According to the National Population Commission (NPC) and the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), the population of Nigeria which was at
140,431,790 during the last population census in 2006 has been estimated to
currently be at 193,392,517.
According to the forecast released by NBS, Kano
is the city with the highest population of 13,076,892 people, followed by
Lagos with 9,113,605 people. This report contradicts that given by the Lagos
State Government and the United Nations which places the population of Lagos at
22 million people.
Kaduna is estimated to be the third most populated state with 8,252,366 people, followed by Oyo state which has a population estimate of 7,840,864. Katsina has a population of 7,831,319 people, having been displaced by Oyo state to the fifth position.
Despite the crises in the North, the population estimate indicates that there was an increase in the population in the North, with Bauchi being the state with the highest population in the North-East zone at a population of 4,653,066 while Benue leads the population of the North-Central with 5,742,815 inhabitants.
In the South-East zone, Anambra state has the highest population of 5,527,809 inhabitants. Rivers State leads the South-South region with 5,198,716 inhabitants. With a population of 2,277,961 people, Bayelsa is the least populated state in Nigeria.
The NPC will commence preparation for the 2018 national census in 2017.
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