List of country subdivisions by population

This article contains lists of the most populous administrative country subdivisions in the world. 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.

List of first-level administrative subdivisions by population

The following is a ranked list of the 62 first-level administrative subdivisions worldwide with populations that are, as of the latest government data (including projections), over 20 million, 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, population density, and its largest metro area. The latest data issued by the country's government is used, and 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 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.

RankSubdivisionCountryCapitalLargest
Metro Area		PopulationArea (km²)Density
per km²		Comparable Country[1]DateRef.
1Uttar Pradesh IndiaLucknow230,907,000243,290949.102 Pakistan1 Mar 2021[2]
2Maharashtra IndiaMumbai124,437,000307,713404.393 Japan1 Mar 2021[2]
3Bihar IndiaPatna123,083,00094,1631,307.1 Japan1 Mar 2021[2]
4Guangdong ChinaGuangzhou115,210,000179,800640.768 Ethiopia31 Dec 2019[3]
5Punjab PakistanLahore110,012,442205,344535.747 Philippines15 Apr 2017[4]
6Shandong ChinaJinan100,700,000157,100640.993 Vietnam31 Dec 2019[3]
7West Bengal IndiaKolkata98,125,00088,7521,105.6 Vietnam1 Mar 2021[2]
8Henan ChinaZhengzhou96,400,000167,000577.246 Vietnam31 Dec 2019[3]
9Madhya Pradesh IndiaBhopal84,516,000308,252274.178 Turkey1 Mar 2021[2]
10Sichuan ChinaChengdu83,750,000485,000172.680 Germany31 Dec 2019[3]
11Jiangsu ChinaNanjing80,700,000102,600786.550 Germany31 Dec 2019[3]
12Rajasthan IndiaJaipur79,281,000342,239231.654 Germany1 Mar 2021[2]
13Tamil Nadu IndiaChennai76,402,000130,058587.446 Thailand1 Mar 2021[2]
14Hebei ChinaShijiazhuang75,920,000188,800402.119 Thailand31 Dec 2019[3]
15Gujarat IndiaGandhinagarAhmedabad69,788,000196,024356.018 Thailand1 Mar 2021[2]
16Hunan ChinaChangsha69,180,000210,000329.429 Thailand31 Dec 2019[3]
17Karnataka IndiaBengaluru66,845,000191,791348.530 United Kingdom1 Mar 2021[2]
18Anhui ChinaHefei63,660,000140,200454.066 France31 Dec 2019[3]
19Hubei ChinaWuhan59,270,000185,900318.827 South Africa31 Dec 2019[3]
20Zhejiang ChinaHangzhou58,500,000101,800574.656 South Africa31 Dec 2019[3]
21England United KingdomLondon56,286,961130,279432.049 Kenya30 Jun 2019[5]
22Andhra Pradesh IndiaAmaravatiVisakhapatnam52,787,000162,975323.896 South Korea1 Mar 2021[2]
23West Java IndonesiaBandungBekasi50,103,30035,3781,416.2 Colombia1 Jul 2021[6]
24Guangxi ChinaNanning49,600,000237,600208.754 Colombia31 Dec 2019[3]
25Yunnan ChinaKunming48,580,000394,000123.299 Uganda31 Dec 2019[3]
26Sindh PakistanKarachi47,886,051140,914339.825 Uganda15 Apr 2017[4]
27Jiangxi ChinaNanchang46,660,000166,900279.579 Spain31 Dec 2019[3]
28São Paulo BrazilSão Paulo46,649,132248,223187.932 Spain1 Jul 2021[7]
