thumb|Japanese prefectures by annual population change, in percent (Oct 1, 2021 to Oct 1, 2022).
thumb|Japanese prefectures by population density (2022). The tan color means between 0 and 99 per km<sup>2</sup>.
This is a list of Japanese prefectures by population.
For details of administrative divisions of Japan, see Prefectures of Japan.
Prefectures of Japan ranked by population as of October 1, 2022
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Rank
! Prefectures
! Capital
! Est. Area (km)
! Census Population Oct 1, 2020
! Census Population Oct 1, 2022
! Population Change, 2020–2022
! % Change, 2020–2022
! 2020 Population Density (/km)
! 2022 Population Density (/km)
|-
|1
|Tokyo-to
|Shinjuku-ku
|2,188.67
|14,047,594
|14,038,167
| -9,427
| -0.07%
|6,418.32
|6,414.02
|-
|2
|Kanagawa-ken
|Yokohama-shi
|2,415.86
|9,237,337
|9,232,489
| -4,848
| -0.05%
|3,823.62
|3,821.62
|-
|3
|Ōsaka-fu
|Ōsaka-shi
|1,899.28
|8,837,685
|8,782,484
| -55,201
| -0.62%
|4,653.18
|4,624.11
|-
|4
|Aichi-ken
|Nagoya-shi
|5,165.12
|7,542,415
|7,495,171
| -47,244
| -0.63%
|1,460.26
|1,451.11
|-
|5
|Saitama-ken
|Saitama-shi
|3,798.08
|7,344,765
|7,337,089
| -7,676
| -0.10%
|1,933.81
|1,931.79
|-
|6
|Chiba-ken
|Chiba-shi
|5,156.61
|6,284,480
|6,265,975
| -18,505
| -0.29%
|1,218.72
|1,215.13
|-
|7
|Hyōgo-ken
|Kōbe-shi
|8,396.16
|5,465,002
|5,402,493
| -62,509
| -1.14%
|650.90
|643.45
|-
|8
|Hokkaido
|Sapporo-shi
|83,457.00
|5,224,614
|5,140,354
| -84,260
| -1.61%
|62.61
|61.59
|-
|9
|Fukuoka-ken
|Fukuoka-shi
|4,978.51
|5,135,214
|5,116,046
| -19,168
| -0.37%
|1,031.48
|1,027.63
|-
|10
|Shizuoka-ken
|Shizuoka-shi
|7,780.50
|3,633,202
|3,582,297
| -50,905
| -1.40%
|466.96
|460.62
|-
|11
|Ibaraki-ken
|Mito-shi
|6,095.72
|2,867,009
|2,839,555
| -27,454
| -0.96%
|470.33
|465.83
|-
|12
|Hiroshima-ken
|Hiroshima-shi
|8,479.70
|2,799,702
|2,759,500
| -40,202
| -1.44%
|330.16
|325.42
|-
|13
|Kyōto-fu
|Kyōto-shi
|4,613.21
|2,578,087
|2,549,749
| -28,338
| -1.10%
|558.85
|552.71
|-
|14
|Miyagi-ken
|Sendai-shi
|7,285.77
|2,301,996
|2,279,977
| -22,019
| -0.96%
|315.96
|312.94
|-
|15
|Niigata-ken
|Niigata-shi
|12,583.83
|2,201,272
|2,152,693
| -48,579
| -2.21%
|174.93
|171.07
|-
|16
|Nagano-ken
|Nagano-shi
|13,562.23
|2,048,011
|2,019,993
| -28,018
| -1.37%
|151.00
|148.94
|-
|17
|Gifu-ken
|Gifu-shi
|10,621.17
|1,978,742
|1,945,763
| -32,979
| -1.67%
|186.31
|183.20
|-
|18
|Gunma-ken
|Maebashi-shi
|6,362.33
|1,939,110
|1,913,254
| -25,856
| -1.33%
|304.78
|300.72
|-
|19
|Tochigi-ken
|Utsunomiya-shi
|6,408.28
|1,933,146
|1,908,821
| -24,325
| -1.26%
|301.66
|297.87
|-
|20
|Okayama-ken
|Okayama-shi
|7,113.23
|1,888,432
|1,862,317
| -26,115
| -1.38%
|265.49
|261.81
|-
|21
|Fukushima-ken
|Fukushima-shi
|13,782.76
|1,833,152
|1,790,181
| -42,971
| -2.34%
|133.00
|129.89
|-
|22
|Mie-ken
|Tsu-shi
|5,777.31
|1,770,254
|1,742,174
| -28,080
| -1.59%
|306.41
|301.55
|-
|23
|Kumamoto-ken
|Kumamoto-shi
|7,404.79
|1,738,301
|1,718,327
| -19,974
| -1.15%
|234.76
|232.06
|-
|24
|Kagoshima-ken
|Kagoshima-shi
|9,188.82
|1,588,256
|1,562,662
| -25,594
| -1.61%
|172.85
|170.06
|-
|25
|Okinawa-ken
|Naha-shi
|2,276.49
|1,467,480
|1,468,318
|838
|0.06%
|644.63
|644.99
|-
|26
|Shiga-ken
|Ōtsu-shi
|4,017.36
|1,413,610
|1,408,931
| -4,679
| -0.33%
|351.88
|350.71
|-
|27
|Yamaguchi-ken
|Yamaguchi-shi
|6,114.09
|1,342,059
|1,313,403
| -28,656
| -2.14%
|219.50
|214.82
|-
|28
|Ehime-ken
|Matsuyama-shi
|5,678.33
|1,344,841
|1,306,486
| -38,355
| -2.85%
|236.84
|230.08
|-
|29
|Nara-ken
|Nara-shi
|3,691.09
|1,324,473
|1,305,812
| -18,661
| -1.41%
|358.83
|353.77
|-
|30
|Nagasaki-ken
|Nagasaki-shi
|4,105.47
|1,312,317
|1,283,128
| -29,939
| -2.22%
|319.65
|312.54
|-
|31
|Aomori-ken
|Aomori-shi
|9,644.55
|1,237,984
|1,204,392
| -33,592
| -2.71%
|128.36
|124.88
|-
|32
|Iwate-ken
|Morioka-shi
|15,278.89
|1,210,534
|1,180,595
| -29,939
| -2.47%
|79.23
|77.27
|-
|33
|Ishikawa-ken
|Kanazawa-shi
|4,185.67
|1,132,852
|1,117,637
| -15,215
| -1.34%
|270.65
|267.02
|-
|34
|Ōita-ken
|Ōita-shi
|6,339.74
|1,123,852
|1,106,831
| -17,021
| -1.51%
|177.27
|174.59
|-
|35
|Miyazaki-ken
|Miyazaki-shi
|7,735.99
|1,069,576
|1,052,338
| -17,238
| -1.61%
|138.26
|136.03
|-
|36
|Yamagata-ken
|Yamagata-shi
|9,323.46
|1,068,027
|1,041,025
| -27,002
| -2.53%
|114.55
|111.66
|-
|37
|Toyama-ken
|Toyama-shi
|4,247.61
|1,034,814
|1,016,534
| -18,280
| -1.77%
|243.62
|239.32
|-
|39
|Kagawa-ken
|Takamatsu-shi
|1,876.55
|950,244
|934,060
| -16,184
| -1.70%
|506.38
|497.75
|-
|38
|Akita-ken
|Akita-shi
|11,636.28
|959,502
|929,901
| -29,601
| -3.09%
|82.46
|79.91
|-
|40
|Wakayama-ken
|Wakayama-shi
|4,726.29
|922,584
|903,265
| -19,319
| -2.09%
|195.20
|191.12
|-
|41
|Yamanashi-ken
|Kōfu-shi
|4,465.37
|809,974
|801,874
| -8,100
| -1.00%
|181.39
|179.58
|-
|42
|Saga-ken
|Saga-shi
|2,439.65
|811,442
|800,787
| -10,655
| -1.31%
|332.60
|328.24
|-
|43
|Fukui-ken
|Fukui-shi
|4,189.88
|766,863
|752,855
| -14,008
| -1.83%
|183.03
|179.68
|-
|44
|Tokushima-ken
|Tokushima-shi
|4,146.74
|719,559
|703,852
| -15,707
| -2.18%
|173.53
|169.74
|-
|45
|Kōchi-ken
|Kōchi-shi
|7,105.16
|691,527
|675,705
| -15,822
| -2.29%
|97.33
|95.10
|-
|46
|Shimane-ken
|Matsue-shi
|6,707.96
|671,126
|657,909
| -13,217
| -1.97%
|100.05
|98.08
|-
|47
|Tottori-ken
|Tottori-shi
|3,507.28
|553,407
|543,620
| -9,787
| -1.77%
|157.79
|155
|-
|- style="background:lightgrey;"
|
|Japan
|Tōkyō-to
|377,954.84
|126,146,099
|124,946,789
| -1,199,310
| -0.95%
|333.76
|330.59
|}
Prefectures of Japan ranked by population as of October 1, 2020
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Rank
! Prefectures
! Capital
! Est. Area (km)
! Census Population Oct 1, 2015
! Census Population Oct 1, 2020
! Population Change 2015–2020
! % Change
! 2015 Population Density (/km)
! 2020 Population Density (/km)
|-
|1
|Tokyo-to
|Shinjuku-ku
|2,188.67
|13,513,734
|14,047,594
|533,860
|3.95%
|6,174.40
|6,418.32
|-
|2
|Kanagawa-ken
|Yokohama-shi
|2,415.86
|9,127,323
|9,237,337
|110,014
|1.21%
|3,778.08
|3,823.62
|-
|3
|Ōsaka-fu
|Ōsaka-shi
|1,899.28
|8,838,908
|8,837,685
| -1,223
| -0.01%
|4,653.82
|4,653.18
|-
|4
|Aichi-ken
|Nagoya-shi
|5,165.12
|7,484,094
|7,542,415
|58,321
|0.78%
|1,448.97
|1,460.26
|-
|5
|Saitama-ken
|Saitama-shi
|3,798.08
|7,261,271
|7,344,765
|83,494
|1.15%
|1,911.83
|1,933.81
|-
|6
|Chiba-ken
|Chiba-shi
|5,156.61
|6,224,027
|6,284,480
|60,453
|0.97%
|1,207.00
|1,218.72
|-
|7
|Hyōgo-ken
|Kōbe-shi
|8,396.16
|5,536,989
|5,465,002
| -71,987
| -1.3%
|659.47
|650.90
|-
|8
|Hokkaido
|Sapporo-shi
|83,457.00
|5,383,579
|5,224,614
| -158,965
| -2.95%
|64.51
|62.61
|-
|9
|Fukuoka-ken
|Fukuoka-shi
|4,978.51
|5,102,871
|5,135,214
|32,343
|0.63%
|1,024.98
|1,031.48
|-
|10
|Shizuoka-ken
|Shizuoka-shi
|7,780.50
|3,701,181
|3,633,202
| -67,979
| -1.84%
|475.70
|466.96
|-
|11
|Ibaraki-ken
|Mito-shi
|6,095.72
|2,917,857
|2,867,009
| -50,848
| -1.74%
|478.67
|470.33
|-
|12
|Hiroshima-ken
|Hiroshima-shi
|8,479.70
|2,844,963
|2,799,702
| -45,261
| -1.59%
|335.50
|330.16
|-
|13
|Kyōto-fu
|Kyōto-shi
|4,613.21
|2,610,140
|2,578,087
| -32,053
| -1.23%
|565.80
|558.85
|-
|14
|Miyagi-ken
|Sendai-shi
|7,285.77
|2,334,215
|2,301,996
| -32,219
