List of the most populous subnational entities
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This is a list of the most populous subnational entities in the world in order of population. Populations are 2004 estimates.
- Uttar Pradesh, India 175,922,300
- Maharashtra, India 102,502,700
- Henan, People's Republic of China 96,011,200
- Shandong, People's Republic of China 93,398,700
- Bihar, India 87,804,700
- Sichuan, People's Republic of China 87,795,200
- West Bengal, India 84,989,100
- Punjab, Pakistan 84,632,500
- Andhra Pradesh, India 80,228,400
- Guangdong, People's Republic of China 75,976,100
- Jiangsu, People's Republic of China 73,997,400
- Anhui, People's Republic of China 69,365,800
- Hebei, People's Republic of China 69,104,800
- Hunan, People's Republic of China 68,438,400
- Tamil Nadu, India 65,802,400
- Madhya Pradesh, India 63,974,100
- Hubei, People's Republic of China 61,775,700
- Rajasthan, India 59,829,600
- Karnataka, India 55,868,200
- Gujarat, India 53,604,200
- England, United Kingdom 49,446,600
- Guangxi, People's Republic of China 49,244,200
- Zhejiang, People's Republic of China 46,773,700
- Liaoning, People's Republic of China 42,997,900
- Yunnan, People's Republic of China 42,119,300
- São Paulo, Brazil 40,086,700
- Orissa, India 38,888,600
- West Java, Indonesia 38,277,900
- Heilongjiang, People's Republic of China 38,072,100
- Guizhou, People's Republic of China 37,964,700
- East Java, Indonesia 37,264,500
- Shaanxi, People's Republic of China 37,065,100
- California, United States 36,162,800
- Sindh, Pakistan 34,968,800
- Fujian, People's Republic of China 34,341,100
- Kerala, India 33,731,000
- Shanxi, People's Republic of China 33,602,100
- Central Java, Indonesia 33,456,300
- Chongqing Municipality, People's Republic of China 32,339,000
- Jharkhand, India 28,508,800
- Assam, India 28,221,700
- Gansu, People's Republic of China 26,303,900
- Punjab, India 25,732,900
- Oromia, Ethiopia 25,125,000
- Neimenggu, People's Republic of China 24,454,900
- Texas, United States 22,614,300
- Haryana, India 22,336,100
- Chhattisgarh, India 22,032,000
- North-West Frontier Province, Pakistan 20,468,700
- New York, United States 19,302,200
- Minas Gerais, Brazil 19,074,500
- Xinjiang, People's Republic of China 18,933,400
- Amhara, Ethiopia 18,555,200
- North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany 18,100,000
- Dong Bang Song Cuu Long, Vietnam 17,550,100
- Florida, United States 17,407,300
- Dong Bang Song Hong, Vietnam 16,099,700
- Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil 15,485,700
- Delhi, India 14,602,200
- Mexico, Mexico 14,349,700
- Buenos Aires Province, Argentina 14,345,700
- Mien Nui Va Trung Du, Vietnam 14,237,300
- Shanghai Municipality, People's Republic of China 13,968,500
- Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples Region, Ethiopia 13,918,200
- Bahia, Brazil 13,615,200
- Southern Tagalog, Philippines 13,498,500
- Illinois, United States 12,760,700
- North Sumatra, Indonesia 12,480,500
- Bavaria, Germany 12,444,700
- Ontario, Canada 12,419,600
- Pennsylvania, United States 12,398,200
- Tokyo, Japan 12,292,400
- Tehran Province, Iran 11,931,700
- Beijing Municipality, People's Republic of China 11,879,300
- Moscow, Russia 11,755,500
- Ohio, United States 11,483,400
- Île-de-France, France 11,264,000
- Istanbul Province, Turkey 11,100,400
- Dong Nam Bo, Vietnam 11,054,900
- Khu Bon Cu, Vietnam 10,886,000
- Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil 10,758,700
