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List of country subdivisions by population

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This article contains lists of the most populous administrative country subdivisions in the world. Regions defined for convenience that do not have their own single government, such as Calabarzon, East China, Kantō region and Northeastern United States, are excluded from this list.

List of first-level administrative subdivisions by population[edit]

The following list is a ranked list of the 63 first-level administrative subdivisions worldwide with the populations that are, as of the latest government data (including projections), that is over 20 million people, along with a country of comparable population size, the country that the subdivision belongs to, the date the population statistic is taken from, its capital, its area, its population density, and its largest metro area. The latest data issued by the country's government is used, and those subdivisions and 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 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.

Rank Subdivision Country Capital Largest
Metro Area
Population Area (km2) Density
per km2
Comparable Country[1] Date Ref.
1 Uttar Pradesh India Lucknow 237,882,725 243,290 952.4  Pakistan 1 Jul 2021 [2]
2 Guangdong China Guangzhou 126,012,510 179,800 700.8  Mexico 1 Nov 2020 [3]
3 Maharashtra India Mumbai 124,762,000 307,713 405.4  Mexico 1 Jul 2021 [2]
4 Bihar India Patna 123,695,000 94,163 1,313.6  Mexico 1 Jul 2021 [2]
5 Punjab Pakistan Lahore 109,989,655 205,345 535.6  Philippines 15 Apr 2017 [4]
6 Shandong China Jinan Qingdao 101,527,453 157,100 646.3  Egypt 1 Nov 2020 [3]
7 Henan China Zhengzhou 99,365,519 167,000 595.0  Vietnam 1 Nov 2019 [3]
8 West Bengal India Kolkata 98,285,000 88,752 1,107.4  Vietnam 1 Jul 2021 [2]
9 Madhya Pradesh India Bhopal 84,860,000 308,252 275.3  Iran 1 Jul 2021 [2]
10 Jiangsu China Nanjing 84,748,016 102,600 826.0  Iran 1 Nov 2020 [3]
11 Sichuan China Chengdu 83,674,866 485,000 172.5  Germany 1 Nov 2020 [3]
12 Rajasthan India Jaipur 79,572,000 342,239 232.5  Germany 1 Jul 2021 [2]
13 Tamil Nadu India Chennai 76,479,000 130,058 588.0  Germany 1 Jul 2021 [2]
14 Hebei China Shijiazhuang 74,610,235 188,800 628.0  Thailand 1 Nov 2020 [3]
15 Gujarat China Gandhinagar Ahmedabad 70,075,000 196,024 357.5  Thailand 1 Jul 2021 [2]
16 Karnataka India Bengaluru 66,986,000 191,791 349.3  United Kingdom 1 Jul 2021 [2]
17 Hunan China Changsha 66,444,864 210,000 316.4  France 1 Nov 2020 [3]
18 Zhejiang China Hangzhou 64,567,588 101,800 634.3  France 1 Nov 2020 [3]
19 Anhui China Hefei 61,027,171 140,200 435.3  Tanzania 1 Nov 2020 [3]
20 Hubei China Wuhan 57,752,557 185,900 310.7  South Africa 1 Nov 2020 [3]
21 England United Kingdom London 56,286,961 130,279 432.0  Kenya 30 Jun 2019 [5]
22 Andhra Pradesh India Amaravati Visakhapatnam 52,849,000 162,975 324.3  South Korea 1 Jul 2021 [2]
23 Guangxi China Nanning 50,126,804 237,600 211.0  Colombia 1 Nov 2020 [3]
24 West Java Indonesia Bandung Bekasi 50,103,300 35,378 1,416.2  Colombia 1 Jul 2021 [6]
25 Sindh Pakistan Karachi 47,854,510 140,914 339.6  Uganda 15 Apr 2017 [4]
26 Yunnan China Kunming 47,209,277 394,000 119.8  Uganda 1 Nov 2020 [3]
27 São Paulo Brazil São Paulo 46,289,333 248,219 166.3  Spain 1 Jul 2020 [7]
28 Jiangxi China Nanchang 45,188,635 166,900 270.8  Sudan 1 Nov 2020 [3]
29 Odisha India Bhubaneswar 44,076,000 155,707 283.1  Algeria 1 Jul 2021 [2]
30 Dhaka Division  Bangladesh Dhaka 42,607,000 20,551 2,073.2  Ukraine 15 Mar 2021 [8]
31 Liaoning  China Shenyang 42,591,407 145,900 291.9  Ukraine 1 Nov 2020 [3]
32 Fujian  China Fuzhou Xiamen 41,540,086 121,400 342.2  Iraq 1 Nov 2020 [3]
33 East Java  Indonesia Surabaya 40,156,700 47,800 840.1  Afghanistan 1 Jul 2021 [6]