| -1.38%
|320.38
|315.96
|-
|15
|Niigata-ken
|Niigata-shi
|12,583.83
|2,305,098
|2,201,272
| -103,826
| -4.5%
|183.18
|174.93
|-
|16
|Nagano-ken
|Nagano-shi
|13,562.23
|2,099,759
|2,048,011
| -51,748
| -2.46%
|154.82
|151.00
|-
|17
|Gifu-ken
|Gifu-shi
|10,621.17
|2,032,533
|1,978,742
| -53,791
| -2.65%
|191.37
|186.31
|-
|18
|Tochigi-ken
|Utsunomiya-shi
|6,408.28
|1,974,671
|1,933,146
| -41,525
| -2.1%
|308.14
|301.66
|-
|19
|Gunma-ken
|Maebashi-shi
|6,362.33
|1,973,476
|1,939,110
| -34,366
| -1.74%
|310.18
|304.78
|-
|20
|Okayama-ken
|Okayama-shi
|7,113.23
|1,922,181
|1,888,432
| -33,749
| -1.76%
|270.23
|265.49
|-
|21
|Fukushima-ken
|Fukushima-shi
|13,782.76
|1,913,606
|1,833,152
| -80,454
| -4.2%
|138.84
|133.00
|-
|22
|Mie-ken
|Tsu-shi
|5,777.31
|1,815,827
|1,770,254
| -45,573
| -2.51%
|314.30
|306.41
|-
|23
|Kumamoto-ken
|Kumamoto-shi
|7,404.79
|1,786,969
|1,738,301
| -48,668
| -2.72%
|241.33
|234.76
|-
|24
|Kagoshima-ken
|Kagoshima-shi
|9,188.82
|1,648,752
|1,588,256
| -60,496
| -3.67%
|179.43
|172.85
|-
|25
|Yamaguchi-ken
|Yamaguchi-shi
|6,114.09
|1,405,007
|1,342,059
| -62,948
| -4.48%
|229.80
|219.50
|-
|26
|Ehime-ken
|Matsuyama-shi
|5,678.33
|1,385,840
|1,344,841
| -40,999
| -2.96%
|244.06
|236.84
|-
|27
|Nagasaki-ken
|Nagasaki-shi
|4,105.47
|1,377,780
|1,312,317
| -65,463
| -4.75%
|335.60
|319.65
|-
|28
|Okinawa-ken
|Naha-shi
|2,276.49
|1,434,138
|1,467,480
|33,342
|2.32%
|629.98
|644.63
|-
|29
|Shiga-ken
|Ōtsu-shi
|4,017.36
|1,413,184
|1,413,610
|426
|0.03%
|351.77
|351.88
|-
|30
|Nara-ken
|Nara-shi
|3,691.09
|1,365,008
|1,324,473
| -40,535
| -2.97%
|369.81
|358.83
|-
|31
|Aomori-ken
|Aomori-shi
|9,644.55
|1,308,649
|1,237,984
| -70,665
| -5.4%
|135.69
|128.36
|-
|32
|Iwate-ken
|Morioka-shi
|15,278.89
|1,279,814
|1,210,534
| -69,280
| -5.41%
|83.76
|79.23
|-
|33
|Ōita-ken
|Ōita-shi
|6,339.74
|1,166,729
|1,123,852
| -42,877
| -3.67%
|184.03
|177.27
|-
|34
|Ishikawa-ken
|Kanazawa-shi
|4,185.67
|1,154,343
|1,132,852
| -21,491
| -1.86%
|275.78
|270.65
|-
|35
|Yamagata-ken
|Yamagata-shi
|9,323.46
|1,122,957
|1,068,027
| -54,930
| -4.89%
|120.44
|114.55
|-
|36
|Miyazaki-ken
|Miyazaki-shi
|7,735.99
|1,104,377
|1,069,576
| -34,801
| -3.15%
|142.76
|138.26
|-
|37
|Toyama-ken
|Toyama-shi
|4,247.61
|1,066,883
|1,034,814
| -32,069
| -3.01%
|251.17
|243.62
|-
|38
|Akita-ken
|Akita-shi
|11,636.28
|1,022,839
|959,502
| -63,337
| -6.19%
|87.90
|82.46
|-
|39
|Kagawa-ken
|Takamatsu-shi
|1,876.55
|976,756
|950,244
| -26,512
| -2.71%
|520.51
|506.38
|-
|40
|Wakayama-ken
|Wakayama-shi
|4,726.29
|963,850
|922,584
| -41,266
| -4.28%
|203.93
|195.20
|-
|41
|Yamanashi-ken
|Kōfu-shi
|4,465.37
|835,165
|809,974
| -25,191
| -3.02%
|187.03
|181.39
|-
|42
|Saga-ken
|Saga-shi
|2,439.65
|833,245
|811,442
| -21,803
| -2.62%
|341.54
|332.60
|-
|43
|Fukui-ken
|Fukui-shi
|4,189.88
|787,099
|766,863
| -20,236
| -2.57%
|187.86
|183.03
|-
|44
|Tokushima-ken
|Tokushima-shi
|4,146.74
|756,063
|719,559
| -36,504
| -4.83%
|182.33
|173.53
|-
|45
|Kōchi-ken
|Kōchi-shi
|7,105.16
|728,461
|691,527
| -36,934
| -5.07%
|102.53
|97.33
|-
|46
|Shimane-ken
|Matsue-shi
|6,707.96
|694,188
|671,126
| -23,062
| -3.32%
|103.49
|100.05
|-
|47
|Tottori-ken
|Tottori-shi
|3,507.28
|573,648
|553,407
| -20,241
| -3.53%
|163.56
|157.79
|-
|- style="background:lightgrey;"
|
|Japan
|Tōkyō-to
|377,954.84
|127,110,047
|126,146,099
| -963,948
| -0.76%
|336.31
|333.76
|}
Prefectures of Japan ranked by population as of October 1, 2015
{|class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:right;width:85%;"
!Rank
!Prefectures
!Japanese
!Capital
!Est. Area (km<sup>2</sup>)
!Census Population Oct 1, 2010
!Latest Census Population Oct 1, 2015
!Population Change 2010–2015
!% Change
!2010 Population Density (/km<sup>2</sup>)
!2015 Population Density (/km<sup>2</sup>)
|-
||1||Tōkyō-to||||Shinjuku-ku
||2,188.67||13,159,388||13,513,734||354,346||2.7%||6,029.22||6,174.40
|-
||2||Kanagawa-ken||||Yokohama-shi||2,415.86||9,048,331||9,127,323||78,992||0.9%||3,749.43||3,778.08
|-
||3||Ōsaka-fu||||Ōsaka-shi
||1,899.28||8,865,245||8,838,908||-26,337||-0.3%||4,665.46||4,653.82
|-
||4||Aichi-ken||||Nagoya-shi||5,165.12||7,410,719||7,484,094||73,375||1.0%||1,435.85||1,448.97
|-
||5||Saitama-ken||||Saitama-shi||3,798.08||7,194,556||7,261,271||66,715||0.9%||1,897.57||1,911.83
|-
||6||Chiba-ken||||Chiba-shi||5,156.61||6,216,289||6,224,027||7,738||0.1%||1,205.08||1,207.00
|-
||7||Hyōgo-ken||||Kōbe-shi
||8,396.16||5,588,133||5,536,989||-51,144||-0.9%||664.82||659.47
|-
||8||Hokkaido||||Sapporo-shi
||83,457.00||5,506,419||5,383,579||-122,840||-2.2%||65.73||64.51
|-
||9||Fukuoka-ken||||Fukuoka-shi||4,978.51||5,071,968||5,102,871||30,903||0.6%||1,020.24||1,024.98
|-
||10||Shizuoka-ken||||Shizuoka-shi
||7,780.50||3,765,007||3,701,181||-63,826||-1.7%||481.88||475.70
|-
||11||Ibaraki-ken||||Mito-shi
||6,095.72||2,969,770||2,917,857||-51,913||-1.7%||485.21||478.67
|-
||12||Hiroshima-ken||||Hiroshima-shi
||8,479.70||2,860,750||2,844,963||-15,787||-0.6%||336.69||335.50
|-
||13||Kyōto-fu||||Kyōto-shi
||4,613.21||2,636,092||2,610,140||-25,952||-1.0%||570.46||565.80
|-
||14||Miyagi-ken||||Sendai-shi
||7,285.77||2,348,165||2,334,215||-13,950||-0.6%||319.35||320.38
|-
||15||Niigata-ken||||Niigata-shi
||12,583.83||2,374,450||2,305,098||-69,352||-2.9%||187.71||183.18
|-
||16||Nagano-ken||||Nagano-shi
||13,562.23||2,152,449||2,099,759||-52,690||-2.4%||157.95||154.82
|-
||17||Gifu-ken||||Gifu-shi
||10,621.17||2,080,773||2,032,533||-48,240||-2.3%||194.98||191.37
|-
||18||Tochigi-ken||||style="white-space: nowrap;"|Utsunomiya-shi||6,408.28||2,007,683||1,974,671||-33,012||-1.6%||312.1||308.14
|-
||19||Gunma-ken||||Maebashi-shi
||6,362.33||2,008,068||1,973,476||-34,592||-1.7%||314.43||310.18
|-
||20||Okayama-ken||||Okayama-shi
||7,113.23||1,945,276||1,922,181||-23,095||-1.2%||272.81||270.23
|-
||21||Fukushima-ken||||Fukushima-shi
||13,782.76||2,029,064||1,913,606||-115,458||-5.7%||144.37||138.84
|-
||22||Mie-ken||||Tsu-shi
||5,777.31||1,854,724||1,815,827||-38,897||-2.1%||319.74||314.30
|-
||23||Kumamoto-ken||||Kumamoto-shi
||7,404.79||1,817,426||1,786,969||-30,457||-1.7%||244.78||241.33
|-
||24||Kagoshima-ken||||Kagoshima-shi
||9,188.82||1,706,242||1,648,752||-57,490||-3.4%||184.87||179.43
|-
||25||Yamaguchi-ken||||Yamaguchi-shi
||6,114.09||1,451,338||1,405,007||-46,331||-3.2%||235.92||229.80
|-
||26||Ehime-ken||||Matsuyama-shi
||5,678.33||1,431,493||1,385,840||-45,653||-3.2%||250.67||244.06
|-
||27||Nagasaki-ken||||Nagasaki-shi
||4,105.47||1,426,779||1,377,780||-48,999||-3.4%||345.25||335.60
|-
||28||Okinawa-ken||||Naha-shi||2,276.49||1,392,818||1,434,138||41,320||3.0%||615.45||629.98
|-
||29||Shiga-ken||||Ōtsu-shi
||4,017.36||1,410,777||1,413,184||2,407||0.2%||351.85||351.77
|-
||30||Nara-ken||||Nara-shi
||3,691.09||1,400,728||1,365,008||-35,720||-2.6%||378.17||369.81
|-
||31||Aomori-ken||||Aomori-shi
||9,644.55||1,373,339||1,308,649||-64,690||-4.7%||141.3||135.69
|-
||32||Iwate-ken||||Morioka-shi
||15,278.89||1,330,147||1,279,814||-50,333||-3.8%||86.01||83.76
|-
||33||Ōita-ken||||Ōita-shi
||6,339.74||1,196,529||1,166,729||-29,800||-2.5%||187.93||184.03
|-
