Japan

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Tokyo Yen (JPY) Parliamentary democracy

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Japanese Far East Estimation 2020
126 146 099

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Statistical data - Population density according to the administrative structure

The population data of the table below is an estimation form 2020, based on the census 2017.

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Prefecture	ISO 3166-2	region	Capital	Area (km²)	Population	Density (pers/km²)
Total				376 745	126 146 099	334,8
Last update: 11.08.2023 - 16:30:27
Aichi	JP-23	Chubu	Nagoya	5 153,8	7 542 415	1 463,5
Akita	JP-05	Tohoku	Akita (city)	11 612,2	959 502	82,6
Aomori	JP-02	Tohoku	Aomori (city)	9 606,3	1 237 984	128,9
Chiba	JP-12	Kanto	Chiba	5 156,2	6 284 480	1 218,8
Ehime	JP-38	Shikoku	Matsuyama	5 676,4	1 334 841	235,2
Fukui	JP-18	Chubu	Fukui	4 189,0	766 863	183,1
Fukuoka	JP-40	Kyushu	Fukuoka	4 971,0	5 135 214	1 033,0
Fukushima	JP-07	Tohoku	Fukushima (city)	13 782,5	1 833 152	133,0
Gifu	JP-21	Chubu	Gifu	10 621,2	1 978 742	186,3
Gunma	JP-10	Kanto	Maebashi	6 363,2	1 939 110	304,7
Hiroshima	JP-34	Chugoku	Hiroshima	8 477,0	2 799 702	330,3
Hokkaido	JP-01	Hokkaido	Sapporo	83 453,6	5 224 614	62,6
Hyogo	JP-28	Kansai	Kobe	8 396,1	5 465 002	650,9
Ibaraki	JP-08	Kanto	Mito	6 095,6	2 867 009	470,3
Ishikawa	JP-17	Chubu, Hokuriku	Kanazawa	4 185,2	1 132 526	270,6
Iwate	JP-03	Tohoku	Morioka	15 278,4	1 210 534	79,2
Kagawa	JP-37	Shikoku	Takamatsu	1 861,7	950 244	510,4
Kagoshima	JP-46	Kyushu	Kagoshima	9 132,4	1 588 256	173,9
Kanagawa	JP-14	Kanto	Yokohama	2 415,8	9 237 337	3 823,7
Kochi	JP-39	Shikoku	Kochi	7 104,9	691 527	97,3
Kumamoto	JP-43	Kyushu	Kumamoto	7 404,1	1 738 301	234,8
Kyoto	JP-26	Kansai	Kyoto	4 612,7	2 578 087	558,9
Mie	JP-24	Kansai	Tsu	5 777,2	1 770 254	306,4
Miyagi	JP-04	Tohoku	Sendai	7 285,2	2 301 996	316,0
Miyazaki	JP-45	Kyushu	Miyazaki	6 684,7	1 069 576	160,0
Nagano	JP-20	Chubu	Nagano	13 585,2	2 048 011	150,8
Nagasaki	JP-42	Kyushu	Nagasaki	4 104,5	1 312 317	319,7
Nara	JP-29	Kansai	Nara	3 691,1	1 324 473	358,8
Niigata	JP-15	Chubu, Hokuriku	Niigata	12 582,5	2 201 272	174,9
Oita	JP-44	Kyushu	oita	6 338,8	1 123 852	177,3
Okayama	JP-33	Chugoku	Okayama (city)	7 113,3	1 888 432	265,5
Okinawa	JP-47	Kyushu	Naha	2 271,3	1 467 480	646,1
Osaka	JP-27	Kansai	Osaka	1 899,3	8 837 685	4 653,1
Saga	JP-41	Kyushu	Saga	2 439,6	811 442	332,6
Saitama	JP-11	Kanto	Saitama	3 797,0	7 344 765	1 934,4
Shiga	JP-25	Kansai	otsu	4 017,4	1 413 610	351,9
Shimane	JP-32	Chugoku	Matsue	6 708,0	671 126	100,0
Shizuoka	JP-22	Chubu	Shizuoka City	7 779,6	3 633 202	467,0
Tochigi	JP-09	Kanto	Utsunomiya	6 408,3	1 933 146	301,7
Tokushima	JP-36	Shikoku	Tokushima (city)	4 145,0	719 559	173,6
Tokyo	JP-13	Kanto	Tokyo	2 187,7	14 047 594	6 421,2
Tottori	JP-31	Chugoku	Tottori (city)	3 507,2	553 407	157,8
Toyama	JP-16	Chubu, Hokuriku	Toyama City	4 247,2	1 034 814	243,6
Wakayama	JP-30	Kansai	Wakayama	4 725,7	922 584	195,2
Yamagata	JP-06	Tohoku	Yamagata	9 323,3	1 068 027	114,6
Yamaguchi	JP-35	Chugoku	Yamaguchi	6 110,9	1 342 059	219,6
Yamanashi	JP-19	Chubu	Kofu	4 465,4	809 974	181,4