# List of first-level administrative divisions by population

The following list sorts first-level administrative divisions of countries according to their number of inhabitants. Only administrative units of the highest order are listed. Regions formed for statistical purposes without administrative autonomy, such as the Kantō region in Japan or the eight federal districts of Russia, are not included. Cities, on the other hand, can be counted if they form a first-level administrative unit, such as Shanghai or the capital region of Delhi, which are equivalent to a Chinese province or an Indian state. Administrative units such as Los Angeles County, which has more than ten million inhabitants, are not included in the list as they are already counted as part of the first-level administrative division of California.

## List

All first level administrative units with more than five million inhabitants at the last ascertainable date. Also indicated are the administrative center (capital city), the type of administrative unit, the country to which the administrative unit belongs, the land area and the population density per square kilometer of land area.
| Name | Capital | Type | Country | Inhabitants | Area km$^2$ | People per km$^2$ | Year |
| Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow | State | India | 228,959,599 | 240,928 | 950 | 2023 |
| Punjab | Lahore | Province | Pakistan | 127,688,922 | 205,345 | 622 | 2022 |
| Guangdong | Guangzhou | Province | China | 126,012,510 | 197,100 | 639 | 2020 |
| Maharashtra | Mumbai | State | India | 120,837,347 | 307,713 | 393 | 2023 |
| Bihar | Patna | State | India | 119,461,013 | 94,163 | 1,269 | 2023 |
| Shandong | Jinan | Province | China | 101,527,453 | 156,700 | 662 | 2020 |
| Henan | Zhengzhou | Province | China | 99,365,519 | 167,000 | 595 | 2020 |
| West Bengal | Kolkata | State | India | 97,694,960 | 88,752 | 1,101 | 2023 |
| Jiangsu | Nanjing | Province | China | 84,748,016 | 102,600 | 826 | 2020 |
| Sichuan | Chengdu | Province | China | 83,674,866 | 485,000 | 172 | 2020 |
| Madhya Pradesh | Bhopal | State | India | 82,342,793 | 308,252 | 267 | 2023 |
| Rajasthan | Jaipur | State | India | 78,230,816 | 342,239 | 229 | 2023 |
| Tamil Nadu | Chennai | State | India | 76,481,545 | 130,060 | 588 | 2023 |
| Hebei | Shijiazhuang | Province | China | 74,610,235 | 202,700 | 366 | 2020 |
| Hunan | Changsha | Province | China | 66,444,864 | 210,500 | 316 | 2020 |
| Karnataka | Bengaluru | State | India | 66,165,886 | 191,791 | 345 | 2023 |
| Zhejiang | Hangzhou | Province | China | 64,567,588 | 101,800 | 634 | 2020 |
| Gujarat | Gandhinagar | State | India | 63,907,200 | 196,244 | 326 | 2023 |
| Anhui | Hefei | Province | China | 61,027,171 | 139,900 | 436 | 2020 |
| Hubei | Wuhan | Province | China | 57,752,557 | 187,500 | 308 | 2020 |
