Population (resident register) ranking
All municipalities · highest first · FY2024 (1741)
Population in the basic resident register.
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yokohama City | Kanagawa | 3,753,398 | 3,753,398 | |
| 2 | Osaka City | Osaka | 2,778,917 | 2,778,917 | |
| 3 | Nagoya City | Aichi | 2,303,004 | 2,303,004 | |
| 4 | Sapporo City | Hokkaido | 1,955,678 | 1,955,678 | |
| 5 | Fukuoka City | Fukuoka | 1,608,140 | 1,608,140 | |
| 6 | Kawasaki City | Kanagawa | 1,535,141 | 1,535,141 | |
| 7 | Kobe City | Hyogo | 1,493,543 | 1,493,543 | |
| 8 | Kyoto City | Kyoto | 1,373,887 | 1,373,887 | |
| 9 | Saitama City | Saitama | 1,350,500 | 1,350,500 | |
| 10 | Hiroshima City | Hiroshima | 1,173,543 | 1,173,543 | |
| 11 | Sendai City | Miyagi | 1,064,142 | 1,064,142 | |
| 12 | Chiba City | Chiba | 983,896 | 983,896 | |
| 13 | Setagaya City | Tokyo | 923,210 | 923,210 | |
| 14 | Kitakyushu City | Fukuoka | 913,577 | 913,577 | |
| 15 | Sakai City | Osaka | 811,993 | 811,993 | |
| 16 | Hamamatsu City | Shizuoka | 783,924 | 783,924 | |
| 17 | Niigata City | Niigata | 761,503 | 761,503 | |
| 18 | Nerima City | Tokyo | 745,927 | 745,927 | |
| 19 | Ota City | Tokyo | 740,519 | 740,519 | |
| 20 | Kumamoto City | Kumamoto | 731,331 | 731,331 | |
| 21 | Sagamihara City | Kanagawa | 716,494 | 716,494 | |
| 22 | Adachi City | Tokyo | 698,276 | 698,276 | |
| 23 | Okayama City | Okayama | 695,690 | 695,690 | |
| 24 | Edogawa City | Tokyo | 693,570 | 693,570 | |
| 25 | Shizuoka City | Shizuoka | 672,775 | 672,775 | |
| 26 | Funabashi City | Chiba | 649,393 | 649,393 | |
| 27 | Kawaguchi City | Saitama | 607,447 | 607,447 | |
| 28 | Kagoshima City | Kagoshima | 591,263 | 591,263 | |
| 29 | Itabashi City | Tokyo | 578,914 | 578,914 | |
| 30 | Suginami City | Tokyo | 577,147 | 577,147 | |
| 31 | Hachioji City | Tokyo | 559,083 | 559,083 | |
| 32 | Koto City | Tokyo | 541,685 | 541,685 | |
| 33 | Himeji City | Hyogo | 523,181 | 523,181 | |
| 34 | Utsunomiya City | Tochigi | 514,595 | 514,595 | |
| 35 | Matsudo City | Chiba | 500,395 | 500,395 | |
| 36 | Matsuyama City | Ehime | 496,666 | 496,666 | |
| 37 | Ichikawa City | Chiba | 494,720 | 494,720 | |
| 38 | Nishinomiya City | Hyogo | 480,818 | 480,818 | |
| 39 | Higashiosaka City | Osaka | 477,700 | 477,700 | |
| 40 | Kurashiki City | Okayama | 473,670 | 473,670 | |
| 41 | Oita City | Oita | 472,898 | 472,898 | |
| 42 | Katsushika City | Tokyo | 469,916 | 469,916 | |
| 43 | Amagasaki City | Hyogo | 457,508 | 457,508 | |
| 44 | Fukuyama City | Hiroshima | 455,028 | 455,028 | |
| 45 | Fujisawa City | Kanagawa | 445,041 | 445,041 | |
| 46 | Kanazawa City | Ishikawa | 443,123 | 443,123 | |
| 47 | Kashiwa City | Chiba | 437,634 | 437,634 | |
| 48 | Machida City | Tokyo | 430,170 | 430,170 | |
| 49 | Takamatsu City | Kagawa | 417,660 | 417,660 | |
| 50 | Toyota City | Aichi | 414,750 | 414,750 |
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.