Population change (5-year census) ranking
Towns · highest first · FY2024 (742)
Population change between the two most recent national censuses.
Fiscal strengthCurrent balanceDebt serviceFuture burdenDebt per residentReserves per residentNet debtAdjustment fundOwn-source revenueTaxes per residentSpending per residentMandatory spendingInvestmentWelfare per residentChild welfareEducation per residentHometown taxStaff per 1,000PopulationPopulation change
| # | Municipality | Prefecture | Population | Population change | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 251 | Niikappu Town | Hokkaido | 5,011 | -5.1% | |
| 252 | Moroyama Town | Saitama | 32,043 | -5.1% | |
| 253 | Kawai Town | Nara | 16,614 | -5.1% | |
| 254 | Sakae Town | Chiba | 19,624 | -5.2% | |
| 255 | Kozaki Town | Chiba | 5,634 | -5.2% | |
| 256 | Riyuo Town | Shiga | 11,239 | -5.2% | |
| 257 | Takanabe Town | Miyazaki | 19,275 | -5.2% | |
| 258 | Minamitane Town | Kagoshima | 5,196 | -5.2% | |
| 259 | Shimizu Town | Hokkaido | 8,755 | -5.3% | |
| 260 | Shimosuwa Town | Nagano | 18,470 | -5.3% | |
| 261 | Kisosaki Town | Mie | 5,875 | -5.3% | |
| 262 | Manno Town | Kagawa | 17,116 | -5.3% | |
| 263 | Nakayama Town | Yamagata | 10,455 | -5.4% | |
| 264 | Kanra Town | Gunma | 12,368 | -5.4% | |
| 265 | Hatoyama Town | Saitama | 12,782 | -5.4% | |
| 266 | Shibayama Town | Chiba | 6,644 | -5.4% | |
| 267 | Taishi Town | Osaka | 12,673 | -5.4% | |
| 268 | Tabuse Town | Yamaguchi | 14,033 | -5.4% | |
| 269 | Kamiita Town | Tokushima | 11,140 | -5.4% | |
| 270 | Mifune Town | Kumamoto | 17,270 | -5.4% | |
| 271 | Toma Town | Hokkaido | 6,054 | -5.5% | |
| 272 | Taiki Town | Hokkaido | 5,266 | -5.5% | |
| 273 | Iijima Town | Nagano | 8,863 | -5.5% | |
| 274 | Ikeda Town | Nagano | 9,114 | -5.5% | |
| 275 | Wake Town | Okayama | 12,871 | -5.5% | |
| 276 | Yakage Town | Okayama | 13,101 | -5.5% | |
| 277 | Kosa Town | Kumamoto | 9,948 | -5.5% | |
| 278 | Asagiri Town | Kumamoto | 14,058 | -5.5% | |
| 279 | Setochi Town | Kagoshima | 8,084 | -5.5% | |
| 280 | Watarai Town | Mie | 7,556 | -5.6% | |
| 281 | Kawamoto Town | Shimane | 2,982 | -5.6% | |
| 282 | Nagi Town | Okayama | 5,515 | -5.6% | |
| 283 | Arita Town | Saga | 18,539 | -5.6% | |
| 284 | Aya Town | Miyazaki | 6,785 | -5.6% | |
| 285 | Rankoshi Town | Hokkaido | 4,501 | -5.7% | |
| 286 | Hidakagawa Town | Wakayama | 8,962 | -5.7% | |
| 287 | Nanbu Town | Tottori | 10,099 | -5.7% | |
| 288 | Kawaminami Town | Miyazaki | 14,617 | -5.7% | |
| 289 | Betsukai Town | Hokkaido | 13,964 | -5.8% | |
| 290 | Tateyama Town | Toyama | 24,294 | -5.8% | |
| 291 | Sakaki Town | Nagano | 13,872 | -5.8% | |
| 292 | Mori Town | Shizuoka | 16,968 | -5.8% | |
| 293 | Taki Town | Mie | 13,637 | -5.8% | |
| 294 | Miyake Town | Nara | 6,422 | -5.8% | |
| 295 | Kurate Town | Fukuoka | 14,774 | -5.8% | |
| 296 | Takahata Town | Yamagata | 21,306 | -5.9% | |
| 297 | Mashiko Town | Tochigi | 21,360 | -5.9% | |
| 298 | Ogose Town | Saitama | 10,757 | -5.9% | |
| 299 | Nyuzen Town | Toyama | 22,256 | -5.9% | |
| 300 | Nakanoto Town | Ishikawa | 16,529 | -5.9% |
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.