Population change (5-year census) ranking

All municipalities · highest first · FY2024 (1739)

Population change between the two most recent national censuses.

#MunicipalityPrefecturePopulationPopulation change
501 Kofu City Yamanashi 183,850 -1.8%
502 Ueda City Nagano 151,540 -1.8%
503 Yokkaichi City Mie 306,378 -1.8%
504 Inabe City Mie 44,507 -1.8%
505 Higashiosaka City Osaka 477,700 -1.8%
506 Katano City Osaka 77,191 -1.8%
507 Fukusaki Town Hyogo 18,573 -1.8%
508 Yamaguchi City Yamaguchi 185,982 -1.8%
509 Okagaki Town Fukuoka 31,460 -1.8%
510 Toride City Ibaraki 105,872 -1.9%
511 Ichihara City Chiba 266,861 -1.9%
512 Kozushima Village Tokyo 1,737 -1.9%
513 Minamiarupusu City Yamanashi 71,726 -1.9%
514 Yaizu City Shizuoka 135,294 -1.9%
515 Gamagori City Aichi 77,535 -1.9%
516 Tsu City Mie 268,388 -1.9%
517 Toyotomi Town Hokkaido 3,515 -2.0%
518 Sakai City Fukui 88,430 -2.0%
519 Fujinomiya City Shizuoka 126,857 -2.0%
520 Iga City Mie 84,603 -2.0%
521 Izumiotsu City Osaka 72,762 -2.0%
522 Wakayama City Wakayama 352,941 -2.0%
523 Nakasatsunai Village Hokkaido 3,823 -2.1%
524 Oamishirasato City Chiba 47,660 -2.1%
525 Akiruno City Tokyo 79,244 -2.1%
526 Takamori Town Nagano 12,606 -2.1%
527 Mishima City Shizuoka 104,961 -2.1%
528 Fukuchiyama City Kyoto 74,540 -2.1%
529 Ono City Hyogo 46,825 -2.1%
530 Sho Town Okayama 10,737 -2.1%
531 Ton City Ehime 32,959 -2.1%
532 Toshima Village Kagoshima 673 -2.1%
533 Yamamoto Town Miyagi 11,427 -2.2%
534 Motomiya City Fukushima 29,712 -2.2%
535 Kumagaya City Saitama 190,927 -2.2%
536 Kishiwada City Osaka 186,596 -2.2%
537 Iizuka City Fukuoka 124,118 -2.2%
538 Kirishima City Kagoshima 123,070 -2.2%
539 Kanegasaki Town Iwate 15,119 -2.3%
540 Koriyama City Fukushima 312,433 -2.3%
541 Nakajima Village Fukushima 4,732 -2.3%
542 Tochigi City Tochigi 153,088 -2.3%
543 Sano City Tochigi 112,988 -2.3%
544 Sakura City Chiba 169,506 -2.3%
545 Obama City Fukui 27,644 -2.3%
546 Hokuto City Yamanashi 45,380 -2.3%
547 Suzaka City Nagano 49,149 -2.3%
548 Kannami Town Shizuoka 36,105 -2.3%
549 Konan City Kochi 32,585 -2.3%
550 Kitakyushu City Fukuoka 913,577 -2.3%

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.