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Fukui population 2026

福井県

Fukui has 739,000 people on the latest official figure, for 1 October 2024 (published to the nearest thousand), 5,000 fewer than a year earlier (−0.67%). It is 43rd of Japan’s 47 prefectures by population, home to 0.6% of Japan’s people.

If last year’s change continues: about 730 thousand by 1 July 2026. That is our arithmetic, not an official figure.

Fukui in numbers

Population
739 thousand 1 October 2024
Change in a year
−0.67% −5,000 people
Share of Japan
0.6% 43rd of 47 prefectures
Population density
176per km² 4,189 km²

That is about as many people as Macao (723 thousand).

Population of Fukui by year

Population of Fukui
739k
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YearPopulation
2021760,000
2022753,000
2023744,000
2024739,000
YearPopulationChange
2024 739,000 −5,000
2023 744,000 −9,000
2022 753,000 −7,000
2021 760,000 –

Fukui 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 Fukui

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

  1. Fukui-shi262,328
  2. Sakai92,210
  3. Echizen83,078
  4. Takefu75,753
  5. Tsuruga68,482
  6. Sabae68,302

Questions

What is the population of Fukui in 2026?
The latest official figure is 739,000, for 1 October 2024 (Statistics Bureau of Japan). If last year’s change continues, Fukui would have about 730 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 Fukui’s population growing or shrinking?
It shrank by 5,000 people (−0.67%) in the latest year.

How does Fukui rank in Japan?
Fukui is 43rd of Japan’s 47 prefectures, with 0.6% of the people. Tokyo is the largest, with 14.2 million.

What is the population density of Fukui?
About 176 people per km², on 4,189 km². Total area, Wikidata.

What is the largest city in Fukui?
Fukui-shi, with about 262 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: Fukui population, Statistics Bureau of Japan, 1 October 2024. GlobeMetrics, https://globemetrics.org/world-population/japan/fukui/

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