Prefecture
The population development of Yamagata Prefecture according to census results.
| Name | Abbr. | Status | Native | Capital | Area A-L (km²) | Population Census (Cf) 1995-10-01 | Population Census (Cf) 2000-10-01 | Population Census (Cf) 2005-10-01 | Population Census (Cf) 2010-10-01 | Population Census (Cf) 2015-10-01 | Population Census (Cf) 2020-10-01 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | JPN | 日本国 | Tōkyō | 377,976 | 125,570,246 | 126,925,843 | 127,767,994 | 128,057,352 | 127,094,745 | 126,146,099 | → | |||
| Yamagata | 06 | Pref | 山形県 | Yamagata | 9,323 | 1,256,958 | 1,244,147 | 1,216,181 | 1,168,924 | 1,123,891 | 1,068,027 | 932300 | → |
- Statistics Bureau Japan (web).
Major Cities
| Name | Population Census (Cf) 2020-10-01 | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yamagata | 247,590 |
| 2 | Tsuruoka | 122,347 |
| 3 | Sakata | 100,273 |
| 4 | Yonezawa | 81,252 |
| 5 | Tendō | 62,140 |
| 6 | Higashine | 47,682 |
| 7 | Sagae | 40,189 |
Contents: Cities & Towns
The population of all cities and towns of Yamagata Prefecture with more than 20,000 inhabitants according to census results.
| Name | Status | Native | Population Census (Cf) 1995-10-01 | Population Census (Cf) 2000-10-01 | Population Census (Cf) 2005-10-01 | Population Census (Cf) 2010-10-01 | Population Census (Cf) 2015-10-01 | Population Census (Cf) 2020-10-01 | Area | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Higashine | City | 東根市 | 43,208 | 44,800 | 45,834 | 46,414 | 47,768 | 47,682 | 20694 | → | |
| Kahoku | Town | 河北町 | 21,930 | 21,476 | 20,738 | 19,959 | 18,952 | 17,641 | 5245 | → | |
| Kaminoyama | City | 上山市 | 38,047 | 36,886 | 36,013 | 33,836 | 31,569 | 29,110 | 24093 | → | |
| Murayama | City | 村山市 | 30,506 | 29,586 | 28,192 | 26,811 | 24,684 | 22,516 | 19698 | → | |
| Nagai | City | 長井市 | 32,727 | 31,987 | 30,929 | 29,473 | 27,757 | 26,543 | 21467 | → | |
| Nan'yō | City | 南陽市 | 36,810 | 36,191 | 35,190 | 33,658 | 32,285 | 30,420 | 16052 | → | |
| Obanazawa | City | 尾花沢市 | 23,127 | 22,010 | 20,695 | 18,955 | 16,953 | 14,971 | 37253 | → | |
| Sagae | City | 寒河江市 | 42,805 | 43,379 | 43,625 | 42,373 | 41,256 | 40,189 | 13903 | → | |
| Sakata | City | 酒田市 | 122,536 | 121,614 | 117,577 | 111,151 | 106,244 | 100,273 | 60297 | → | |
| Shinjō | City | 新庄市 | 42,896 | 42,151 | 40,717 | 38,850 | 36,894 | 34,432 | 22285 | → | |
| Shōnai (Amarume) | Town | 庄内町 | 26,251 | 25,489 | 24,677 | 23,158 | 21,666 | 20,151 | 24917 | → | |
| Takahata | Town | 高畠町 | 26,964 | 26,807 | 26,026 | 25,025 | 23,882 | 22,463 | 18026 | → | |
| Tendō | City | 天童市 | 60,626 | 63,231 | 63,864 | 62,214 | 62,194 | 62,140 | 11301 | → | |
| Tsuruoka | City | 鶴岡市 | 149,509 | 147,546 | 142,384 | 136,623 | 129,652 | 122,347 | 131153 | → | |
| Yamagata | City | 山形市 | 254,488 | 255,369 | 256,012 | 254,244 | 253,832 | 247,590 | 38130 | → | |
| Yonezawa | City | 米沢市 | 95,592 | 95,396 | 93,178 | 89,401 | 85,953 | 81,252 | 54851 | → |
- Statistics Bureau Japan (web).