The statistic shows the population in Japan in 2017, broken down by prefecture. With approximately 13.7 million inhabitants, Tokyo prefecture ranked first, whereas Tottori prefecture counted the lowest population with about 570 thousand people living there in 2017.
Population in Japan in 2017, by prefecture
(in millions)
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Statistics Bureau Japan. (November 1, 2018). Population in Japan in 2017, by prefecture (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 03, 2020, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/610928/japan-population-by-prefecture/
Statistics Bureau Japan. "Population in Japan in 2017, by prefecture (in millions)." Chart. November 1, 2018. Statista. Accessed April 03, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/610928/japan-population-by-prefecture/
Statistics Bureau Japan. (2018). Population in Japan in 2017, by prefecture (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 03, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/610928/japan-population-by-prefecture/
Statistics Bureau Japan. "Population in Japan in 2017, by Prefecture (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Nov 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/610928/japan-population-by-prefecture/
Statistics Bureau Japan, Population in Japan in 2017, by prefecture (in millions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/610928/japan-population-by-prefecture/ (last visited April 03, 2020)
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