Annex C. Subnational governments in the OECD
The statistical data for Israel are supplied by and under the responsibility of the relevant Israeli authorities. The use of such data by the OECD is without prejudice to the status of the Golan Heights, East Jerusalem and Israeli settlements in the West Bank under the terms of international law.
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Table A C.1. Type and numbers of subnational governments in the OECD: Country by country, 2017-18
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Municipal level |
Intermediate level |
Regional or state level |
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Federations and quasi-federations |
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Australia |
562 (local government areas) |
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8 (6 states + 2 territories) |
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Austria |
2 098 (municipalities) |
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9 (Bundesländer) |
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Belgium |
589 (municipalities) |
10 (provinces) |
6 (3 regions + 3 communities) |
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Canada |
3 959 (census subdivisions) |
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13 (provinces and territories) |
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Germany |
11 054 (municipalities) |
401 (294 rural districts and 107 district-free cities) |
16 (länder) |
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Mexico |
2 463 (municipalities) |
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32 (31 states + federal district) |
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Spain |
8 124 (municipalities) |
50 (provinces) |
17 (autonomous communities) |
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Switzerland |
2 222 (municipalities) |
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26 (cantons) |
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United States |
35 879 (municipalities, towns and townships) |
3 031 (counties) |
50 (states) |
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Unitary countries |
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Chile |
345 (municipalities) |
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16 (regions)* |
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Czech Republic |
6 258 (municipalities) |
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14 (regions) |
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Denmark |
98 (municipalities) |
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5 (regions) |
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Estonia |
79 (municipalities) |
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Finland |
311 (municipalities) |
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1 (autonomous region of Aland) |
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France |
35 357 (municipalities) |
101 (départements) |
18 (regions) |
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Greece |
325 (municipalities) |
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13 (regions) |
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Hungary |
3 178 (municipalities) |
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19 (counties) |
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Iceland |
74 (municipalities) |
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Ireland |
31 (county and city councils) |
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Israel |
255 (local governments) |
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Italy |
7 960 (municipalities) |
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20 (regions) |
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Japan |
1 741 (municipalities) |
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47 (prefectures) |
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Korea |
229 (cities, counties and autonomous districts) |
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17 (regional-level entities) |
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Latvia |
119 (municipalities) |
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Luxembourg |
102 (municipalities) |
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Netherlands |
390 (municipalities) |
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12 (provinces) |
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New Zealand |
67 (territorial authorities) |
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11 (regional councils) |
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Norway |
422 (municipalities) |
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18 (counties) |
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Poland |
2 478 (municipalities) |
380 (314 counties and 66 cities having the status of county) |
16 (regions) |
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Portugal |
308 (municipalities) |
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2 (Azores and Madeira) |
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Slovak Republic |
2 930 (municipalities) |
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8 (higher territorial units) |
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Slovenia |
212 (municipalities) |
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Sweden |
290 (municipalities) |
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21 (county councils) |
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Turkey |
1 397 (municipalities) |
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81 (provinces and metropolitan municipalities) |
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United Kingdom |
391 (local councils) |
27 (county counties, only in England) |
3 (Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales) |
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OECD35 |
132 287 |
4 000 |
519 |
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EU28 |
86 840 |
969 |
263 |
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Note:There are 589 municipalities to date in Belgium. From 2019 onwards, some mergers of municipalities are foreseen (in the Flemish Region), that will result in 581 municipalities. |
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Sources: Adapted from OECD (2018[5]), Subnational Governments in OECD Countries: Key Data (brochure), http://www.oecd.org/regional/regional-policy; OECD (2017[6]), Multi-level Governance Reforms: Overview of OECD Country Experiences, https://doi.org/10.1787/9789264272866-en. |
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