34 California  United States Sacramento Los Angeles 39,538,223 423,967 93.3  Afghanistan 1 Apr 2020 [9]
35 Shaanxi  China Xi'an 39,528,999 205,800 192.1  Afghanistan 1 Nov 2020 [3]
36 Jharkhand  India Ranchi Jamshedpur 38,637,000 79,714 482.7  Canada 1 Jul 2021 [2]
37 Guizhou  China Guiyang 38,562,148 176,200 218.9  Canada 1 Nov 2020 [3]
38 Telangana  India Hyderabad 37,771,000 112,077 337.0  Poland 1 Jul 2021 [2]
39 Kerala  India Thiruvananthapuram 35,537,000 38,863 914.4  Saudi Arabia 1 Jul 2021 [2]
40 Khyber Pakhtunkhwa  Pakistan Peshawar 35,501,964 101,741 348.9  Saudi Arabia 15 Apr 2017 [4]
41 Oromia  Ethiopia Addis Ababa 35,467,001 286,612 123.7  Saudi Arabia 1 Jul 2017 [10]
42 Assam  India Dispur Guwahati 35,155,000 78,438 448.2  Saudi Arabia 1 Jul 2021 [2]
43 Central Java  Indonesia Semarang 34,917,000 32,801 1,064.5  Saudi Arabia 1 Jul 2021 [6]
44 Shanxi  China Taiyuan 34,915,616 156,000 223.8  Saudi Arabia 1 Nov 2020 [3]
45 Chittagong Division  Bangladesh Chittagong 34,747,000 33,771 1,028.9  Saudi Arabia 15 Mar 2021 [8]
46 Chongqing  China Chongqing 32,054,159 82,403 389.0  Mozambique 1 Nov 2020 [3]
47 Heilongjiang  China Harbin 31,850,088 454,800 70.0  Ghana 1 Nov 2020 [3]
48 Punjab  India Chandigarh Ludhiana 30,404,000 50,362 603.7  Yemen 1 Jul 2021 [2]
49 Chhattisgarh  India Raipur 29,607,000 135,191 219.0    Nepal 1 Jul 2021 [2]
50 Haryana  India Chandigarh Faridabad 29,604,000 44,212 669.6    Nepal 1 Jul 2021 [2]
51 Texas  United States Austin Dallas-Fort Worth 29,145,505 695,662 41.9  Venezuela 1 Apr 2020 [9]
52 Xinjiang  China Ürümqi 25,852,345 1,664,900 15.5  North Korea 1 Nov 2020 [3]
53 Gansu  China Lanzhou 25,019,831 453,700 55.1  Niger 1 Nov 2020 [3]
54 Shanghai  China Shanghai 24,870,895 6,341 3,922.2  Niger 1 Nov 2020 [3]
55 Jilin  China Changchun 24,073,453 187,400 128.5  Taiwan 1 Nov 2020 [3]
56 Inner Mongolia  China Hohhot Baotou 24,049,155 1,183,000 20.3  Taiwan 1 Nov 2020 [3]
57 Beijing  China Beijing 21,893,095 16,411 1,334.1  Sri Lanka 1 Nov 2020 [3]
58 Rajshahi Division  Bangladesh Rajshahi 21,607,000 18,174 1,188.9  Sri Lanka 15 Mar 2021 [8]
59 Florida  United States Tallahassee Miami 21,538,187 170,312 126.5  Sri Lanka 1 Apr 2020 [9]
60 Minas Gerais  Brazil Belo Horizonte 21,411,923 586,528 36.5  Burkina Faso 1 Jul 2021 [11]
61 Amhara  Ethiopia Bahir Dar 21,134,988 154,709 136.6  Mali 1 Jul 2017 [10]
62 Delhi  India New Delhi Delhi 20,703,000 1,484 13,950.8  Mali 1 Jul 2021 [2]
63 New York  United States Albany New York 20,201,249 141,297 143.0  Malawi 1 Apr 2020 [9]
Country Number of subdivisions over 20M people
 China 26
 India 19
 United States 4
 Indonesia 3
 Bangladesh 3
 Pakistan 3
 Brazil 2
 Ethiopia 2
 United Kingdom 1
Total 63

Former first-level subdivisions[edit]

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

List of second-level administrative subdivisions by population[edit]

Second-level divisions are those subdivisions that are under the first level of administration (states, provinces, etc...) and they go by many names, such as counties, districts, divisions, and regions, but these names vary by country. The list below displays every single second-level subnational division in the world with a population over 10 million, as well as what they are called (a district, county, region?), area, density, the country and first-level subdivision they belong to, the date the population figure dates from, and a country of comparable population size. Only districts and divisions that have a unified administration or government of any kind are listed, so for example, non-governmental statistical regions, such as Media Markets or Combined Statistical Areas in the U.S. are excluded, but Indian Divisions, as they involve some form of administration (mostly concerning revenue), are included.

