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Akita population 2026

秋田県

Akita has 897,000 people on the latest official figure, for 1 October 2024 (published to the nearest thousand), 17,000 fewer than a year earlier (−1.86%). It is 39th of Japan’s 47 prefectures by population, home to 0.7% of Japan’s people.

If last year’s change continues: about 867 thousand by 1 July 2026. That is our arithmetic, not an official figure.

Akita in numbers

Population
897 thousand 1 October 2024
Change in a year
−1.86% −17,000 people
Share of Japan
0.7% 39th of 47 prefectures
Population density
77per km² 11,638 km²

That is about as many people as Comoros (899 thousand).

Population of Akita by year

Population of Akita
897k
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YearPopulation
2021945,000
2022930,000
2023914,000
2024897,000
YearPopulationChange
2024 897,000 −17,000
2023 914,000 −16,000
2022 930,000 −15,000
2021 945,000 –

Akita among Japan’s prefectures

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Prefectures of Japan by population
#
1 Tokyo14,178,000+0.65%
2 Kanagawa9,225,000−0.04%
3 Osaka8,757,000−0.07%
4 Aichi7,460,000−0.23%
5 Saitama7,332,000+0.01%
6 Chiba6,251,000−0.10%
7 Hyogo5,337,000−0.61%
8 Fukuoka5,092,000−0.22%
9 Hokkaido5,043,000−0.96%
10 Shizuoka3,527,000−0.79%
11 Ibaraki2,806,000−0.67%
12 Hiroshima2,714,000−0.88%
13 Kyoto2,520,000−0.59%
14 Miyagi2,248,000−0.71%
15 Niigata2,099,000−1.27%
16 Nagano1,987,000−0.85%
17 Gifu1,916,000−0.78%
18 Gunma1,890,000−0.63%
19 Tochigi1,885,000−0.63%
20 Okayama1,831,000−0.87%
21 Fukushima1,743,000−1.36%
22 Mie1,711,000−0.93%
23 Kumamoto1,697,000−0.70%
24 Kagoshima1,532,000−1.10%
25 Okinawa1,466,000−0.14%
26 Shiga1,402,000−0.35%
27 Nara1,285,000−0.85%
28 Yamaguchi1,281,000−1.31%
29 Ehime1,276,000−1.16%
30 Nagasaki1,252,000−1.18%
31 Aomori1,165,000−1.60%
32 Iwate1,145,000−1.55%
33 Ishikawa1,098,000−0.99%
34 Oita1,085,000−1.00%
35 Miyazaki1,033,000−0.86%
36 Yamagata1,011,000−1.46%
37 Toyama997,000−0.99%
38 Kagawa917,000−0.97%
39 Akita897,000−1.86%
40 Wakayama880,000−1.34%
41 Yamanashi791,000−0.63%
42 Saga788,000−0.88%
43 Fukui739,000−0.67%
44 Tokushima685,000−1.44%
45 Kochi656,000−1.50%
46 Shimane642,000−1.23%
47 Tottori531,000−1.12%

Largest cities in Akita

City proper, not the wider metro area; latest figure in GeoNames (CC BY 4.0), so years differ.

  1. Akita307,672
  2. Daisen91,143
  3. Yokote85,555
  4. Yurihonjō76,077
  5. Ōdate69,237
  6. Noshiro52,283

Questions

What is the population of Akita in 2026?
The latest official figure is 897,000, for 1 October 2024 (Statistics Bureau of Japan). If last year’s change continues, Akita would have about 867 thousand people by 1 July 2026; that is our arithmetic, not an official figure. Prefecture estimates are published in thousands each spring; results of the 2025 census will supersede them.

Is Akita’s population growing or shrinking?
It shrank by 17,000 people (−1.86%) in the latest year.

How does Akita rank in Japan?
Akita is 39th of Japan’s 47 prefectures, with 0.7% of the people. Tokyo is the largest, with 14.2 million.

What is the population density of Akita?
About 77 people per km², on 11,638 km². Total area, Wikidata.

What is the largest city in Akita?
Akita, with about 308 thousand people in the city proper. Metro areas are larger, and years differ (GeoNames).

Source and method

Statistics Bureau of Japan, Population Estimates. Reuse with credit under the e-Gov terms. Total area, Wikidata. Prefecture estimates are published in thousands each spring; results of the 2025 census will supersede them. Ranks, shares and changes are our arithmetic on the published figures. National figures can differ from the UN’s projection for Japan, which uses a different method. The 2026 figure above carries last year’s change forward; it does not come from the source.

Cite this page: Akita population, Statistics Bureau of Japan, 1 October 2024. GlobeMetrics, https://globemetrics.org/world-population/japan/akita/

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