Demographia

Japan Prefectures
Population from 1920 and Area

In thousands (1,000)                                
Code Prefecture 1920 1925 1930 1935 1940 1945 1950 1955 1960 1965 1970 1975 1980 1985 1990 1995 2000
                                     
  Japan 55,963 59,737 64,450 69,254 73,114 71,998 83,200 89,276 93,419 98,275 103,720 111,940 117,060 121,049 123,611 125,570 126,919
                                     
23 Aichi 2,090 2,319 2,567 2,863 3,167 2,858 3,391 3,769 4,206 4,799 5,386 5,924 6,222 6,455 6,691 6,868 7,043
05 Akita 899 936 988 1,038 1,052 1,212 1,309 1,349 1,336 1,280 1,241 1,232 1,257 1,254 1,227 1,214 1,189
02 Aomori 756 813 880 967 1,001 1,083 1,283 1,383 1,427 1,417 1,428 1,469 1,524 1,524 1,483 1,482 1,476
12 Chiba 1,336 1,399 1,470 1,546 1,588 1,967 2,139 2,205 2,306 2,702 3,367 4,149 4,735 5,148 5,555 5,798 5,926
38 Ehime 1,047 1,096 1,142 1,165 1,179 1,361 1,522 1,541 1,501 1,446 1,418 1,465 1,507 1,530 1,515 1,507 1,493
18 Fukui 599 598 618 647 644 725 752 754 753 751 744 774 794 818 824 827 829
40 Fukuoka 2,188 2,302 2,527 2,756 3,094 2,747 3,530 3,860 4,007 3,965 4,027 4,293 4,553 4,719 4,811 4,933 5,016
07 Fukushima 1,363 1,438 1,508 1,582 1,626 1,957 2,062 2,095 2,051 1,984 1,946 1,971 2,035 2,080 2,104 2,134 2,127
21 Gifu 1,070 1,133 1,178 1,226 1,265 1,519 1,545 1,584 1,638 1,700 1,759 1,868 1,960 2,029 2,067 2,100 2,108
10 Gumma 1,053 1,119 1,186 1,242 1,299 1,546 1,601 1,614 1,578 1,606 1,659 1,756 1,849 1,921 1,966 2,004 2,025
34 Hiroshima 1,542 1,618 1,692 1,805 1,870 1,885 2,082 2,149 2,184 2,281 2,436 2,646 2,739 2,819 2,850 2,882 2,879
01 Hokkaido 2,359 2,499 2,812 3,068 3,273 3,518 4,296 4,773 5,039 5,172 5,184 5,338 5,576 5,679 5,644 5,692 5,683
28 Hyogo 2,302 2,455 2,646 2,923 3,221 2,822 3,310 3,621 3,906 4,310 4,668 4,992 5,145 5,278 5,405 5,402 5,551
08 Ibaraki 1,350 1,409 1,487 1,549 1,620 1,944 2,039 2,064 2,047 2,056 2,144 2,342 2,558 2,725 2,845 2,956 2,985
17 Ishikawa 747 751 757 768 758 888 957 966 973 980 1,002 1,070 1,119 1,152 1,165 1,180 1,181
03 Iwate 846 901 976 1,046 1,096 1,228 1,347 1,427 1,449 1,411 1,371 1,386 1,422 1,434 1,417 1,420 1,416
37 Kagawa 678 700 733 749 730 864 946 944 919 901 908 961 1,000 1,023 1,023 1,027 1,023
46 Kagoshima 1,416 1,472 1,557 1,591 1,589 1,538 1,804 2,044 1,963 1,854 1,729 1,724 1,785 1,819 1,798 1,794 1,786
14 Kanagawa 1,323 1,417 1,620 1,840 2,189 1,866 2,488 2,919 3,443 4,431 5,472 6,398 6,924 7,432 7,980 8,246 8,490
39 Kochi 671 687 718 715 709 776 874 883 855 813 787 808 831 840 825 817 814
43 Kumamoto 1,233 1,296 1,354 1,387 1,368 1,556 1,828 1,896 1,856 1,771 1,700 1,715 1,790 1,838 1,840 1,860 1,859
26 Kyoto 1,287 1,406 1,553 1,703 1,730 1,604 1,833 1,935 1,993 2,103 2,250 2,425 2,527 2,587 2,602 2,630 2,644
