With approximately ** million inhabitants, Tokyo Prefecture was the largest prefecture based on population size in Japan as of 2023. The smallest prefecture in this regard was Tottori Prefecture, which in the same year counted about ******* residents. Rural depopulation Like many industrial economies, Japan is facing the problem of depopulating rural areas. While the birth rate continues to decline, many young people decide to migrate from small towns and villages to large cities like Tokyo or Osaka for higher education and employment. The population of Tokyo Prefecture has shown substantial growth over the past decades and consists largely of working age citizens. Smaller communities are trying to counteract the depopulation process with initiatives meant to invite younger workers and tourists back. Migration to Japan Japan is often described as a very homogenous society, with a low share of foreign residents. Despite the declining birthrate and many businesses experiencing a labor shortage, companies have been hesitant to employ foreign workers, in part due to the strict immigration laws. The Japanese Government has tried to ease immigration restrictions and encourage foreigners to work in Japan. The largest share of foreign workers in Japan, however, is residing in the county with a permanent residence or as the family member of a Japanese national.

PERIOD: 1920-1939. NOTE: (As of October 1st but as of September 1st in 1923)The population estimates were obtained as follows: (1) For 1921 to 1923, the population estimate is the sum of county- and city-level population estimates obtained by multiplying the de facto population in the Population Census conducted on October 1, 1920, with the average annual population growth rate by gender from 1908 to 1918. (2) For 1924, the difference between the population of Japan overall calculated using the population growth rate by sex in each city and summing up the results and the population overall calculated using the population growth rate by sex for Japan overall was proportionally subtracted from the population of each prefecture; moreover, the population decrease due to the Great Kanto Earthquake on September 1, 1923 was also taken into account. (3) For Taisho 1926 to 1929, the de facto population in the 1920 and 1925 Population Censuses is used to obtain the annual average geometric growth rate of Japan's population overall, which is then used to estimate the population. (4) For 1931 to 1934, the same procedure is employed using the de facto population in the 1920 and 1930 Population Censuses. (5) From 1926 onward, the population estimates are obtained by adding the increase in the difference between births and deaths up to each estimation year in the 1935 Population Census using the results of the Vital Statistics survey. SOURCE: [Survey by the Statistics Bureau, Imperial Cabinet].

's Rates of population change is -0.49% which is the 17th highest in Japan (by Prefecture). Transition Graphs and Comparison chart between Saga and Yamanashi(Yamanashi) and Fukui(Fukui)(Closest Prefecture in Population) are available. Various data can be downloaded and output in csv format for use in EXCEL free of charge.

In 2023, the population in Kyoto amounted to around **** million people, slightly less than in the previous year. Unlike other major Japanese cities like Tokyo or Osaka, Kyoto's population numbers did not seem to be affected by the war years during the 1940s. The prefecture's population listed a continuous growth from **** million people in 1920 to **** million inhabitants in 2010.

's Natural change rate(per 1,000 population) is -6.4 which is the 32nd highest in Japan (by Prefecture). Transition Graphs and Comparison chart between Kagawa and Akita(Akita) and Wakayama(Wakayama)(Closest Prefecture in Population) are available. Various data can be downloaded and output in csv format for use in EXCEL free of charge.

Kamagaya City(Kamagaya Shi)'s Rates of population change is 0.99% which is the 225th highest in Japan (by City). It also ranks 13th in Chiba Prefecture. Transition Graphs and Comparison chart between Kamagaya City and Mishima City(Shizuoka) and Saijo City(Ehime)(Closest City in Population) are available. Various data can be downloaded and output in csv format for use in EXCEL free of charge.

Ogawa Village(Ogawa Mura)'s Rates of population change is -12.36% which is the 1650th highest in Japan (by City). It also ranks 73rd in Nagano Prefecture. Transition Graphs and Comparison chart between Ogawa Village and Higashinaruse Village(Akita) and Tsurui Village(Hokkai do)(Closest City in Population) are available. Various data can be downloaded and output in csv format for use in EXCEL free of charge.

Nasushiobara City(Nasushiobara Shi)'s Rates of population change is -0.57% which is the 376th highest in Japan (by City). It also ranks 6th in Tochigi Prefecture. Transition Graphs and Comparison chart between Nasushiobara City and Kitami City(Hokkai do) and Ichinoseki City(Iwate)(Closest City in Population) are available. Various data can be downloaded and output in csv format for use in EXCEL free of charge.

