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List of the most populous subnational entities



         




This is a list of the most populous subnational entities in the world in order of population. Populations are 2004 estimates.

  1. Uttar Pradesh, India 175,922,300
  2. Maharashtra, India 102,502,700
  3. Henan, People's Republic of China 96,011,200
  4. Shandong, People's Republic of China 93,398,700
  5. Bihar, India 87,804,700
  6. Sichuan, People's Republic of China 87,795,200
  7. West Bengal, India 84,989,100
  8. Punjab, Pakistan 84,632,500
  9. Andhra Pradesh, India 80,228,400
  10. Guangdong, People's Republic of China 75,976,100
  11. Jiangsu, People's Republic of China 73,997,400
  12. Anhui, People's Republic of China 69,365,800
  13. Hebei, People's Republic of China 69,104,800
  14. Hunan, People's Republic of China 68,438,400
  15. Tamil Nadu, India 65,802,400
  16. Madhya Pradesh, India 63,974,100
  17. Hubei, People's Republic of China 61,775,700
  18. Rajasthan, India 59,829,600
  19. Karnataka, India 55,868,200
  20. Gujarat, India 53,604,200
  21. England, United Kingdom 49,446,600
  22. Guangxi, People's Republic of China 49,244,200
  23. Zhejiang, People's Republic of China 46,773,700
  24. Liaoning, People's Republic of China 42,997,900
  25. Yunnan, People's Republic of China 42,119,300
  26. São Paulo, Brazil 40,086,700
  27. Orissa, India 38,888,600
  28. West Java, Indonesia 38,277,900
  29. Heilongjiang, People's Republic of China 38,072,100
  30. Guizhou, People's Republic of China 37,964,700
  31. East Java, Indonesia 37,264,500
  32. Shaanxi, People's Republic of China 37,065,100
  33. California, United States 36,162,800
  34. Sindh, Pakistan 34,968,800
  35. Fujian, People's Republic of China 34,341,100
  36. Kerala, India 33,731,000
  37. Shanxi, People's Republic of China 33,602,100
  38. Central Java, Indonesia 33,456,300
  39. Chongqing Municipality, People's Republic of China 32,339,000
  40. Jharkhand, India 28,508,800
  41. Assam, India 28,221,700
  42. Gansu, People's Republic of China 26,303,900
  43. Punjab, India 25,732,900
  44. Oromia, Ethiopia 25,125,000
  45. Neimenggu, People's Republic of China 24,454,900
  46. Texas, United States 22,614,300
  47. Haryana, India 22,336,100
  48. Chhattisgarh, India 22,032,000
  49. North-West Frontier Province, Pakistan 20,468,700
  50. New York, United States 19,302,200
  51. Minas Gerais, Brazil 19,074,500
  52. Xinjiang, People's Republic of China 18,933,400
  53. Amhara, Ethiopia 18,555,200
  54. North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany 18,100,000
  55. Dong Bang Song Cuu Long, Vietnam 17,550,100
  56. Florida, United States 17,407,300
  57. Dong Bang Song Hong, Vietnam 16,099,700
  58. Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil 15,485,700
  59. Delhi, India 14,602,200
  60. Mexico, Mexico 14,349,700
  61. Buenos Aires Province, Argentina 14,345,700
  62. Mien Nui Va Trung Du, Vietnam 14,237,300
  63. Shanghai Municipality, People's Republic of China 13,968,500
  64. Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples Region, Ethiopia 13,918,200
  65. Bahia, Brazil 13,615,200
  66. Southern Tagalog, Philippines 13,498,500
  67. Illinois, United States 12,760,700
  68. North Sumatra, Indonesia 12,480,500
  69. Bavaria, Germany 12,444,700
  70. Ontario, Canada 12,419,600
  71. Pennsylvania, United States 12,398,200
  72. Tokyo, Japan 12,292,400
  73. Tehran province, Iran 11,931,700
  74. Beijing Municipality, People's Republic of China 11,879,300
  75. Moscow, Russia 11,755,500
  76. Ohio, United States 11,483,400
  77. Istanbul Province, Turkey 11,100,400
  78. Dong Nam Bo, Vietnam 11,054,900
  79. Khu Bon Cu, Vietnam 10,886,000
  80. Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil 10,758,700
  81. Baden-Württemberg, Germany 10,721,600
  82. Jammu and Kashmir, India 10,668,400
