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.

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Subnational entities - Population - 2004

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• 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
• 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
• Amhara, Ethiopia 18,555,200
• North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany 18,100,000
• Dong Bang Song Cuu Long, Vietnam 17,550,100
• Florida, United States 17,407,300
• Dong Bang Song Hong, Vietnam 16,099,700
• 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
• Mien Nui Va Trung Du, Vietnam 14,237,300
• 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
• Dong Nam Bo, Vietnam 11,054,900
• Khu Bon Cu, Vietnam 10,886,000
• Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil 10,758,700
• Baden-Württemberg, Germany 10,721,600
• Jammu and Kashmir, India 10,668,400
• Lagos State 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 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
• Lima y Callao, Peru 8,890,000
• Georgia, United States 8,875,600
• Osaka Prefecture, Japan 8,804,800
• Duyen Hai Mien Trung, Vietnam 8,787,400
• 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
• Serbia, Serbia and Montenegro 7,498,001
• Virginia, United States 7,489,600
• Ayeyarwady, Myanmar 7,464,700
• South Sumatra, Indonesia 7,391,800
• 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 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
• Oyo 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 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
• Makkah province, Saudi Arabia 6,151,900
• 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 Mindano, 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
• Komîllâ, 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, 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 4,930,500
• Guanajuato, Mexico 4,919,000
• Sicily, Italy 4,853,100
• Magway, 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
• 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 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
• Thai Nguyen, Vietnam 4,414,900
• 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
• Bashkortostan, Russia 4,168,400
• Piedmont, Italy 4,155,200
• Kentucky, United States 4,140,700
• Delta State, Nigeria 4,114,400
• 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
• Tangâyal, 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
• 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
• Oregon, United States 3,618,900
• Nampula Province, Mozambique 3,618,200
• Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia 3,611,900
• Kebbi State 3,589,000
• Bogorâ, Bangladesh 3,581,400
• Paraíba, Brazil 3,570,900
• Zamfara State 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
• Ashanti, Ghana 3,523,200
• Connecticut, United States 3,512,200
• South P'y?ngan, North Korea 3,510,400
• Plateau State, Nigeria 3,509,300
• 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
• Marakech-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'y?ngan, North Korea 3,186,200
• Santa Fe Province, Argentina 3,129,300
• P'y?ngyang, North Korea 3,116,100
• Mwanza, Tanzania 3,113,400
• Al Jazirah, Sudan 3,112,800
• Janub Darfur, Sudan 3,106,800
• Kabul Province, Afghanistan 3,091,300
• 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
• Dinâjpûr, Bangladesh 3,024,000
• Alger, Algeria 3,019,100
• Kishorganj, Bangladesh 3,014,800
• Sirâjganj, 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

See also: List of the largest subnational entities by area

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