As of 2020, about 29 percent of the population in Japan was concentrated in the Greater Tokyo Area. The three metropolitan areas Tokyo, Osaka, and Nagoya, accounted for around 53 percent of the Japanese population.
Distribution of the population in Japan from 1995 to 2020, by area
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Greater Tokyo Area
Greater Osaka Area
Greater Nagoya Area
Other areas
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The Greater Tokyo Area includes the prefectures Tokyo, Saitama, Chiba, and Kanagawa.
The Greater Osaka Area includes the prefectures Osaka, Kyoto, Hyogo, and Nara.
The Greater Nagoya Area includes the prefectures Nagoya, Gifu, and Mie.
Figures prior to 2000 come from the previous reporting.
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Mitsui Fudosan. (September 30, 2022). Distribution of the population in Japan from 1995 to 2020, by area [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 13, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1249406/japan-share-population-by-area/
Mitsui Fudosan. "Distribution of the population in Japan from 1995 to 2020, by area." Chart. September 30, 2022. Statista. Accessed September 13, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1249406/japan-share-population-by-area/
Mitsui Fudosan. (2022). Distribution of the population in Japan from 1995 to 2020, by area. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 13, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1249406/japan-share-population-by-area/
Mitsui Fudosan. "Distribution of The Population in Japan from 1995 to 2020, by Area." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Sep 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1249406/japan-share-population-by-area/
Mitsui Fudosan, Distribution of the population in Japan from 1995 to 2020, by area Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1249406/japan-share-population-by-area/ (last visited September 13, 2024)
Distribution of the population in Japan from 1995 to 2020, by area [Graph], Mitsui Fudosan, September 30, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1249406/japan-share-population-by-area/