  83. Lagos State, Nigeria 10,405,000
  84. Metro Manila, Philippines 10,330,100
  85. Paraná, Brazil 10,157,000
  86. Michigan, United States 10,137,900
  87. KwaZulu-Natal Province, South Africa 10,070,500
  88. Gyeonggi, South Korea 10,041,800
  89. Kano State, Nigeria 9,964,100
  90. Gauteng Province, South Africa 9,839,100
  91. Tianjin Municipality, People's Republic of China 9,576,600
  92. Seoul, South Korea 9,551,800
  93. Central Luzon, Philippines 9,023,600
  94. Jakarta, Indonesia 8,987,800
  95. Uttaranchal, India 8,983,500
  96. Lombardy, Italy 8,898,400
  97. Lima y Callao, Peru 8,890,000
  98. Georgia, United States 8,875,600
  99. Osaka Prefecture, Japan 8,804,800
  100. Duyen Hai Mien Trung, Vietnam 8,787,400
  101. New Jersey, United States 8,749,200
  102. Mexican Federal District, Mexico 8,720,700
  103. Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan 8,683,800
  104. Banten, Indonesia 8,676,400
  105. South Sulawesi, Indonesia 8,634,500
  106. Dhâka, Bangladesh 8,596,800
  107. North Carolina, United States 8,551,300
  108. Pernambuco, Brazil 8,443,800
  109. Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo 8,234,100
  110. Rift Valley province, Kenya 8,164,500
  111. Al Qahira, Egypt 8,113,600
  112. Ceará, Brazil 8,078,700
  113. Lower Saxony, Germany 8,004,300
  114. Hainan, People's Republic of China 7,772,800
  115. Balochistan, Pakistan 7,591,700
  116. Quebec, Canada 7,529,100
  117. Virginia, United States 7,489,600
  118. Ayeyarwady, Myanmar 7,464,700
  119. South Sumatra, Indonesia 7,391,800
  120. Lampung, Indonesia 7,222,300
  121. Aichi Prefecture, Japan 7,181,100
  122. Châttagâm, Bangladesh 7,167,700
  123. Orientale, Democratic Republic of the Congo 7,124,700
  124. Bandundu, Democratic Republic of the Congo 7,101,800
  125. Central District, Uganda 7,081,000
  126. Saitama Prefecture, Japan 7,079,000
  127. Bogotá, Colombia 6,996,800
  128. Veracruz, Mexico 6,980,900
  129. Pará, Brazil 6,926,000
  130. New South Wales, Australia 6,868,500
  131. Mandalay, Myanmar 6,851,300
  132. Western District, Uganda 6,798,700
  133. Kaduna State, Nigeria 6,739,100
  134. Hong Kong, People's Republic of China 6,724,600
  135. Bangkok, Thailand 6,709,200
  136. Baghdad, Iraq 6,677,000
  137. Eastern District, Uganda 6,676,000
  138. Moscow Oblast, Russia 6,618,538
  139. Equateur, Democratic Republic of the Congo 6,595,500
  140. Western Visayas, Philippines 6,572,200
  141. Oyo State, Nigeria 6,556,400
  142. Jalisco, Mexico 6,540,700
  143. Eastern Cape Province, South Africa 6,514,500
  144. Massachusetts, United States 6,480,500
  145. Khorasan, Iran 6,444,300
  146. Himachal Pradesh, India 6,438,500
  147. Katsina State, Nigeria 6,407,800
  148. Central Visayas, Philippines 6,311,300
  149. Metropolitana Region, Chile 6,212,300
  150. Indiana, United States 6,223,200
  151. Washington, United States 6,221,900
  152. Makkah province, Saudi Arabia 6,151,900
  153. Hesse, Germany 6,105,200
  154. Maranhão, Brazil 6,086,100
  155. Madrid, Spain 6,067,000
  156. Chiba Prefecture, Japan 6,026,600
  157. Ningxia, People's Republic of China 5,950,200
  158. Yangon, Myanmar 5,943,300
  159. Kasai-Oriental, Democratic Republic of the Congo 5,893,300
  160. Tennessee, United States 5,893,100
  161. Santa Catarina, Brazil 5,840,700
  162. Sagaing, Myanmar 5,767,100
  163. Arizona, United States 5,761,300
  164. Missouri, United States 5,742,800
  165. Al Jizah, Egypt 5,712,100
  166. Southern Mindano, Philippines 5,705,200
  167. Antioquia, Colombia 5,689,200
  168. Bago, Myanmar 5,683,700
  169. Hokkaido, Japan 5,671,500
  170. Hyogo Prefecture, Japan 5,668,200
  171. Northern District, Uganda 5,663,600
  172. Central Serbia, Serbia and Montenegro 5,651,700
  173. Campania, Italy 5,637,200
  174. Maryland, United States 5,604,000
  175. Rivers State, Nigeria 5,591,200
