Japan: Urbanization Since 1950
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Area |
1950 |
2000 |
Change |
% Change |
Share of Change |
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TOP THREE METROPOLITAN |
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Tokyo-Yokohama |
13,051 |
33,418 |
20,367 |
156.1% |
46.6% |
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Osaka-Kobe-Kyoto |
9,764 |
18,443 |
8,679 |
88.9% |
19.8% |
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Nagoya-Gifu |
6,397 |
11,008 |
4,611 |
72.1% |
10.5% |
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Total |
29,212 |
62,870 |
33,658 |
115.2% |
77.0% |
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OTHER TOKYO-NAGOYA-OSAKA CORRIDOR |
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Tokyo Exurbs |
6,001 |
7,904 |
1,903 |
31.7% |
4.4% |
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Shizuoka-Hammamatsu |
2,471 |
3,767 |
1,296 |
52.5% |
3.0% |
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Otsu (Shiga) |
861 |
1,343 |
482 |
56.0% |
1.1% |
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Total |
9,333 |
13,014 |
3,681 |
39.4% |
8.4% |
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Total Corridor |
38,545 |
75,883 |
37,338 |
96.9% |
85.4% |
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OTHER MAJOR METROPOLITAN |
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Sapporo-Hakodate |
4,296 |
5,683 |
1,387 |
32.3% |
3.2% |
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Sendai |
1,663 |
2,365 |
702 |
42.2% |
1.6% |
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Hiroshima |
2,082 |
2,879 |
797 |
38.3% |
1.8% |
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Fukuoka-Kitakyushu |
3,530 |
5,015 |
1,485 |
42.1% |
3.4% |
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Total |
11,571 |
15,942 |
4,371 |
37.8% |
10.0% |
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Total Metropolitan |
50,116 |
91,826 |
41,710 |
83.2% |
95.4% |
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Other |
33,084 |
35,100 |
2,016 |
6.1% |
4.6% |
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Nation |
83,200 |
126,926 |
43,726 |
52.6% |
100.0% |
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Source: Census of Japan |
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Population in 000s |
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