29Odisha IndiaBhubaneswar44,033,000155,707282.794 Ukraine1 Mar 2021[2]
30Liaoning ChinaShenyang43,520,000145,900298.286 Ukraine31 Dec 2019[3]
31Dhaka Division BangladeshDhaka42,607,00020,5512,073.2 Ukraine15 Mar 2021[8]
32East Java IndonesiaSurabaya40,156,70047,800840.10 Afghanistan1 Jul 2021[6]
33Fujian ChinaFuzhouXiamen39,730,000121,400327.265 Afghanistan31 Dec 2019[3]
34California United StatesSacramentoLos Angeles39,368,078423,97092.8558 Afghanistan1 Jul 2020[9]
35Shaanxi ChinaXi'an38,760,000205,800188.338 Canada31 Dec 2019[3]
36Jharkhand IndiaRanchiJamshedpur38,471,00079,714482.61 Canada1 Mar 2021[2]
37Telangana IndiaHyderabad37,725,000112,077336.599 Poland1 Mar 2021[2]
38Heilongjiang ChinaHarbin37,510,000454,80082.4758 Morocco31 Dec 2019[3]
39Shanxi ChinaTaiyuan37,290,000156,000239.038 Morocco31 Dec 2019[3]
40Guizhou ChinaGuiyang36,230,000176,200205.619 Saudi Arabia31 Dec 2019[3]
41Khyber Pakhtunkhwa PakistanPeshawar35,525,047101,741349.171 Saudi Arabia15 Apr 2017[4]
42Kerala IndiaThiruvananthapuram35,489,00038,863913.18 Saudi Arabia1 Mar 2021[2]
43Oromia EthiopiaAddis Ababa35,467,001286,612123.746 Saudi Arabia1 Jul 2017[10]
44Assam IndiaDispurGuwahati35,043,00078,438446.76 Saudi Arabia1 Mar 2021[2]
45Central Java IndonesiaSemarang34,917,00032,8011,064.5 Saudi Arabia1 Jul 2021[6]
46Chittagong Division BangladeshChittagong34,747,00033,7711,028.9 Saudi Arabia15 Mar 2021[8]
47Chongqing ChinaChongqing31,240,00082,403379.11 Ghana31 Dec 2019[3]
48Punjab IndiaChandigarhLudhiana30,339,00050,362602.42 Yemen1 Mar 2021[2]
49Chhattisgarh IndiaRaipur29,493,000135,191218.158   Nepal1 Mar 2021[2]
50Haryana IndiaChandigarhFaridabad29,483,00044,212666.86   Nepal1 Mar 2021[2]
51Texas United StatesAustinDallas-Fort Worth29,360,759695,66242.2055   Nepal1 Jul 2020[9]
52Jilin ChinaChangchun26,910,000187,400143.597 Côte d'Ivoire31 Dec 2019[3]
53Gansu ChinaLanzhou26,470,000453,70058.3425 North Korea31 Dec 2019[3]
54Inner Mongolia ChinaHohhotBaotou25,400,0001,183,00021.47084 Niger31 Dec 2019[3]
55Xinjiang ChinaÜrümqi25,230,0001,664,90015.15406 Niger31 Dec 2019[3]
56Shanghai ChinaShanghai24,280,0006,3413,829 Taiwan31 Dec 2019[3]
57Florida United StatesTallahasseeMiami21,733,312170,312127.609 Sri Lanka1 Jul 2020[9]
58Rajshahi Division BangladeshRajshahi21,607,00018,1741,188.9 Sri Lanka15 Mar 2021[8]
59Beijing ChinaBeijing21,540,00016,4111,312.5 Sri Lanka31 Dec 2019[3]
60Minas Gerais BrazilBelo Horizonte21,411,923586,52836.5062 Burkina Faso1 Jul 2021[7]
61Amhara EthiopiaBahir Dar21,134,988154,709136.611 Mali1 Jul 2017[10]
62Delhi IndiaNew DelhiDelhi20,571,0001,48413,860 Mali1 Mar 2021[2]

Former first-level subdivisions

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

List of second-level administrative subdivisions by population

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.

