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Official figures · 292 places

Population by state and region, 2026

The latest official population of every state, province, prefecture and region in 15 countries, from each country’s own statistics, with the date and publisher on every number.

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The 25 largest, side by side

Across the 15 countries above; each on its latest official date.

The largest states and regions by population
#
1 CaliforniaUnited States39,355,309
2 TexasUnited States31,709,821
3 FloridaUnited States23,462,518
4 New York StateUnited States20,002,427
5 North Rhine-WestphaliaGermany18,034,454
6 OntarioCanada16,262,121
7 TokyoJapan14,178,000
8 BavariaGermany13,248,928
9 PennsylvaniaUnited States13,059,432
10 IllinoisUnited States12,719,141
11 Île-de-FranceFrance12,549,288
12 OhioUnited States11,900,510
13 Georgia (US State)United States11,302,748
14 Baden-WürttembergGermany11,245,898
15 North CarolinaUnited States11,197,968
16 MichiganUnited States10,127,884
17 LombardyItaly10,033,918
18 South East EnglandUnited Kingdom9,691,844
19 New JerseyUnited States9,548,215
20 KanagawaJapan9,225,000
21 LondonUnited Kingdom9,122,909
22 QuebecCanada9,067,114
23 VirginiaUnited States8,880,107
24 OsakaJapan8,757,000
25 AndalusiaSpain8,676,713

Questions

Which state or region is the largest here?
California, United States, with 39,355,309 people (1 July 2025), followed by Texas, United States (31.7 million) and Florida, United States (23.5 million).

Where do the figures come from?
Each country’s own statistics: the US Census Bureau, the UK’s Office for National Statistics, Statistics Canada, the Australian Bureau of Statistics and the Statistics Bureau of Japan. Germany, France, Italy, Spain, the Netherlands, Switzerland, Sweden, Austria, Belgium and Poland come from Eurostat, which collects them from national offices.

Why do the dates differ?
Each office publishes on its own schedule, and we show the latest figure from each with its date. Compare sizes across countries with that in mind: a year’s change is usually under 1%.