Japan · official figures · 1 October 2024
Japan population by prefecture, 2026
Japan has 123,803,000 people on the latest official figures (1 October 2024). Tokyo is the largest prefecture, with 14.2 million, followed by Kanagawa with 9.2 million; Tottori is the smallest, with 531 thousand.
All 47 prefectures, largest first
| # | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tokyo東京都 | 14,178,000 | +0.65% | – | 11.5% | 6,462 |
| 2 | Kanagawa神奈川県 | 9,225,000 | −0.04% | – | 7.5% | 3,818 |
| 3 | Osaka大阪府 | 8,757,000 | −0.07% | – | 7.1% | 4,596 |
| 4 | Aichi愛知県 | 7,460,000 | −0.23% | – | 6.0% | 1,442 |
| 5 | Saitama埼玉県 | 7,332,000 | +0.01% | – | 5.9% | 1,931 |
| 6 | Chiba千葉県 | 6,251,000 | −0.10% | – | 5.0% | 1,212 |
| 7 | Hyogo兵庫県 | 5,337,000 | −0.61% | – | 4.3% | 635 |
| 8 | Fukuoka福岡県 | 5,092,000 | −0.22% | – | 4.1% | 1,024 |
| 9 | Hokkaido北海道 | 5,043,000 | −0.96% | – | 4.1% | 60 |
| 10 | Shizuoka静岡県 | 3,527,000 | −0.79% | – | 2.8% | 453 |
| 11 | Ibaraki茨城県 | 2,806,000 | −0.67% | – | 2.3% | 460 |
| 12 | Hiroshima広島県 | 2,714,000 | −0.88% | – | 2.2% | 320 |
| 13 | Kyoto京都府 | 2,520,000 | −0.59% | – | 2.0% | 546 |
| 14 | Miyagi宮城県 | 2,248,000 | −0.71% | – | 1.8% | 309 |
| 15 | Niigata新潟県 | 2,099,000 | −1.27% | – | 1.7% | 167 |
| 16 | Nagano長野県 | 1,987,000 | −0.85% | – | 1.6% | 146 |
| 17 | Gifu岐阜県 | 1,916,000 | −0.78% | – | 1.5% | 180 |
| 18 | Gunma群馬県 | 1,890,000 | −0.63% | – | 1.5% | 297 |
| 19 | Tochigi栃木県 | 1,885,000 | −0.63% | – | 1.5% | 294 |
| 20 | Okayama岡山県 | 1,831,000 | −0.87% | – | 1.5% | 257 |
| 21 | Fukushima福島県 | 1,743,000 | −1.36% | – | 1.4% | 126 |
| 22 | Mie三重県 | 1,711,000 | −0.93% | – | 1.4% | 296 |
| 23 | Kumamoto熊本県 | 1,697,000 | −0.70% | – | 1.4% | 229 |
| 24 | Kagoshima鹿児島県 | 1,532,000 | −1.10% | – | 1.2% | 168 |
| 25 | Okinawa沖縄県 | 1,466,000 | −0.14% | – | 1.2% | 643 |
| 26 | Shiga滋賀県 | 1,402,000 | −0.35% | – | 1.1% | 349 |
| 27 | Nara奈良県 | 1,285,000 | −0.85% | – | 1.0% | 348 |
| 28 | Yamaguchi山口県 | 1,281,000 | −1.31% | – | 1.0% | 210 |
| 29 | Ehime愛媛県 | 1,276,000 | −1.16% | – | 1.0% | 225 |
| 30 | Nagasaki長崎県 | 1,252,000 | −1.18% | – | 1.0% | 305 |
| 31 | Aomori青森県 | 1,165,000 | −1.60% | – | 0.9% | 121 |
| 32 | Iwate岩手県 | 1,145,000 | −1.55% | – | 0.9% | 75 |
| 33 | Ishikawa石川県 | 1,098,000 | −0.99% | – | 0.9% | 262 |
| 34 | Oita大分県 | 1,085,000 | −1.00% | – | 0.9% | 171 |
| 35 | Miyazaki宮崎県 | 1,033,000 | −0.86% | – | 0.8% | 134 |
| 36 | Yamagata山形県 | 1,011,000 | −1.46% | – | 0.8% | 108 |
| 37 | Toyama富山県 | 997,000 | −0.99% | – | 0.8% | 235 |
| 38 | Kagawa香川県 | 917,000 | −0.97% | – | 0.7% | 493 |
| 39 | Akita秋田県 | 897,000 | −1.86% | – | 0.7% | 77 |
| 40 | Wakayama和歌山県 | 880,000 | −1.34% | – | 0.7% | 186 |
| 41 | Yamanashi山梨県 | 791,000 | −0.63% | – | 0.6% | 177 |
| 42 | Saga佐賀県 | 788,000 | −0.88% | – | 0.6% | 323 |
| 43 | Fukui福井県 | 739,000 | −0.67% | – | 0.6% | 176 |
| 44 | Tokushima徳島県 | 685,000 | −1.44% | – | 0.6% | 165 |
| 45 | Kochi高知県 | 656,000 | −1.50% | – | 0.5% | 92 |
| 46 | Shimane島根県 | 642,000 | −1.23% | – | 0.5% | 96 |
| 47 | Tottori鳥取県 | 531,000 | −1.12% | – | 0.4% | 151 |
Total area, Wikidata. “In 5 years” compares the latest yearly figures.
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Statistics Bureau of Japan, Population Estimates. Reuse with credit under the e-Gov terms. Prefecture estimates are published in thousands each spring; results of the 2025 census will supersede them. These national figures can differ from the UN’s projection for Japan, which uses one method for every country.
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