations for 2017 was 5,053,785, while that of 2018
was 6,581,214 and in 2019 it was 6,834,337. At the State level, the table shows that in 2017, Kano
State had the highest Registered Live Births in the country with 415,598, while in 2018 and 2019,
Borno State recorded the highest in the country with 863,592, and 879,524 respectively. The Total
Registered live birth by geo-political zones shows that; Southwest recorded 23.6 percent in 2017,
Northwest had 29.7 percent in 2018 and Northeast had 29.1 percent in 2019 as the highest. South-
South Zone had the least proportion of Registered Live Births with 4.07% in 2017, 2.7% in 2018, and
3.5% in 2019.

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 1. POPULATION
1.a Population Projection

The population projection of Nigeria by States shows that Kano state has continuously maintained the
highest population under the reporting period with13,061,860 in 2016 and 13,450,530 in 2017.
Similarly, in 2018, Kano state recorded 13,852,238 population and 14,253,549 in 2019. This is
followed by Lagos state with 12,033,445 in 2016 and 12,288,839 in 2017; while in 2018 it was
12,531,530 and 12,772,884 in 2019. Bayelsa is the least populated from the available projection. (See
Annex 1).

1.b Nigeria Population Pyramid

population lies between ages 0–14. This indicates
A great deal of information about the population
that the fertility rate of the country is high and
of a country derived from the population pyramid
implies a high dependency. It also implies a large
sheds light on the level of development and the
proportion of the population would soon be
demographic characteristics of the population.
entering into the working-age group. New jobs
The pyramid gives a clear picture of how the
opportunities would therefore be required to meet
country transited from high fertility to low
up with the projected increase in the labor force
fertility rate. The Nigeria population pyramid
population.
shown in Figure 1 reveals that the majority of the

Figure 1: Nigeria Population Pyramid 2019 (Percentage)

80-84

70-74

60-64

50-54

40-44

30-34

20-24

10-14

0-4
-20.0 -15.0 -10.0 -5.0 0.0 5.0 10.0 15.0 20.0
%male %female

SOURCE: National Population Commission, 2020

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 2 REMITTANCES

2.a Inflows and Outflows of Remittances

and 2019. On the other hand, the total
Table 1 shows the total remittances, the inflows
remittances outflow was high in 2017 with
in 2017 were 22,037.02 billion US dollars, it
275.35 billion US dollars but recorded a sharp
increased to 24,311.02 in 2018 and decreased to
decline in 2018 to 67.68 billion US dollars but
23,809.28 in 2019. This confirms that there were
increased to 90.6 in 2019.
more inflows of remittances in 2018 than 2017

Table 1: Inflows and Outflows of Remittances (2017-2019)

Items 2017 2018 2019
Total remittances inflow (US$ Millions) 22,037.02 24,311.02 23,809.28
Workers' Remittances (Credit) 21,801.69 24,061.65 23,549.34
Compensation of employees (Credit) 235.33 249.37 259.94

Total Remittances Outflow (US$ Millions) 275.35 67.68 90.6

268.93 52.12 49.99

Workers' Remittances (Debit)
Compensation of Employees (Debit) 6.42 15.56 40.61
SOURCE: CBN, 2020

3. TRAFFICKING IN HUMAN
3.a Human Trafficking
persons increased from 138 to 163 in 2017 with
Table 2 indicates that both males and females are
18.11 percent while in 2018, the number
victims of trafficking in persons over the years.
dropped drastically to 40 (76.19%) and
It further shows that the number of trafficked
increased to 65 (62.5) in 2019.

Table 2: Number of Reported Cases of Trafficked in Person for Forced Labor by Sex
Year 2016 2017 2018 2019

Sex Female Male Female Male Female Male Female Male

Number of 60 78 128 35 28 12 6 59
Persons
SOURCE: NAPTIP, 2020

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3.b Trafficked in Persons by Age Group
In Table 3, the highest number of reported cases the highest number of victims of trafficking in
of trafficking in persons was in 2017 with a total person compared to the male counterpart. In
of 1,424; the females aged 18 years and above 2019, the number of reported cases reduced
were higher than the males with a total number slightly but the females aged 18 years and above
of 1,001. The same trend was recorded in 2018 were still the major victims of trafficking in
with the females aged 18 years and above having persons.