- Baden-Württemberg, Germany 10,721,600
- Jammu and Kashmir, India 10,668,400
- Lagos State, Nigeria 10,405,000
- Metro Manila, Philippines 10,330,100
- Seoul, South Korea 10,276,968
- Paraná, Brazil 10,157,000
- Michigan, United States 10,137,900
- KwaZulu-Natal Province, South Africa 10,070,500
- Gyeonggi, South Korea 10,041,800
- Kano State, Nigeria 9,964,100
- Gauteng Province, South Africa 9,839,100
- Tianjin Municipality, People's Republic of China 9,576,600
- Central Luzon, Philippines 9,023,600
- Jakarta, Indonesia 8,987,800
- Uttaranchal, India 8,983,500
- Lombardy, Italy 8,898,400
- Lima y Callao, Peru 8,890,000
- Georgia, United States 8,875,600
- Osaka Prefecture, Japan 8,804,800
- Duyen Hai Mien Trung, Vietnam 8,787,400
- New Jersey, United States 8,749,200
- Mexican Federal District, Mexico 8,720,700
- Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan 8,683,800
- Banten, Indonesia 8,676,400
- South Sulawesi, Indonesia 8,634,500
- Dhâka, Bangladesh 8,596,800
- North Carolina, United States 8,551,300
- Pernambuco, Brazil 8,443,800
- Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo 8,234,100
- Rift Valley province, Kenya 8,164,500
- Al Qahira, Egypt 8,113,600
- Ceará, Brazil 8,078,700
- Lower Saxony, Germany 8,004,300
- Hainan, People's Republic of China 7,772,800
- Balochistan, Pakistan 7,591,700
- Quebec, Canada 7,529,100
- Virginia, United States 7,489,600
- Ayeyarwady, Myanmar 7,464,700
- South Sumatra, Indonesia 7,391,800
- Lampung, Indonesia 7,222,300
- Aichi Prefecture, Japan 7,181,100
- Châttagâm, Bangladesh 7,167,700
- Orientale, Democratic Republic of the Congo 7,124,700
- Bandundu, Democratic Republic of the Congo 7,101,800
- Central District, Uganda 7,081,000
- Saitama Prefecture, Japan 7,079,000
- Bogotá, Colombia 6,996,800
- Veracruz, Mexico 6,980,900
- Pará, Brazil 6,926,000
- New South Wales, Australia 6,868,500
- Mandalay, Myanmar 6,851,300
- Western District, Uganda 6,798,700
- Kaduna State, Nigeria 6,739,100
- Hong Kong, People's Republic of China 6,724,600
- Bangkok, Thailand 6,709,200
- Baghdad, Iraq 6,677,000
- Eastern District, Uganda 6,676,000
- Moscow Oblast, Russia 6,618,538
- Equateur, Democratic Republic of the Congo 6,595,500
- Western Visayas, Philippines 6,572,200
- Oyo State, Nigeria 6,556,400
- Jalisco, Mexico 6,540,700
- Eastern Cape Province, South Africa 6,514,500
- Massachusetts, United States 6,480,500
- Khorasan, Iran 6,444,300
- Himachal Pradesh, India 6,438,500
- Katsina State, Nigeria 6,407,800
- Central Visayas, Philippines 6,311,300
- Metropolitana Region, Chile 6,212,300
- Indiana, United States 6,223,200
- Washington, United States 6,221,900
- Makkah province, Saudi Arabia 6,151,900
- Hesse, Germany 6,105,200
- Maranhão, Brazil 6,086,100
- Madrid, Spain 6,067,000
- Chiba Prefecture, Japan 6,026,600
- Ningxia, People's Republic of China 5,950,200
- Yangon, Myanmar 5,943,300
- Kasai-Oriental, Democratic Republic of the Congo 5,893,300
- Tennessee, United States 5,893,100
- Rhône-Alpes, France 5,893,000
- Santa Catarina, Brazil 5,840,700
- Sagaing, Myanmar 5,767,100
- Arizona, United States 5,761,300
- Missouri, United States 5,742,800
- Al Jizah, Egypt 5,712,100
- Southern Mindano, Philippines 5,705,200
- Antioquia, Colombia 5,689,200
- Bago, Myanmar 5,683,700
- Hokkaido, Japan 5,671,500
- Hyogo Prefecture, Japan 5,668,200
- Northern District, Uganda 5,663,600
- Serbia proper, Serbia and Montenegro 5,651,700
- Campania, Italy 5,637,200
- Maryland, United States 5,604,000
