Japan Prefecture Population Ranking

Name: Japan Prefecture Population Ranking
Creator: Data Race
License: https://www.stat.go.jp/english/info/riyou.html

Population by Prefecture 1995 - 2024

Summary

In 2024, Tokyo led with 14.2M, ahead of Kanagawa at 9.2M.

Tokyo alone accounted for 11.5% of the 2024 total.

Tokyo grew the fastest since 2014, up 5.8%.

Complete dataset - 2024

Rank	Prefecture	Value	YoY	Share %	Δ Rank
1	TokyoTKY	14.2M	+0.7%	11.5%	—
2	KanagawaKNG	9.2M	0.0%	7.5%	—
3	OsakaOSK	8.8M	-0.1%	7.1%	—
4	AichiAIC	7.5M	-0.2%	6.0%	—
5	SaitamaSTM	7.3M	0.0%	5.9%	—
6	ChibaCHB	6.3M	-0.1%	5.0%	—
7	HyogoHYG	5.3M	-0.6%	4.3%	—
8	FukuokaFKO	5.1M	-0.2%	4.1%	—
9	HokkaidoHKD	5M	-1.0%	4.1%	—
10	ShizuokaSZO	3.5M	-0.8%	2.8%	—
11	IbarakiIBR	2.8M	-0.7%	2.3%	—
12	HiroshimaHRS	2.7M	-0.9%	2.2%	—
13	KyotoKYT	2.5M	-0.6%	2.0%	—
14	MiyagiMYG	2.2M	-0.7%	1.8%	—
15	NiigataNGT	2.1M	-1.3%	1.7%	—
16	NaganoNGN	2M	-0.8%	1.6%	—
17	GifuGIF	1.9M	-0.8%	1.5%	—
18	GunmaGNM	1.9M	-0.6%	1.5%	—
19	TochigiTCG	1.9M	-0.6%	1.5%	—
20	OkayamaOKY	1.8M	-0.9%	1.5%	—
21	FukushimaFKS	1.7M	-1.4%	1.4%	—
22	MieMIE	1.7M	-0.9%	1.4%	—
23	KumamotoKMM	1.7M	-0.7%	1.4%	—
24	KagoshimaKGS	1.5M	-1.1%	1.2%	—
25	OkinawaOKN	1.5M	-0.1%	1.2%	—
26	ShigaSGA	1.4M	-0.4%	1.1%	—
27	NaraNAR	1.3M	-0.8%	1.0%	+1
28	YamaguchiYGC	1.3M	-1.3%	1.0%	-1
29	EhimeEHM	1.3M	-1.2%	1.0%	—
30	NagasakiNGS	1.3M	-1.2%	1.0%	—
31	AomoriAOM	1.2M	-1.6%	0.9%	—
32	IwateIWT	1.1M	-1.5%	0.9%	—
33	IshikawaISK	1.1M	-1.0%	0.9%	—
34	OitaOIT	1.1M	-1.0%	0.9%	—
35	MiyazakiMYZ	1M	-0.9%	0.8%	—
36	YamagataYGT	1M	-1.5%	0.8%	—
37	ToyamaTYM	997K	-1.0%	0.8%	—
38	KagawaKGW	917K	-1.0%	0.7%	—
39	AkitaAKT	897K	-1.9%	0.7%	—
40	WakayamaWKY	880K	-1.3%	0.7%	—
41	YamanashiYNS	791K	-0.6%	0.6%	—
42	SagaSAG	788K	-0.9%	0.6%	—
43	FukuiFKI	739K	-0.7%	0.6%	—
44	TokushimaTKS	685K	-1.4%	0.6%	—
45	KochiKCH	656K	-1.5%	0.5%	—
46	ShimaneSMN	642K	-1.2%	0.5%	—
47	TottoriTTR	531K	-1.1%	0.4%	—