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Japanese prefectures by annual population change, in percent (Oct 1, 2021 to Oct 1, 2022). Japanese prefectures by population density (2022). The tan color means between 0 and 99 per km2. This is a list of Japanese prefectures by population. For details of administrative divisions of Japan, see Prefectures of Japan.
Tochigi Prefecture: 3162 18 Ibaraki Prefecture: 3812 44 Chiba Prefecture: 17303 169 Tokyo: 85470 725 Kanagawa Prefecture: 33186 356 Saitama Prefecture: 20782 270 Gunma Prefecture: 3290 60 Chūbu Niigata Prefecture: 767 5 Toyama Prefecture: 802 27 Nagano Prefecture: 1989 21 Yamanashi Prefecture: 847 11 Shizuoka Prefecture: 3897 63 Aichi Prefecture
In 2023, the median age of Japanese people was projected to be 49.5 years, the highest level since 1950, compared to 29.5 for India, 38.8 for the United States and 39.8 for China. Japan has the second highest median age in the world (behind only Monaco). An improved quality of life and regular health checks are just two reasons why Japan has ...
The Japanese government also considered a plan to merge several groups of prefectures, creating a subnational administrative division system consisting of between nine and 13 states, and giving these states more local autonomy than the prefectures currently enjoy. [4]
A higher rate will see a population expand, with a large proportion of children and youth, as seen in India and many African nations. But in Japan, “that measure of fertility has been below 2.1 ...
The prefectures of Japan are the country's 47 sub-national jurisdictions: one "metropolis" (都; To), Tokyo; one "circuit" (道; Dō), Hokkaidō; two urban prefectures (府; Fu), Osaka and Kyoto; and 43 other prefectures (県; Ken). In Japanese, they are commonly referred to collectively as Todōfuken (都道府県).
Japan’s population crisis is accelerating, with the number of nationals falling by more than 800,000 in the past year – echoing similar trends seen in other East Asian countries.
In many contexts in Japan (government, media markets, sports, regional business or trade union confederations), regions are used that deviate from the above-mentioned common geographical 8-region division that is sometimes referred to as "the" regions of Japan in the English Wikipedia and some other English-language publications. Examples of ...