Population change (5-year census) ranking

Cities · highest first · FY2024 (792)

Population change between the two most recent national censuses.

#MunicipalityPrefecturePopulationPopulation change
301 Tatebayashi City Gunma 73,667 -1.8%
302 Fukaya City Saitama 140,809 -1.8%
303 Iruma City Saitama 143,412 -1.8%
304 Kofu City Yamanashi 183,850 -1.8%
305 Ueda City Nagano 151,540 -1.8%
306 Yokkaichi City Mie 306,378 -1.8%
307 Inabe City Mie 44,507 -1.8%
308 Higashiosaka City Osaka 477,700 -1.8%
309 Katano City Osaka 77,191 -1.8%
310 Yamaguchi City Yamaguchi 185,982 -1.8%
311 Toride City Ibaraki 105,872 -1.9%
312 Ichihara City Chiba 266,861 -1.9%
313 Minamiarupusu City Yamanashi 71,726 -1.9%
314 Yaizu City Shizuoka 135,294 -1.9%
315 Gamagori City Aichi 77,535 -1.9%
316 Tsu City Mie 268,388 -1.9%
317 Sakai City Fukui 88,430 -2.0%
318 Fujinomiya City Shizuoka 126,857 -2.0%
319 Iga City Mie 84,603 -2.0%
320 Izumiotsu City Osaka 72,762 -2.0%
321 Wakayama City Wakayama 352,941 -2.0%
322 Oamishirasato City Chiba 47,660 -2.1%
323 Akiruno City Tokyo 79,244 -2.1%
324 Mishima City Shizuoka 104,961 -2.1%
325 Fukuchiyama City Kyoto 74,540 -2.1%
326 Ono City Hyogo 46,825 -2.1%
327 Ton City Ehime 32,959 -2.1%
328 Motomiya City Fukushima 29,712 -2.2%
329 Kumagaya City Saitama 190,927 -2.2%
330 Kishiwada City Osaka 186,596 -2.2%
331 Iizuka City Fukuoka 124,118 -2.2%
332 Kirishima City Kagoshima 123,070 -2.2%
333 Koriyama City Fukushima 312,433 -2.3%
334 Tochigi City Tochigi 153,088 -2.3%
335 Sano City Tochigi 112,988 -2.3%
336 Sakura City Chiba 169,506 -2.3%
337 Obama City Fukui 27,644 -2.3%
338 Hokuto City Yamanashi 45,380 -2.3%
339 Suzaka City Nagano 49,149 -2.3%
340 Konan City Kochi 32,585 -2.3%
341 Kitakyushu City Fukuoka 913,577 -2.3%
342 Takeo City Saga 46,972 -2.3%
343 Sayama City Saitama 148,221 -2.4%
344 Chikuma City Nagano 58,845 -2.4%
345 Shimada City Shizuoka 94,747 -2.4%
346 Miki City Hyogo 73,091 -2.4%
347 Tokushima City Tokushima 244,830 -2.4%
348 Uto City Kumamoto 36,143 -2.4%
349 Kanoya City Kagoshima 98,626 -2.4%
350 Yamagata City Yamagata 236,164 -2.5%

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.