Population change (5-year census) ranking

Cities · highest first · FY2024 (792)

Population change between the two most recent national censuses.

#MunicipalityPrefecturePopulationPopulation change
601 Minamiuonuma City Niigata 52,376 -6.3%
602 Noboribetsu City Hokkaido 43,615 -6.5%
603 Yurihonjo City Akita 70,409 -6.5%
604 Takahagi City Ibaraki 25,769 -6.5%
605 Ena City Gifu 46,054 -6.5%
606 Yanai City Yamaguchi 29,233 -6.5%
607 Yoshinogawa City Tokushima 37,558 -6.5%
608 Sanuki City Kagawa 44,348 -6.5%
609 Miyawaka City Fukuoka 26,092 -6.5%
610 Yaita City Tochigi 30,117 -6.6%
611 Katori City Chiba 69,575 -6.6%
612 Ojiya City Niigata 32,602 -6.6%
613 Nanto City Toyama 46,071 -6.6%
614 Tanabe City Wakayama 67,316 -6.6%
615 Oda City Shimane 31,475 -6.6%
616 Odate City Akita 65,492 -6.7%
617 Shinjo City Yamagata 32,362 -6.7%
618 Date City Fukushima 55,997 -6.7%
619 Kainan City Wakayama 46,492 -6.7%
620 Komatsushima City Tokushima 34,604 -6.7%
621 Awa City Tokushima 34,188 -6.7%
622 Usuki City Oita 34,895 -6.7%
623 Ibusuki City Kagoshima 37,207 -6.7%
624 Sunagawa City Hokkaido 15,231 -6.8%
625 Kuroishi City Aomori 30,428 -6.8%
626 Goshogawara City Aomori 49,811 -6.8%
627 Yamagata City Gifu 24,767 -6.8%
628 Sumoto City Hyogo 40,767 -6.8%
629 Arida City Wakayama 25,230 -6.8%
630 Unzen City Nagasaki 40,724 -6.8%
631 Saito City Miyazaki 28,078 -6.8%
632 Shibushi City Kagoshima 28,693 -6.8%
633 Nikko City Tochigi 75,281 -6.9%
634 Numata City Gunma 43,532 -6.9%
635 Futtsu City Chiba 40,427 -6.9%
636 Tamano City Okayama 54,130 -6.9%
637 Muroran City Hokkaido 74,855 -7.0%
638 Kaizu City Gifu 31,505 -7.0%
639 Tsugaru City Aomori 28,806 -7.1%
640 Shiroishi City Miyagi 30,569 -7.1%
641 Hitachiota City Ibaraki 46,390 -7.1%
642 Miura City Kanagawa 39,842 -7.1%
643 Tome City Miyagi 71,919 -7.2%
644 Yokote City Akita 80,777 -7.2%
645 Kiryu City Gunma 101,185 -7.2%
646 Sanmu City Chiba 47,745 -7.2%
647 Omachi City Nagano 25,301 -7.2%
648 Kitsuki City Oita 26,153 -7.2%
649 Minamisatsuma City Kagoshima 31,094 -7.2%
650 Kuji City Iwate 31,216 -7.3%

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.