List of the most populous subnational entities

This is a list of the most populous subnational entities in the world in order of population (estimated 2004). Entries are limited to those entities exceeding 3 million in size.

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
Amhara Region, Ethiopia 24,000,200
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
North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany 18,100,000
Florida, United States 17,407,300
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
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
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
Georgia, United States 8,875,600
Osaka Prefecture, Japan 8,804,800
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
Dhaka, 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
Lima Province, Peru 7,363,069
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
Oya 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
Western Province, Saudi Arabia 6,151,900
Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh (Ho Chi Minh City), Vietnam 6,117,251
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 Mindanao, 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
Central Serbia, Serbia 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
Comilla, 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 Province, 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
Magwe, 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
Saint Petersburg, Russia 4,661,200
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
Rostov Oblast, Russia 4,404,000
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
Piedmont, Italy 4,155,200
Kentucky, United States 4,140,700
Delta State, Nigeria 4,114,400
Bashkortostan, Russia 4,104,336
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
Tangail, 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
Tatarstan, Russia 3,779,300
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
Thanh Hóa (province), Vietnam 3,646,600
Oregon, United States 3,618,900
Nampula Province, Mozambique 3,618,200
Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia 3,611,900
Kebbi State, Nigeria 3,589,000
Bogra, 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
Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Russia 3,524,000
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, 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
Marrakech-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 Region, Tanzania 3,113,400
Al Jazirah, Sudan 3,112,800
Janub Darfur, Sudan 3,106,800
Kabul Province, Afghanistan 3,091,300
Hà Nội, Vietnam 3,083,800
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
Dinajpur, Bangladesh 3,024,000
Alger, Algeria 3,019,100
Kishoreganj, Bangladesh 3,014,800
Sirajganj, 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
Nghệ An, Vietnam 3,003,200

See also: List of the largest subnational entities by area

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