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Map of Nigerian states by population density. The following table presents a listing of Nigeria's 36 states ranked in order of their total population based on the 2006 Census figures, [1] as well as their 2023 projected populations, which were published by the National Bureau of Statistics. [2]
The North East (often hyphenated to the North-East) is the one of the six geopolitical zones of Nigeria representing both a geographic and political region of the country's northeast. It comprises six states – Adamawa , Bauchi , Borno , Gombe , Taraba , and Yobe .
States of Nigeria Name ISO 3166-2 code Seal Location City Geopolitical zone Area Population (2019 estimate) [4] Density (pop/km²) Capital Largest Abia: AB Umuahia: Aba: South East: 6,320 km 2 (2,440 sq mi) 3,841,943 607 Adamawa: AD Yola: North East: 36,917 km 2 (14,254 sq mi) 4,536,948 123 Akwa Ibom: AK Uyo: South South: 7,081 km 2 (2,734 sq ...
In Nigeria, about 52 percent of the population is Muslim. The Muslim population in Nigeria continues to grow. Estimates suggest 80-85 million Nigerians identify as Muslim (roughly 50% of the total population), of which the majority are probably Sunni (60 million), though this is not a unified identity and includes a wide variety of different ...
Nigeria has a young population overall, with 42.54% of inhabitants between the ages of 0–14. [ 1 ] [ 18 ] There is also a very high dependency ratio at 88.2 dependents per 100 non-dependents. [ 1 ] The three main religious groups are Muslims (estimated to be 53.5% of the total population), Christians (estimated at 45.9%), and adherents of ...
The following table presents a listing of Nigeria's 36 states ranked in order of their estimated total GDP in 2021 according to a 2022 report by BudgIT. [ 1 ] Rank
ABUJA (Reuters) - Floods that swept through Nigeria's northeastern Borno state have affected up to 1 million people, the state governor said on Wednesday, as authorities scrambled to rescue ...
Sahel savanna consists of patches of grass and sand, found in the northeast. In the Sahel region, rain is less than 20 inches (508 mm) per year and the Sahara Desert is encroaching. In the dry north-east corner of the country lies Lake Chad, which Northern Nigeria shares with Niger, Chad and Cameroon. [16]