Table 3: Number of Reported Cases of Trafficked in Persons by Age Group and Sex
Year 2016 2017 2018 2019

Age Female Male Female Male Female Male Female Male

1-11 133 51 107 232 158 75 126 89
12-17 236 61 316 128 284 64 297 61
18 and above 448 85 1001 106 538 54 506 73
Total 817 197 1424 466 980 193 929 223
SOURCE: NAPTIP, 2020

3.c Human Trafficking for Prostitution in Nigeria

In Table 4 shows that the females’ folks were 902 females and 12 males followed by 485 for
predominantly trafficked for prostitution over females and 2 males in 2019. The lowest
the years. The reported cases of trafficking in reported cases for trafficking in persons for
persons for prostitution was more in 2017 with prostitution were recorded in 2016.

Table 4: Number of Reported Cases of Trafficking in Person for Prostitution by sex

Year 2016 2017 2018 2019
Sex Female Male Female Male Female Male Female Male

Number of 356 0 902 19 483 12 485 2

persons
SOURCE: NAPTIP, 2020

3.d Human Trafficking for Prostitution by Country of Origin

Most Nigerians that were trafficked out of the Returnees from Ghana and the Niger Republic
country returned to the country from the Benin were 6 each. In 2018, Benin Republic has the
Republic in 2017 with 40 victims, followed by highest-trafficked persons that returned
Togo with 32 persons as shown in Table 5.

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with 27, followed by Ghana with 19.
Generally, more trafficked persons returned in
2017 than in 2018 and 2019.

Table 5: Number of Trafficked Persons that Returned by Country of Origin (2017-2019)

Country of Origin 2017 2018 2019

Benin Republic 40 27 37

Cameroun 2 1 0

Cote d' Ivoire 0 1 0

Egypt 0 1 0

Ghana 6 19 12

Guinea Bissau 1 0 0

Guinea Conakry 0 1 0

Libya 1 0 0

Mali 0 0 1

Niger Republic 6 0 2

Sierra Leone 1 0 5

Sri Linka 0 0 8

Togo 32 14 7

Total 89 64 72

SOURCE: NAPTIP, 2020

3.e Distribution of Trafficked Persons by Type

The incidence of trafficked persons under the
period of review shows that the highest cases
were recorded in 2017 with 1,261; while the
number of females were higher than males in
2016 and 2017, 2018 and 2019 with 610, 935,
633, and 635 respectively.

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Table 6: Distribution of Trafficked Persons by Type and Sex
Year 2016 2017 2018 2019
Sex Female Male Female Male Female Male Female Male
External Trafficking for 231 0 417 12 172 0 205 0
Sexual Exploitation
Internal Trafficking for 34 0 119 7 92 9 66 2
Sexual Exploitation
External Trafficking for 9 62 128 35 28 12 6 59
Labor Exploitation
Internal Trafficking for 48 16 54 74 76 51 63 44
Labor Exploitation
Nigerians Deported as 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 1
Illegal Migrant
Child Labor 288 94 151 148 74 26 113 51
Child Abuse 0 0 42 41 113 38 113 23
Child Abducted by 0 0 4 1 12 4 11 1
Guardianship
Forced Marriage 0 0 2 0 4 0 1 0
Rape/Sexual Abuse 0 0 18 8 60 2 56 3
Total 610 172 935 326 633 143 635 184
SOURCE: NAPTIP, 2020

4. REPRODUCTION HEALTH
4.a Fertility

The Total Fertility Rate (TFR) for the year 2018 was 5.3 which shows a decrease from previous years.
Figure 2 indicates that women in the age group 25-29 had the highest fertility rate, while women aged
45-49 had the lowest rate.