In 2024, about 93.7 percent of men aged 45 to 54 years in Tokyo Prefecture in Japan were employed. The employment rate of men aged 65 years and older declined to 35.2 percent.

Hanamaki City(Hanamaki Shi)'s Rates of population change is -3.68% which is the 736th highest in Japan (by City). It also ranks 8th in Iwate Prefecture. Transition Graphs and Comparison chart between Hanamaki City and Ashiya City(Hyogo) and Satsumasendai City(Kagoshima)(Closest City in Population) are available. Various data can be downloaded and output in csv format for use in EXCEL free of charge.

This study contains selected electoral and demographic national data for nine nations in the 1950s and 1960s. The data were prepared for the Data Confrontation Seminar on the Use of Ecological Data in Comparative Cross-National Research held under the auspices of the Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research on April 1-18, 1969. One of the primary concerns of this international seminar was the need for cooperation in the development of data resources in order to facilitate exchange of data among individual scholars and research groups. Election returns for two or more national and/or local elections are provided for each of the nine nations, as well as ecological materials for at least two time points in the general period of the 1950s and 1960s. While each dataset was received at a single level of aggregation, the data have been further aggregated to at least a second level of aggregation. In most cases, the data can be supplied at the commune or municipality level and at the province or district level as well. Part 1 (Germany, Regierungsbezirke), Part 2 (Germany, Kreise), Part 3 (Germany, Lander), and Part 4 (Germany, Wahlkreise) contain data for all kreise, laender (states), administrative districts, and electoral districts for national elections in the period 1957-1969, and for state elections in the period 1946-1969, and ecological data from 1951 and 1961. Part 5 (France, Canton), and Part 6 (France, Departemente) contain data for the cantons and departements of two regions of France (West and Central) for the national elections of 1956, 1962, and 1967, and ecological data for the years 1954 and 1962. Data are provided for election returns for selected parties: Communist, Socialist, Radical, Federation de Gauche, and the Fifth Republic. Included are raw votes and percentage of total votes for each party. Ecological data provide information on total population, proportion of total population in rural areas, agriculture, industry, labor force, and middle class in 1954, as well as urbanization, crime rates, vital statistics, migration, housing, and the index of "comforts." Part 7 (Japan, Kanagawa Prefecture), Part 8 (Japan, House of Representatives Time Series), Part 9 (Japan, House of (Councilors (Time Series)), and Part 10 (Japan, Prefecture) contain data for the 46 prefectures for 15 national elections between 1949 and 1968, including data for all communities in the prefecture of Kanagawa for 13 national elections, returns for 8 House of Representatives' elections, 7 House of Councilors' elections, descriptive data from 4 national censuses, and ecological data for 1950, 1955, 1960, and 1965. Data are provided for total number of electorate, voters, valid votes, and votes cast by such groups as the Jiyu, Minshu, Kokkyo, Minji, Shakai, Kyosan, and Mushozoku for the Communist, Socialist, Conservative, Komei, and Independent parties for all the 46 prefectures. Population characteristics include age, sex, employment, marriage and divorce rates, total number of live births, deaths, households, suicides, Shintoists, Buddhists, and Christians, and labor union members, news media subscriptions, savings rate, and population density. Part 11 (India, Administrative Districts) and Part 12 (India, State) contain data for all administrative districts and all states and union territories for the national and state elections in 1952, 1957, 1962, 1965, and 1967, the 1958 legislative election, and ecological data from the national censuses of 1951 and 1961. Data are provided for total number of votes cast for the Congress, Communist, Jan Sangh, Kisan Mazdoor Praja, Socialist, Republican, Regional, and other parties, contesting candidates, electorate, valid votes, and the percentage of valid votes cast. Also included are votes cast for the Rightist, Christian Democratic, Center, Socialist, and Communist parties in the 1958 legislative election. Ecological data include total population, urban population, sex distribution, occupation, economically active population, education, literate population, and number of Buddhists, Christians, Hindus, Jainis, Moslems, Sikhs, and other religious groups. Part 13 (Norway, Province), and Part 14 (Norway, Commune) consist of the returns for four national elections in 1949, 1953, 1957, and 1961, and descriptive data from two national censuses. Data are provided for the total number

Fukagawa City(Fukagawa Shi)'s Rates of population change is -7.59% which is the 1274th highest in Japan (by City). It also ranks 88th in Hokkai do Prefecture. Transition Graphs and Comparison chart between Fukagawa City and Shisui Town(Chiba) and Imba gun sakae Town(Chiba)(Closest City in Population) are available. Various data can be downloaded and output in csv format for use in EXCEL free of charge.

