With approximately 9.7 million inhabitants, Tokyo was the largest city by population in Japan, as of 2020. It was followed by Yokohama, which in the same year counted about 3.78 million inhabitants. In total, there were twelve cities with a population size of over one million people in Japan.
Cities with more than one million inhabitants in Japan in 2020, by population
(in millions)
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Statistics Bureau Japan. (November 22, 2021). Cities with more than one million inhabitants in Japan in 2020, by population (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 10, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/616602/japan-megacities/
Statistics Bureau Japan. "Cities with more than one million inhabitants in Japan in 2020, by population (in millions)." Chart. November 22, 2021. Statista. Accessed August 10, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/616602/japan-megacities/
Statistics Bureau Japan. (2021). Cities with more than one million inhabitants in Japan in 2020, by population (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 10, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/616602/japan-megacities/
Statistics Bureau Japan. "Cities with More than One Million Inhabitants in Japan in 2020, by Population (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 22 Nov 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/616602/japan-megacities/
Statistics Bureau Japan, Cities with more than one million inhabitants in Japan in 2020, by population (in millions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/616602/japan-megacities/ (last visited August 10, 2022)
