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Japan: Urbanization Since 1950

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

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