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National population: 127,708,050.
| Rank | Prefecture | Japanese | Population ¹ |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tokyo | 東京都 | 12,369,185 |
| 2 | Osaka | 大阪府 | 8,831,177 |
| 3 | Kanagawa | 神奈川県 | 8,687,422 |
| 4 | Aichi | 愛知県 | 7,161,891 |
| 5 | Saitama | 埼玉県 | 7,037,849 |
| 6 | Chiba | 千葉県 | 6,028,315 |
| 7 | Hokkaidō | 北海道 | 5,655,754 |
| 8 | Hyōgo | 兵庫県 | 5,588,268 |
| 9 | Fukuoka | 福岡県 | 5,051,762 |
| 10 | Shizuoka | 静岡県 | 3,792,982 |
| 11 | Ibaraki | 茨城県 | 2,992,152 |
| 12 | Hiroshima | 広島県 | 2,878,677 |
| 13 | Kyoto | 京都府 | 2,645,796 |
| 14 | Niigata | 新潟県 | 2,455,741 |
| 15 | Miyagi | 宮城県 | 2,371,683 |
| 16 | Nagano | 長野県 | 2,214,757 |
| 17 | Gifu | 岐阜県 | 2,115,336 |
| 18 | Fukushima | 福島県 | 2,112,489 |
| 19 | Gunma | 群馬県 | 2,033,535 |
| 20 | Tochigi | 栃木県 | 2,011,691 |
| 21 | Okayama | 岡山県 | 1,950,952 |
| 22 | Mie | 三重県 | 1,864,185 |
| 23 | Kumamoto | 熊本県 | 1,854,792 |
| 24 | Kagoshima | 鹿児島県 | 1,773,959 |
| 25 | Yamaguchi | 山口県 | 1,511,112 |
| 26 | Nagasaki | 長崎県 | 1,500,156 |
| 27 | Ehime | 愛媛県 | 1,481,569 |
| 28 | Aomori | 青森県 | 1,459,855 |
| 29 | Nara | 奈良県 | 1,434,576 |
| 30 | Iwate | 岩手県 | 1,401,763 |
| 31 | Shiga | 滋賀県 | 1,366,415 |
| 32 | Okinawa | 沖縄県 | 1,347,304 |
| 33 | Yamagata | 山形県 | 1,229,854 |
| 34 | Ōita | 大分県 | 1,216,735 |
| 35 | Ishikawa | 石川県 | 1,179,168 |
| 36 | Akita | 秋田県 | 1,167,282 |
| 37 | Miyazaki | 宮崎県 | 1,163,083 |
| 38 | Toyama | 富山県 | 1,116,926 |
| 39 | Wakayama | 和歌山県 | 1,056,050 |
| 40 | Kagawa | 香川県 | 1,020,421 |
| 41 | Yamanashi | 山梨県 | 887,595 |
| 42 | Saga | 佐賀県 | 871,908 |
| 43 | Fukui | 福井県 | 827,110 |
| 44 | Tokushima | 徳島県 | 817,937 |
| 45 | Kochi | 高知県 | 806,673 |
| 46 | Shimane | 島根県 | 753,135 |
| 47 | Tottori | 鳥取県 | 611,073 |
References
See also
- Government of Japan
- Prefectures of Japan
- List of Japanese prefectures ranked by area
- ISO 3166-2 codes for Japan
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