| England | London | Constituent Country | United Kingdom | 56,490,048 | 130,278 | 424 | 2021 |
| Sindh | Karachi | Province | Pakistan | 55,696,147 | 140,914 | 395 | 2023 |
| Andhra Pradesh | Amaravati | State | India | 52,883,163 | 160,205 | 330 | 2023 |
| Guangxi | Nanning | Autonomous regions | China | 50,126,804 | 220,400 | 227 | 2020 |
| West Java | Bandung | Province | Indonesia | 48,274,162 | 35,378 | 1,365 | 2020 |
| Yunnan | Kunming | Province | China | 47,209,277 | 436,200 | 108 | 2020 |
| São Paulo | São Paulo | State | Brazil | 46,649,132 | 248,197 | 188 | 2021 |
| Odisha | Bhubaneswar | State | India | 45,429,399 | 155,707 | 270 | 2023 |
| Jiangxi | Nanchang | Province | China | 45,188,635 | 164,800 | 274 | 2020 |
| Dhaka | Dhaka | Division | Bangladesh | 44,215,107 | 20,551 | 1,955 | 2022 |
| Liaoning | Shenyang | Province | China | 42,591,407 | 151,000 | 282 | 2020 |
| Fujian | Fuzhou | Province | China | 41,540,086 | 123,100 | 337 | 2020 |
| Khyber Pakhtunkhwa | Peshawar | Province | Pakistan | 40,856,097 | 101,741 | 349 | 2023 |
| East Java | Surabaya | Province | Indonesia | 40,665,696 | 47,800 | 851 | 2020 |
| Oromia | Adama | Region | Ethiopia | 40,061,000 | 320,000 | 125 | 2022 |
| Shaanxi | Xi'an | Province | China | 39,528,999 | 195,800 | 202 | 2020 |
| California | Sacramento | State | United States | 39,029,342 | 403,489 | 97 | 2022 |
| Guizhou | Guiyang | Province | China | 38,562,148 | 176,100 | 222 | 2020 |
| Telangana | Hyderabad | State | India | 38,472,769 | 114,840 | 335 | 2023 |
| Jharkhand | Ranchi | State | India | 37,329,128 | 79,716 | 468 | 2023 |
| Central Java | Semarang | Province | Indonesia | 36,516,035 | 32,801 | 1,113 | 2020 |
| Kerala | Thiruvanan­thapuram | State | India | 35,330,888 | 38,852 | 909 | 2023 |
| Shanxi | Taiyuan | Province | China | 34,915,616 | 156,800 | 222 | 2020 |
| Assam | Dispur | State | India | 34,586,234 | 78,438 | 441 | 2023 |
| Chittagong | Chittagong | Division | Bangladesh | 33,202,326 | 33,771 | 979 | 2022 |
| Chongqing | - | Province-level city | China | 32,054,159 | 82,000 | 391 | 2020 |
| Heilongjiang | Harbin | Province | China | 31,850,088 | 463,600 | 69 | 2020 |
| Texas | Austin | State | United States | 30,029,572 | 676,634 | 44 | 2022 |
| Punjab | Chandigarh | State | India | 29,611,935 | 50,362 | 588 | 2023 |
| Chhattisgarh | Raipur | State | India | 28,566,990 | 135,192 | 211 | 2023 |
| Haryana | Chandigarh | State | India | 27,388,008 | 44,212 | 619 | 2023 |
| Xinjiang | Ürümqi | Autonomous regions | China | 25,852,345 | 1,646,900 | 16 | 2020 |
| Gansu | Lanzhou | Province | China | 25,019,831 | 366,500 | 68 | 2020 |
| Shanghai | - | Province-level city | China | 24,870,895 | 6,200 | 4,011 | 2020 |
| Jilin | Changchun | Province | China | 24,073,453 | 187,000 | 129 | 2020 |
| Inner Mongolia | Hohhot | Autonomous regions | China | 24,049,155 | 1,177,500 | 20 | 2020 |
