Demographia

Largest Cities in Japan:
Population from 1890

In thousands (1,000)              
Rank City Peak
Population
Year		 Land Area
(Square
Miles)		 1990 1995 2000 Population
per Square
Mile		 Population
per KM2
1 Tokyo Ku Area 1965 235.9 8,164 7,968 8,130 34,470 13,299
2 Yokohama 2000 168.6 3,220 3,307 3,427 20,318 7,839
3 Osaka 1940 85.4 2,623 2,602 2,599 30,436 11,742
4 Nagoya 2000 126.0 2,154 2,152 2,171 17,240 6,651
5 Sapporo 2000 432.5 1,672 1,757 1,822 4,213 1,625
6 Kobe 2000 212.1 1,477 1,424 1,494 7,042 2,717
7 Kyoto 1985 186.3 1,461 1,464 1,468 7,877 3,039
8 Fukuoka 2000 130.9 1,237 1,285 1,341 10,246 3,953
9 Kawasaki 2000 55.1 1,174 1,203 1,250 22,704 8,759
10 Hiroshima 2000 286.2 1,086 1,109 1,126 3,936 1,518
11 Kitakyushu 1980 186.3 1,027 1,020 1,011 5,429 2,094
12 Sendai 2000 302.3 918 971 1,008 3,335 1,286
13 Chiba 2000 105.0 830 857 887 8,452 3,261
14 Sakai 1990 136.8 808 803 792 5,790 2,234
                 
By 2000 Population              
Rank City 1955 1960 1965 1970 1975 1980 1985
1 Tokyo Ku Area 6,969 8,310 8,893 8,787 8,647 8,349 8,354
2 Yokohama 1,144 1,375 1,789 2,279 2,622 2,774 2,993
3 Osaka 2,547 3,012 3,156 2,980 2,779 2,648 2,636
4 Nagoya 1,337 1,592 1,935 2,036 2,080 2,088 2,116
5 Sapporo NA 524 795 1,010 1,241 1,402 1,543
6 Kobe 979 1,114 1,217 1,289 1,361 1,367 1,410
7 Kyoto 1,204 1,285 1,365 1,419 1,461 1,473 1,479
8 Fukuoka NA 647 750 853 1,002 1,089 1,160
9 Kawasaki NA 633 855 973 1,015 1,041 1,089
10 Hiroshima NA 431 504 542 853 889 NA
11 Kitakyushu Note Note 1,042 1,042 1,058 1,065 1,056
12 Sendai NA 425 481 545 751 NA NA
13 Chiba NA NA 332 482 657 NA NA
14 Sakai NA 340 466 594 615 NA NA
                 
Rank City 1890 1900 1910 1920 1930 1940 1950
1 Tokyo Ku Area 1,165 NA 2,186 2,173 1,995 6,779 5,385
2 Yokohama NA NA 394 423 NA 968 951
3 Osaka 432 NA 1,117 1,253 2,114 3,252 1,956
4 Nagoya NA NA 378 430 1,120 1,328 1,031
5 Sapporo NA NA 70 123 NA 201 314
6 Kobe NA NA 378 609 NA 967 765
7 Kyoto NA NA 442 591 NA 1,090 1,102
8 Fukuoka NA NA 82 NA NA 307 393
9 Kawasaki NA NA NA NA NA NA 319
10 Hiroshima NA NA 143 NA NA 344 386
11 Kitakyushu Note Note Note Note Note Note Note
12 Sendai NA NA 98 103 NA 225 342
13 Chiba NA NA NA NA NA 49 134
14 Sakai NA NA 61 NA NA 120 214
                 
Note: Kitakyusha a 1963 merger of Kokura, Moji, Tobata, Wakamatsu and Yawata      
                 
Calculated from Japan Statistics Bureau and Statistics Center          

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