Figure 2: Total Number of Current Fertility Rate by Age Group

239 256
217
149
107
67
23

15-19 20-24 25-29 30-34 35-39 40-44 45-49

SOURCE: Nigeria Demographic Health Survey (NDHS) 2018.

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4.b Contraceptives
From table 7, Anambra state has the highest number of married women who used contraceptives to
control their birth (27.4 percent) while Yobe state had the lowest with 1.7 percent.
Table 7: Percentage of Women Using or Whose Partners are Using Contraceptive by State 2018

State Traditional Method Modern Method Not Currently Using

Abia 2.1 10.8 87.1
Adamawa 6.9 18.2 74.9
Akwa Ibom 4.1 15.7 80.2
Anambra 27.4 17.2 55.4
Bauchi 1.3 5.2 93.5
Bayelsa 0.3 3.3 96.3
Benue 1.6 15.5 82.9
Borno 0.8 5.4 93.8
Cross River 1.2 18.9 80.0
Delta 3.6 12.9 83.5
Ebonyi 2.3 5.9 91.8
Edo 4.3 15.0 80.6
Ekiti 13.3 25.4 61.5
Enugu 13.4 17.6 69.1
Gombe 0.8 16.2 83.0
Imo 19.8 10.9 69.3
Jigawa 0.1 3.9 96.0
Kaduna 1.2 13.7 85.1
Kano 0.7 5.6 93.7
Katsina 0.1 3.3 96.6
Kebbi 0.3 3.2 96.5
Kogi 6.5 11.8 81.7
Kwara 5.3 17.1 77.6
Lagos 20.3 29.1 50.6
Nasarawa 0.6 14.3 85.2
Niger 1.1 6.4 92.4
Ogun 15.5 16.6 67.9
Ondo 2.4 17.7 79.9
Osun 2.4 27.0 70.6
Oyo 0.4 22.2 77.4
Plateau 1.3 21.4 77.3
Rivers 12.3 19.6 68.0
Sokoto 0.2 2.1 97.7
Taraba 1.7 8.6 89.7
Yobe 0.3 1.7 98.1
Zamfara 0.6 6.7 92.7
FCT Abuja 3.6 20.3 76.1
National 4.6 12.0 83.4
SOURCE: NDHS, 2018

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 5. VITAL STATISTICS
5.a Birth Registration State recorded the highest in the country with
863,592, and 879,524 respectively. On the other
The total National Birth Registrations for 2017
hand, Bayelsa recorded the least total National
was 5,053,785, while in 2018, it was 6,581,214.
Birth Registrations with 220 in 2017, 234 in
However, in 2019, the total National Birth
2018, and 199 in 2019. Also, most of the birth
Registrations was 6,834,337 as indicated in
registrations were done in the Urban Areas with
Annex 2. while at the State level, Kano State had
63% in 2017, 59% in 2018, and 62% in 2019
the highest Registered Live Births in the country
(Annex 2).
with 415,598, while in 2018 and 2019, Borno

5.b Percentage of Registered Live Birth by Geo-Political Zones

The North-West and the North-East continue to
The Total Registered live birth by geo-political
maintain a steady lead in birth registration in the
zones in table 8 shows that; South-West
country from (2017-2019), the two zones
recorded 23.6 percent in 2017, North-West had
recorded 29.7 percent in 2018 and 29.1 percent
29.7 percent in 2018 and North-East had 29.1
in 2019 accordingly as depicted by the record
percent in 2019 as the highest. South-South
below, while the South-West followed behind
Zone had the least proportion of Registered Live
and peaked in 2017 with 23.61 percent. The
Births with 4.07% in 2017, 2.7% in 2018, and
record scored the whole of the South-East and
3.5% in 2019.
South-South low in terms of birth registration.