| Amhara | Bahir Dar | Region | Ethiopia | 22,877,000 | 154,709 | 148 | 2022 |
| Florida | Tallahassee | State | United States | 22,244,823 | 138,905 | 160 | 2022 |
| Beijing | - | Province-level city | China | 21,893,095 | 18,600 | 1,303 | 2020 |
| Minas Gerais | Belo Horizonte | State | Brazil | 21,411,923 | 586,520 | 37 | 2021 |
| Rajshahi | Rajshahi | Division | Bangladesh | 20,353,119 | 18,197 | 1,121 | 2022 |
| New York | Albany | State | United States | 19,677,151 | 122,054 | 161 | 2022 |
| Delhi | New Delhi | Union territory | India | 18,345,784 | 1,483 | 12,371 | 2023 |
| North Rhine-Westphalia | Düsseldorf | State | Germany | 17,924,591 | 34,110 | 526 | 2021 |
| Rangpur | Rangpur | Division | Bangladesh | 17,610,956 | 16,317 | 1,088 | 2022 |
| Netherlands | Amsterdam | Constituent Country | Kingdom of the Netherlands | 17,590,672 | 33,671 | 522 | 2022 |
| Buenos Aires | La Plata | Province | Argentina | 17,569,053 | 307,571 | 57 | 2022 |
| Rio de Janeiro | Rio de Janeiro | State | Brazil | 17,463,349 | 43,780 | 399 | 2021 |
| Khulna | Khulna | Division | Bangladesh | 17,416,645 | 22,272 | 782 | 2022 |
| México | Toluca de Lerdo | State | Mexico | 16,992,418 | 22,357 | 760 | 2020 |
| Calabarzon | Calamba City | Region | Philippines | 16,195,042 | 15,595 | 1,038 | 2020 |
| Istanbul | Istanbul | Metropolitan municipality | Turkey | 15,907,951 | 5,196 | 3,062 | 2022 |
| Gauteng | Johannesburg | Province | South Africa | 15,810,400 | 18,178 | 870 | 2021 |
| Kano | Kano | State | Nigeria | 15,462,200 | 20,131 | 768 | 2022 |
| Ontario | Toronto | Province | Canada | 15,109,416 | 908,699 | 17 | 2022 |
| Bahia | Salvador da Bahia | State | Brazil | 14,985,284 | 564,831 | 27 | 2021 |
| Balochistan | Quetta | Province | Pakistan | 14,894,402 | 347,190 | 43 | 2022 |
| Kinshasa | - | Province | DR Congo | 14,565,700 | 9,965 | 1,462 | 2020 |
| North Sumatra | Medan | Province | Indonesia | 14,799,361 | 72,981 | 203 | 2020 |
| Tehran | Tehran | Province | Iran | 14,437,000 | 13,692 | 1,054 | 2023 |
| Tokyo | Shinjuku | Prefectures-level Metropolis | Japan | 14,047,594 | 2,194 | 6,403 | 2020 |
| Tianjin | - | Province-level city | China | 13,866,009 | 11,300 | 1,227 | 2020 |
| Gyeonggi-do | Suwon | Province | South Korea | 13,511,676 | 10,170 | 1,329 | 2020 |
| Lagos | Ikeja | State | Nigeria | 13,491,800 | 3,345 | 4,033 | 2022 |
| Metro Manila | - | Region | Philippines | 13,484,462 | 599 | 22,525 | 2020 |
| Bavaria | Munich | State | Germany | 13,176,989 | 70,550 | 187 | 2021 |
| Moscow | - | Federal city | Russia | 13,010,112 | 2,511 | 5,181 | 2021 |
| Pennsylvania | Harrisburg | State | United States | 12,972,008 | 115,883 | 112 | 2022 |
| Illinois | Springfield | State | United States | 12,582,032 | 143,795 | 88 | 2022 |
| Central Luzon | San Fernando | Region | Philippines | 12,422,172 | 21,228 | 585 | 2020 |
