Population (resident register) ranking

Cities · highest first · FY2024 (792)

Population in the basic resident register.

#MunicipalityPrefecturePopulationPopulation
501 Arao City Kumamoto 49,036 49,036
502 Satte City Saitama 48,801 48,801
503 Susono City Shizuoka 48,688 48,688
504 Hamada City Shimane 48,576 48,576
505 Omitama City Ibaraki 48,482 48,482
506 Midori City Gunma 48,470 48,470
507 Nichinan City Miyazaki 48,198 48,198
508 Sado City Niigata 48,103 48,103
509 Hikari City Yamaguchi 48,015 48,015
510 Yamaga City Kumamoto 48,002 48,002
511 Miyoshi City Hiroshima 47,904 47,904
512 Iwakura City Aichi 47,761 47,761
513 Sanmu City Chiba 47,745 47,745
514 Oamishirasato City Chiba 47,660 47,660
515 Higashine City Yamagata 47,631 47,631
516 Suwa City Nagano 47,559 47,559
517 Noshiro City Akita 47,247 47,247
518 Kikugawa City Shizuoka 47,179 47,179
519 Tokamachi City Niigata 47,124 47,124
520 Takeo City Saga 46,972 46,972
521 Nanjo City Okinawa 46,929 46,929
522 Ono City Hyogo 46,825 46,825
523 Tonami City Toyama 46,674 46,674
524 Kikuchi City Kumamoto 46,599 46,599
525 Hokota City Ibaraki 46,537 46,537
526 Nanao City Ishikawa 46,500 46,500
527 Kainan City Wakayama 46,492 46,492
528 Okaya City Nagano 46,469 46,469
529 Hitachiota City Ibaraki 46,390 46,390
530 Fujiyoshida City Yamanashi 46,364 46,364
531 Hioki City Kagoshima 46,134 46,134
532 Nanto City Toyama 46,071 46,071
533 Ena City Gifu 46,054 46,054
534 Izunokuni City Shizuoka 45,983 45,983
535 Nankoku City Kochi 45,979 45,979
536 Gosen City Niigata 45,690 45,690
537 Miyako City Iwate 45,632 45,632
538 Hokuto City Yamanashi 45,380 45,380
539 Takashima City Shiga 45,190 45,190
540 Tomioka City Gunma 45,172 45,172
541 Tagawa City Fukuoka 44,839 44,839
542 Inabe City Mie 44,507 44,507
543 Sanuki City Kagawa 44,348 44,348
544 Ako City Hyogo 44,179 44,179
545 Shima City Mie 44,110 44,110
546 Ogi City Saga 44,063 44,063
547 Kasaoka City Okayama 44,030 44,030
548 Sakura City Tochigi 43,760 43,760
549 Minamiawaji City Hyogo 43,732 43,732
550 Kurayoshi City Tottori 43,663 43,663

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.