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Benue (State, Nigeria) – Population Statistics

Thomas Brinkhoff (2026). Benue (State, Nigeria) – Population Statistics. https://www.citypopulation.de/en/nigeria/admin/NGA007__benue/

Author: Thomas Brinkhoff
URL: https://www.citypopulation.de/en/nigeria/admin/NGA007__benue/
Access Date: 2026-09-24

Census 1991-11-26: 2,753,077; census 2006-03-21: 4,253,641; projection 2022-03-21: 6,141,300. Source: National Population Commission of Nigeria and National Bureau of Statistics. Notes that Nigerian population figures have high error rates and census results are disputed.