Rank Subdivision Country First-level Subdivision Type Population Area (km2) Density per km2 Comparable country[1] Date Ref.
1 Presidency Division  India West Bengal Division 32,686,065 19,633 1,664.9  Malaysia 1 Mar 2011 [14]
2 Konkan Division  India Maharashtra Division 28,601,441 30,604 934.57  Venezuela 1 Mar 2011 [14]
3 Pune Division  India Maharashtra Division 23,449,049 57,275 409.41  Taiwan 1 Mar 2011 [14]
4 Lucknow Division  India Uttar Pradesh Division 22,699,990 29,758 762.82  Taiwan 1 Mar 2011 [14]
5 Bangalore Division  India Karnataka Division 22,523,301 49,668 453.48  Sri Lanka 1 Mar 2011 [14]
6 Tirhut Division  India Bihar Division 21,410,316 17,047 1,256.0  Burkina Faso 1 Mar 2011 [14]
7 Lahore Division  Pakistan Punjab Division 19,398,081 11,727 1,654.1  Chile 15 Apr 2017 [4]
8 Aurangabad Division  India Maharashtra Division 18,731,872 64,813 289.01  Zambia 1 Mar 2011 [14]
9 Nashik Division  India Maharashtra Division 18,579,420 57,493 323.16  Syria 1 Mar 2011 [14]
10 Central Odisha Division  India Odisha Division 18,288,790 38,054 480.60  Syria 1 Mar 2011 [14]
11 Patna Division  India Bihar Division 17,737,179 16,868 1,051.5  Ecuador 1 Mar 2011 [14]
12 Medinipur Division  India West Bengal Division 17,536,121 27,222 644.19  Senegal 1 Mar 2011 [14]
13 Jaipur Division  India Rajasthan Division 16,749,144 36,615 457.44  Chad 1 Mar 2011 [14]
14 Burdwan Division  India West Bengal Division 16,739,112 14,712 1,137.8  Chad 1 Mar 2011 [14]
15 Gujranwala Division  Pakistan Punjab Division 16,123,984 17,207 937.06  Somalia 15 Apr 2017 [4]
16 Karachi Division  Pakistan Sindh Division 16,051,521 3,527 4,551  Somalia 15 Apr 2017 [4]
17 Chengdu  China Sichuan Prefecture 16,044,700 14,378 1,115.9  Somalia 31 Dec 2017 [15]
18 Malda Division  India West Bengal Division 15,776,062 14,416 1,094.3  Somalia 1 Mar 2011 [14]
19 Belgaum Division  India Karnataka Division 14,793,174 54,500 271.43  Zimbabwe 1 Mar 2011 [14]
20 Meerut Division  India Uttar Pradesh Division 14,575,668 11,702 1,245.6  Zimbabwe 1 Mar 2011 [14]
21 Guangzhou  China Guangdong Prefecture 14,498,400 7,434 1,950  Zimbabwe 31 Dec 2017 [15]
22 Faisalabad Division  Pakistan Punjab Division 14,177,081 17,918 791.22  Guinea 15 Apr 2017 [4]
23 Dhaka District  Bangladesh Dhaka Division District 13,798,000 1,464 9,425  Guinea 15 March 2021 [16]
24 Gorakhpur Division  India Uttar Pradesh Division 13,791,088 11,718 1,176.9  Guinea 1 Mar 2011 [14]
25 Varanasi Division  India Uttar Pradesh Division 13,744,069 11,491 1,196.1  Guinea 1 Mar 2011 [14]
26 Allahabad Division  India Uttar Pradesh Division 13,395,861 15,130 885.38  Guinea 1 Mar 2011 [14]
27 Moradabad Division  India Uttar Pradesh Division 13,185,034 13,848 952.13  Rwanda 1 Mar 2011 [14]
28 Faizabad Division  India Uttar Pradesh Division 12,928,554 14,861 869.97  Rwanda 1 Mar 2011 [14]
29 Kanpur Division  India Uttar Pradesh Division 12,880,627 14,777 871.67  Rwanda 1 Mar 2011 [14]
30 Darbhanga Division  India Bihar Division 12,686,330 8,684 1,461  Benin 1 Mar 2011 [14]
31 Bareilly Division  India Uttar Pradesh Division 12,613,525 16,450 766.78  Benin 1 Mar 2011 [14]