||34||Ishikawa-ken||||Kanazawa-shi
||4,185.67||1,169,788||1,154,343||-15,445||-1.3%||278.64||275.78
|-
||35||Yamagata-ken||||Yamagata-shi
||9,323.46||1,168,924||1,122,957||-45,967||-3.9%||124.55||120.44
|-
||36||Miyazaki-ken||||Miyazaki-shi
||7,735.99||1,135,233||1,104,377||-30,856||-2.7%||146.2||142.76
|-
||37||Toyama-ken||||Toyama-shi
||4,247.61||1,093,247||1,066,883||-26,364||-2.4%||256.08||251.17
|-
||38||Akita-ken||||Akita-shi
||11,636.28||1,085,997||1,022,839||-63,158||-5.8%||92.37||87.90
|-
||39||Kagawa-ken||||Takamatsu-shi
||1,876.55||995,842||976,756||-19,086||-1.9%||528.6||520.51
|-
||40||Wakayama-ken||||Wakayama-shi
||4,726.29||1,002,198||963,850||-38,348||-3.8%||210.53||203.93
|-
||41||Yamanashi-ken||||Kōfu-shi
||4,465.37||863,075||835,165||-27,910||-3.2%||192.02||187.03
|-
||42||Saga-ken||||Saga-shi
||2,439.65||849,788||833,245||-16,543||-1.9%||347.09||341.54
|-
||43||Fukui-ken||||Fukui-shi
||4,189.88||806,314||787,099||-19,215||-2.4%||191.63||187.86
|-
||44||Tokushima-ken||||Tokushima-shi
||4,146.74||785,491||756,063||-29,428||-3.7%||188.16||182.33
|-
||45||Kōchi-ken||||Kōchi-shi
||7,105.16||764,456||728,461||-35,995||-4.7%||106.75||102.53
|-
||46||Shimane-ken||||Matsue-shi
||6,707.96||717,397||694,188||-23,209||-3.2%||106.19||103.49
|-
||47||Tottori-ken||||Tottori-shi
||3,507.28||588,667||573,648||-15,019||-2.6%||166.94||163.56
|- style="background:lightgrey;"
| ||Japan||||Tōkyō-to
||377,954.84||128,057,352||127,110,047||-947,305||-0.7%||338.13||336.31
|}
Prefectures of Japan ranked by population as of October 1, 2011
Figures here are according to the official estimates of Japan as of October 1, 2011, except for the census population held on October 1, 2010. Population is given according to the de jure population concept for enumerating the people. That is, a person was enumerated at the place where they usually lived, and was counted as the population of the area including the place. Ranks are given by the estimated population as of October 1, 2011.
{|class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:right;width:83%;"
!Rank
!Prefectures
!Japanese
!Capital
!Est. Area (km<sup>2</sup>)
!Est. Total Population
!Est. Male Population
!Est. Female Population
!Annual Change (Oct 1, 2010 to Sep 30, 2011)
!Est. Population of Japanese Nationality
|-
||1||Tōkyō-to||||Shinjuku-ku
||2,188.67||13,195,974||6,523,551||6,672,423||36,586||12,869,205
|-
||2||Kanagawa-ken||||Yokohama-shi||2,415.86||9,058,094||4,543,383||4,514,711||9,763||8,934,423
|-
||3||Ōsaka-fu||||Ōsaka-shi
||1,899.28||8,861,012||4,279,771||4,581,241||-4,233||8,698,609
|-
||4||Aichi-ken||
||Nagoya-shi||5,165.12||7,416,336||3,705,395||3,710,941||5,617||7,261,898
|-
||5||Saitama-ken||||Saitama-shi||3,798.08||7,207,139||3,612,453||3,594,686||12,583||7,117,493
|-
||6||Chiba-ken||||Chiba-shi||5,156.61||6,214,148||3,095,664||3,118,484||-2,141||6,134,596
|-
||7||Hyōgo-ken||||Kōbe-shi
||8,396.16||5,581,968||2,669,033||2,912,935||-6,165||5,504,516
|-
||8||Hokkaido||||Sapporo-shi
||83,457.00||5,485,952||2,591,405||2,894,547||-20,467||5,467,326
|-
||9||Fukuoka-ken||||Fukuoka-shi||4,978.51||5,079,291||2,397,299||2,681,992||7,323||5,038,034
|-
||10||Shizuoka-ken||||Shizuoka-shi||7,780.50||3,749,274||1,846,407||1,902,867||-15,733||3,694,014
|-
||11||Ibaraki-ken||||Mito-shi
||6,095.72||2,957,706||1,474,297||1,483,409||-12,064||2,918,842
|-
||12||Hiroshima-ken||||Hiroshima-shi||8,479.70||2,855,045||1,377,843||1,477,202||-5,705||2,823,615
|-
||13||Kyōto-fu||||Kyōto-shi
||4,613.21||2,631,671||1,262,660||1,369,011||-4,421||2,589,740
|-
||14||Niigata-ken||||Niigata-shi||12,583.83||2,362,158||1,142,365||1,219,793||-12,292||2,350,786
|-
||15||Miyagi-ken||||Sendai-shi
||7,285.77||2,326,735||1,129,926||1,196,809||-21,430||2,314,761
|-
||16||Nagano-ken||||Nagano-shi
||13,562.23||2,142,167||1,041,409||1,100,758||-10,282||2,115,329
|-
||17||Gifu-ken||||Gifu-shi
||10,621.17||2,070,908||1,002,276||1,068,632||-9,865||2,037,356
|-
||18||Gunma-ken||||Maebashi-shi||6,362.33||2,000,514||984,456||1,016,058||-7,554||1,966,343
|-
||19||Tochigi-ken||||style="white-space: nowrap;"|Utsunomiya-shi||6,408.28||2,000,010||993,515||1,006,495||-7,673||1,974,639
|-
||20||Fukushima-ken||||Fukushima-shi||13,782.76||1,989,834||967,024||1,022,810||-39,230||1,981,379
|-
||21||Okayama-ken||||Okayama-shi||7,113.23||1,940,559||930,802||1,009,757||-4,717||1,922,457
|-
||22||Mie-ken||||Tsu-shi
||5,777.31||1,847,223||899,880||947,343||-7,501||1,816,423
|-
||23||Kumamoto-ken||||Kumamoto-shi||7,404.79||1,812,575||851,512||961,063||-4,851||1,805,009
|-
||24||Kagoshima-ken||||Kagoshima-shi||9,188.82||1,698,695||793,523||905,172||-7,547||1,692,899
|-
||25||Yamaguchi-ken||||Yamaguchi-shi||6,114.09||1,442,428||680,028||762,400||-8,910||1,430,683
|-
||26||Ehime-ken||||Matsuyama-shi||5,678.33||1,423,406||669,671||753,735||-8,087||1,416,061
|-
||27||Nagasaki-ken||||Nagasaki-shi||4,105.47||1,417,423||661,501||755,922||-9,356||1,411,261
|-
||28||Shiga-ken||||Ōtsu-shi
||4,017.36||1,413,513||698,387||715,126||2,736||1,393,683
|-
||29||Okinawa-ken||||Naha-shi
||2,276.49||1,401,066||687,245||713,821||8,248||1,393,451
|-
||30||Nara-ken||||Nara-shi
||3,691.09||1,395,845||660,457||735,388||-4,883||1,386,694
|-
||31||Aomori-ken||||Aomori-shi
||9,644.55||1,362,820||640,699||722,121||-10,519||1,359,540
|-
||32||Iwate-ken||||Morioka-shi
||15,278.89||1,314,076||627,232||686,844||-16,071||1,309,060
|-
||33||Ōita-ken||||Ōita-shi
||6,339.74||1,191,430||562,753||628,677||-5,099||1,182,985
|-
||34||Ishikawa-ken||||Kanazawa-shi||4,185.67||1,166,309||563,490||602,819||-3,479||1,156,771
|-
||35||Yamagata-ken||||Yamagata-shi||9,323.46||1,161,214||557,200||604,014||-7,710||1,155,565
|-
||36||Miyazaki-ken||||Miyazaki-shi||7,735.99||1,130,983||531,007||599,976||-4,250||1,127,069
|-
||37||Toyama-ken||||Toyama-shi||4,247.61||1,087,745||524,274||563,471||-5,502||1,077,203
|-
||38||Akita-ken||||Akita-shi
||11,636.28||1,074,858||504,513||570,345||-11,139||1,071,848
|-
||39||Wakayama-ken||||Wakayama-shi||4,726.29||995,010||467,776||527,234||-7,188||990,288
|-
||40||Kagawa-ken||||Takamatsu-shi||1,876.55||991,947||478,232||513,715||-3,895||985,272
|-
||41||Yamanashi-ken||||Kōfu-shi
||4,465.37||857,459||419,666||437,793||-5,616||845,769
|-
||42||Saga-ken||||Saga-shi
||2,439.65||846,787||398,758||448,029||-3,001||843,185
|-
||43||Fukui-ken||||Fukui-shi
||4,189.88||802,906||388,396||414,510||-3,408||792,667
|-
||44||Tokushima-ken||||Tokushima-shi||4,146.74||780,236||370,323||409,913||-5,255||776,346
|-
||45||Kōchi-ken||||Kōchi-shi
||7,105.16||758,469||356,257||402,212||-5,987||755,431
|-
||46||Shimane-ken||||Matsue-shi
||6,707.96||712,292||340,649||371,643||-5,105||707,588
|-
||47||Tottori-ken||||Tottori-shi||3,507.28||585,494||279,362||306,132||-3,173||582,023
|- style="background:lightgrey;"
| ||Japan||||Tōkyō-to
||377,954.84||127,798,704||62,183,725||65,614,979||-258,648||126,180,135
|}
Historical demography of prefectures of Japan
Population before 1920 was calculated based on information of , while door-to-door censuses have been held every 5 years as of October 1 since 1920, except for 1945.