Tokyo Prefecture ranked first among Japanese prefectures in 2024 in terms of visiting rates by international tourists, with a visiting rate of **** percent. The second most visited prefecture was Osaka, followed by Chiba, which is neighboring Tokyo Prefecture. Tourism in Japan Inbound tourism strongly increased in the past decade, as the Japanese government actively engaged in projects to boost inbound tourism, setting high goals for the near future. However, the arrival of the COVID-19 pandemic disrupted everything. Nevertheless, the newest inbound annual figures indicate that inbound tourism fully recovered from the pandemic, continuing its upward trend. Sightseeing in TokyoThe Japanese capital, Tokyo, is the largest city in Japan in terms of population. It consists of ** wards, of which many have a unique appeal for tourists. The most popular destinations in Tokyo for foreign visitors include districts such as Shinjuku, where the headquarters of the Tokyo Metropolitan Government are located, the shopping-district Ginza, and the electronic town Akihabara, which attracts overseas fans of Japanese popular culture. One-day trips to places outside of Tokyo, such as Kamakura, Nikko, or Yokohama, are also a possibility and add to the appeal the city has as a destination for inbound tourists.

Yanagawa City(Yanagawa Shi)'s Rates of population change is -5.04% which is the 915th highest in Japan (by City). It also ranks 39th in Fukuoka Prefecture. Transition Graphs and Comparison chart between Yanagawa City and Tamana City(Kumamoto) and Tsuruga City(Fukui)(Closest City in Population) are available. Various data can be downloaded and output in csv format for use in EXCEL free of charge.

Saitama City(Saitama Shi)'s Rates of population change is 3.4% which is the 105th highest in Japan (by City). It also ranks 11th in Saitama Prefecture. Transition Graphs and Comparison chart between Saitama City and Kyoto City(Kyoto) and Hiroshima City(Hiroshima)(Closest City in Population) are available. Various data can be downloaded and output in csv format for use in EXCEL free of charge.

Takahata Town(Takahata Machi)'s Rates of population change is -4.57% which is the 853rd highest in Japan (by City). It also ranks 9th in Yamagata Prefecture. Transition Graphs and Comparison chart between Takahata Town and Nakashibetsu Town(Hokkai do) and Tadotsu Town(Kagawa)(Closest City in Population) are available. Various data can be downloaded and output in csv format for use in EXCEL free of charge.

Yamakita Town(Yamakita Machi)'s Rates of population change is -8.84% which is the 1417th highest in Japan (by City). It also ranks 31st in Kanagawa Prefecture. Transition Graphs and Comparison chart between Yamakita Town and Higashikagura Town(Hokkai do) and Kamo gun kawabe Town(Gifu)(Closest City in Population) are available. Various data can be downloaded and output in csv format for use in EXCEL free of charge.

Owariasahi City(Owariasahi Shi)'s Rates of population change is -0.44% which is the 357th highest in Japan (by City). It also ranks 35th in Aichi Prefecture. Transition Graphs and Comparison chart between Owariasahi City and Kashiwazaki City(Niigata) and Echizen City(Fukui)(Closest City in Population) are available. Various data can be downloaded and output in csv format for use in EXCEL free of charge.

Asuka Village(Asuka Mura)'s Rates of population change is -5.69% which is the 1002nd highest in Japan (by City). It also ranks 18th in Nara Prefecture. Transition Graphs and Comparison chart between Asuka Village and Naganohara Town(Gunma) and Niikappu Town(Hokkai do)(Closest City in Population) are available. Various data can be downloaded and output in csv format for use in EXCEL free of charge.

Gyoda City(Gyoda Shi)'s Rates of population change is -4.28% which is the 810th highest in Japan (by City). It also ranks 47th in Saitama Prefecture. Transition Graphs and Comparison chart between Gyoda City and Daisen City(Akita) and Nagaokakyo City(Kyoto)(Closest City in Population) are available. Various data can be downloaded and output in csv format for use in EXCEL free of charge.