Population change (5-year census) ranking

Towns · highest first · FY2024 (742)

Population change between the two most recent national censuses.

#MunicipalityPrefecturePopulationPopulation change
51 Kamitonda Town Wakayama 15,683 +1.6%
52 Onagawa Town Miyagi 5,810 +1.5%
53 Yahaba Town Iwate 26,160 +1.4%
54 Nishihara Town Okinawa 35,659 +1.4%
55 Miyashiro Town Saitama 33,471 +1.3%
56 Kitajima Town Tokushima 23,682 +1.3%
57 Ichinomiya Town Chiba 12,294 +1.1%
58 Tomika Town Gifu 5,884 +1.1%
59 Karuizawa Town Nagano 21,752 +1.0%
60 Fuso Town Aichi 35,043 +1.0%
61 Ikaruga Town Nara 28,036 +1.0%
62 Koriyo Town Nara 35,020 +1.0%
63 Chikuzen Town Fukuoka 30,805 +1.0%
64 Ina Town Saitama 45,042 +0.9%
65 Samukawa Town Kanagawa 48,997 +0.9%
66 Komono Town Mie 40,758 +0.9%
67 Miyaki Town Saga 25,773 +0.9%
68 Kutchan Town Hokkaido 17,120 +0.7%
69 Kanie Town Aichi 36,824 +0.7%
70 Higashiura Town Aichi 50,029 +0.7%
71 Mimata Town Miyazaki 25,684 +0.7%
72 Oi Town Kanagawa 17,426 +0.6%
73 Aisho Town Shiga 21,042 +0.6%
74 Hidaka Town Wakayama 7,953 +0.4%
75 Kamishihoro Town Hokkaido 4,758 +0.3%
76 Oiso Town Kanagawa 31,757 +0.3%
77 Rokunohe Town Aomori 10,551 +0.2%
78 Oirase Town Aomori 25,182 +0.2%
79 Tajiri Town Osaka 8,484 +0.2%
80 Satosho Town Okayama 10,883 +0.2%
81 Fuchu Town Hiroshima 52,074 +0.2%
82 Tatsugo Town Kagoshima 6,014 +0.2%
83 Tsubata Town Ishikawa 37,521 0.0%
84 Sasaguri Town Fukuoka 31,261 0.0%
85 Kamimine Town Saga 9,870 0.0%
86 Miyoshi Town Saitama 37,377 -0.1%
87 Kitagata Town Gifu 18,568 -0.2%
88 Kohoku Town Saga 9,617 -0.2%
89 Obuse Town Nagano 10,987 -0.4%
90 Harima Town Hyogo 34,687 -0.4%
91 Chiyatan Town Okinawa 29,259 -0.4%
92 Yabuki Town Fukushima 16,807 -0.5%
93 Seika Town Kyoto 36,210 -0.5%
94 Yoshinogari Town Saga 16,162 -0.5%
95 Yoshida Town Shizuoka 28,964 -0.6%
96 Meiwa Town Mie 22,630 -0.6%
97 Taishi Town Hyogo 33,414 -0.6%
98 Kamisato Town Saitama 30,530 -0.7%
99 Umi Town Fukuoka 36,878 -0.7%
100 Kaminokawa Town Tochigi 30,748 -0.8%

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.