- Rivers State, Nigeria 5,591,200
- Shan State, Myanmar 5,561,800
- Goiás, Brazil 5,524,000
- Wisconsin, United States 5,511,400
- Limpopo Province, South Africa 5,482,300
- Puebla, Mexico 5,480,200
- Komîllâ, Bangladesh 5,424,700
- Eastern Province, Kenya 5,412,300
- Riau, Indonesia 5,311,200
- Krasnodar Krai, Russia 5,282,500
- Ar Riyad Province, Saudi Arabia 5,280,700
- Toshkent, Uzbekistan 5,250,800
- Maimansingh, Bangladesh 5,194,600
- Antananarivo Province, Madagascar 5,154,900
- Masovian Voivodship, Poland 5,135,800
- Nyanza, Kenya 5,132,300
- Benue State, Nigeria 5,130,700
- Ash Sharqiyah, Egypt 5,124,100
- Scotland, United Kingdom 5,093,700
- Minnesota, United States 5,089,900
- Nord-Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo 5,081,300
- Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan 5,078,800
- Ad Daqahliyah, Egypt 5,047,400
- Barcelona, Spain 5,014,000
- Victoria, Australia 4,989,900
- Qinghai, People's Republic of China 4,979,400
- Bicol Region, Philippines 4,970,500
- Latium, Italy 4,962,800
- Jigawa State, Nigeria 4,930,500
- Guanajuato, Mexico 4,919,000
- Sicily, Italy 4,853,100
- Magway, Myanmar 4,847,500
- Western Cape Province, South Africa 4,893,900
- Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria 4,765,100
- Al Buhayrah, Egypt 4,757,700
- St. Petersburg, Russia 4,735,600
- Kasai-Occidental, Democratic Republic of the Congo 4,708,000
- Donets'k region, Ukraine 4,707,800
- Silesian Voivodship, Poland 4,703,600
- Provence-Alpes-Côte-d'Azur, France 4,666,000
- Colorado, United States 4,660,400
- Bauchi State, Nigeria 4,646,300
- West Sumatra, Indonesia 4,552,000
- Ilocos Region, Philippines 4,543,100
- Rostov Oblast, Russia 4,542,500
- Borno State, Nigeria 4,539,100
- Somali, Ethiopia 4,537,700
- Alabama, United States 4,521,300
- Lagunes, Côte d'Ivoire 4,512,900
- Louisiana, United States 4,506,900
- Veneto, Italy 4,478,500
- Al Khartum, Sudan 4,474,000
- Valle del Cauca, Colombia 4,464,800
- Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia 4,461,200
- Imo State, Nigeria 4,436,300
- Ankara Province, Turkey 4,434,000
- Thai Nguyen, Vietnam 4,414,900
- Isfahan Province, Iran 4,395,600
- Selangor, Malaysia 4,381,900
- Central Province, Kenya 4,351,700
- Katanga, Democratic Republic of the Congo 4,346,500
- Chiapas, Mexico 4,329,700
- West Kalimantan, Indonesia 4,321,900
- Saxony, Germany 4,314,400
- West Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia 4,295,200
- Khuzestan, Iran 4,278,000
- East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia 4,234,200
- Fars, Iran 4,323,600
- British Columbia, Canada 4,220,800
- Aceh, Indonesia 4,211,300
- Tigray, Ethiopia 4,206,500
- South Carolina, United States 4,198,000
- Sokoto State, Nigeria 4,195,500
- Abia State, Nigeria 4,176,500
- Bashkortostan, Russia 4,168,400
- Piedmont, Italy 4,155,200
- Kentucky, United States 4,140,700
- Delta State, Nigeria 4,114,400
- Osun State, Nigeria 4,098,400
- Al Gharbiyah, Egypt 4,068,900
- Michoacán, Mexico 4,066,900
- Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany 4,066,300
- Sud-Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo 4,045,500
- Nuevo León, Mexico 4,041,300
- Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France 4,026,000
- Niger State, Nigeria 4,021,000
- Ogun State, Nigeria 4,006,600
- Al Iskandariyah, Egypt 3,977,300
- Apulia, Italy 3,972,700
- Ondo State, Nigeria 3,966,600
- Tangâyal, Bangladesh 3,960,700
- Al Minya, Egypt 3,954,200
- Emilia-Romagna, Italy 3,949,900