Table 8. Percentage of Registered Live Birth by Geo-Political Zones 2017-2019

Zone 2017 2018 2019
North Central 21.12 15.3 17.4

North-East 19.28 24.5 29.1

North-West 23.18 29.7 22.3

South-East 8.74 6.5 6.6

South-South 4.07 2.7 3.5

South-West 23.61 21.3 21.1

Source: National Population Commission, 2020

The Figure below is a graphical representation of registered live births by geo-political zones for the
periods of 2017 to 2019.

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Figure 3: Percentage of Registered Live Birth by Geo-Political Zones (2017-2019)

29.1

23.18 23.61
22.3
21.12 21.1
19.28
17.4

8.74
6.6
4.07 3.5

21.3
15.3

24.5

29.7

6.5

2.7
NORTH CENTRAL NORTH EAST NORTH WEST SOUTH EAST SOUTH SOUTH SOUTH WEST

2017 2018 2019

6. DEATHS STATISTICS
6.a Death Registration
deaths registered was 15,153, in 2017, It reduced
The recorded death prior to the burial or other
to 13,329 in 2018 and 10,245 in 2019.
means of deceased disposal are in table 9 for the
periods of 2017 to 2019. The total number of

Table 9: Death Registration by Year and Sex

Year Male Female Total

2017 9,555 5,598 15,153

2018 8,842 4,487 13,329
2019
7,066 3,179 10,245

Source: National Population Commission, 2020

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 ANNEXES
Annex 1: Population Projection by State

NIGERIAN PROJECTED POPULATION BY STATE, SEX, AND YEAR

NIGERIA 2016 2017 2018 2019

ABIA 3,553,752 3,646,214 3,743,568 3,841,943

ADAMAWA 4,185,266 4,299,284 4,4 17,584 4,536,948

AKWA IBOM 4,576,294 4,644,867 4,712,967 4,780,581

ANAMBRA 5,233,407 5,352,877 5,477,532 5,599,910

BAUCHI 6,835,118 7,067,129 7,300,050 7,540,663

BAYELSA 2,236,872 2,290,985 2,343,687 2,394,725

BENUE 5,432,973 5,551,238 5,669,555 5,787,706

BORNO 5,366,703 5,491,442 5,623,677 5,751,590

CROSS RIVER 3,924,082 4,013,047 4,094,739 4,175,020

DELTA 4,985,899 5,090,103 5,198,675 5,307,543

EBONYI 2,785,306 2,857,120 2,931,444 3,007,155

EDO 4,140,181 4,244,511 4,353,500 4,461,137

EKITI 3,104,755 3,185,220 3,268,175 3,350,401

ENUGU 4,100,649 4,188,334 4,273,288 4,396,098

FCT 2,368,558 2,477,433 2,588,192 2,702,443

GOMBE 3,307,801 3,411,323 3,516,217 3,623,462

IMO 4,873,654 4,972,386 5,070,149 5,167,722

JIGAWA 6,150,337 6,354,507 6,561,451 6,779,080

KADUNA 7,678,078 7,891,256 8,105,251 8,324,285

KANO 13,061,860 13,450,530 13,852,238 14,253,549

KATSINA 8,369,926 8,668,899 8,977,242 9,300,382

KEBBI 4,525,293 4,677,379 4,834,886 5,001,610

KOGI 3,884,218 3,967,919 4,058,704 4,153,734

KWARA 3,009,755 3,089,231 3,172,216 3,259,613

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 LAGOS 12,033,445 12,288,839 12,531,530 12,772,884

NASARAWA 2,415,158 2,484,482 2,556,350 2,632,239

NIGER 5,665,810 5,847,657 6,033,997 6,220,617

OGUN 5,495,738 5,651,466 5,798,744 5,945,275

ONDO 4,627,488 4,743,667 4,856,143 4,969,707

OSUN 4,040,045 4,106,177 4,171,661 4,237,396

OYO 7,050,013 7,202,908 7,358,018 7,512,855

PLATEAU 4,103,256 4,201,252 4,300,001 4,400,974

RIVERS 6,585,693 6,734,279 6,885,307 7,034,973

SOKOTO 5,336,484 5,508,650 5,686,341 5,863,187

TARABA 3,076,898 3,160,982 3,245,094 3,331,885

YOBE 3,150,002 3,232,244 3,315,082 3,398,177

ZAMFARA 4,850,510 5,008,075 5,159,678 5,317,793

TOTAL 186,121,277 191,053,912 191,625,349 201,135,262

SOURCE: NATIONAL POPULATION COMMISSION

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Annex 2: Total Registered Live Births by State and Sector (2017 – 2019).

