List of country subdivisions by population

This is a list of the most populous first-level administrative country subdivisions in the world, in order of population; most estimates are from 2004, some from 2008. Excluded are regions defined for convenience, that do not have their own single government: e.g. Calabarzon, East China, Kantō region and Northeastern United States. Those subdivisions which are the largest in their respective countries are shown in bold. Countries which have a high proportion of their population enumerated in the largest subdivision include the Kingdom of the Netherlands (98.3% in the Netherlands), the United Kingdom (80.3% in England) and Pakistan (53.7% in Punjab). England appears on this list, but does not have a single government because it is a constituent country.

First-level list

SubdivisionTypeSovereign statePopulationArea km²Density per km²RefComparable country[1]
Uttar PradeshState India223,897,418240,928894.9[2] Brazil
MaharashtraState India123,174,918307,713394.4[3] Mexico
BiharState India119,237,85194,1631,239.6[4] Ethiopia
Punjab, Pakistan PunjabProvince Pakistan110,012,442205,344540[5] Ethiopia
GuangdongProvince China104,303,132177,900618[6] Philippines
ShandongProvince China95,793,065156,700598[6] Egypt
West BengalState India94,347,73688,7521,063 Vietnam
HenanProvince China94,023,567167,000560[6] Vietnam
SichuanProvince China80,418,200485,000181[6] Germany
JiangsuProvince China78,659,903102,600743[6] Iran
Madhya PradeshState India78,492,606308,245236 Turkey
Tamil NaduState India77,881,463130,058555 Turkey
RajasthanState India74,791,568342,239201 Thailand
HebeiProvince China71,854,202187,700370[6] Thailand
Karnataka KarnatakaState India66,076,021191,791319 France
HunanProvince China65,683,722211,800323[6] United Kingdom
GujaratState India60,383,628196,024308 Italy
AnhuiProvince China59,500,510139,400498[6] Italy
HubeiProvince China57,237,740185,900332[6] Italy
England EnglandConstituent country United Kingdom55,268,100130,395424 South Korea
ZhejiangProvince China54,426,891101,800509[6] Myanmar
Andhra PradeshState India49,665,533160,205310 Spain
Sindh SindhProvince Pakistan47,886,051 140,914513[7] Colombia
DhakaDivision Bangladesh47,424,41831,1201,523[8] Kenya
West Java West JavaProvince Indonesia46,029,66834,8161,322[9] Kenya
GuangxiAutonomous region China46,026,629236,700211[6] Kenya
YunnanProvince China45,966,239394,100107[6] Spain
São Paulo (state) São PauloState Brazil45,047,585248,209181[10] Argentina
JiangxiProvince China44,567,475166,900257[6] Argentina
LiaoningProvince China43,746,323145,900295[6] Ukraine
OdishaState India41,947,358155,820269 Algeria
East Java East JavaProvince Indonesia38,529,48147,922804[9] Uganda
HeilongjiangProvince China38,312,224460,00083[6] Iraq
ShaanxiProvince China37,327,378205,800180[6] Poland
California CaliforniaState United States37,253,956423,97088[11] Sudan
FujianProvince China36,894,216121,400283[6] Sudan
ShanxiProvince China35,712,111156,800214[6] Canada
TelanganaState India35,193,978114,840307 Canada
GuizhouProvince China34,746,468176,100214[6] Afghanistan
KeralaState India33,387,67738,863859 Morocco
JharkhandState India32,966,23874,677414 Uzbekistan
Central Java Central JavaProvince Indonesia32,380,68732,548995[9] Malaysia
AssamState India31,169,27278,550397 Venezuela
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Khyber PakhtunkhwaProvince Pakistan30,523,371 74,521441 Peru
ChongqingProvince-level municipality China28,846,17082,300393[6] Saudi Arabia