  176. Shan State, Myanmar 5,561,800
  177. Goiás, Brazil 5,524,000
  178. Wisconsin, United States 5,511,400
  179. Limpopo Province, South Africa 5,482,300
  180. Puebla, Mexico 5,480,200
  181. Komîllâ, Bangladesh 5,424,700
  182. Eastern Province, Kenya 5,412,300
  183. Riau, Indonesia 5,311,200
  184. Krasnodar Krai, Russia 5,282,500
  185. Ar Riyad province, Saudi Arabia 5,280,700
  186. Toshkent, Uzbekistan 5,250,800
  187. Maimansingh, Bangladesh 5,194,600
  188. Antananarivo province, Madagascar 5,154,900
  189. Masovian Voivodship, Poland 5,135,800
  190. Nyanza, Kenya 5,132,300
  191. Benue State, Nigeria 5,130,700
  192. Ash Sharqiyah, Egypt 5,124,100
  193. Scotland, United Kingdom 5,093,700
  194. Minnesota, United States 5,089,900
  195. Nord-Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo 5,081,300
  196. Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan 5,078,800
  197. Ad Daqahliyah, Egypt 5,047,400
  198. Barcelona, Spain 5,014,000
  199. Victoria, Australia 4,989,900
  200. Qinghai, People's Republic of China 4,979,400
  201. Bicol Region, Philippines 4,970,500
  202. Latium, Italy 4,962,800
  203. Jigawa State, Nigeria 4,930,500
  204. Guanajuato, Mexico 4,919,000
  205. Sicily, Italy 4,853,100
  206. Magway, Myanmar 4,847,500
  207. Western Cape Province, South Africa 4,893,900
  208. Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria 4,765,100
  209. Al Buhayrah, Egypt 4,757,700
  210. St. Petersburg, Russia 4,735,600
  211. Kasai-Occidental, Democratic Republic of the Congo 4,708,000
  212. Donets'k region, Ukraine 4,707,800
  213. Silesian Voivodship, Poland 4,703,600
  214. Colorado, United States 4,660,400
  215. Bauchi State, Nigeria 4,646,300
  216. West Sumatra, Indonesia 4,552,000
  217. Ilocos Region, Philippines 4,543,100
  218. Rostov Oblast, Russia 4,542,500
  219. Borno State, Nigeria 4,539,100
  220. Somali, Ethiopia 4,537,700
  221. Alabama, United States 4,521,300
  222. Lagunes, Côte d'Ivoire 4,512,900
  223. Louisiana, United States 4,506,900
  224. Veneto, Italy 4,478,500
  225. Al Khartum, Sudan 4,474,000
  226. Valle del Cauca, Colombia 4,464,800
  227. Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia 4,461,200
  228. Imo State, Nigeria 4,436,300
  229. Ankara Province, Turkey 4,434,000
  230. Thai Nguyen, Vietnam 4,414,900
  231. Esfahan province, Iran 4,395,600
  232. Selangor, Malaysia 4,381,900
  233. Central Province, Kenya 4,351,700
  234. Katanga, Democratic Republic of the Congo 4,346,500
  235. Chiapas, Mexico 4,329,700
  236. West Kalimantan, Indonesia 4,321,900
  237. Saxony, Germany 4,314,400
  238. West Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia 4,295,200
  239. Khuzestan, Iran 4,278,000
  240. East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia 4,234,200
  241. Fars, Iran 4,323,600
  242. British Columbia, Canada 4,220,800
  243. Aceh, Indonesia 4,211,300
  244. Tigray, Ethiopia 4,206,500
  245. South Carolina, United States 4,198,000
  246. Sokoto State, Nigeria 4,195,500
  247. Abia State, Nigeria 4,176,500
  248. Bashkortostan, Russia 4,168,400
  249. Piedmont, Italy 4,155,200
  250. Kentucky, United States 4,140,700
  251. Delta State, Nigeria 4,114,400
  252. Osun State, Nigeria 4,098,400
  253. Al Gharbiyah, Egypt 4,068,900
  254. Michoacán, Mexico 4,066,900
  255. Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany 4,066,300
  256. Sud-Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo 4,045,500
  257. Nuevo León, Mexico 4,041,300
  258. Niger State, Nigeria 4,021,000
  259. Ogun State, Nigeria 4,006,600
  260. Al Iskandariyah, Egypt 3,977,300
  261. Apulia, Italy 3,972,700
  262. Ondo State, Nigeria 3,966,600
  263. Tangâyal, Bangladesh 3,960,700
  264. Al Minya, Egypt 3,954,200
  265. Emilia-Romagna, Italy 3,949,900
  266. Al Qalyubiyah, Egypt 3,947,000