32 Indore Division  India Madhya Pradesh Division 12,570,372 43,064 291.90  Benin 1 Mar 2011 [14]
33 Mysore Division  India Karnataka Division 12,563,598 43,478 288.96  Benin 1 Mar 2011 [14]
34 Shenzhen  China Guangdong Prefecture 12,528,300 2,050 6,111  Benin 31 Dec 2017 [15]
35 São Paulo  Brazil São Paulo Municipality 12,325,232 1,523 8,093  Burundi 1 July 2020 [17]
36 Multan Division  Pakistan Punjab Division 12,265,161 15,211 806.33  Burundi 15 Apr 2017 [4]
37 Northern Odisha Division  India Odisha Division 12,035,361 55,269 217.76  Tunisia 1 Mar 2011 [14]
38 Jodhpur Division  India Rajasthan Division 11,863,484 117,801 101.708  Bolivia 1 Mar 2011 [14]
39 Jabalpur Division  India Madhya Pradesh Division 11,778,365 58,366 201.80  Bolivia 1 Mar 2011 [14]
40 Nagpur Division  India Maharashtra Division 11,754,434 51,377 228.79  Bolivia 1 Mar 2011 [14]
41 Baoding  China Hebei Prefecture 11,690,500 22,190 526.84  Belgium 31 Dec 2017 [15]
42 Southern Odisha Division  India Odisha Division 11,650,067 62,384 186.75  Belgium 1 Mar 2011 [14]
43 North Chotanagpur Division  India Jharkhand Division 11,645,374 21,039 553.51  Belgium 1 Mar 2011 [14]
44 Bahawalpur Division  Pakistan Punjab Division 11,464,031 45,588 251.47  Haiti 15 Apr 2017 [4]
45 Agra Division  India Uttar Pradesh Division 11,332,666 12,548 903.15  Cuba 1 Mar 2011 [14]
46 Amravati Division  India Maharashtra Division 11,258,117 46,027 244.60  Cuba 1 Mar 2011 [14]
47 Lower Assam Division  India Assam Division 11,252,365 20,228 556.28  Cuba 1 Mar 2011 [14]
48 Gulbarga Division  India Karnataka Division 11,215,224 44,145 254.05  Cuba 1 Mar 2011 [14]
49 Dera Ghazi Khan Division  Pakistan Punjab Division 11,014,398 38,778 284.89  Dominican Republic 15 Apr 2017 [4]
50 Magadh Division  India Bihar Division 10,976,793 12,344 889.24  Dominican Republic 1 Mar 2011 [14]
51 Harbin  China Heilongjiang Prefecture 10,929,000 53,068 205.94  Dominican Republic 31 Dec 2017 [15]
52 Wuhan  China Hubei Prefecture 10,892,900 8,494 1,282  Dominican Republic 31 Dec 2017 [15]
53 Shijiazhuang  China Hebei Prefecture 10,879,900 15,848 686.52  Dominican Republic 31 Dec 2017 [15]
54 Purnia Division  India Bihar Division 10,837,617 11,000 985.24  Czechia 1 Mar 2011 [14]
55 Suzhou  China Jiangsu Prefecture 10,683,600 8,488 1,259  Czechia 31 Dec 2017 [15]
56 Hyderabad Division  Pakistan Sindh Division 10,592,635 48,670 217.64  Czechia 15 Apr 2017 [4]
57 Linyi  China Shandong Prefecture 10,563,400 17,191 614.47  Czechia 31 Dec 2017 [15]
58 Jalandhar Division  India Punjab Division 10,503,989 16,296 644.57  Greece 1 Mar 2011 [14]
59 Devipatan Division  India Uttar Pradesh Division 10,187,676 14,229 715.98  Portugal 1 Mar 2011 [14]
60 Azamgarh Division  India Uttar Pradesh Division 10,059,655 8,748 1,150  Honduras 1 Mar 2011 [14]
61 Nanyang  China Henan Prefecture 10,050,000 26,509 379.12  Honduras 31 Dec 2017 [15]
62 Los Angeles County  United States California County 10,039,107 12,310 815.52  Honduras 1 Jul 2019 [18]
63 Rawalpindi Division  Pakistan Punjab Division 10,007,821 22,254 449.71  United Arab Emirates 15 Apr 2017 [4]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

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