STATE YEAR OF REGISTRATION

2017 2018 2019
URBAN RURAL TOTAL URBAN RURAL TOTAL URBAN RURAL TOTAL
Abia 59,875 76,329 136,204 50,011 60,950 110,961 47,886 83,904 131,790
Adamawa 296,550 10,135 306,685 359,175 11,215 370,390 612,358 111,223 723,581
Akwa Ibom N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Anambra 138,195 13,586 151,781 125,186 20,087 145,273 131,340 29,247 160,587
Bauchi N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Bayelsa 90 130 220 106 128 234 104 95 199
Benue 72,478 59,942 132,420 51,652 74,740 126,392 113,138 105,704 218,842
Borno 143,257 145,853 289,110 534,428 329,164 863,592 691,788 187,736 879,524
Cross River N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Delta 85,377 27,542 112,919 73,671 15,276 88,947 106,846 23,429 130,275
Ebonyi 10,620 63,481 74,101 11,205 84,793 95,998 14,457 62,489 76,946
Edo 67,369 25,372 92,741 65,000 21,979 86,979 74,681 33,424 108,105
Ekiti 26,508 54,215 80,723 48,841 63,577 112,418 47,353 51,621 98,974
Enugu N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Fct 72,478 59,942 132,420 51,652 74,740 126,392 113,138 105,704 218,842
Gombe 95,105 89,240 184,345 86,340 73,490 159,830 73,675 56,322 129,997
Imo 24,669 54,796 79,465 25,318 42,951 68,269 24,838 55,268 80,106
Jigawa 140,307 65,248 205,555 182,204 104,476 286,680 106,919 73,521 180,440
Kaduna 69,143 55,142 124,285 53,450 51,004 104,454 35,800 32,596 68,396
Kano 156,088 259,510 415,598 269,599 543,994 813,593 150,916 571,103 722,019
Katsina 12,463 12,415 24,878 13,344 15,436 28,780 19,846 28,191 48,037
Kebbi 92,472 145,506 237,978 46,125 342,708 388,833 39,247 218,652 257,899
Kogi 153,742 56,120 209,862 201,121 82,201 283,322 98,613 71,345 169,958
Kwara 113,804 51,360 165,164 100,728 32,277 133,005 94,157 76,892 171,049
Lagos 511,788 6,256 518,044 459,846 9,216 469,062 681,043 29,618 710,661
Nasarawa 58,189 49,403 107,592 44,855 28,913 73,768 66,726 54,194 120,920
Niger 57,717 153,936 211,653 110,519 50,188 160,707 67,738 98,554 166,292
Ogun 107,705 19,833 127,538 148,704 46,688 195,392 142,794 24,011 166,805
Ondo N/A N/A N/A N/A 73,490 73,490 N/A N/A N/A
Osun 129,399 23,541 152,940 103,736 27,562 131,298 148,456 21,915 170,371
Oyo 273,514 40,291 313,805 379,729 98,372 478,101 247,880 50,123 298,003
Plateau 50,844 57,510 108,354 45,160 45,720 90,880 61,598 63,174 124,772
Rivers N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Sokoto 86,153 76,624 162,777 165,570 147,257 312,827 129,492 115,169 244,661
Taraba 48,193 66,386 114,579 48,935 67,869 116,804 55,174 113,346 168,520
Yobe 42,364 37,205 79,569 44,409 39,564 83,973 50,741 36,371 87,112
Zamfara 374 106 480 461 109 570 506 148 654
National 3,196,830 1,856,955 5,053,785 3,901,080 2,680,134 6,581,214 4,249,248 2,585,089 6,834,337
Source: National Population Commission, 2020

