Population change (5-year census) ranking

Cities · highest first · FY2024 (792)

Population change between the two most recent national censuses.

#MunicipalityPrefecturePopulationPopulation change
1 Nagareyama City Chiba 212,562 +14.6%
2 Fukutsu City Fukuoka 69,201 +14.0%
3 Inzai City Chiba 111,731 +10.7%
4 Yashio City Saitama 93,655 +7.7%
5 Kizugawa City Kyoto 79,339 +7.0%
6 Tsukuba City Ibaraki 259,000 +6.5%
7 Muko City Kyoto 56,186 +6.5%
8 Inagi City Tokyo 93,916 +6.3%
9 Chofu City Tokyo 239,348 +5.9%
10 Koshi City Kumamoto 65,160 +5.8%
11 Moriya City Ibaraki 70,900 +5.7%
12 Tomigusuku City Okinawa 65,889 +5.7%
13 Komae City Tokyo 82,048 +5.6%
14 Uruma City Okinawa 126,948 +5.4%
15 Kokubunji City Tokyo 129,500 +5.3%
16 Narashino City Chiba 175,105 +4.9%
17 Yotsukaido City Chiba 96,424 +4.9%
18 Ebina City Kanagawa 140,763 +4.9%
19 Kusatsu City Shiga 140,515 +4.9%
20 Saitama City Saitama 1,350,500 +4.8%
21 Sodegaura City Chiba 66,091 +4.8%
22 Fukuoka City Fukuoka 1,608,140 +4.8%
23 Nanjo City Okinawa 46,929 +4.8%
24 Kunitachi City Tokyo 76,079 +4.7%
25 Kodaira City Tokyo 196,799 +4.6%
26 Urayasu City Chiba 171,322 +4.5%
27 Mitaka City Tokyo 190,497 +4.5%
28 Nagakute City Aichi 61,512 +4.5%
29 Obu City Aichi 93,014 +4.4%
30 Kawasaki City Kanagawa 1,535,141 +4.3%
31 Moriyama City Shiga 85,881 +4.2%
32 Itoman City Okinawa 62,250 +4.2%
33 Misato City Saitama 142,152 +4.1%
34 Tachikawa City Tokyo 186,257 +4.1%
35 Kyotanabe City Kyoto 72,011 +4.1%
36 Nisshin City Aichi 94,207 +4.0%
37 Ginowan City Okinawa 100,443 +4.0%
38 Wako City Saitama 84,890 +3.9%
39 Koganei City Tokyo 125,174 +3.9%
40 Nonoichi City Ishikawa 54,583 +3.9%
41 Tokoname City Aichi 58,662 +3.8%
42 Shiki City Saitama 76,153 +3.7%
43 Musashino City Tokyo 148,034 +3.7%
44 Nishitokyo City Tokyo 206,245 +3.7%
45 Mizuho City Gifu 56,343 +3.7%
46 Toda City Saitama 142,070 +3.5%
47 Asaka City Saitama 145,938 +3.5%
48 Fujimi City Saitama 113,404 +3.5%
49 Akashi City Hyogo 307,235 +3.5%
50 Miyakojima City Okinawa 55,656 +3.4%

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.