| Jammu and Kashmir | Srinagar/Jammu | Union territory | India | 12,258,433 | 42,241 | 290 | 2011 |
| Île-de-France | Paris | Region | France | 12,271,794 | 12,012 | 1,022 | 2020 |
| Mymensingh | Mymensingh | Division | Bangladesh | 12,225,498 | 10,569 | 1,146 | 2022 |
| Banten | Serang | Province | Indonesia | 11,904,562 | 9,663 | 1,232 | 2020 |
| Ohio | Columbus | State | United States | 11,756,058 | 105,831 | 111 | 2022 |
| Paraná | Curitiba | State | Brazil | 11,597,484 | 199,317 | 57 | 2021 |
| KwaZulu-Natal | Pietermaritzburg | Province | South Africa | 11,513,600 | 94,361 | 122 | 2021 |
| Rio Grande do Sul | Porto Alegre | State | Brazil | 11,466,630 | 268,782 | 43 | 2021 |
| Baden-Württemberg | Stuttgart | State | Germany | 11,124,642 | 35,751 | 311 | 2021 |
| Uttarakhand | Dehradun | State | India | 11,090,425 | 53,483 | 207 | 2023 |
| Sylhet | Sylhet | Division | Bangladesh | 11,034,863 | 12,596 | 873 | 2022 |
| Georgia | Atlanta | State | United States | 10,912,876 | 149,170 | 73 | 2022 |
| North Carolina | Raleigh | State | United States | 10,698,973 | 125,918 | 85 | 2022 |
| Jakarta | - | Special Region | Indonesia | 10,562,088 | 664 | 15,907 | 2020 |
| Katsina | Katsina | State | Nigeria | 10,368,500 | 24,192 | 429 | 2022 |
| Hainan | Haikou | Province | China | 10,081,232 | 34,300 | 294 | 2020 |
| Cairo | Cairo | Governorate | Egypt | 10,044,894 | 3,085 | 3,256 | 2021 |
| Michigan | Lansing | State | United States | 10,034,113 | 146,455 | 68 | 2022 |
| Lombardy | Milan | Region | Italy | 9,950,742 | 23,861 | 417 | 2023 |
| Lima | – | Region | Peru | 9,674,800 | 2,672 | 3,621 | 2020 |
| Pernambuco | Recife | State | Brazil | 9,674,793 | 98,146 | 99 | 2021 |
| Seoul | – | Special city | South Korea | 9,586,195 | 604 | 15,839 | 2020 |
| New Jersey | Trenton | State | United States | 9,261,699 | 19,048 | 486 | 2022 |
| Giza | Giza | Governorate | Egypt | 9,250,791 | 13,184 | 702 | 2021 |
| Ceará | Fortaleza | State | Brazil | 9,240,580 | 148,921 | 62 | 2021 |
| Kanagawa | Yokohama | Prefecture | Japan | 9,237,337 | 2,416 | 3,823 | 2020 |
| Mexico City | – | Distrito Federal | Mexico | 9,209,944 | 1,485 | 6,202 | 2020 |
| Barisal | Barisal | Division | Bangladesh | 9,100,102 | 13,297 | 688 | 2022 |
| Luanda | Luanda | Province | Angola | 9,079,800 | 18,835 | 482 | 2022 |
| South Sulawesi | Makassar | Province | Indonesia | 9,073,509 | 46,717 | 194 | 2020 |
| Kaduna | Kaduna | State | Nigeria | 9,032,200 | 46,053 | 196 | 2022 |
| Lampung | Bandar Lampung | Province | Indonesia | 9,007,848 | 34,624 | 260 | 2020 |
| Ho Chi Minh City | Ho Chi Minh City | Province-level municipality | Vietnam | 8,993,082 | 2,061 | 4,363 | 2019 |
| Osaka | Osaka | Prefecture | Japan | 8,837,685 | 1,905 | 4,639 | 2020 |
| Bangkok | – | Province | Thailand | 8,833,400 | 1,569 | 5,631 | 2019 |
