Population (resident register) ranking
Cities · highest first · FY2024 (792)
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 | Kitakyushu City | Fukuoka | 913,577 | 913,577 | |
| 14 | Sakai City | Osaka | 811,993 | 811,993 | |
| 15 | Hamamatsu City | Shizuoka | 783,924 | 783,924 | |
| 16 | Niigata City | Niigata | 761,503 | 761,503 | |
| 17 | Kumamoto City | Kumamoto | 731,331 | 731,331 | |
| 18 | Sagamihara City | Kanagawa | 716,494 | 716,494 | |
| 19 | Okayama City | Okayama | 695,690 | 695,690 | |
| 20 | Shizuoka City | Shizuoka | 672,775 | 672,775 | |
| 21 | Funabashi City | Chiba | 649,393 | 649,393 | |
| 22 | Kawaguchi City | Saitama | 607,447 | 607,447 | |
| 23 | Kagoshima City | Kagoshima | 591,263 | 591,263 | |
| 24 | Hachioji City | Tokyo | 559,083 | 559,083 | |
| 25 | Himeji City | Hyogo | 523,181 | 523,181 | |
| 26 | Utsunomiya City | Tochigi | 514,595 | 514,595 | |
| 27 | Matsudo City | Chiba | 500,395 | 500,395 | |
| 28 | Matsuyama City | Ehime | 496,666 | 496,666 | |
| 29 | Ichikawa City | Chiba | 494,720 | 494,720 | |
| 30 | Nishinomiya City | Hyogo | 480,818 | 480,818 | |
| 31 | Higashiosaka City | Osaka | 477,700 | 477,700 | |
| 32 | Kurashiki City | Okayama | 473,670 | 473,670 | |
| 33 | Oita City | Oita | 472,898 | 472,898 | |
| 34 | Amagasaki City | Hyogo | 457,508 | 457,508 | |
| 35 | Fukuyama City | Hiroshima | 455,028 | 455,028 | |
| 36 | Fujisawa City | Kanagawa | 445,041 | 445,041 | |
| 37 | Kanazawa City | Ishikawa | 443,123 | 443,123 | |
| 38 | Kashiwa City | Chiba | 437,634 | 437,634 | |
| 39 | Machida City | Tokyo | 430,170 | 430,170 | |
| 40 | Takamatsu City | Kagawa | 417,660 | 417,660 | |
| 41 | Toyota City | Aichi | 414,750 | 414,750 | |
| 42 | Toyonaka City | Osaka | 405,955 | 405,955 | |
| 43 | Toyama City | Toyama | 403,757 | 403,757 | |
| 44 | Gifu City | Gifu | 399,127 | 399,127 | |
| 45 | Miyazaki City | Miyazaki | 394,504 | 394,504 | |
| 46 | Hirakata City | Osaka | 392,328 | 392,328 | |
| 47 | Nagasaki City | Nagasaki | 390,551 | 390,551 | |
| 48 | Suita City | Osaka | 384,506 | 384,506 | |
| 49 | Okazaki City | Aichi | 382,656 | 382,656 | |
| 50 | Yokosuka City | Kanagawa | 379,041 | 379,041 |
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.