Population change (5-year census) ranking

Towns · highest first · FY2024 (742)

Population change between the two most recent national censuses.

#MunicipalityPrefecturePopulationPopulation change
351 Kawajima Town Saitama 18,671 -6.8%
352 Itoda Town Fukuoka 8,269 -6.8%
353 Kahoku Town Yamagata 16,809 -6.9%
354 Oarai Town Ibaraki 15,461 -6.9%
355 Nishikatsura Town Yamanashi 3,888 -6.9%
356 Iizuna Town Nagano 10,274 -6.9%
357 Hirao Town Yamaguchi 10,748 -6.9%
358 Higashimiyoshi Town Tokushima 13,205 -6.9%
359 Minamifurano Town Hokkaido 2,236 -7.0%
360 Shiyonai Town Yamagata 19,144 -7.0%
361 Miharu Town Fukushima 16,080 -7.0%
362 Fujikawa Town Yamanashi 13,926 -7.0%
363 Miyako Town Fukuoka 17,710 -7.0%
364 Higashisonogi Town Nagasaki 7,348 -7.0%
365 Nagashima Town Kagoshima 9,399 -7.0%
366 Naganuma Town Hokkaido 9,937 -7.1%
367 Nagatoro Town Saitama 6,367 -7.1%
368 Yokoshibahikari Town Chiba 22,095 -7.1%
369 Omachi Town Saga 5,941 -7.1%
370 Takaharu Town Miyazaki 8,393 -7.1%
371 Okoppe Town Hokkaido 3,495 -7.2%
372 Omu Town Hokkaido 4,033 -7.2%
373 Bandai Town Fukushima 3,151 -7.2%
374 Kusatsu Town Gunma 6,055 -7.2%
375 Kyowa Town Hokkaido 5,364 -7.3%
376 Chippubetsu Town Hokkaido 2,182 -7.3%
377 Shichinohe Town Aomori 14,014 -7.3%
378 Zao Town Miyagi 10,916 -7.3%
379 Murata Town Miyagi 9,816 -7.3%
380 Yoshimi Town Saitama 17,620 -7.3%
381 Kamikawa Town Hyogo 10,144 -7.3%
382 Minabe Town Wakayama 11,516 -7.3%
383 Taragi Town Kumamoto 8,321 -7.3%
384 Nakatane Town Kagoshima 7,102 -7.3%
385 Kumejima Town Okinawa 7,140 -7.3%
386 Shinhidaka Town Hokkaido 20,229 -7.4%
387 Shizukuishi Town Iwate 14,995 -7.4%
388 Minamiechizen Town Fukui 9,448 -7.4%
389 Mihama Town Fukui 8,676 -7.4%
390 Yoro Town Gifu 25,971 -7.4%
391 Oyodo Town Nara 15,797 -7.4%
392 Sera Town Hiroshima 14,519 -7.4%
393 Minamioguni Town Kumamoto 3,804 -7.4%
394 Motobu Town Okinawa 12,899 -7.4%
395 Shintoku Town Hokkaido 5,503 -7.5%
396 Shikama Town Miyagi 6,103 -7.5%
397 Hachijo Town Tokyo 6,838 -7.5%
398 Kamiichi Town Toyama 18,657 -7.5%
399 Yaotsu Town Gifu 9,861 -7.5%
400 Misaki Town Osaka 14,295 -7.5%

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.