Japan: population
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| administrative units |
population |
| 1920 |
1930 |
1940 |
1950 |
1960 |
1970 |
1980 |
1990 |
2000 |
source: Statistics Bureau, Management and Coordination Agency, Japan.
|
| c = census, e = estimate, a = administrative, p = projection. |
| Hokkaido |
2,359,000 |
2,812,000 |
3,273,000 |
4,296,000 |
5,039,000 |
5,184,000 |
5,576,000 |
5,644,000 |
5,683,000 |
| Aomori |
756,000 |
880,000 |
1,001,000 |
1,283,000 |
1,427,000 |
1,428,000 |
1,524,000 |
1,483,000 |
1,476,000 |
| Iwate |
846,000 |
976,000 |
1,096,000 |
1,347,000 |
1,449,000 |
1,371,000 |
1,422,000 |
1,417,000 |
1,416,000 |
| Miyagi |
962,000 |
1,143,000 |
1,271,000 |
1,663,000 |
1,743,000 |
1,819,000 |
2,082,000 |
2,249,000 |
2,365,000 |
| Akita |
899,000 |
988,000 |
1,052,000 |
1,309,000 |
1,336,000 |
1,241,000 |
1,257,000 |
1,227,000 |
1,189,000 |
| Yamagata |
969,000 |
1,080,000 |
1,119,000 |
1,357,000 |
1,321,000 |
1,226,000 |
1,252,000 |
1,258,000 |
1,244,000 |
| Fukushima |
1,363,000 |
1,508,000 |
1,626,000 |
2,062,000 |
2,051,000 |
1,946,000 |
2,035,000 |
2,104,000 |
2,127,000 |
| Ibaraki |
1,350,000 |
1,487,000 |
1,620,000 |
2,039,000 |
2,047,000 |
2,144,000 |
2,558,000 |
2,845,000 |
2,985,000 |
| Tochigi |
1,046,000 |
1,142,000 |
1,207,000 |
1,550,000 |
1,514,000 |
1,580,000 |
1,792,000 |
1,935,000 |
2,005,000 |
| Gumma |
1,053,000 |
1,186,000 |
1,299,000 |
1,601,000 |
1,578,000 |
1,659,000 |
1,849,000 |
1,966,000 |
2,025,000 |
| Saitama |
1,320,000 |
1,459,000 |
1,608,000 |
2,146,000 |
2,431,000 |
3,866,000 |
5,420,000 |
6,405,000 |
6,938,000 |
| Chiba |
1,336,000 |
1,470,000 |
1,588,000 |
2,139,000 |
2,306,000 |
3,367,000 |
4,735,000 |
5,555,000 |
5,926,000 |
| Tokyo |
3,699,000 |
5,409,000 |
7,355,000 |
6,278,000 |
9,684,000 |
11,408,000 |
11,618,000 |
11,856,000 |
12,059,000 |
| Kanagawa |
1,323,000 |
1,620,000 |
2,189,000 |
2,488,000 |
3,443,000 |
5,472,000 |
6,924,000 |
7,980,000 |
8,490,000 |
| Niigata |
1,776,000 |
1,933,000 |
2,064,000 |
2,461,000 |
2,442,000 |
2,361,000 |
2,451,000 |
2,475,000 |
2,476,000 |
| Toyama |
724,000 |
779,000 |
823,000 |
1,009,000 |
1,033,000 |
1,030,000 |
1,103,000 |
1,120,000 |
1,121,000 |
| Ishikawa |
747,000 |
757,000 |
758,000 |
957,000 |
973,000 |
1,002,000 |
1,119,000 |
1,165,000 |
1,181,000 |
| Fukui |
599,000 |
618,000 |
644,000 |
752,000 |
753,000 |
744,000 |
794,000 |
824,000 |
829,000 |
| Yamanashi |
583,000 |
631,000 |
663,000 |
811,000 |
782,000 |
762,000 |
804,000 |
853,000 |
888,000 |
| Nagano |
1,563,000 |
1,717,000 |
1,711,000 |
2,061,000 |
1,982,000 |
1,957,000 |
2,084,000 |
2,157,000 |
2,214,000 |
| Gifu |
1,070,000 |
1,178,000 |
1,265,000 |
1,545,000 |
1,638,000 |
1,759,000 |
1,960,000 |
2,067,000 |
2,108,000 |
| Shizuoka |
1,550,000 |
1,798,000 |
2,018,000 |
2,471,000 |
2,756,000 |
3,090,000 |
3,447,000 |
3,671,000 |
3,767,000 |
| Aichi |
2,090,000 |
2,567,000 |