As for prefectural populations before 1945, figures are only given for prefectures that officially constituted . (Southern Sakhalin) was officially incorporated into Japan Proper from March 26, 1943 until the end of the World War II, while Taiwan, the Kwantung Leased Territory, Korea and the South Seas Mandate were treated as . At the end of war, Japan lost sovereignty over Southern Sakhalin and the Kuril Islands (part of Hokkaidō, which Japan partly disputes). For the population of the colonies of the former Empire of Japan, see Demographics of Imperial Japan.
1948 to 2020
Population in the following table is given according to the de jure population concept for enumerating the people.
- Source: Census of Japan (as of October 1 for the years of 2020, 2015, 2010, 2005, 2000, 1995, 1990, 1985, 1980, 1975, 1970, 1965, 1960, 1955 and 1950),
::De jure Population Census of Japan (as of August 1, 1948),
::Census of Ryūkyū (as of October 1, 1970, December 1, 1960 and December 1, 1950),
::Extraordinary Census of Ryūkyū (as of October 1, 1965 and December 1, 1955).
{|class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:right;font-size:small"
!Prefectures
!Oct 1,
2020
!Oct 1,
2015
!Oct 1,
2010
!Oct 1,
2005
!Oct 1,
2000
!Oct 1,
1995
!Oct 1,
1990
!Oct 1,
1985
!Oct 1,
1980
|-
|align=left|Hokkaidō||5,224,614||5,381,733||5,506,419||5,627,737||5,683,062||5,692,321||5,643,647||5,679,439||5,575,989
|-
|align=left|Aomori-ken||1,237,984||1,308,265||1,373,339||1,436,657||1,475,728||1,481,663||1,482,873||1,524,448||1,523,907
|-
|align=left|Iwate-ken||1,210,534||1,279,594||1,330,147||1,385,041||1,416,180||1,419,505||1,416,928||1,433,611||1,421,927
|-
|align=left|Miyagi-ken||2,301,996||2,333,899||2,348,165||2,360,218||2,365,320||2,328,739||2,248,558||2,176,295||2,082,320
|-
|align=left|Akita-ken||959,502||1,023,119||1,085,997||1,145,501||1,189,279||1,213,667||1,227,478||1,254,032||1,256,745
|-
|align=left|Yamagata-ken||1,068,027||1,123,891||1,168,924||1,216,181||1,244,147||1,256,958||1,258,390||1,261,662||1,251,917
|-
|align=left|Fukushima-ken||1,833,152||1,914,039||2,029,064||2,091,319||2,126,935||2,133,592||2,104,058||2,080,304||2,035,272
|-
|align=left|Ibaraki-ken||2,867,009||2,916,976||2,969,770||2,975,167||2,985,676||2,955,530||2,845,382||2,725,005||2,558,007
|-
|align=left|Tochigi-ken||1,933,146||1,974,255||2,007,683||2,016,631||2,004,817||1,984,390||1,935,168||1,866,066||1,792,201
|-
|align=left|Gunma-ken||1,939,110||1,973,115||2,008,068||2,024,135||2,024,852||2,003,540||1,966,265||1,921,259||1,848,562
|-
|align=left|Saitama-ken||7,344,765||7,266,534||7,194,556||7,054,243||6,938,006||6,759,311||6,405,319||5,863,678||5,420,480
|-
|align=left|Chiba-ken||6,284,480||6,222,666||6,216,289||6,056,462||5,926,285||5,797,782||5,555,429||5,148,163||4,735,424
|-
|align=left|Tōkyō-to||14,047,594||13,515,271||13,159,388||12,576,601||12,064,101||11,773,605||11,855,563||11,829,363||11,618,281
|-
|align=left|Kanagawa-ken||9,237,337||9,126,214||9,048,331||8,791,597||8,489,974||8,245,900||7,980,391||7,431,974||6,924,348
|-
|align=left|Niigata-ken||2,201,272||2,304,264||2,374,450||2,431,459||2,475,733||2,488,364||2,474,583||2,478,470||2,451,357
|-
|align=left|Toyama-ken||1,034,814||1,066,328||1,093,247||1,111,729||1,120,851||1,123,125||1,120,161||1,118,369||1,103,459
|-
|align=left|Ishikawa-ken||1,132,526||1,154,008||1,169,788||1,174,026||1,180,977||1,180,068||1,164,628||1,152,325||1,119,304
|-
|align=left|Fukui-ken||766,863||786,740||806,314||821,592||828,944||826,996||823,585||817,633||794,354
|-
|align=left|Yamanashi-ken||809,974||834,930||863,075||884,515||888,172||881,996||852,966||832,832||804,256
|-
|align=left|Nagano-ken||2,048,011||2,098,804||2,152,449||2,196,114||2,215,168||2,193,984||2,156,627||2,136,927||2,083,934
|-
|align=left|Gifu-ken||1,978,742||2,031,903||2,080,773||2,107,226||2,107,700||2,100,315||2,066,569||2,028,536||1,960,107
|-
|align=left|Shizuoka-ken||3,633,202||3,700,305||3,765,007||3,792,377||3,767,393||3,737,689||3,670,840||3,574,692||3,446,804
|-
|align=left|Aichi-ken||7,542,415||7,483,128||7,410,719||7,254,704||7,043,300||6,868,336||6,690,603||6,455,172||6,221,638
|-
|align=left|Mie-ken||1,770,254||1,815,865||1,854,724||1,866,963||1,857,339||1,841,358||1,792,514||1,747,311||1,686,936
|-
|align=left|Shiga-ken||1,413,610||1,412,916||1,410,777||1,380,361||1,342,832||1,287,005||1,222,411||1,155,844||1,079,898
|-
|align=left|Kyōto-fu||2,578,087||2,610,353||2,636,092||2,647,660||2,644,391||2,629,592||2,602,460||2,586,574||2,527,330
|-
|align=left|Ōsaka-fu||8,837,685||8,839,469||8,865,245||8,817,166||8,805,081||8,797,268||8,734,516||8,668,095||8,473,446
|-
|align=left|Hyōgo-ken||5,465,002||5,534,800||5,588,133||5,590,601||5,550,574||5,401,877||5,405,040||5,278,050||5,144,892
|-
|align=left|Nara-ken||1,324,473||1,364,316||1,400,728||1,421,310||1,442,795||1,430,862||1,375,481||1,304,866||1,209,365
|-
|align=left|Wakayama-ken||922,584||963,579||1,002,198||1,035,969||1,069,912||1,080,435||1,074,325||1,087,206||1,087,012
|-
|align=left|Tottori-ken||553,407||573,441||588,667||607,012||613,289||614,929||615,722||616,024||604,221
|-
|align=left|Shimane-ken||671,126||694,352||717,397||742,223||761,503||771,441||781,021||794,629||784,795
|-
|align=left|Okayama-ken||1,888,432||1,921,525||1,945,276||1,957,264||1,950,828||1,950,750||1,925,877||1,916,906||1,871,023
|-
|align=left|Hiroshima-ken||2,799,702||2,843,990||2,860,750||2,876,642||2,878,915||2,881,748||2,849,847||2,819,200||2,739,161
|-
|align=left|Yamaguchi-ken||1,342,059||1,404,729||1,451,338||1,492,606||1,527,964||1,555,543||1,572,616||1,601,627||1,587,079
|-
|align=left|Tokushima-ken||719,559||755,733||785,491||809,950||824,108||832,427||831,598||834,889||825,261
|-
|align=left|Kagawa-ken||950,244||976,263||995,842||1,012,400||1,022,890||1,027,006||1,023,412||1,022,569||999,864
|-
|align=left|Ehime-ken||1,334,841||1,385,262||1,431,493||1,467,815||1,493,092||1,506,700||1,515,025||1,529,983||1,506,637
|-
|align=left|Kōchi-ken||691,527||728,276||764,456||796,292||813,949||816,704||825,034||839,784||831,275
|-
|align=left|Fukuoka-ken||5,135,214||5,101,556||5,071,968||5,049,908||5,015,699||4,933,393||4,811,050||4,719,259||4,553,461
|-
|align=left|Saga-ken||811,442||832,832||849,788||866,369||876,654||884,316||877,851||880,013||865,574
