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Tottori population 2026

鳥取県

Tottori has 531,000 people on the latest official figure, for 1 October 2024 (published to the nearest thousand), 6,000 fewer than a year earlier (−1.12%). It is 47th of Japan’s 47 prefectures by population, home to 0.4% of Japan’s people.

If last year’s change continues: about 521 thousand by 1 July 2026. That is our arithmetic, not an official figure.

Tottori in numbers

Population
531 thousand 1 October 2024
Change in a year
−1.12% −6,000 people
Share of Japan
0.4% 47th of 47 prefectures
Population density
151per km² 3,507 km²

That is about as many people as Maldives (532 thousand).

Population of Tottori by year

Population of Tottori
531k
› Show the numbers as a table
YearPopulation
2021549,000
2022544,000
2023537,000
2024531,000
YearPopulationChange
2024 531,000 −6,000
2023 537,000 −7,000
2022 544,000 −5,000
2021 549,000 –

Tottori 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 Tottori

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

  1. Tottori-shi188,465
  2. Yonago148,720
  3. Kurayoshi48,558
  4. Sakaiminato36,324
  5. Yabase16,365
  6. Matsuzaki16,055

Questions

What is the population of Tottori in 2026?
The latest official figure is 531,000, for 1 October 2024 (Statistics Bureau of Japan). If last year’s change continues, Tottori would have about 521 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 Tottori’s population growing or shrinking?
It shrank by 6,000 people (−1.12%) in the latest year.

How does Tottori rank in Japan?
Tottori is 47th of Japan’s 47 prefectures, with 0.4% of the people. Tokyo is the largest, with 14.2 million.

What is the population density of Tottori?
About 151 people per km², on 3,507 km². Total area, Wikidata.

What is the largest city in Tottori?
Tottori-shi, with about 188 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: Tottori population, Statistics Bureau of Japan, 1 October 2024. GlobeMetrics, https://globemetrics.org/world-population/japan/tottori/

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