3,167,000 |
3,391,000 |
4,206,000 |
5,386,000 |
6,222,000 |
6,691,000 |
7,043,000 |
| Mie |
1,069,000 |
1,157,000 |
1,199,000 |
1,461,000 |
1,485,000 |
1,543,000 |
1,687,000 |
1,793,000 |
1,857,000 |
| Shiga |
651,000 |
692,000 |
704,000 |
861,000 |
843,000 |
890,000 |
1,080,000 |
1,222,000 |
1,343,000 |
| Kyoto |
1,287,000 |
1,553,000 |
1,730,000 |
1,833,000 |
1,993,000 |
2,250,000 |
2,527,000 |
2,602,000 |
2,644,000 |
| Osaka |
2,588,000 |
3,540,000 |
4,793,000 |
3,857,000 |
5,505,000 |
7,620,000 |
8,473,000 |
8,735,000 |
8,805,000 |
| Hyogo |
2,302,000 |
2,646,000 |
3,221,000 |
3,310,000 |
3,906,000 |
4,668,000 |
5,145,000 |
5,405,000 |
5,551,000 |
| Nara |
565,000 |
596,000 |
621,000 |
764,000 |
781,000 |
930,000 |
1,209,000 |
1,375,000 |
1,443,000 |
| Wakayama |
750,000 |
831,000 |
865,000 |
982,000 |
1,002,000 |
1,043,000 |
1,087,000 |
1,074,000 |
1,070,000 |
| Tottori |
455,000 |
489,000 |
484,000 |
600,000 |
599,000 |
569,000 |
604,000 |
616,000 |
613,000 |
| Shimane |
715,000 |
740,000 |
741,000 |
913,000 |
889,000 |
774,000 |
785,000 |
781,000 |
761,000 |
| Okayama |
1,218,000 |
1,284,000 |
1,329,000 |
1,661,000 |
1,670,000 |
1,707,000 |
1,871,000 |
1,926,000 |
1,951,000 |
| Hiroshima |
1,542,000 |
1,692,000 |
1,870,000 |
2,082,000 |
2,184,000 |
2,436,000 |
2,739,000 |
2,850,000 |
2,879,000 |
| Yamaguchi |
1,041,000 |
1,136,000 |
1,294,000 |
1,541,000 |
1,602,000 |
1,511,000 |
1,587,000 |
1,573,000 |
1,528,000 |
| Tokushima |
670,000 |
717,000 |
719,000 |
879,000 |
847,000 |
791,000 |
825,000 |
832,000 |
824,000 |
| Kagawa |
678,000 |
733,000 |
730,000 |
946,000 |
919,000 |
908,000 |
1,000,000 |
1,023,000 |
1,023,000 |
| Ehime |
1,047,000 |
1,142,000 |
1,179,000 |
1,522,000 |
1,501,000 |
1,418,000 |
1,507,000 |
1,515,000 |
1,493,000 |
| Kochi |
671,000 |
718,000 |
709,000 |
874,000 |
855,000 |
787,000 |
831,000 |
825,000 |
814,000 |
| Fukuoka |
2,188,000 |
2,527,000 |
3,094,000 |
3,530,000 |
4,007,000 |
4,027,000 |
4,553,000 |
4,811,000 |
5,016,000 |
| Saga |
674,000 |
692,000 |
702,000 |
945,000 |
943,000 |
838,000 |
866,000 |
878,000 |
877,000 |
| Nagasaki |
1,136,000 |
1,233,000 |
1,370,000 |
1,645,000 |
1,760,000 |
1,570,000 |
1,591,000 |
1,563,000 |
1,517,000 |
| Kumamoto |
1,233,000 |
1,354,000 |
1,368,000 |
1,828,000 |
1,856,000 |
1,700,000 |
1,790,000 |
1,840,000 |
1,859,000 |
| Oita |
860,000 |
946,000 |
973,000 |
1,253,000 |
1,240,000 |
1,156,000 |
1,229,000 |
1,237,000 |
1,221,000 |
| Miyazaki |
651,000 |
760,000 |
840,000 |
1,091,000 |
1,135,000 |
1,051,000 |
1,152,000 |
1,169,000 |
1,170,000 |
| Kagoshima |
1,416,000 |
1,557,000 |
1,589,000 |
1,804,000 |
1,963,000 |
1,729,000 |
1,785,000 |
1,798,000 |
1,786,000 |
| Okinawa |
572,000 |
578,000 |
575,000 |
915,000 |
883,000 |
945,000 |
1,107,000 |
1,222,000 |
1,318,000 |
| total |
55,963,000 |
64,450,000 |
73,114,000 |
83,200,000 |
93,419,000 |
103,720,000 |
117,060,000 |
123,611,000 |
126,919,000 |