<page_title> List of Nigerian states by population </page_title> <table> <cell> 6 <col_header> Rank </col_header> </cell> <cell> Rivers State <col_header> State </col_header> </cell> <cell> 5,198,605 <col_header> Population </col_header> </cell> </table>
Rivers State ranked as the 6th most populous of all the states of Nigeria.