ChittagongDivision Bangladesh28,423,01933,771841[8] Saudi Arabia
PunjabState India27,704,23650,362550   Nepal
JilinProvince China27,462,297187,400146[6] Yemen
Oromia Region OromiaRegion Ethiopia27,158,471353,63277 Ghana
GansuProvince China25,575,254454,00058[6] Mozambique
ChhattisgarhState India25,540,196135,194189 North Korea
HaryanaState India25,353,08144,212573 Madagascar
Texas TexasState United States25,145,561696,24136[11] Madagascar
LagosState Nigeria25,087,0593,4757,219.3 Cameroon
Inner MongoliaAutonomous region China24,706,3211,183,00021[6] Cameroon
Amhara Region AmharaRegion Ethiopia24,000,200156,960153 Ivory Coast
ShanghaiProvince-level municipality China23,019,1487,0372,730[6] Taiwan
XinjiangAutonomous region China21,813,3341,660,00113[6] Romania
Minas Gerais Minas GeraisState Brazil20,869,101586,52835[12] Burkina Faso
BeijingProvince-level municipality China19,612,36816,8011,309[6] Cameroon
New York (state) New YorkState United States19,378,102141,299137[11] Niger
Florida FloridaState United States18,801,310170,304110[11] Malawi
RajshahiDivision Bangladesh18,329,00018,1971,007[8] Kazakhstan
North Rhine-Westphalia North Rhine-WestphaliaState Germany17,872,86334,084524 Syria
DelhiUnion territory India16,753,2351,48311,297 Kingdom of the Netherlands
Netherlands NetherlandsConstituent country Kingdom of the Netherlands16,748,20541,854396 Ecuador
Rio de Janeiro (state) Rio de JaneiroState Brazil16,550,02443,696378[12] Cambodia
State of Mexico State of MexicoState Mexico16,187,60821,355758[13] Cambodia
TehranProvince Iran15,795,11618,814786 Senegal
RangpurDivision Bangladesh15,665,00016,317960[8] Zambia
Buenos Aires Province Buenos AiresProvince Argentina15,594,428307,57151[14] Guatemala
KhulnaDivision Bangladesh15,563,00022,272699[8] Guatemala
Bahia BahiaState Brazil15,203,934564,69227[12] Senegal
SNNPRRegion Ethiopia15,042,531112,343134 Senegal
IstanbulProvince Turkey14,657,4345,1962,820 Zimbabwe
KanoState Nigeria13,381,68220,131665 South Sudan
Ontario OntarioProvince Canada13,210,6001,076,39512 South Sudan
Tokyo TokyoPrefecture Japan13,010,2792,1875,949 South Sudan
North Sumatra North SumatraProvince Indonesia12,985,07571,680181[9] Guinea
TianjinProvince-level municipality China12,938,22411,7601,044[6] Guinea
GyeonggiProvince South Korea12,925,76110,1311,275[15] Guinea
Metro ManilaRegion/metropolitan area Philippines12,877,253 63920,152.2 Guinea
Illinois IllinoisState United States12,830,632140,99891[11] Guinea
GautengProvince South Africa12,728,40016,548632[16][17] Guinea
Pennsylvania PennsylvaniaState United States12,702,379119,283106[11] Guinea
Jammu and KashmirState India12,548,926222,23656 Guinea
Bavaria BavariaState Germany12,510,33170,549177 Guinea
Balochistan, Pakistan BalochistanProvince Pakistan12,344,408 347,19041 Chad
Île-de-FranceRegion France11,694,00012,012974 Rwanda
Ohio OhioState United States11,536,504116,09699[11] Belgium
Moscow MoscowFederal city Russia11,503,5011,0819,772 Belgium
Rio Grande do Sul Rio Grande do SulState Brazil11,164,050281,74838[12] Burundi
Kinshasa KinshasaProvince-level municipality D.R. Congo 11,125,0009,9651,116.4 Somalia
Paraná (state) ParanáState Brazil10,997,462199,31552[12] Portugal
Baden-Württemberg Baden-WürttembergState Germany10,747,47935,752301 Greece
Banten BantenProvince Indonesia10,644,0309,1611,162[9] Dominican Republic
KwaZulu-NatalProvince South Africa10,456,90094,361109[16][17] Czech Republic