RankSubdivisionCountryFirst-level SubdivisionTypePopulationArea (km²)Density per km²Comparable country[1]DateRef.
1Presidency Division IndiaWest BengalDivision32,686,06519,6331,664.9 Malaysia1 Mar 2011[13]
2Konkan Division IndiaMaharashtraDivision28,601,44130,604934.57 Venezuela1 Mar 2011[13]
3Pune Division IndiaMaharashtraDivision23,449,04957,275409.41 Taiwan1 Mar 2011[13]
4Lucknow Division IndiaUttar PradeshDivision22,699,99029,758762.82 Taiwan1 Mar 2011[13]
5Bangalore Division IndiaKarnatakaDivision22,523,30149,668453.48 Sri Lanka1 Mar 2011[13]
6Tirhut Division IndiaBiharDivision21,410,31617,0471,256.0 Burkina Faso1 Mar 2011[13]
7Lahore Division PakistanPunjabDivision19,398,08111,7271,654.1 Chile15 Apr 2017[4]
8Aurangabad Division IndiaMaharashtraDivision18,731,87264,813289.01 Zambia1 Mar 2011[13]
9Nashik Division IndiaMaharashtraDivision18,579,42057,493323.16 Syria1 Mar 2011[13]
10Central Odisha Division IndiaOdishaDivision18,288,79038,054480.60 Syria1 Mar 2011[13]
11Patna Division IndiaBiharDivision17,737,17916,8681,051.5 Ecuador1 Mar 2011[13]
12Medinipur Division IndiaWest BengalDivision17,536,12127,222644.19 Senegal1 Mar 2011[13]
13Jaipur Division IndiaRajasthanDivision16,749,14436,615457.44 Chad1 Mar 2011[13]
14Burdwan Division IndiaWest BengalDivision16,739,11214,7121,137.8 Chad1 Mar 2011[13]
15Gujranwala Division PakistanPunjabDivision16,123,98417,207937.06 Somalia15 Apr 2017[4]
16Karachi Division PakistanSindhDivision16,051,5213,5274,551 Somalia15 Apr 2017[4]
17Chengdu ChinaSichuanPrefecture16,044,70014,3781,115.9 Somalia31 Dec 2017[14]
18Malda Division IndiaWest BengalDivision15,776,06214,4161,094.3 Somalia1 Mar 2011[13]
19Belgaum Division IndiaKarnatakaDivision14,793,17454,500271.43 Zimbabwe1 Mar 2011[13]
20Meerut Division IndiaUttar PradeshDivision14,575,66811,7021,245.6 Zimbabwe1 Mar 2011[13]
21Guangzhou ChinaGuangdongPrefecture14,498,4007,4341,950 Zimbabwe31 Dec 2017[14]
22Faisalabad Division PakistanPunjabDivision14,177,08117,918791.22 Guinea15 Apr 2017[4]
23Dhaka District BangladeshDhaka DivisionDistrict13,798,0001,4649,425 Guinea15 March 2021[15]
24Gorakhpur Division IndiaUttar PradeshDivision13,791,08811,7181,176.9 Guinea1 Mar 2011[13]
25Varanasi Division IndiaUttar PradeshDivision13,744,06911,4911,196.1 Guinea1 Mar 2011[13]
26Allahabad Division IndiaUttar PradeshDivision13,395,86115,130885.38 Guinea1 Mar 2011[13]
27Moradabad Division IndiaUttar PradeshDivision13,185,03413,848952.13 Rwanda1 Mar 2011[13]
28Faizabad Division IndiaUttar PradeshDivision12,928,55414,861869.97 Rwanda1 Mar 2011[13]
29Kanpur Division IndiaUttar PradeshDivision12,880,62714,777871.67 Rwanda1 Mar 2011[13]
30Darbhanga Division IndiaBiharDivision12,686,3308,6841,461 Benin1 Mar 2011[13]
31Bareilly Division IndiaUttar PradeshDivision12,613,52516,450766.78 Benin1 Mar 2011[13]