  267. Bas-Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo 3,940,900
  268. Western Province, Kenya 3,924,800
  269. North West Province, South Africa 3,865,100
  270. Tatarstan, Russia 3,854,500
  271. Taipei County, Republic of China 3,851,100
  272. Attica, Greece 3,845,700
  273. Queensland, Australia 3,819,000
  274. Eastern Visayas, Philippines 3,814,900
  275. Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan 3,788,500
  276. Fianarantsoa province, Madagascar 3,788,200
  277. Zambezia, Mozambique 3,780,000
  278. Izmir Province, Turkey 3,748,100
  279. Azad Kashmir, Pakistan 3,742,800
  280. Casablanca, Morocco 3,741,200
  281. Suhaj, Egypt 3,732,100
  282. Norte, Portugal 3,705,900
  283. Adamawa State, Nigeria 3,695,100
  284. Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan 3,658,800
  285. Oaxaca, Mexico 3,651,100
  286. Oregon, United States 3,618,900
  287. Nampula Province, Mozambique 3,618,200
  288. Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia 3,611,900
  289. Kebbi State, Nigeria 3,589,000
  290. Bogorâ, Bangladesh 3,581,400
  291. Paraíba, Brazil 3,570,900
  292. Zamfara State, Nigeria 3,560,700
  293. Ash Sharqiyah, Saudi Arabia 3,546,900
  294. Enugu State, Nigeria 3,546,000
  295. Kogi State, Nigeria 3,542,300
  296. Oklahoma, United States 3,541,800
  297. Busan, South Korea 3,529,700
  298. Ashanti Region, Ghana 3,523,200
  299. Connecticut, United States 3,512,200
  300. South P'yŏngan, North Korea 3,510,400
  301. Plateau State, Nigeria 3,509,300
  302. Singapore 3,499,500
  303. East Azerbaijan, Iran 3,482,700
  304. South Holland, Netherlands 3,477,000
  305. Lisboa e Vale do Tejo, Portugal 3,471,100
  306. Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Russia 3,470,200
  307. Tuscany, Italy 3,451,500
  308. Edo State, Nigeria 3,450,500
  309. Dnipropetrovs'k region, Ukraine 3,430,500
  310. Espírito Santo, Brazil 3,421,900
  311. Guayas, Ecuador 3,411,300
  312. Berlin, Germany 3,396,300
  313. Tripura, India 3,380,800
  314. Bali, Indonesia 3,375,900
  315. South Hamgyong, North Korea 3,370,100
  316. Greater Poland Voivodship, Poland 3,360,300
  317. Amazonas, Brazil 3,355,700
  318. Asyut, Egypt 3,348,700
  319. Western Mindanao, Philippines 3,347,800
  320. Yogyakarta, Indonesia 3,345,000
  321. Mpumalanga Province, South Africa 3,327,900
  322. Al Minufiyah, Egypt 3,296,500
  323. Zulia State, Venezuela 3,281,600
  324. Chihuahua, Mexico 3,274,700
  325. Tyumen Oblast, Russia 3,264,841
  326. Lesser Poland Voivodship, Poland 3,262,300
  327. Samara Oblast, Russia 3,246,800
  328. Marakech-Tensift-El Haouz, Morocco 3,242,200
  329. Halab, Syria 3,236,000
  330. Souss Massa-Draâ, Morocco 3,233,300
  331. Alberta, Canada 3,224,400
  332. Greater Accra Region, Ghana 3,216,000
  333. Córdoba Province, Argentina 3,198,300
  334. South Kalimantan, Indonesia 3,198,200
  335. Guerrero, Mexico 3,196,100
  336. North P'yŏngan, North Korea 3,186,200
  337. Santa Fe Province, Argentina 3,129,300
  338. P'yŏngyang, North Korea 3,116,100
  339. Mwanza, Tanzania 3,113,400
  340. Al Jazirah, Sudan 3,112,800
  341. Janub Darfur, Sudan 3,106,800
  342. Kabul province, Afghanistan 3,091,300
  343. Ouest, Haiti 3,066,700
  344. Cross River State, Nigeria 3,061,300
  345. Rakhine State, Myanmar 3,059,900
  346. Cagayan Valley, Philippines 3,053,600
  347. South Gyeongsang, South Korea 3,041,000
  348. Dinâjpûr, Bangladesh 3,024,000
  349. Alger, Algeria 3,019,100
  350. Kishorganj, Bangladesh 3,014,800
  351. Sirâjganj, Bangladesh 3,014,800
  352. Piauí, Brazil 3,013,100
  353. Alagoas, Brazil 3,012,600
  354. Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan 3,007,800

See also: List of the largest subnational entities by area

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Source

The World Gazetteer (http://www.world-gazetteer.com/)



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