|-
|align=left|Nagasaki-ken||1,312,317||1,377,187||1,426,779||1,478,632||1,516,523||1,544,934||1,562,959||1,593,968||1,590,564
|-
|align=left|Kumamoto-ken||1,738,301||1,786,170||1,817,426||1,842,233||1,859,344||1,859,793||1,840,326||1,837,747||1,790,327
|-
|align=left|Ōita-ken||1,123,852||1,166,338||1,196,529||1,209,571||1,221,140||1,231,306||1,236,942||1,250,214||1,228,913
|-
|align=left|Miyazaki-ken||1,069,576||1,104,069||1,135,233||1,153,042||1,170,007||1,175,819||1,168,907||1,175,543||1,151,587
|-
|align=left|Kagoshima-ken||1,588,256||1,648,177||1,706,242||1,753,179||1,786,194||1,794,224||1,797,824||1,819,270||1,784,623
|-
|align=left|Okinawa-ken||1,467,480||1,433,566||1,392,818||1,361,594||1,318,220||1,273,440||1,222,398||1,179,097||1,106,559
|- style="background:lightgrey;"
|align=left|Japan - Total||126,146,099||127,094,745||128,057,352||127,767,994||126,925,843||125,570,246||123,611,167||121,048,923||117,060,396
|-
|}
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!Prefectures
!Oct 1,
1975
!Oct 1,
1970
!Oct 1,
1965
!Oct 1,
1960
!Oct 1,
1955
!Oct 1,
1950
!Aug 1,
1948
|-
|align=left|Hokkaidō||5,338,206||5,184,287||5,171,800||5,039,206||4,773,087||4,295,567||4,021,050
|-
|align=left|Aomori-ken||1,468,646||1,427,520||1,416,591||1,426,606||1,382,523||1,282,867||1,218,325
|-
|align=left|Iwate-ken||1,385,563||1,371,383||1,411,118||1,448,517||1,427,097||1,346,728||1,294,203
|-
|align=left|Miyagi-ken||1,955,267||1,819,223||1,753,126||1,743,195||1,727,065||1,663,442||1,596,307
|-
|align=left|Akita-ken||1,232,481||1,241,376||1,279,835||1,335,580||1,348,871||1,309,031||1,283,710
|-
|align=left|Yamagata-ken||1,220,302||1,225,618||1,263,103||1,320,664||1,353,649||1,357,347||1,346,492
|-
|align=left|Fukushima-ken||1,970,616||1,946,077||1,983,754||2,051,137||2,095,237||2,062,394||2,026,482
|-
|align=left|Ibaraki-ken||2,342,198||2,143,551||2,056,154||2,047,024||2,064,037||2,039,418||2,044,578
|-
|align=left|Tochigi-ken||1,698,003||1,580,021||1,521,656||1,513,624||1,547,580||1,550,462||1,557,860
|-
|align=left|Gunma-ken||1,756,480||1,658,909||1,605,584||1,578,476||1,613,549||1,601,380||1,608,894
|-
|align=left|Saitama-ken||4,821,340||3,866,472||3,014,983||2,430,871||2,262,623||2,146,445||2,132,221
|-
|align=left|Chiba-ken||4,149,147||3,366,624||2,701,770||2,306,010||2,205,060||2,139,037||2,140,511
|-
|align=left|Tōkyō-to
!Oct 1,
1940
!Oct 1,
1935
!Oct 1,
1930
!Oct 1,
1925
!Oct 1,
1920
|-
|align=left|Hokkaidō||3,852,821||3,488,013||3,518,389||3,273,853||3,272,718||3,068,282||2,812,335||2,498,679||2,359,183
|-
|align=left|Aomori-ken||1,180,245||1,089,232||1,083,250||1,009,104||1,000,509||967,129||879,914||812,977||756,454
|-
|align=left|Iwate-ken||1,262,743||1,217,154||1,227,789||1,104,049||1,095,793||1,046,111||975,771||900,984||845,540
|-
|align=left|Miyagi-ken||1,566,831||1,462,100||1,462,254||1,275,862||1,271,238||1,234,801||1,142,784||1,044,036||961,768
|-
|align=left|Akita-ken||1,257,398||1,195,813||1,211,871||1,048,769||1,052,275||1,037,744||987,706||936,408||898,537
|-
|align=left|Yamagata-ken||1,335,653||1,294,934||1,326,350||1,083,569||1,119,338||1,116,822||1,080,034||1,027,297||968,925
|-
|align=left|Fukushima-ken||1,992,460||1,918,746||1,957,356||1,599,392||1,625,521||1,581,563||1,508,150||1,437,596||1,362,750
|-
|align=left|Ibaraki-ken||2,013,735||1,940,833||1,944,344||1,656,678||1,620,000||1,548,991||1,487,097||1,409,092||1,350,400
|-
|align=left|Tochigi-ken||1,534,311||1,503,619||1,546,355||1,203,679||1,206,657||1,195,057||1,141,737||1,090,428||1,046,479
|-
|align=left|Gunma-ken||1,572,787||1,524,635||1,546,081||1,319,517||1,299,027||1,242,453||1,186,080||1,118,858||1,052,610
|-
|align=left|Saitama-ken||2,100,453||2,028,553||2,047,261||1,647,625||1,608,039||1,528,854||1,459,172||1,394,461||1,319,533
|-
|align=left|Chiba-ken||2,112,917||2,008,568||1,966,862||1,659,345||1,588,425||1,546,394||1,470,121||1,399,257||1,336,155
|-
|align=left|Tōkyō-to||5,000,777||4,183,072||3,488,284||7,279,256||||||||||
|-
|align=left|Tōkyō-fu||||||||590,480||574,579||592,494||577,509||557,622||571,572
|-
|align=left|Karafuto-fu||||||||391,825||||||||||
|- style="background:lightgrey;"
|align=left|Japan Proper||78,101,473||73,114,136||71,998,104||73,482,092||73,114,308||69,254,148||64,450,005||59,736,822||55,963,053
|-
|}
1884 to 1918
Population in the following tables is given according to the A-type de facto population concept for enumerating the people, based on koseki registration systems.
- Source: Imperial Japan Static Population Statistics (as of December 31 for the years of 1918, 1913, 1908 and 1903),
::Imperial Japan Population Statistics (as of December 31, 1898),
::Imperial Japan Registered Household Tables (as of December 31 for the years of 1897, 1896, 1895, 1894, 1893, 1892, 1891, 1890, 1889, 1888, 1887 and 1886),
::Japan Registered Household Tables (as of January 1, 1886),
::Japan Household Tables (as of January 1 for the years of 1885 and 1884).
{|class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:right;font-size:small"
!Prefectures
!Dec 31,
1918
!Dec 31,
1913
!Dec 31,
1908
!Dec 31,
1903
!Dec 31,
1898
!Dec 31,
1897
!Dec 31,
1896
!Dec 31,
1895
!Dec 31,
1894
!Dec 31,
1893
|-
|align=left|Hokkaidō||3,719,335||3,145,365||3,053,946||2,532,677||2,101,784||1,948,581||1,907,174||1,867,913||1,829,583||1,790,731
|-
|align=left|Kanagawa-ken||1,370,232||1,357,358||1,348,317||1,324,216||1,281,150||1,245,695||1,695,196||1,691,243||1,681,935||1,653,157
|-
|align=left|Hyōgo-ken||1,576,970||1,562,323||1,551,367||1,541,731||1,521,817||1,499,704||1,480,685||1,466,102||1,458,647||1,448,199
|-
|align=left|Nara-ken||675,940||673,004||672,557||668,548||660,484||||||||||
|-
|align=left|Ehime-ken||569,831||568,925||565,568||560,594||553,423||547,832||534,981||527,244||522,697||519,712
|-
|align=left|Nagasaki-ken||431,693||424,033||416,824||412,729||407,827||403,810||394,261||386,299||383,769||381,879
|-
|align=left|Kagoshima-ken
- Source: Japan Household Tables (as of January 1 for the years of 1883, 1882, 1878 and 1877),
::Japan Population Tables (as of January 1 for the years of 1881 and 1880),
::Japan Gun Ku Population Tables (as of January 1, 1879),
::Japan Registered Population Tables (as of January 1, for the years of 1876, 1875, 1874 and 1873; and as of March 8, 1872).