Cairo CairoGovernorate Egypt10,230,3503085.6763,315.43 Haiti
Jakarta JakartaSpecial Capital Territory Indonesia10,187,595661.515,401 Jordan
UttarakhandState India10,116,75253,483189 Jordan
Rift ValleyFormer Province Kenya10,006,805182,41355 Azerbaijan
Lombardy LombardyRegion Italy10,006,71023,861414 Sweden
Seoul SeoulSpecial city South Korea9,989,79560516,485 Hungary
Michigan MichiganState United States9,883,640253,79339[11] Hungary
SylhetDivision Bangladesh9,807,00012,596779[8] Hungary
BaghdadGovernorates Iraq9,765,985204.247,825.5 Belarus
LimaProvince Peru9,752,0002,672.282,800 Belarus
Georgia (U.S. state) GeorgiaState United States9,687,653153,90962.9[11] Belarus
CentralDevelopment Regions   Nepal9,656,98527,410352.3 Belarus
North Carolina North CarolinaState United States9,535,483139,39068.4 Belarus
Pernambuco PernambucoState Brazil9,208,51198,311.61693.7 Honduras
Kanagawa Prefecture KanagawaPrefecture Japan9,029,9962,415.843,737.8 Honduras
Osaka Prefecture OsakaPrefecture Japan8,864,2281,899.284,667.8 Austria
Mexico City Mexico CityFederal district Mexico8,859,2441,4855,965.8 Austria
Bogotá BogotáCapital district Colombia8,854,7221,5875,579.5 Austria
New Jersey New JerseyState United States8,791,89422,608388.9 Austria
Ceará CearáState Brazil8,778,575146,348.358 Austria
HainanProvince China8,671,51833,920254.7 Austria
Andalusia AndalusiaAutonomous community Spain8,424,10287,26897 Tajikistan
Ho Chi MinhMunicipality Vietnam8,224,4002,0963,900  Switzerland
Democratic Republic of the Congo OrientaleProvince D.R. Congo8,197,975503,23916 Israel
Democratic Republic of the Congo BandunduProvince D.R. Congo8,062,463295,65827 Israel
South Sulawesi South SulawesiProvince Indonesia8,032,55146,717.48170 Israel
Virginia VirginiaState United States8,001,024110,785.6779 Israel
Pará ParáState Brazil7,969,6551,247,689.56.1 Serbia
Lower Saxony Lower SaxonyState Germany7,913,50247,624.22170 Togo
Quebec QuebecProvince Canada7,903,0011,542,0565.79 Togo
New South Wales New South WalesState Australia7,797,800809,4449.63 Togo
Veracruz VeracruzState Mexico7,643,19471,82099.2 Hong Kong
 YangonRegion Myanmar7,627,00037,021.29210 Serbia
HanoiMunicipality Vietnam7,587,8002,3003,329 Laos
Lampung LampungProvince Indonesia7,596,11534,623.80220 Serbia
Catalonia CataloniaAutonomous community Spain7,565,60332,114240 Serbia
Democratic Republic of the Congo ÉquateurProvince D.R. Congo7,501,902403,29219 Serbia
South Sumatra South SumatraProvince Indonesia7,446,40191,592.4381 Serbia
Aichi Prefecture AichiPrefecture Japan7,408,6405,153.811,437.51 Serbia
Jalisco JaliscoState Mexico7,350,68280,38684 Serbia
Santiago Metropolitan Region SantiagoRegions Chile7,228,58115,403.2469.29[18] Serbia
Saitama Prefecture SaitamaPrefecture Japan7,190,8173,7971,893.82 Bulgaria
Hong Kong Hong KongSpecial administrative region China7,182,7241,1046,480 Bulgaria
Moscow Oblast Moscow OblastOblast Russia7,095,12045,900154.58 Bulgaria
GizaGovernorate Egypt6,979,00085,15382 Paraguay
MakkahRegion Saudi Arabia6,915,006153,12837 Paraguay
Washington (state) WashingtonState United States6,897,01271,362103 Papua New Guinea
Himachal PradeshState India6,856,50955,673123 Papua New Guinea
Maranhão MaranhãoState Brazil6,794,298331,98320 Libya
RiyadhRegion Saudi Arabia6,777,146404,24017 Libya
Massachusetts MassachusettsState United States6,646,14427,337324 Libya
Santa Catarina (state) Santa CatarinaState Brazil6,634,25095,34670 Libya
Eastern CapeProvince South Africa6,620,100168,96639 Kyrgyzstan