32Indore Division IndiaMadhya PradeshDivision12,570,37243,064291.90 Benin1 Mar 2011[13]
33Mysore Division IndiaKarnatakaDivision12,563,59843,478288.96 Benin1 Mar 2011[13]
34Shenzhen ChinaGuangdongPrefecture12,528,3002,0506,111 Benin31 Dec 2017[14]
35São Paulo BrazilSão PauloMunicipality12,325,2321,5238,093 Burundi1 July 2020[16]
36Multan Division PakistanPunjabDivision12,265,16115,211806.33 Burundi15 Apr 2017[4]
37Northern Odisha Division IndiaOdishaDivision12,035,36155,269217.76 Tunisia1 Mar 2011[13]
38Jodhpur Division IndiaRajasthanDivision11,863,484117,801101.708 Bolivia1 Mar 2011[13]
39Jabalpur Division IndiaMadhya PradeshDivision11,778,36558,366201.80 Bolivia1 Mar 2011[13]
40Nagpur Division IndiaMaharashtraDivision11,754,43451,377228.79 Bolivia1 Mar 2011[13]
41Baoding ChinaHebeiPrefecture11,690,50022,190526.84 Belgium31 Dec 2017[14]
42Southern Odisha Division IndiaOdishaDivision11,650,06762,384186.75 Belgium1 Mar 2011[13]
43North Chotanagpur Division IndiaJharkhandDivision11,645,37421,039553.51 Belgium1 Mar 2011[13]
44Bahawalpur Division PakistanPunjabDivision11,464,03145,588251.47 Haiti15 Apr 2017[4]
45Agra Division IndiaUttar PradeshDivision11,332,66612,548903.15 Cuba1 Mar 2011[13]
46Amravati Division IndiaMaharashtraDivision11,258,11746,027244.60 Cuba1 Mar 2011[13]
47Lower Assam Division IndiaAssamDivision11,252,36520,228556.28 Cuba1 Mar 2011[13]
48Gulbarga Division IndiaKarnatakaDivision11,215,22444,145254.05 Cuba1 Mar 2011[13]
49Dera Ghazi Khan Division PakistanPunjabDivision11,014,39838,778284.89 Dominican Republic15 Apr 2017[4]
50Magadh Division IndiaBiharDivision10,976,79312,344889.24 Dominican Republic1 Mar 2011[13]
51Harbin ChinaHeilongjiangPrefecture10,929,00053,068205.94 Dominican Republic31 Dec 2017[14]
52Wuhan ChinaHubeiPrefecture10,892,9008,4941,282 Dominican Republic31 Dec 2017[14]
53Shijiazhuang ChinaHebeiPrefecture10,879,90015,848686.52 Dominican Republic31 Dec 2017[14]
54Purnia Division IndiaBiharDivision10,837,61711,000985.24 Czechia1 Mar 2011[13]
55Suzhou ChinaJiangsuPrefecture10,683,6008,4881,259 Czechia31 Dec 2017[14]
56Hyderabad Division PakistanSindhDivision10,592,63548,670217.64 Czechia15 Apr 2017[4]
57Linyi ChinaShandongPrefecture10,563,40017,191614.47 Czechia31 Dec 2017[14]
58Jalandhar Division IndiaPunjabDivision10,503,98916,296644.57 Greece1 Mar 2011[13]
59Devipatan Division IndiaUttar PradeshDivision10,187,67614,229715.98 Portugal1 Mar 2011[13]
60Azamgarh Division IndiaUttar PradeshDivision10,059,6558,7481,150 Honduras1 Mar 2011[13]
61Nanyang ChinaHenanPrefecture10,050,00026,509379.12 Honduras31 Dec 2017[14]
62Los Angeles County United StatesCaliforniaCounty10,039,10712,310815.52 Honduras1 Jul 2019[17]
63Rawalpindi Division PakistanPunjabDivision10,007,82122,254449.71 United Arab Emirates15 Apr 2017[4]

See also

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