{|class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:right;font-size:small"
!Prefectures
!Japanese
!Jan 1,
1883
!Jan 1,
1882
!Jan 1,
1881
!Jan 1,
1880
!Jan 1,
1879
!Jan 1,
1878
!Jan 1,
1877
!Jan 1,
1876
!Jan 1,
1875
!Jan 1,
1874
!Jan 1,
1873
!Mar 8,
1872
|-
|align=left|Nemuro-ken||align=left|||611,735||605,538||598,132||591,881||592,294||579,249||578,297||327,924||323,434||321,871||320,731||319,486
|-
|align=left|Iwai-ken||align=left|||||||||||||||||207,939||||||||
|-
|align=left|Sakata-ken||align=left|||920,876||916,739||906,073||894,376||887,957||875,491||867,701||858,927||378,269||375,172||368,560||366,505
|-
|align=left|Niihari-ken||align=left|||609,000||600,627||593,383||581,358||570,843||550,271||543,245||665,724||648,503||636,348||392,106||388,934
|-
|align=left|Utsunomiya-ken||align=left|||1,586,599||1,581,168||1,564,312||1,546,338||1,530,712||1,504,601||1,500,061||1,388,812||1,388,353||1,368,782||637,576||635,484
|-
|align=left|Aikawa-ken||align=left|||||||||||||||||649,458||638,822||629,006||623,977||480,638
|-
|align=left|Ishikawa-ken||align=left|||1,033,969||1,022,408||1,012,142||1,000,414||986,077||973,959||965,677||486,812||481,351||474,141||469,032||466,652
|-
|align=left|Chikuma-ken||align=left|||1,354,996||1,332,050||1,317,792||1,303,812||1,295,452||1,267,206||1,250,839||1,244,711||1,234,003||1,217,521||1,217,444||604,116
|-
|align=left|Nukata-ken||align=left|||870,137||857,887||850,791||842,113||834,893||830,415||818,877||429,986||427,831||417,439||419,068||413,865
|-
|align=left|Watarai-ken||align=left|||379,747||380,915||||||||||||395,632||392,589||388,861||386,186||385,531
|-
|align=left|Shimane-ken||align=left|||1,029,567||1,019,674||1,007,054||1,000,570||1,001,220||984,621||976,774||961,035||335,592||333,575||333,714||387,459
|-
|align=left|Hokujō-ken||align=left|||997,830||993,373||995,673||986,695||981,341||980,976||980,642||||||||||
|-
|align=left|Shirakawa-ken||align=left|||360,770||358,880||356,801||310,545||310,545||||||||||||||
|-
|align=left|Ryūkyū-han||align=left|||abolished||12,319||12,461||align=left|2 in Ōmi||2
|-
|align=left|Nishi-Ōji-han||align=left|||8,681||8,926||8,841||align=left|2 in Ōmi,<br>1 in Kawachi||3
|-
|align=left|Yoshimi-han||align=left|||13,783||14,011||14,149||align=left|3 in Ōmi,<br>2 in Izumi,<br>1 in Kazusa||6
|-
|align=left|Yamakami-han||align=left|||9,813||9,813||10,246||align=left|5 in Ōmi,<br>1 in Tamba||6
|-
|align=left|Miyagawa-han||align=left|||7,192||7,159||7,166||align=left|6 in Ōmi||6
|-
|align=left|Asahiyama-han||align=left|||26,206||n.a.||n.a.||align=left|1 in Ōmi||1
|-
|align=left|Ōgaki-han||align=left|||78,901||78,901||78,709||align=left|7 in Mino||2
|-
|align=left|Gujō-han||align=left|||57,641||57,563||54,850||align=left|1 in Mino,<br>3 in Echizen||6
|-
|align=left|Kanō-han||align=left|||29,484||29,494||29,475||align=left|1 in Mino,<br>1 in Kawachi<br>2 in Settsu||2
|-
|align=left|Iwamura-han||align=left|||36,909||36,909||37,145||align=left|6 in Mino||6
|-
|align=left|Imao-han||align=left|||18,734||18,734||18,747||align=left|5 in Mino,<br>6 in Owari||12
|-
|align=left|Nomura-han||align=left|||8,771||9,243||8,566||align=left|1 in Mino,<br>2 in Mikawa||2
|-
|align=left|Naegi-han||align=left|||25,034||25,034||25,183||align=left|2 in Mino||1
|-
|align=left|Takatomi-han||align=left|||6,708||6,708||6,712||align=left|3 in Mino,<br>2 in Shimotsuke||5
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|align=left|Matsushiro-han||align=left|||148,589||148,589||148,642||align=left|4 in Shinano||2
|-
|align=left|Matsumoto-han||align=left|||127,739||127,739||123,153||align=left|2 in Shinano||1
|-
|align=left|Ueda-han||align=left|||62,240||61,333||62,230||align=left|2 in Shinano||2
|-
|align=left|Takatō-han||align=left|||47,883||47,883||47,888||align=left|2 in Shinano||1
|-
|align=left|Takashima-han||align=left|||66,883||62,945||65,356||align=left|2 in Shinano||1
|-
|align=left|Iiyama-han||align=left|||32,325||32,438||32,639||align=left|1 in Shinano||1
|-
|align=left|Komoro-han||align=left|||31,910||31,910||31,918||align=left|2 in Shinano||1
|-
|align=left|Iida-han||align=left|||28,396||28,175||28,393||align=left|1 in Shinano||1
|-
|align=left|Tatsuoka-han||align=left|||abolished||13,534||13,652||align=left|1 in Shinano,<br>2 in Mikawa||3
|-
|align=left|Iwamurata-han||align=left|||10,606||9,979||10,200||align=left|2 in Shinano||1
|-
|align=left|Suzaka-han||align=left|||11,324||11,315||11,324||align=left|1 in Shinano||1
|-
|align=left|Maebashi-han||align=left|||176,149||176,149||178,302||align=left|8 in Kōzuke,<br>2 in Shimotsuke,<br>10 in Musashi,<br>3 in Ōmi<br>2 in Hitachi||28
|-
|align=left|Takasaki-han||align=left|||91,473||94,276||97,800||align=left|5 in Kōzuke,<br>1 in Echigo,<br>1 in Shimōsa,<br>1 in Musashi||5
|-
|align=left|Tatebayashi-han||align=left|||72,985||72,985||76,747||align=left|3 in Kōzuke<br>1 in Shimotsuke<br>3 in Kawachi||2
|-
|align=left|Numata-han||align=left|||21,428||21,402||41,047||align=left|2 in Kōzuke,<br>2 in Kawachi,<br>3 in Mimasaka||7
|-
|align=left|Annaka-han||align=left|||27,125||27,042||27,427||align=left|2 in Kōzuke,<br>3 in Shimōsa||3
|-
|align=left|Obata-han||align=left|||14,007||14,007||14,204||align=left|3 in Kōzuke||1
|-
|align=left|Isesaki-han||align=left|||20,986||20,986||21,663||align=left|2 in Kōzuke||1
|-
|align=left|Nanukaichi-han||align=left|||6,992||6,992||7,024||align=left|1 in Kōzuke||2
|-
|align=left|Utsunomiya-han||align=left|||58,761||58,366||60,180||align=left|4 in Shimotsuke||4
|-
|align=left|Mibu-han||align=left|||25,962||24,372||25,956||align=left|1 in Shimotsuke,<br>3 in Shimōsa,<br>1 in Yamato,<br>2 in Harima||14
|-
|align=left|Karasuyama-han||align=left|||28,494||28,494||27,686||align=left|2 in Shimotsuke,<br>4 in Sagami,<br>2 in Shimōsa||9
|-
|align=left|Sano-han||align=left|||12,995||12,995||13,012||align=left|1 in Shimotsuke,<br>4 in Kōzuke,<br>1 in Ōmi||5
|-
|align=left|Ōtawara-han||align=left|||11,531||11,465||12,535||align=left|4 in Shimotsuke||6
|-
|align=left|Ashikaga-han||align=left|||18,704||3,866||18,719||align=left|3 in Shimotsuke<br>1 in Musashi||3
|-
|align=left|Fukiage-han||align=left|||6,834||6,834||6,914||align=left|3 in Shimotsuke,<br>3 in Ise||6
|-
|align=left|Kurobane-han||align=left|||19,493||19,493||19,532||align=left|2 in Shimotsuke||3
|-
|align=left|Tanagura-han||align=left|||30,451||30,451||30,606||align=left|2 in Iwaki||1
|-
|align=left|Nakamura-han||align=left|||63,110||63,110||63,893||align=left|3 in Iwaki||3
|-
|align=left|Miharu-han||align=left|||36,769||36,774||36,762||align=left|1 in Iwaki||1
|-
|align=left|Iwaki-Taira-han||align=left|||16,339||15,422||15,377||align=left|2 in Iwaki||1
|-
|align=left|Matsukawa-han||align=left|||17,631||16,896||17,404||align=left|1 in Iwaki,<br>3 in Hitachi||3
|-
|align=left|Izumi-han||align=left|||17,025||10,725||10,351||align=left|1 in Iwaki,<br>1 in Musashi<br>1 in Kōzuke||2
|-
|align=left|Yunagaya-han||align=left|||8,265||8,265||8,235||align=left|2 in Iwaki,<br>2 in Tamba||4
|-
|align=left|Nihonmatsu-han||align=left|||37,307||37,335||37,348||align=left|1 in Iwashiro||1
|-
|align=left|Sendaih-han||align=left|||204,964||204,902||239,897||align=left|6 in Rikuzen||3
|-
|align=left|Ichinoseki-han||align=left|||27,399||27,397||26,197||align=left|1 in Rikuchū||1
|-
|align=left|Hirosaki-han||align=left|||288,842||288,842||255,131||align=left|1 in Mutsu||1
|-
|align=left|Tate-han||align=left|||79,742||79,742||77,805||align=left|4 in Oshima,<br>1 in Iwashiro||3
|-
|align=left|Tonami-han||align=left|||75,467||n.a.||n.a.||align=left|3 in Mutsu||4
|-
|align=left|Hachinohe-han||align=left|||42,603||42,603||68,195||align=left|1 in Mutsu,<br>2 in Rikuchū||2
|-
|align=left|Kuroishi-han||align=left|||15,932||15,932||15,949||align=left|1 in Mutsu,<br>1 in Iwashiro||2
|-
|align=left|Shichinohe-han||align=left|||15,527||15,527||15,530||align=left|1 in Mutsu||1
|-
|align=left|Yonezawa-han||align=left|||129,753||129,753||128,765||align=left|1 in Uzen||1
|-
|align=left|Ōizumi-han||align=left|||95,356||95,327||95,347||align=left|1 in Uzen||1
|-
|align=left|Shinjō-han||align=left|||57,173||52,173||52,179||align=left|2 in Uzen||1
|-
|align=left|Kaminoyama-han||align=left|||31,449||31,449||31,517||align=left|1 in Uzen,<br>2 in Echigo||3
|-
|align=left|Tendō-han||align=left|||13,403||13,393||12,389||align=left|1 in Uzen||1
|-
|align=left|Akita-han||align=left|||435,267||435,267||412,647||align=left|6 in Ugo,<br>2 in Shimotsuke||2
|-
|align=left|Matsumine-han||align=left|||23,100||23,100||23,159||align=left|1 in Ugo,<br>2 in Uzen,<br>1 in Kōzuke||2
|-
|align=left|Honjō-han||align=left|||26,241||26,241||26,257||align=left|1 in Ugo||1
|-
|align=left|Kameda-han||align=left|||23,894||23,878||23,804||align=left|3 in Ugo||2
|-
|align=left|Yashima-han||align=left|||15,280||14,590||15,285||align=left|1 in Ugo||1
|-
|align=left|Iwasaki-han||align=left|||18,469||18,469||18,486||align=left|1 in Ugo||1
|-
|align=left|Obama-han||align=left|||111,975||105,434||113,612||align=left|3 in Wakasa,<br>3 in Echizen,<br>1 in Ōmi||6
|-
|align=left|Fukui-han||align=left|||202,511||279,529||284,542||align=left|7 in Echizen||2
|-
|align=left|Maruoka-han||align=left|||22,791||22,791||21,702||align=left|3 in Echizen||3
|-
|align=left|Ōno-han||align=left|||30,629||30,629||31,115||align=left|3 in Echizen||3
|-
|align=left|Sabae-han||align=left|||30,167||30,167||30,275||align=left|3 in Echizen||2
|-
|align=left|Katsuyama-han||align=left|||18,612||18,612||18,657||align=left|1 in Echizen||1
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|align=left|Kanazawa-han||align=left|||1,065,910||1,080,210||1,086,159||align=left|3 in Kaga,<br>3 in Etchū,<br>4 in Noto,<br>1 in Ōmi||5
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|align=left|Daishōji-han||align=left|||48,736||48,036||48,766||align=left|2 in Kaga||1
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|align=left|Toyama-han||align=left|||132,415||132,415||116,750||align=left|2 in Etchū||1
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|align=left|Takada-han||align=left|||171,056||171,056||168,842||align=left|1 in Echigo,<br>1 in Iwashiro,<br>1 in Iwaki||2
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|align=left|Shibata-han||align=left|||192,591||192,591||192,604||align=left|1 in Echigo,<br>1 in Iwashiro||5
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|align=left|Murakami-han||align=left|||83,004||80,034||80,004||align=left|3 in Echigo||3
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|align=left|Muramatsu-han||align=left|||36,980||36,980||37,192||align=left|1 in Echigo||2
|-
|align=left|Yoita-han||align=left|||22,530||22,530||22,531||align=left|3 in Echigo||3
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|align=left|Mineoka-han||align=left|||11,145||11,135||11,881||align=left|1 in Echigo||1
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|align=left|Kiyosaki-han||align=left|||21,930||21,930||22,106||align=left|2 in Echigo||2
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|align=left|Shiiya-han||align=left|||10,911||10,918||10,812||align=left|1 in Echigo,<br>2 in Shinano||3