| Mecca | Mecca | Province | Saudi Arabia | 8,803,545 | 153,128 | 57 | 2018 |
| Pará | Belém | State | Brazil | 8,777,124 | 1,247,950 | 7 | 2021 |
| Québec | Québec City | Province | Canada | 8,695,659 | 1,356,625 | 6 | 2022 |
| Virginia | Richmond | State | United States | 8,683,619 | 102,283 | 85 | 2022 |
| Moscow Oblast | Moscow | Oblast | Russia | 8,524,665 | 44,490 | 192 | 2021 |
| Andalusia | Sevilla | Autonomous community | Spain | 8,484,804 | 87,598 | 97 | 2021 |
| South Sumatra | Palembang | Province | Indonesia | 8,467,432 | 91,592 | 92 | 2020 |
| Riyadh | Riyadh | Province | Saudi Arabia | 8,446,866 | 404,240 | 21 | 2019 |
| Jalisco | Guadalajara | State | Mexico | 8,348,151 | 78,599 | 106 | 2020 |
| Bauchi | Bauchi | State | Nigeria | 8,308,800 | 45,837 | 181 | 2022 |
| Yangon | Yangon | Region | Myanmar | 8,203,832 | 10,277 | 798 | 2019 |
| North Kivu | Goma | Province | DR Congo | 8,147,400 | 59,483 | 137 | 2020 |
| Southern Region | Blantyre | Region | Malawi | 8,144,367 | 31,780 | 256 | 2020 |
| Baghdad | Baghdad | Governorate | Iraq | 8,126,755 | 5,200 | 1,563 | 2018 |
| New South Wales | Sydney | State | Australia | 8,093,815 | 800,811 | 10 | 2021 |
| Central Visayas | Cebu City | Region | Philippines | 8,081,988 | 14,285 | 566 | 2020 |
| Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | Lyon | Region | France | 8,078,652 | 69,711 | 116 | 2020 |
| Catalonia | Barcelona | Autonomous community | Spain | 8,067,454 | 32,113 | 251 | 2024 |
| Veracruz | Xalapa | State | Mexico | 8,062,579 | 71,820 | 112 | 2020 |
| Hanoi | Hanoi | Province-level municipality | Vietnam | 8,053,663 | 3,359 | 2,398 | 2019 |
| Lower Saxony | Hanover | State | Germany | 8,027,031 | 47,615 | 168 | 2021 |
| Khartoum | Khartoum | State | Sudan | 7,993,900 | 22,142 | 361 | 2018 |
| Bogotá | - | Distrito Capital | Colombia | 7,968,100 | 1,623 | 4,909 | 2023 |
| Oyo | Ibadan | State | Nigeria | 7,976,100 | 28,454 | 280 | 2022 |
| Western Visayas | Iloilo City | Region | Philippines | 7,954,723 | 20,042 | 397 | 2020 |
| Central Region | Lilongwe | Region | Malawi | 7,922,416 | 35,592 | 213 | 2020 |
| Washington | Olympia | State | United States | 7,785,786 | 172,121 | 45 | 2022 |
| Sharqia | Zagazig | Governorate | Egypt | 7,682,770 | 4,911 | 1,564 | 2021 |
| Aichi | Nagoya | Prefecture | Japan | 7,542,415 | 5,172 | 1,458 | 2020 |
| Jigawa | Dutse | State | Nigeria | 7,499,100 | 23,154 | 323 | 2022 |
| Rivers | Port Harcourt | State | Nigeria | 7,476,800 | 11,077 | 675 | 2022 |
| Hong Kong | – | Special administrative region | China | 7,413,070 | 1,083 | 6,847 | 2021 |
| Casablanca-Settat | Casablanca | Region | Morocco | 7,408,200 | 20,190 | 367 | 2020 |
| Arizona | Phoenix | State | United States | 7,359,197 | 294,204 | 25 | 2022 |
| Saitama | Saitama | Prefecture | Japan | 7,344,765 | 3,798 | 1,913 | 2020 |
