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As of 2020, the city had a population of 1.46 million, making it the ninth-most populous city in Japan. More than half (56.8%) of Kyoto Prefecture's population resides in the city. The city is the cultural anchor of the substantially larger Greater Kyoto, a metropolitan statistical area (MSA) home to a census-estimated 3.8 million people.
Kyoto Prefecture (Japanese: 京都府, Hepburn: Kyōto-fu) is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kansai region of Honshu. [2]: 477, 587 Kyoto Prefecture has a population of 2,561,358 [3] (as of October 2021) and has a geographic area of 4,612 square kilometres (1,781 sq mi).
The following list sorts all cities (including towns) in the Japanese prefecture of Kyoto with a population of more than 5,000 according to the 2020 Census. As of October 1, 2020, 22 places fulfill this criterion and are listed here.
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),
Population % Change: Notes: 1: 3: Osaka: Osaka: 2,453,973 + 95.85%: Osaka merged with more surrounding municipalities in 1925, bringing the city to roughly its current size. The second Japanese city to pass 2 million people, and the new most populous city in Japan. 2: 1: Tokyo: Tokyo: 2,070,913 - 4.71%: Population briefly dipped below 2 million ...
The greater Kyoto area is defined by Urban Employment Area as Kyoto–Kusatsu Metropolitan Employment Area (Kyoto–Kusatsu MEA). The metropolitan area had a total population of 2,801,044 as of 2015 and is the fourth-largest in Japan. The cities and towns of the metropolitan area with their 2020 populations are listed below. [2]
This is a list of cities in Japan sorted by prefecture and within prefecture by founding date. The list is also sortable by population, area, density and foundation date. Most large cities in Japan are cities designated by government ordin
In 2014, 26% of Japan's population was estimated to be 65 years or older, [29] and the Health and Welfare Ministry has estimated that over-65s will account for 40% of the population by 2060. [33] The demographic shift in Japan's age profile has triggered concerns about the nation's economic future and the viability of its welfare state.