With approximately 13.9 million inhabitants, Tokyo Prefecture was the largest prefecture based on population size in Japan as of 2019. The smallest prefecture in this regard was Tottori Prefecture, which in the same year counted about 560 thousand inhabitants.
Population in Japan in 2019, by prefecture (in millions)
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Statistics Bureau Japan. (November 24, 2020). Population in Japan in 2019, by prefecture (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 28, 2021, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/610928/japan-population-by-prefecture/
Statistics Bureau Japan. "Population in Japan in 2019, by prefecture (in millions)." Chart. November 24, 2020. Statista. Accessed February 28, 2021. https://www.statista.com/statistics/610928/japan-population-by-prefecture/
Statistics Bureau Japan. (2020). Population in Japan in 2019, by prefecture (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 28, 2021. https://www.statista.com/statistics/610928/japan-population-by-prefecture/
Statistics Bureau Japan. "Population in Japan in 2019, by Prefecture (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 24 Nov 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/610928/japan-population-by-prefecture/
Statistics Bureau Japan, Population in Japan in 2019, by prefecture (in millions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/610928/japan-population-by-prefecture/ (last visited February 28, 2021)