Population change (5-year census) ranking

Cities · highest first · FY2024 (792)

Population change between the two most recent national censuses.

#MunicipalityPrefecturePopulationPopulation change
251 Toyama City Toyama 403,757 -1.1%
252 Echizen City Fukui 80,418 -1.1%
253 Azumino City Nagano 95,868 -1.1%
254 Kagoshima City Kagoshima 591,263 -1.1%
255 Maebashi City Gunma 329,120 -1.2%
256 Higashikurume City Tokyo 116,325 -1.2%
257 Namerikawa City Toyama 32,489 -1.2%
258 Saku City Nagano 97,380 -1.2%
259 Fuji City Shizuoka 246,491 -1.2%
260 Kuwana City Mie 137,978 -1.2%
261 Higashiomi City Shiga 111,349 -1.2%
262 Kasukabe City Saitama 229,656 -1.3%
263 Fukui City Fukui 254,029 -1.3%
264 Nagano City Nagano 362,609 -1.3%
265 Ikoma City Nara 116,553 -1.3%
266 Yonago City Tottori 144,056 -1.3%
267 Matsue City Shimane 194,313 -1.3%
268 Akaiwa City Okayama 42,490 -1.3%
269 Saga City Saga 226,481 -1.3%
270 Nakatsu City Oita 81,524 -1.3%
271 Iwanuma City Miyagi 43,137 -1.4%
272 Kashima City Ibaraki 65,217 -1.4%
273 Naka City Ibaraki 53,167 -1.4%
274 Hasuda City Saitama 61,111 -1.4%
275 Sakado City Saitama 99,632 -1.4%
276 Tomakomai City Hokkaido 165,590 -1.5%
277 Kitahiroshima City Hokkaido 56,495 -1.5%
278 Higashiyamato City Tokyo 84,996 -1.5%
279 Inazawa City Aichi 132,879 -1.5%
280 Yao City Osaka 259,158 -1.5%
281 Ashiya City Hyogo 94,007 -1.5%
282 Obihiro City Hokkaido 160,810 -1.6%
283 Shizuoka City Shizuoka 672,775 -1.6%
284 Fujieda City Shizuoka 139,870 -1.6%
285 Inuyama City Aichi 71,334 -1.6%
286 Sakai City Osaka 811,993 -1.6%
287 Takaishi City Osaka 55,968 -1.6%
288 Shijiyonawate City Osaka 53,749 -1.6%
289 Nara City Nara 347,187 -1.6%
290 Nogata City Fukuoka 54,838 -1.6%
291 Moka City Tochigi 78,284 -1.7%
292 Nasushiobara City Tochigi 115,611 -1.7%
293 Tonami City Toyama 46,674 -1.7%
294 Imizu City Toyama 90,184 -1.7%
295 Komagane City Nagano 31,325 -1.7%
296 Gotenba City Shizuoka 83,487 -1.7%
297 Hirakata City Osaka 392,328 -1.7%
298 Hofu City Yamaguchi 113,144 -1.7%
299 Yuki City Ibaraki 49,528 -1.8%
300 Shimotsuma City Ibaraki 42,071 -1.8%

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.