Population change (5-year census) ranking

All municipalities · highest first · FY2024 (1739)

Population change between the two most recent national censuses.

#MunicipalityPrefecturePopulationPopulation change
1701 Minamiosumi Town Kagoshima 5,912 -14.1%
1702 Fukushima Town Hokkaido 3,378 -14.2%
1703 Ashibetsu City Hokkaido 11,243 -14.5%
1704 Minamiaso Village Kumamoto 10,026 -14.5%
1705 Morotsuka Village Miyazaki 1,406 -14.5%
1706 Toei Town Aichi 2,703 -14.6%
1707 Matsumae Town Hokkaido 5,818 -14.7%
1708 Aga Town Niigata 9,047 -14.7%
1709 Samegawa Village Fukushima 2,846 -14.8%
1710 Otaki Village Nagano 640 -14.8%
1711 Kaneyama Town Fukushima 1,749 -14.9%
1712 Sakae Village Nagano 1,560 -15.0%
1713 Otoineppu Village Hokkaido 601 -15.1%
1714 Toyo Town Kochi 2,059 -15.1%
1715 Imabetsu Town Aomori 2,096 -15.3%
1716 Kikonai Town Hokkaido 3,528 -15.7%
1717 Kawamata Town Fukushima 11,412 -15.8%
1718 Kanna Town Gunma 1,511 -15.8%
1719 Minobu Town Yamanashi 9,677 -15.8%
1720 Yoshino Town Nara 5,834 -15.8%
1721 Mitsue Village Nara 1,347 -15.9%
1722 Shimokitayama Village Nara 796 -15.9%
1723 Kasagi Town Kyoto 1,066 -16.4%
1724 Soni Village Nara 1,270 -16.4%
1725 Kaminoseki Town Yamaguchi 2,190 -16.4%
1726 Utashinai City Hokkaido 2,584 -16.6%
1727 Sai Village Aomori 1,628 -16.8%
1728 Ogawa Village Nagano 2,198 -16.9%
1729 Yubari City Hokkaido 6,107 -17.1%
1730 Kazamaura Village Aomori 1,554 -17.2%
1731 Otoyo Town Kochi 2,961 -17.9%
1732 Hinoemata Village Fukushima 484 -18.0%
1733 Kamisunagawa Town Hokkaido 2,360 -18.3%
1734 Nanmoku Village Gunma 1,427 -18.6%
1735 Tsukigata Town Hokkaido 2,732 -19.4%
1736 Tonaki Village Okinawa 291 -19.5%
1737 Hiraya Village Nagano 377 -20.0%
1738 Nosegawa Village Nara 322 -20.5%
1739 Kuma Village Kumamoto 2,648 -34.2%

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.