24 Mie 1,069 1,108 1,157 1,175 1,199 1,394 1,461 1,486 1,485 1,514 1,543 1,626 1,687 1,747 1,793 1,841 1,857
04 Miyagi 962 1,044 1,143 1,235 1,271 1,462 1,663 1,727 1,743 1,753 1,819 1,955 2,082 2,176 2,249 2,329 2,365
45 Miyazaki 651 691 760 824 840 914 1,091 1,139 1,135 1,081 1,051 1,085 1,152 1,176 1,169 1,176 1,170
20 Nagano 1,563 1,629 1,717 1,714 1,711 2,121 2,061 2,021 1,982 1,958 1,957 2,018 2,084 2,137 2,157 2,194 2,214
42 Nagasaki 1,136 1,164 1,233 1,297 1,370 1,319 1,645 1,748 1,760 1,641 1,570 1,572 1,591 1,594 1,563 1,545 1,517
29 Nara 565 584 596 620 621 780 764 777 781 826 930 1,077 1,209 1,305 1,375 1,431 1,443
15 Niigata 1,776 1,850 1,933 1,996 2,064 2,390 2,461 2,473 2,442 2,399 2,361 2,392 2,451 2,478 2,475 2,488 2,476
44 Oita 860 915 946 980 973 1,125 1,253 1,277 1,240 1,187 1,156 1,190 1,229 1,250 1,237 1,231 1,221
33 Okayama 1,218 1,238 1,284 1,333 1,329 1,565 1,661 1,690 1,670 1,645 1,707 1,814 1,871 1,917 1,926 1,951 1,951
47 Okinawa 572 558 578 592 575   915 801 883 934 (945) 1,043 1,107 1,179 1,222 1,273 1,318
27 Osaka 2,588 3,060 3,540 4,297 4,793 2,801 3,857 4,618 5,505 6,657 7,620 8,279 8,473 8,668 8,735 8,797 8,805
41 Saga 674 685 692 686 702 830 945 974 943 872 838 838 866 880 878 884 877
11 Saitama 1,320 1,394 1,459 1,529 1,608 2,047 2,146 2,263 2,431 3,015 3,866 4,821 5,420 5,864 6,405 6,759 6,938
25 Shiga 651 662 692 711 704 861 861 854 843 853 890 986 1,080 1,156 1,222 1,287 1,343
32 Shimane 715 722 740 747 741 860 913 929 889 822 774 769 785 795 781 771 761
22 Shizuoka 1,550 1,671 1,798 1,940 2,018 2,220 2,471 2,650 2,756 2,913 3,090 3,309 3,447 3,575 3,671 3,738 3,767
09 Tochigi 1,046 1,090 1,142 1,195 1,207 1,546 1,550 1,548 1,514 1,522 1,580 1,698 1,792 1,866 1,935 1,984 2,005
36 Tokushima 670 690 717 729 719 836 879 878 847 815 791 805 825 835 832 832 824
13 Tokyo 3,699 4,485 5,409 6,370 7,355 3,488 6,278 8,037 9,684 10,869 11,408 11,674 11,618 11,829 11,856 11,774 12,059
31 Tottori 455 472 489 490 484 563 600 614 599 580 569 581 604 616 616 615 613
16 Toyama 724 749 779 799 823 954 1,009 1,021 1,033 1,025 1,030 1,071 1,103 1,118 1,120 1,123 1,121
30 Wakayama 750 788 831 864 865 936 982 1,007 1,002 1,027 1,043 1,072 1,087 1,087 1,074 1,080 1,070
06 Yamagata 969 1,027 1,080 1,117 1,119 1,326 1,357 1,354 1,321 1,263 1,226 1,220 1,252 1,262 1,258 1,257 1,244
35 Yamaguchi 1,041 1,095 1,136 1,191 1,294 1,356 1,541 1,610 1,602 1,544 1,511 1,555 1,587 1,602 1,573 1,556 1,528
19 Yamanashi 583 601 631 647 663 839 811 807 782 763 762 783 804 833 853 882 888
                                     
Calculated from Japan Statistics Bureau and Statistics Center                      

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