- Al Qalyubiyah, Egypt 3,947,000
- Bas-Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo 3,940,900
- Western Province, Kenya 3,924,800
- North West Province, South Africa 3,865,100
- Tatarstan, Russia 3,854,500
- Taipei County, Republic of China 3,851,100
- Attica, Greece 3,845,700
- Queensland, Australia 3,819,000
- Eastern Visayas, Philippines 3,814,900
- Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan 3,788,500
- Fianarantsoa province, Madagascar 3,788,200
- Zambezia, Mozambique 3,780,000
- Izmir Province, Turkey 3,748,100
- Azad Kashmir, Pakistan 3,742,800
- Casablanca, Morocco 3,741,200
- Suhaj, Egypt 3,732,100
- Norte, Portugal 3,705,900
- Adamawa State, Nigeria 3,695,100
- Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan 3,658,800
- Oaxaca, Mexico 3,651,100
- Oregon, United States 3,618,900
- Nampula Province, Mozambique 3,618,200
- Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia 3,611,900
- Kebbi State, Nigeria 3,589,000
- Bogorâ, Bangladesh 3,581,400
- Paraíba, Brazil 3,570,900
- Zamfara State, Nigeria 3,560,700
- Ash Sharqiyah, Saudi Arabia 3,546,900
- Enugu State, Nigeria 3,546,000
- Kogi State, Nigeria 3,542,300
- Oklahoma, United States 3,541,800
- Busan, South Korea 3,529,700
- Ashanti, Ghana 3,523,200
- Connecticut, United States 3,512,200
- South P'yŏngan, North Korea 3,510,400
- Plateau State, Nigeria 3,509,300
- Singapore 3,499,500
- East Azerbaijan, Iran 3,482,700
- South Holland, Netherlands 3,477,000
- Lisboa e Vale do Tejo, Portugal 3,471,100
- Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Russia 3,470,200
- Tuscany, Italy 3,451,500
- Edo State, Nigeria 3,450,500
- Dnipropetrovs'k region, Ukraine 3,430,500
- Espírito Santo, Brazil 3,421,900
- Guayas, Ecuador 3,411,300
- Berlin, Germany 3,396,300
- Tripura, India 3,380,800
- Bali, Indonesia 3,375,900
- South Hamgyong, North Korea 3,370,100
- Greater Poland Voivodship, Poland 3,360,300
- Amazonas State, Brazil 3,355,700
- Asyut, Egypt 3,348,700
- Western Mindanao, Philippines 3,347,800
- Yogyakarta, Indonesia 3,345,000
- Pays-de-la-Loire, France 3,344,000
- Mpumalanga Province, South Africa 3,327,900
- Al Minufiyah, Egypt 3,296,500
- Zulia State, Venezuela 3,281,600
- Chihuahua, Mexico 3,274,700
- Tyumen Oblast, Russia 3,264,841
- Lesser Poland Voivodship, Poland 3,262,300
- Samara Oblast, Russia 3,246,800
- Marakech-Tensift-El Haouz, Morocco 3,242,200
- Halab, Syria 3,236,000
- Souss Massa-Draâ, Morocco 3,233,300
- Alberta, Canada 3,224,400
- Greater Accra Region, Ghana 3,216,000
- Córdoba Province, Argentina 3,198,300
- South Kalimantan, Indonesia 3,198,200
- Guerrero, Mexico 3,196,100
- North P'yŏngan, North Korea 3,186,200
- Santa Fe Province, Argentina 3,129,300
- P'yŏngyang, North Korea 3,116,100
- Mwanza, Tanzania 3,113,400
- Al Jazirah, Sudan 3,112,800
- Janub Darfur, Sudan 3,106,800
- Kabul Province, Afghanistan 3,091,300
- Ouest, Haiti 3,066,700
- Cross River State, Nigeria 3,061,300
- Rakhine State, Myanmar 3,059,900
- Cagayan Valley, Philippines 3,053,600
- Aquitaine, France 3,049,000
- South Gyeongsang, South Korea 3,041,000
- Dinâjpûr, Bangladesh 3,024,000
- Alger, Algeria 3,019,100
- Kishorganj, Bangladesh 3,014,800
- Sirâjganj, Bangladesh 3,014,800
- Piauí, Brazil 3,013,100
- Alagoas, Brazil 3,012,600
- Bretagne, France 3,011,000
- Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan 3,007,800
See also: List of the largest subnational entities by area
Source
The World Gazetteer (http://www.world-gazetteer.com/)