| Santa Catarina | Florianópolis | State | Brazil | 7,338,473 | 95,703 | 77 | 2021 |
| Himachal Pradesh | Shimla | State | India | 7,316,708 | 55,673 | 131 | 2023 |
| Goiás | Goiânia | State | Brazil | 7,206,589 | 340,103 | 21 | 2021 |
| Ningxia | Yinchuan | Province | China | 7,202,654 | 66,400 | 109 | 2020 |
| Razavi Khorasan | Mashhad | Province | Iran | 7,167,000 | 118,851 | 60 | 2023 |
| Maranhão | São Luís | State | Brazil | 7,153,262 | 331,936 | 22 | 2021 |
| Western Cape | Cape Town | Province | South Africa | 7,113,800 | 129,462 | 55 | 2021 |
| Metropolitana de Santiago | Santiago de Chile | Region | Chile | 7,112,808 | 15,403 | 462 | 2017 |
| South Kivu | Bukavu | Province | DR Congo | 7,066,400 | 64,791 | 109 | 2020 |
| Taiwan | — | Province | Republic of China | 7,060,473 | 25,110 | 280 | 2020 |
| Tennessee | Nashville | State | United States | 7,051,339 | 106,800 | 66 | 2022 |
| Selangor | Shah Alam | State | Malaysia | 7,038,200 | 7,931 | 887 | 2022 |
| Antioquia | Medellín | Department | Colombia | 6,994,800 | 62,805 | 111 | 2023 |
| Massachusetts | Boston | State | United States | 6,981,974 | 20,205 | 337 | 2022 |
| Dakahlia | Mansoura | Governorate | Egypt | 6,889,962 | 3,538 | 1,947 | 2021 |
| Kongo Central | Matadi | Province | DR Congo | 6,838,500 | 53,920 | 109 | 2020 |
| Indiana | Indianapolis | State | United States | 6,833,037 | 92,791 | 74 | 2022 |
| Niger | Minna | State | Nigeria | 6,783,300 | 76,363 | 88 | 2022 |
| Madrid | Madrid | Autonomous community | Spain | 6,726,640 | 8,028 | 838 | 2021 |
| Flanders | Brussels | Autonome Region | Belgium | 6,698,876 | 13,522 | 495 | 2022 |
| Kwilu | Bandundu | Province | DR Congo | 6,682,300 | 78,533 | 85 | 2020 |
| Beheira | Damanhur | Governorate | Egypt | 6,676,858 | 9,826 | 680 | 2021 |
| Eastern Cape | Bhisho | Province | South Africa | 6,676,600 | 168,966 | 40 | 2021 |
| Nampula | Nampula | Province | Mozambique | 6,649,900 | 81,606 | 81 | 2023 |
| Puebla | Puebla | State | Mexico | 6,583,278 | 34,290 | 192 | 2020 |
| Victoria | Melbourne | State | Australia | 6,548,040 | 227,496 | 26 | 2021 |
| Somali Region | Jijiga | Region | Ethiopia | 6,506,000 | 310,000 | 21 | 2022 |
| Mandalay | Mandalay | Region | Myanmar | 6,477,740 | 30,888 | 210 | 2019 |
| Riau | Pekanbaru | Province | Indonesia | 6,394,087 | 87,024 | 73 | 2020 |
| Sokoto | Sokoto | State | Nigeria | 6,391,000 | 25,973 | 246 | 2022 |
| Ogun | Abeokuta | State | Nigeria | 6,379,500 | 16,762 | 381 | 2022 |
| Shan State | Taunggyi | State | Myanmar | 6,332,188 | 155,801 | 41 | 2019 |
| Abidjan | Abidjan | District | Côte d'Ivoire | 6,321,017 | 2,140 | 2,945 | 2021 |
| Hesse | Wiesbaden | State | Germany | 6,295,017 | 21,115 | 295 | 2021 |
| Chiba | Chiba | Prefecture | Japan | 6,284,480 | 5,158 | 1,206 | 2020 |
| Ayeyarwady | Pathein | Region | Myanmar | 6,272,913 | 35,032 | 179 | 2019 |
