Population change (5-year census) ranking

Cities · highest first · FY2024 (792)

Population change between the two most recent national censuses.

#MunicipalityPrefecturePopulationPopulation change
351 Ryugasaki City Ibaraki 74,917 -2.5%
352 Midori City Gunma 48,470 -2.5%
353 Hashima City Gifu 66,517 -2.5%
354 Kakogawa City Hyogo 257,203 -2.5%
355 Setochi City Okayama 36,160 -2.5%
356 Misawa City Aomori 37,380 -2.6%
357 Akita City Akita 293,729 -2.6%
358 Sagae City Yamagata 39,417 -2.6%
359 Niigata City Niigata 761,503 -2.6%
360 Matsubara City Osaka 116,259 -2.6%
361 Kawanishi City Hyogo 152,914 -2.6%
362 Kashihara City Nara 118,556 -2.6%
363 Kanzaki City Saga 30,185 -2.6%
364 Morioka City Iwate 277,423 -2.7%
365 Hamura City Tokyo 54,126 -2.7%
366 Odawara City Kanagawa 186,464 -2.7%
367 Uji City Kyoto 179,582 -2.7%
368 Fujiidera City Osaka 62,304 -2.7%
369 Tottori City Tottori 179,215 -2.7%
370 Nankoku City Kochi 45,979 -2.7%
371 Miyakonojo City Miyazaki 162,574 -2.7%
372 Ome City Tokyo 129,105 -2.8%
373 Suwa City Nagano 47,559 -2.8%
374 Izunokuni City Shizuoka 45,983 -2.8%
375 Koka City Shiga 87,729 -2.8%
376 Tsuruga City Fukui 62,382 -2.9%
377 Nakatsugawa City Gifu 73,535 -2.9%
378 Matsusaka City Mie 156,026 -2.9%
379 Joyo City Kyoto 73,321 -2.9%
380 Asahikawa City Hokkaido 316,183 -3.0%
381 Hadano City Kanagawa 158,573 -3.0%
382 Nagaoka City Niigata 255,261 -3.0%
383 Ashikaga City Tochigi 140,055 -3.1%
384 Tsuru City Yamanashi 28,509 -3.1%
385 Ina City Nagano 64,901 -3.1%
386 Motosu City Gifu 32,885 -3.1%
387 Nabari City Mie 74,229 -3.1%
388 Yawata City Kyoto 68,598 -3.1%
389 Daito City Osaka 115,687 -3.1%
390 Kadoma City Osaka 116,179 -3.1%
391 Sanda City Hyogo 106,482 -3.1%
392 Hikari City Yamaguchi 48,015 -3.1%
393 Saijo City Ehime 103,413 -3.1%
394 Isahaya City Nagasaki 133,479 -3.1%
395 Sukagawa City Fukushima 72,918 -3.2%
396 Mobara City Chiba 85,861 -3.2%
397 Tsubame City Niigata 75,935 -3.2%
398 Numazu City Shizuoka 185,758 -3.2%
399 Kosai City Shizuoka 57,216 -3.2%
400 Kochi City Kochi 312,228 -3.2%

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.