|-
|align=left|Mikkaichi-han||align=left|||8,419||8,419||9,061||align=left|1 in Echigo||1
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|align=left|Kurokawa-han||align=left|||9,757||9,755||9,179||align=left|1 in Echigo||1
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|align=left|Sasayama-han||align=left|||58,507||58,507||58,734||align=left|5 in Tamba,<br>1 in Settsu,<br>1 in Tajima||7
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|align=left|Kameoka-han||align=left|||49,572||49,228||51,814||align=left|4 in Tamba,<br>1 in Bitchū||4
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|align=left|Fukuchiyama-han||align=left|||31,037||29,304||31,136||align=left|1 in Tamba,<br>1 in Ōmi||2
|-
|align=left|Sonobe-han||align=left|||36,895||36,895||35,828||align=left|3 in Tamba||4
|-
|align=left|Kaibara-han||align=left|||18,475||18,475||18,551||align=left|3 in Tamba||5
|-
|align=left|Ayabe-han||align=left|||18,516||18,511||18,425||align=left|3 in Tamba||3
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|align=left|Yamaga-han||align=left|||11,661||11,661||11,670||align=left|1 in Tamba||1
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|align=left|Miyazu-han||align=left|||71,831||73,674||71,136||align=left|4 in Tamba,<br>4 in Ōmi||6
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|align=left|Maizuru-han||align=left|||49,117||48,978||48,893||align=left|1 in Tango||1
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|align=left|Mineyama-han||align=left|||10,055||10,055||10,775||align=left|1 in Tango,<br>1 in Ōmi,<br>1 in Hitachi,<br>1 in Shimōsa||4
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|align=left|Izushi-han||align=left|||35,316||35,316||35,213||align=left|4 in Tajima||3
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|align=left|Toyo'oka-han||align=left|||19,036||19,518||19,036||align=left|2 in Tajima||2
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|align=left|Muraoka-han||align=left|||15,482||15,476||15,690||align=left|1 in Tajima||1
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|align=left|Tottori-han||align=left|||378,734||373,065||371,654||align=left|8 in Inaba,<br>6 in Hōki,<br>3 in Harima||3
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|align=left|Matsue-han||align=left|||296,750||291,694||295,823||align=left|10 in Izumo||1
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|align=left|Hirose-han||align=left|||26,370||26,370||26,364||align=left|2 in Izumo||2
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|align=left|Mori-han||align=left|||8,205||8,215||8,225||align=left|1 in Izumo||3
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|align=left|Tsuwano-han||align=left|||abolished||65,263||69,267||align=left|4 in Iwami||4
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|align=left|Himeji-han||align=left|||222,661||222,661||223,762||align=left|10 in Harima||7
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|align=left|Akashi-han||align=left|||76,004||76,004||76,173||align=left|2 in Harima,<br>1 in Mimasaka||2
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|align=left|Tatsuno-han||align=left|||50,879||50,879||51,051||align=left|3 in Harima,<br>1 in Mimasaka||6
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|align=left|Akō-han||align=left|||34,643||34,643||35,558||align=left|1 in Harima||1
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|align=left|Mikazuki-han||align=left|||19,455||19,455||19,640||align=left|3 in Harima||2
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|align=left|Hayashida-han||align=left|||11,795||11,795||n.a.||align=left|1 in Harima||1
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|align=left|Mikusa-han||align=left|||9,371||9,371||9,353||align=left|4 in Harima||3
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|align=left|Ono-han||align=left|||8,146||8,146||8,167||align=left|1 in Harima||1
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|align=left|Anji-han||align=left|||9,812||9,812||9,386||align=left|3 in Harima||3
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|align=left|Yamasaki-han||align=left|||10,247||10,247||10,410||align=left|1 in Harima||1
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|align=left|Tsuyama-han||align=left|||106,337||106,437||106,462||align=left|11 in Mimasaka,<br>Shōdo-shima in Sanuki||3
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|align=left|Tazuta-han||align=left|||32,573||32,567||33,613||align=left|5 in Mimasaka||2
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|align=left|Mashima-han||align=left|||27,159||26,796||25,975||align=left|2 in Mimasaka||1
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|align=left|Okayama-han||align=left|||358,327||358,337||350,897||align=left|8 in Bizen,<br>5 in Bitchū||7
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|align=left|Ikusaka-han||align=left|||9,097||9,097||10,126||align=left|2 in Bitchū||2
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|align=left|Ashimori-han||align=left|||17,453||17,452||17,509||align=left|3 in Bitchū<br>1 in Iwashiro||3
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|align=left|Kamogata-han||align=left|||27,481||27,693||27,796||align=left|3 in Bitchū||1
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|align=left|Niwase-han||align=left|||21,502||21,502||21,886||align=left|3 in Bitchū||2
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|align=left|Takahashi-han||align=left|||26,245||26,245||26,332||align=left|5 in Bitchū||1
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|align=left|Niimi-han||align=left|||17,278||17,278||17,179||align=left|4 in Bitchū||3
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|align=left|Nariwa-han||align=left|||17,930||17,835||17,397||align=left|2 in Bitchū||1
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|align=left|Okada-han||align=left|||17,472||17,465||17,480||align=left|1 in Bitchū,<br>1 in Mino,<br>1 in Settsu,<br>1 in Kawachi||4
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|align=left|Asao-han||align=left|||7,177||7,246||7,182||align=left|3 in Bitchū,<br>1 in Kawachi,<br>1 in Settsu||10
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|align=left|Fukuyama-han||align=left|||187,300||180,534||185,863||align=left|6 in Bingo<br>1 in Bitchū||1
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|align=left|Hiroshima-ken||align=left|||914,157||514,157||914,172||align=left|8 in Aki,<br>8 in Bingo||1
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|align=left|Yamaguchi-han||align=left|||608,475||552,671||565,368||align=left|6 in Suō,<br>6 in Nagato||14
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|align=left|Iwakuni-han||align=left|||87,635||87,951||90,393||align=left|2 in Suō||1
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|align=left|Tokuyama-han||align=left|||abolished||54,479||55,853||align=left|1 in Suō<br>1 in Nagato||2
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|align=left|Toyoura-han||align=left|||75,218||75,218||76,887||align=left|2 in Nagato||2
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|align=left|Kiyosue-han||align=left|||11,062||10,946||11,052||align=left|1 in Nagato||1
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|align=left|Wakayama-han||align=left|||528,408||528,408||540,952||align=left|7 in Kii,<br>8 in Ise,<br>1 in Yamato||6
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|align=left|Shingū-han||align=left|||54,474||54,474||61,677||align=left|4 in Kii||6
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|align=left|Tanabe-han||align=left|||55,076||55,076||63,103||align=left|4 in Kii||3
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|align=left|Tokushima-han||align=left|||714,022||714,022||123,028||align=left|All in Awa,<br>all in Awaji||2
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|align=left|Takamatsu-han||align=left|||299,223||293,775||305,197||align=left|8 in Sanuki||1
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|align=left|Matsuyama-han||align=left|||211,882||211,882||211,881||align=left|10 in Iyo||2
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|align=left|Uwajima-han||align=left|||169,512||169,512||169,525||align=left|1 in Iyo||1
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|align=left|Ōzu-han||align=left|||104,259||104,248||97,758||align=left|4 in Iyo||3
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|align=left|Imabari-han||align=left|||74,994||74,994||75,102||align=left|2 in Iyo||1
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|align=left|Yoshida-han||align=left|||53,913||53,913||54,160||align=left|1 in Iyo||5
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|align=left|Saijō-han||align=left|||58,388||58,398||61,034||align=left|3 in Iyo||1
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|align=left|Niiya-han||align=left|||14,351||14,351||14,357||align=left|3 in Iyo||3
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|align=left|Komatsu-han||align=left|||15,165||15,165||15,155||align=left|2 in Iyo||2
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|align=left|Kōchi-han||align=left|||516,867||516,866||516,545||align=left|All in Tosa||1
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|align=left|Fukuoka-han||align=left|||388,409||366,924||367,478||align=left|15 in Chikuzen||1
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|align=left|Akizuki-han||align=left|||33,084||33,084||33,587||align=left|3 in Chikuzen||1
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|align=left|Kurume-han||align=left|||262,085||262,085||241,495||align=left|8 in Chikugo||1
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|align=left|Yanagawa-han||align=left|||119,708||120,180||127,323||align=left|5 in Chikugo||1
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|align=left|Miike-han||align=left|||9,039||9,039||9,092||align=left|1 in Chikugo,<br>1 in Iwashiro||2
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|align=left|Toyotsu-han||align=left|||117,835||111,397||117,843||align=left|5 in Buzen||1
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|align=left|Nakatsu-han||align=left|||100,403||100,403||99,147||align=left|3 in Buzen,<br>3 in Bingo,<br>1 in Chikuzen||3
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|align=left|Chitsuka-han||align=left|||5,804||5,792||5,866||align=left|1 in Buzen||1
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|align=left|Oka-han||align=left|||76,404||76,404||77,581||align=left|3 in Bungo||2
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|align=left|Usuki-han||align=left|||78,244||27,923||78,986||align=left|3 in Bungo||3
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|align=left|Kitsuki-han||align=left|||51,535||51,535||52,247||align=left|2 in Bungo||1
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|align=left|Hiji-han||align=left|||20,829||20,925||20,936||align=left|1 in Bungo||1
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|align=left|Funai-han||align=left|||33,224||33,224||33,326||align=left|1 in Bungo||1