| Western Province | Sri Jayewardenepura Kotte | Province | Sri Lanka | 6,219,000 | 3,684 | 1,688 | 2021 |
| Missouri | Jefferson City | State | United States | 6,177,957 | 178,053 | 35 | 2022 |
| Guanajuato | Guanajuato | State | Mexico | 6,166,934 | 30,608 | 202 | 2020 |
| Maryland | Annapolis | State | United States | 6,164,660 | 25,147 | 245 | 2022 |
| Benue | Makurdi | State | Nigeria | 6,141,300 | 34,059 | 180 | 2022 |
| Bagmati | Kathmandu | Province | Nepal | 6,116,866 | 20,300 | 301 | 2021 |
| Madhesh | Janakpur | Province | Nepal | 6,114,600 | 9,661 | 633 | 2021 |
| Borno | Maiduguri | State | Nigeria | 6,111,500 | 70,898 | 86 | 2022 |
| Bicol | Legazpi City | Region | Philippines | 6,082,165 | 18,155 | 352 | 2020 |
| Minya | al-Minya | Governorate | Egypt | 6,077,791 | 32,262 | 188 | 2021 |
| Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Bordeaux | Region | France | 6,033,952 | 84,036 | 72 | 2020 |
| Zambézia | Quelimane | Province | Mozambique | 6,003,900 | 105,008 | 57 | 2023 |
| Hauts-de-France | Lille | Region | France | 5,997,734 | 31,814 | 189 | 2020 |
| Qalyubiyya | Banha | Governorate | Egypt | 5,982,567 | 1,124 | 5,323 | 2021 |
| Occitania | Toulouse | Region | France | 5,973,969 | 72,724 | 82 | 2020 |
| Anambra | Awka | State | Nigeria | 5,953,500 | 4,844 | 1,229 | 2022 |
| Limpopo | Polokwane | Province | South Africa | 5,926,700 | 125,754 | 47 | 2021 |
| Qinghai | Xining | Province | China | 5,923,957 | 721,000 | 8 | 2020 |
| Wisconsin | Madison | State | United States | 5,892,539 | 140,269 | 42 | 2022 |
| Denmark | Copenhagen | Constituent Country | Danish Realm | 5,873,420 | 43,098 | 136 | 2022 |
| Colorado | Denver | State | United States | 5,839,926 | 268,428 | 22 | 2022 |
| Krasnodarski Krai | Krasnodar | Krai | Russia | 5,838,273 | 76,000 | 76 | 2021 |
| Zamfara | Gusau | State | Nigeria | 5,833,500 | 39,762 | 147 | 2022 |
| Nuevo León | Monterrey | State | Mexico | 5,784,442 | 64,220 | 90 | 2020 |
| Ankara | Ankara | Metropolitan municipality | Turkey | 5,782,285 | 24,521 | 236 | 2022 |
| Tigray | Mekelle | Region | Ethiopia | 5,739,000 | 50,079 | 115 | 2022 |
| Haut-Katanga | Lubumbashi | Province | DR Congo | 5,718,800 | 132,425 | 43 | 2020 |
| Minnesota | Saint Paul | State | United States | 5,717,184 | 206,236 | 27 | 2022 |
| Lazio | Rome | Region | Italy | 5,707,112 | 17,207 | 331 | 2023 |
| Delta | Asaba | State | Nigeria | 5,636,100 | 17,698 | 319 | 2022 |
| Saint Petersburg | – | Federal city | Russia | 5,601,911 | 1,400 | 4,001 | 2021 |
| Campania | Naples | Region | Italy | 5,592,175 | 13,595 | 430 | 2023 |
| Kebbi | Birnin Kebbi | State | Nigeria | 5,563,900 | 36,800 | 151 | 2022 |
| Grand Est | Straßburg | Region | France | 5,562,651 | 57,433 | 97 | 2020 |
| Sagaing | Sagaing | Region | Myanmar | 5,550,389 | 93,702 | 59 | 2019 |
