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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 2019 projected populations, which were published by the National Bureau of Statistics .
Rank LGA Population 1 Ajeromi-Ifelodun: 1,456,783 2 Alimosho: 2,000,346 3 Kosofe: 665,421 4 Mushin: 633,543 5 Oshodi-Isolo: 1,621,789 6 Ojo: 598,336 7 Ikorodu
The Lagos Bureau of Statistics is a department in the Lagos State Ministry of Economic Planning and Budget concerned with the coordination of statistical activities in Lagos State, the most populous state of Nigeria. [1]
The region has a population of over 50 million people, more than 22% of the total population of the country. Lagos is the most populous city in the South West as well as the most populous city in Nigeria and also the most populous city in Africa.
Bill & Melinda Gates Institute for Population and Reproductive Health at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. Archived from the original on 6 March 2018; Demographic dynamics and development in Nigeria (Report). ProQuest 1706105013. Dyson, Tim (October 2010). Population and Development: The Demographic Transition. Zed Books.
The state has the lowest incidence of extreme poverty (around 1.3% of the population against a national average of 31%) of all states in Nigeria, according to World Bank data from 2018. [67] Despite that, slums and poverty are a major issue in the Lagos area.
Lagos (/ ˈ l eɪ ɡ ɒ s / LAY-goss; [10] [11] also US: / ˈ l ɑː ɡ oʊ s / LAH-gohss; [11] [12] Yoruba: Èkó), or Lagos City, is a large metropolitan city in southwest Nigeria.With an upper population estimated above 21 million dwellers, it is the largest city in Nigeria, and the most populous urban area on the African continent.
Rank State HDI (2022) High human development 1 Lagos: 0.721 2 Ebonyi: 0.706 Medium human development 3 Imo: 0.693 4 Federal Capital Territory: 0.678 5