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Annex 3: Total Registered Live Births by State and Sector (2017 – 2019)
State 2017 2018 2019

URBAN RURAL TOTAL URBAN RURAL TOTAL URBAN RURAL TOTAL

Abia 59,875 76,329 136,204 50,011 60,950 110,961 47,886 83,904 131,790

Adamawa 296,550 10,135 306,685 359,175 11,215 370,390 612,358 111,223 723,581
Akwa Ibom N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Anambra 138,195 13,586 151,781 125,186 20,087 145,273 131,340 29,247 160,587
Bauchi N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Bayelsa 90 130 220 106 128 234 104 95 199
Benue 72,478 59,942 132,420 51,652 74,740 126,392 113,138 105,704 218,842
Borno 143,257 145,853 289,110 534,428 329,164 863,592 691,788 187,736 879,524
Cross River N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Delta 85,377 27,542 112,919 73,671 15,276 88,947 106,846 23,429 130,275
Ebonyi 10,620 63,481 74,101 11,205 84,793 95,998 14,457 62,489 76,946

Edo 67,369 25,372 92,741 65,000 21,979 86,979 74,681 33,424 108,105
Ekiti 26,508 54,215 80,723 48,841 63,577 112,418 47,353 51,621 98,974
Enugu N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Fct 72,478 59,942 132,420 51,652 74,740 126,392 113,138 105,704 218,842
Gombe 95,105 89,240 184,345 86,340 73,490 159,830 73,675 56,322 129,997
Imo 24,669 54,796 79,465 25,318 42,951 68,269 24,838 55,268 80,106
Jigawa 140,307 65,248 205,555 182,204 104,476 286,680 106,919 73,521 180,440
Kaduna 69,143 55,142 124,285 53,450 51,004 104,454 35,800 32,596 68,396
Kano 156,088 259,510 415,598 269,599 543,994 813,593 150,916 571,103 722,019
Katsina 12,463 12,415 24,878 13,344 15,436 28,780 19,846 28,191 48,037
Kebbi 92,472 145,506 237,978 46,125 342,708 388,833 39,247 218,652 257,899
Kogi 153,742 56,120 209,862 201,121 82,201 283,322 98,613 71,345 169,958
Kwara 113,804 51,360 165,164 100,728 32,277 133,005 94,157 76,892 171,049
Lagos 511,788 6,256 518,044 459,846 9,216 469,062 681,043 29,618 710,661

Nasarawa 58,189 49,403 107,592 44,855 28,913 73,768 66,726 54,194 120,920

Niger 57,717 153,936 211,653 110,519 50,188 160,707 67,738 98,554 166,292
Ogun 107,705 19,833 127,538 148,704 46,688 195,392 142,794 24,011 166,805
Ondo N/A N/A N/A N/A 73,490 73,490 N/A N/A N/A
Osun 129,399 23,541 152,940 103,736 27,562 131,298 148,456 21,915 170,371
Oyo 273,514 40,291 313,805 379,729 98,372 478,101 247,880 50,123 298,003
Plateau 50,844 57,510 108,354 45,160 45,720 90,880 61,598 63,174 124,772
Rivers N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Sokoto 86,153 76,624 162,777 165,570 147,257 312,827 129,492 115,169 244,661
Taraba 48,193 66,386 114,579 48,935 67,869 116,804 55,174 113,346 168,520

Yobe 42,364 37,205 79,569 44,409 39,564 83,973 50,741 36,371 87,112
Zamfara 374 106 480 461 109 570 506 148 654
National 3,196,830 1,856,955 5,053,785 3,901,080 2,680,134 6,581,214 4,249,248 2,585,089 6,834,337
Source: National Population Commission, 2020
N/A – Not Available

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