| Chiapas | Tuxtla Gutiérrez | State | Mexico | 5,543,828 | 73,289 | 76 | 2020 |
| West Sumatra | Padang | Province | Indonesia | 5,534,472 | 42,013 | 132 | 2020 |
| Mazovia | Warsaw | Voivodeship | Poland | 5,514,699 | 35,560 | 155 | 2021 |
| Sohag | Sohag | Governorate | Egypt | 5,486,409 | 11,218 | 489 | 2021 |
| Isfahan | Isfahan | Province | Iran | 5,480,000 | 107,018 | 51 | 2023 |
| Scotland | Edinburgh | Constituent Country | United Kingdom | 5,479,900 | 77,925 | 70 | 2021 |
| Hyōgo | Kōbe | Prefecture | Japan | 5,465,002 | 8,401 | 651 | 2020 |
| Imo | Owerri | State | Nigeria | 5,459,300 | 5,530 | 987 | 2022 |
| Greater Accra Region | Accra | Region | Ghana | 5,455,692 | 3,245 | 1,681 | 2021 |
| Alexandria | Alexandria | Governorate | Egypt | 5,441,866 | 2,300 | 2,366 | 2021 |
| Ashanti | Kumasi | Region | Ghana | 5,440,463 | 24,389 | 223 | 2021 |
| West Kalimantan | Pontianak | Province | Indonesia | 5,414,390 | 147,307 | 37 | 2020 |
| Dar es Salaam | Dar es Salaam | Region | Tanzania | 5,383,728 | 1,393 | 3,865 | 2022 |
| Ondo | Akure | State | Nigeria | 5,316,600 | 14,606 | 364 | 2022 |
| Gharbia | Tanta | Governorate | Egypt | 5,309,440 | 1,942 | 2,734 | 2021 |
| East Nusa Tenggara | Kupang | Province | Indonesia | 5,325,566 | 48,718 | 109 | 2020 |
| West Nusa Tenggara | Mataram | Province | Indonesia | 5,320,092 | 18,572 | 286 | 2020 |
| British Columbia | Victoria | Province | Canada | 5,319,324 | 922,503 | 6 | 2022 |
| Ilocos | San Fernando | Region | Philippines | 5,301,139 | 12,304 | 431 | 2020 |
| South Carolina | Columbia | State | United States | 5,282,634 | 77,866 | 68 | 2022 |
| Aceh | Banda Aceh | Province | Indonesia | 5,274,871 | 57,956 | 91 | 2020 |
| Davao | Davao City | Region | Philippines | 5,243,536 | 18,809 | 279 | 2020 |
| Hokkaidō | Sapporo | Prefecture | Japan | 5,224,614 | 83,424 | 63 | 2020 |
| Queensland | Brisbane | State | Australia | 5,217,653 | 1,730,172 | 3 | 2021 |
| Kabul | Kabul | Province | Afghanistan | 5,204,700 | 4,524 | 1,150 | 2020 |
| Fars | Schiras | Province | Iran | 5,171,000 | 122,608 | 42 | 2023 |
| Fukuoka | Fukuoka | Prefecture | Japan | 5,135,214 | 4,986 | 1,030 | 2020 |
| Lumbini | Deukhuri | Province | Nepal | 5,122,078 | 19,707 | 260 | 2021 |
| Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | Marseille | Region | France | 5,098,666 | 31,400 | 162 | 2020 |
| Gezira | Wad Madani | State | Sudan | 5,096,900 | 23,373 | 218 | 2018 |
| Alabama | Montgomery | State | United States | 5,074,296 | 131,175 | 39 | 2022 |
| Chuzestan | Ahvaz | Province | Iran | 5,074,000 | 64,055 | 79 | 2023 |
| Valencian Community | Valencia | Autonomous community | Spain | 5,067,911 | 23,255 | 218 | 2021 |
| Eastern Province | Dammam | Province | Saudi Arabia | 5,028,753 | 672,522 | 7 | 2018 |
| Northern Mindanao | Cagayan de Oro | Region | Philippines | 5,022,768 | 17,487 | 287 | 2020 |