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|align=left|Saiki-han||align=left|||67,554||67,550||67,687||align=left|1 in Bungo||1
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|align=left|Mori Domain||align=left|||14,244||14,212||14,249||align=left|3 in Bungo||2
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|align=left|Saga-han||align=left|||425,762||425,762||n.a.||align=left|10 in Hizen||4
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|align=left|Ogi-han||align=left|||41,183||41,183||33,438||align=left|3 in Hizen||3
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|align=left|Shimabara-han||align=left|||175,044||174,296||175,051||align=left|1 in Hizen,<br>1 in Bungo,<br>1 in Buzen||3
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|align=left|Hirado-han||align=left|||149,143||149,143||145,825||align=left|2 in Hizen,<br>all in Iki||3
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|align=left|Karatsu-han||align=left|||62,706||62,705||63,229||align=left|1 in Hizen||1
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|align=left|Hasunoike-han||align=left|||31,359||31,359||31,461||align=left|5 in Hizen||4
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|align=left|Ōmura-han||align=left|||125,039||122,174||120,549||align=left|2 in Hizen||2
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|align=left|Kashima-han||align=left|||13,792||13,723||13,771||align=left|1 in Hizen||2
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|align=left|Fukue-han||align=left|||62,275||62,056||45,747||align=left|1 in Hizen,<br>1 in Gotō, Hizen||1
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|align=left|Kumamoto-han||align=left|||719,990||719,990||730,528||align=left|12 in Higo,<br>3 in Bungo||4
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|align=left|Hitoyoshi-han||align=left|||53,577||53,577||54,152||align=left|1 in Higo||1
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|align=left|Nobeoka-han||align=left|||122,277||122,277||125,750||align=left|5 in Hyūga||6
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|align=left|Obi-han||align=left|||48,181||48,181||48,837||align=left|2 in Hyūga||1
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|align=left|Sadowara-han||align=left|||26,420||26,420||26,755||align=left|2 in Hyūga||1
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|align=left|Takanabe-han||align=left|||43,334||43,334||43,349||align=left|5 in Hyūga||3
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|align=left|Kagoshima-han||align=left|||896,808||772,354||896,817||align=left|All in Satsuma,<br>all in Ōsumi,<br>1 in Hyūga||1
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|align=left|Izuhara-han||align=left|||83,771||83,771||83,792||align=left|2 in Tsushima,<br>3 in Hizen,<br>1 in Chikuzen,<br>2 in Buzen||7
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|align=left|265 Domains (han) total||||21,987,004||21,332,853||21,182,473||||1,007
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|align=left|Nara-ken||align=left|||158,728||158,728||158,728||align=left|13 in Yamato||44
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|align=left|Gojō-ken||align=left|||136,060||136,060||136,060||align=left|2 in Yamato,<br>2 in Kawachi,<br>2 in Kii||6
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|align=left|Sakai-ken||align=left|||249,523||249,523||249,523||align=left|4 in Izumi,<br>4 in Settsu,<br>13 in Kawachi||40
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|align=left|Hyōgo-ken||align=left|||224,124||224,124||224,124||align=left|9 in Settsu,<br>8 in Harima||37
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|align=left|Watarai-ken||align=left|||92,004||92,004||96,625||align=left|8 in Ise||15
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|align=left|Kōfu-ken||align=left|||352,900||352,900||352,900||align=left|4 in Kai||1
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|align=left|Nirayama-ken||align=left|||250,708||250,708||250,603||align=left|4 in Izu,<br>4 in Musashi||4
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|align=left|Kanagawa-ken||align=left|||421,690||421,690||421,690||align=left|4 in Musashi,<br>9 in Sagami||2
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|align=left|Urawa-ken||align=left|||280,530||280,530||280,274||align=left|6 in Musashi||11
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|align=left|Shinagawa-ken||align=left|||188,650||188,650||188,650||align=left|5 in Musashi||6
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|align=left|Kosuge-ken||align=left|||162,067||16,267||162,067||align=left|4 in Musashi||1
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|align=left|Miyazaku-ken||align=left|||281,077||281,077||281,077||align=left|7 in Kazusa,<br>2 in Shimōsa,<br>4 in Hitachi||15
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|align=left|Katsushika-ken||align=left|||230,614||230,614||229,714||align=left|1 in Musashi,<br>7 in Shimōsa||14
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|align=left|Wakamori-ken||align=left|||149,976||149,976||17,676||align=left|5 in Hitachi,<br>3 in Shimōsa||8
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|align=left|Ōtsu-ken||align=left|||244,114||211,334||211,334||align=left|11 in Ōmi||24
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|align=left|Kasamatsu-ken||align=left|||188,139||188,139||188,139||align=left|21 in Mino||30
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|align=left|Takayama-ken||align=left|||118,604||98,366||97,160||align=left|3 in Hida,<br>4 in Noto||1
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|align=left|Ina-ken||align=left|||193,264||188,999||189,899||align=left|2 in Shinano,<br>7 in Mikawa||15
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|align=left|Nakano-ken||align=left|||183,291||n.a.||n.a.||align=left|6 in Shinano||14
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|align=left|Iwahana-ken||align=left|||358,640||358,640||358,640||align=left|13 in Kōzuke,<br>6 in Musashi||18
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|align=left|Nikkō-ken||align=left|||217,588||415,706||217,588||align=left|7 in Shimotsuke||5
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|align=left|Shirakawa-ken||align=left|||106,388||16,388||106,298||align=left|7 in Iwaki,<br>1 in Iwashiro||9
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|align=left|Kakuda-ken||align=left|||83,017||83,017||83,017||align=left|4 in Iwaki,<br>1 in Rikuzen||1
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|align=left|Wakamatsu-ken||align=left|||199,211||199,211||199,211||align=left|5 in Iwashiro,<br>1 in Echigo,<br>1 in Shimotsuke||1
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|align=left|Fukushima-ken||align=left|||119,668||119,668||119,666||align=left|3 in Iwashiro||2
|-
|align=left|Tome-ken||align=left|||115,874||115,874||222,518||align=left|7 in Rikuzen||1
|-
|align=left|Isawa-ken||align=left|||138,167||138,167||138,167||align=left|2 in Rikuchū,<br>1 in Rikuzen||2
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|align=left|Esashi-ken||align=left|||237,550||237,550||n.a.||align=left|5 in Rikuchū,<br>1 in Rikuzen,<br>1 in Mutsu||2
|-
|align=left|Morioka-han||align=left|||137,825||137,825||137,825||align=left|4 in Rikuchū||0
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|align=left|Yamagata-ken||align=left|||318,467||331,941||32,261||align=left|3 in Uzen,<br>2 in Ugo||0
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|align=left|Hombo-ken||align=left|||70,709||n.a.||n.a.||align=left|8 in Echizen||0
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|align=left|Kashiwazaki-ken||align=left|||437,923||418,711||418,711||align=left|5 in Echigo||9
|-
|align=left|Niigata-ken||align=left|||259,600||259,600||259,600||align=left|2 in Echigo||2
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|align=left|Sado-ken||align=left|||102,337||12,337||102,337||align=left|3 in Sado||1
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|align=left|Kumihama-ken||align=left|||166,586||166,586||166,586||align=left|5 in Tango,<br>4 in Tamba,<br>6 in Tajima||64
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|align=left|Ikuno-ken||align=left|||94,387||94,387||94,387||align=left|1 in Tajima,<br>1 in Tamba,<br>6 in Harima,<br>2 in Mimasaka||0
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|align=left|Hamada-ken||align=left|||298,126||228,863||228,863||align=left|6 in Iwami,<br>4 in Oki||2
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|align=left|Kurashiki-ken||align=left|||237,680||237,506||214,594||align=left|11 in Bitchū,<br>2 in Bingo,<br>3 in Mimasaka,<br>3 districts and 3 islands in Sanuki,<br>5 in Iyo||33
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|align=left|Marugame-ken||align=left|||135,102||135,096||134,284||align=left|5 in Sanuki,<br>2 in Harima,<br>2 in Ōmi||4
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|align=left|Hita-ken||align=left|||195,455||195,455||195,455||align=left|7 in Bungo,<br>3 in Buzen,<br>1 in Hyūga||14
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|align=left|Nagasaki-ken||align=left|||267,654||265,946||264,259||align=left|3 in Hizen,<br>1 in Higo,<br>1 in Chikugo||5
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|align=left|40 Prefectures (ken) total||||8,404,017||7,888,163||7,430,510||||463
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|align=left|Total (except Kaitaku-shi)||||31,866,389||30,697,354||30,088,335||||1,478
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It is quite apparent that the above demographic data contain many textual errors, but could not be corrected because the original unpublished reports preserved at the office of the Ministry of Interior of Japan were burned by a fire after the 1923 Great Kantō earthquake.
For demographic data during the Edo period, see Demographics of Japan before Meiji Restoration.
See also
- Government of Japan
- Prefectures of Japan
- List of Japanese prefectures ranked by area
- List of Japanese prefectures by GDP
- List of Japanese prefectures by GDP per capita
- List of Japanese prefectures by life expectancy
- List of Japanese cities by population
- List of Provinces of Japan
- ISO 3166-2 codes for Japan
References
External links
- Statistics Bureau of Japan
- Kindai Digital Library at the National Diet Library of Japan (original texts in Japanese)
- [tp://kindai.ndl.go.jp/info:ndljp/pid/966032/8 Imperial Japan Static Population Statistics as of December 31, 1918] (with French notations)
- Imperial Japan Static Population Statistics as of December 31, 1913 (with French notations)
- Imperial Japan Static Population Statistics as of December 31, 1908 (de facto populations since 1885 with French notations)
- Japan Registered Population Tables as of January 1, 1874 (Japanese only)
- Population of Japan as of August 29, 1871 (Japanese only)
- DSpace at Waseda University
- Kokudaka and population Table (Okuma Shigenobu Collection, original text in Japanese)