Historic First Level subdivisions

Some large former first level subdivisions with former populations (split off areas):

Second-level list

Second-level divisions are those under first level (states, provinces, etc...) and they are counties, districts or cities, but the names vary by country.

SubdivisionTypeSovereign stateFirst OrderPopulationArea km²Density per km²RefComparable Country[21]
Sindh KarachiMunicipal Corporation PakistanSindh Sindh16,051,0003,5414,533[22] Cambodia
China ChengduPrefecture-level city ChinaChina Sichuan14,047,62512,3901,133 Zimbabwe
GuangzhouPrefecture-level city ChinaChina Guangdong12,700,8007,4341,708 South Sudan
Bangladesh Dhaka DistrictDistrict BangladeshBangladesh Dhaka Division12,043,9771,19310,095[23] South Sudan
São PauloMunicipality BrazilSão Paulo (state) São Paulo12,038,1751,5227,904 South Sudan
China BaodingPrefecture-level city ChinaChina Hebei11,194,37922,190504 Belgium
India Thane District**District IndiaIndia Maharashtra11,054,1314,2142623.1[24] Belgium
China WuhanPrefecture-level city ChinaChina Hubei10,892,9008,494.411282[25] Rwanda
China HarbinPrefecture-level city ChinaChina Heilongjiang10,635,97153,068200 Rwanda
China ShijiazhuangPrefecture-level city ChinaChina Hebei10,621,5512,1904850 Bolivia
SuzhouPrefecture-level city ChinaChina Jiangsu10,465,9948,4881,233 Portugal
China ShenzhenPrefecture-level city ChinaChina Guangdong10,357,9382,0505,052 Bolivia
China NanyangPrefecture-level city ChinaChina Henan10,263,00626,600385 Bolivia
India North 24 Parganas districtDistrict IndiaIndia West Bengal10,082,8524,0942,500[26] Bolivia
China LinyiPrefecture-level city ChinaChina Shandong10,039,40017,251581 Bolivia
Los Angeles CountyCounty United StatesCalifornia California10,017,06812,310813 Bolivia
  • Thane district has been split, now less than 10 million residents.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "CIA World Factbook 2017".
  2. ↑ "Population of Uttar Pradesh". India Online Pages. Retrieved 26 October 2017.
  3. ↑ "Population of Maharashtra". India Online Pages. Retrieved 26 October 2017.
  4. ↑ "Population of Bihar". India Online Pages. Retrieved 26 October 2017.
  5. ↑ Bureau of Statistics, Government of the Punjab (2015)
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 Communiqué of the National Bureau of Statistics of People's Republic of China on Major Figures of the 2010 Population Census. Archived 2013-07-27 at the Wayback Machine.
  7. ↑ "Pak population increased by 46.9% between 1998 and 2011 - Times of India". Retrieved 2016-07-11.
  8. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "2011 Population & Housing Census: Preliminary Results" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 January 2013. Retrieved 12 January 2012.
  9. 1 2 3 4 5 2010 Official 2010 Indonesia census results. Archived 2011-05-10 at the Wayback Machine.
  10. ↑ http://www.ibge.gov.br/apps/populacao/projecao/
  11. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 United States Census Bureau, 2010 census results by state. Archived 2011-01-24 at the Wayback Machine.
  12. 1 2 3 4 5 Instituto Brasileiro de Estaística e Geografia (IBGE), 2010 Brazilian revised census results.
  13. ↑ Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Geografía e Informática (INEGI), 2010 Mexican census results. Archived 2011-01-08 at the Wayback Machine.
  14. ↑ Instituto Nacional de Estadísticas y Censos (INDEC), provisional 2010 Argentinian census results Archived 2010-12-20 at the Wayback Machine..
  15. ↑ http://www.mois.go.kr/frt/sub/a05/totStat/screen.do
  16. 1 2 "Community Survey 2007 basic results". Statistics South Africa. Archived from the original on 16 September 2013. Retrieved 14 January 2011.
  17. 1 2 Stats in brief, 2007 (PDF). Pretoria: Statistics South Africa. 2007. p. 3. ISBN 978-0-621-37258-8. Retrieved 14 January 2011.
  18. ↑
  19. ↑ "National Statistics Agency Tables:4-3 Total Population and Birth Rate, Death Rate and Natural Growth Rate by Region (1997)". Retrieved 5 October 2014.
  20. ↑ "Citypopulation.de:Indonesia". Retrieved 5 October 2014.
  21. ↑ "CIA World Factbook 2010".
  22. ↑ http://citypopulation.de/Pakistan-Karachi.html
  23. ↑ "Dhaka (District (Zila), Bangladesh) - population statistics, map and location". Retrieved 5 October 2014.
  24. ↑ "Maharashtra (India): Districts, Cities, Towns and Outgrowth Wards - population statistics and maps". Retrieved 5 October 2014.
  25. ↑ "2017年武汉市国民经济和社会发展统计公报（Statistical Communiqué of Wuhan on the 2017 National Economic and Social Development）". Retrieved 9 October 2018.
  26. ↑ "West Bengal (India): Districts, Cities, Towns and Outgrowth Wards - population statistics and maps". Retrieved 5 October 2014.
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