Population change (5-year census) ranking

All municipalities · highest first · FY2024 (1739)

Population change between the two most recent national censuses.

#MunicipalityPrefecturePopulationPopulation change
1 Iitate Village Fukushima 4,506 +3,114.6%
2 Katsurao Village Fukushima 1,216 +2,233.3%
3 Naraha Town Fukushima 6,409 +280.5%
4 Tomioka Town Fukushima 11,316 +100.0%
5 Okuma Town Fukushima 9,944 +100.0%
6 Namie Town Fukushima 14,632 +100.0%
7 Hirono Town Fukushima 4,531 +25.3%
8 Chuo City Tokyo 187,404 +19.8%
9 Nagareyama City Chiba 212,562 +14.6%
10 Chiyoda City Tokyo 68,835 +14.2%
11 Fukutsu City Fukuoka 69,201 +14.0%
12 Nakagusuku Village Okinawa 22,683 +13.9%
13 Kitanakagusuku Village Okinawa 17,951 +11.3%
14 Inzai City Chiba 111,731 +10.7%
15 Hisayama Town Fukuoka 9,410 +10.2%
16 Bunkyo City Tokyo 235,345 +9.3%
17 Shinagawa City Tokyo 412,786 +9.2%
18 Shibuya City Tokyo 231,402 +8.6%
19 Shingu Town Fukuoka 32,979 +8.5%
20 Namegawa Town Saitama 19,757 +8.3%
21 Shimukappu Village Hokkaido 1,590 +7.8%
22 Kanda Town Fukuoka 37,553 +7.8%
23 Haebaru Town Okinawa 41,330 +7.8%
24 Yashio City Saitama 93,655 +7.7%
25 Kaisei Town Kanagawa 18,566 +7.7%
26 Kota Town Aichi 42,023 +7.3%
27 Showa Town Yamanashi 21,387 +7.2%
28 Minato City Tokyo 267,780 +7.1%
29 Kizugawa City Kyoto 79,339 +7.0%
30 Yonabaru Town Okinawa 19,920 +7.0%
31 Taito City Tokyo 216,084 +6.8%
32 Tsukuba City Ibaraki 259,000 +6.5%
33 Muko City Kyoto 56,186 +6.5%
34 Yaese Town Okinawa 33,255 +6.5%
35 Inagi City Tokyo 93,916 +6.3%
36 Sumida City Tokyo 287,302 +6.2%
37 Kasuya Town Fukuoka 48,723 +6.2%
38 Chofu City Tokyo 239,348 +5.9%
39 Koshi City Kumamoto 65,160 +5.8%
40 Moriya City Ibaraki 70,900 +5.7%
41 Kikuyo Town Kumamoto 43,761 +5.7%
42 Tomigusuku City Okinawa 65,889 +5.7%
43 Komae City Tokyo 82,048 +5.6%
44 Kashima Town Kumamoto 10,254 +5.4%
45 Uruma City Okinawa 126,948 +5.4%
46 Koto City Tokyo 541,685 +5.3%
47 Kokubunji City Tokyo 129,500 +5.3%
48 Ozu Town Kumamoto 36,343 +5.2%
49 Nakano City Tokyo 341,322 +5.1%
50 Ginan Town Gifu 26,366 +5.1%

Source: Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications settlement data. Municipalities without a value (such as the fiscal strength index of Tokyo's special wards) are excluded.