Population Decline Ranking — Japan Municipalities
Ranking of Japanese municipalities by projected population decline (2020–2050).
| Rank | Municipality | Pop. (2025) | Change 2020–2050 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gunma Nanmoku | 1,260 | ▼ -74.8% |
| 2 | Kumamoto Kuma | 2,263 | ▼ -73.3% |
| 3 | Nara Nosegawa | 289 | ▼ -72.5% |
| 4 | Hokkaido Utashinai | 2,448 | ▼ -72.0% |
| 5 | Nara Mitsue | 1,225 | ▼ -71.5% |
| 6 | Nara Soni | 1,142 | ▼ -70.8% |
| 7 | Hokkaido Yuubari | 5,610 | ▼ -70.6% |
| 8 | Nara Kurotaki | 515 | ▼ -70.6% |
| 9 | Nara Higashiyoshino | 1,281 | ▼ -70.6% |
| 10 | Aomori Imabetsu | 1,888 | ▼ -70.4% |
| 11 | Gunma Kanna | 1,317 | ▼ -69.7% |
| 12 | Nagano Tenryuu | 965 | ▼ -69.1% |
| 13 | Hokkaido Matsumae | 5,260 | ▼ -69.0% |
| 14 | Mie Minamiise | 9,206 | ▼ -68.8% |
| 15 | Kochi Ootoyo | 2,762 | ▼ -68.8% |
| 16 | Nara Yoshino | 5,221 | ▼ -68.7% |
| 17 | Hokkaido Kamisunagawa | 2,319 | ▼ -68.5% |
| 18 | Kyoto Kasagi | 953 | ▼ -67.9% |
| 19 | Kochi Muroto | 9,634 | ▼ -67.8% |
| 20 | Oita Himeshima | 1,503 | ▼ -67.7% |
| 21 | Aomori Sotogahama | 4,510 | ▼ -67.6% |
| 22 | Hokkaido Kikonai | 3,255 | ▼ -66.2% |
| 23 | Aomori Sai | 1,467 | ▼ -66.1% |
| 24 | Hokkaido Fukushima | 3,182 | ▼ -65.9% |
| 25 | Gunma Shimonita | 5,492 | ▼ -65.5% |
| 26 | Nara Shimoichi | 4,110 | ▼ -65.5% |
| 27 | Aomori Fukaura | 6,259 | ▼ -65.3% |
| 28 | Tokushima Naka | 6,273 | ▼ -65.0% |
| 29 | Yamanashi Minobu | 8,910 | ▼ -64.6% |
| 30 | Hokkaido Ashibetsu | 10,581 | ▼ -64.2% |
| 31 | Nara Kamikitayama | 375 | ▼ -64.0% |
| 32 | Fukushima Mishima | 1,215 | ▼ -63.6% |
| 33 | Aomori Nakadomari | 8,154 | ▼ -63.4% |
| 34 | Hokkaido Moseushi | 2,332 | ▼ -63.3% |
| 35 | Akita Fujisato | 2,526 | ▼ -63.3% |
| 36 | Akita Kamikoani | 1,703 | ▼ -63.2% |
| 37 | Tokushima Mugi | 3,125 | ▼ -63.1% |
| 38 | Hokkaido Kamoenai | 802 | ▼ -62.6% |
| 39 | Hokkaido Akabira | 8,261 | ▼ -62.4% |
| 40 | Akita Oga | 21,566 | ▼ -62.4% |
| 41 | Kyoto Wazuka | 2,968 | ▼ -62.4% |
| 42 | Nara Kawakami | 969 | ▼ -62.4% |
| 43 | Kochi Niyodogawa | 4,010 | ▼ -62.3% |
| 44 | Iwate Nishiwaga | 4,355 | ▼ -62.2% |
| 45 | Hokkaido Kaminokuni | 3,656 | ▼ -61.9% |
| 46 | Aomori Shingou | 1,849 | ▼ -61.9% |
| 47 | Tottori Wakasa | 2,338 | ▼ -61.9% |
| 48 | Hokkaido Otobe | 2,937 | ▼ -61.8% |
| 49 | Hokkaido Kamikawa | 3,165 | ▼ -61.8% |
| 50 | Niigata Aga | 8,338 | ▼ -61.8% |
| 51 | Nagano Sakae | 1,466 | ▼ -61.8% |
| 52 | Fukushima Kaneyama | 1,634 | ▼ -61.6% |
| 53 | Shizuoka Kawanehon | 5,334 | ▼ -61.5% |
| 54 | Wakayama Kudoyama | 3,442 | ▼ -61.4% |
| 55 | Hokkaido Aibetsu | 2,288 | ▼ -61.2% |
| 56 | Tokushima Miyoshi | 20,526 | ▼ -61.2% |
| 57 | Kagoshima Minamioosumi | 5,346 | ▼ -61.2% |
| 58 | Hokkaido Shiranuka | 6,603 | ▼ -61.0% |
| 59 | Kyoto Minamiyamashiro | 2,136 | ▼ -61.0% |
| 60 | Hokkaido Shakotan | 1,496 | ▼ -60.7% |
| 61 | Ishikawa Suzu | 8,459 | ▼ -60.7% |
| 62 | Ishikawa Noto | 12,719 | ▼ -60.6% |
| 63 | Mie Taiki | 6,553 | ▼ -60.6% |
| 64 | Ibaraki Daigo | 13,698 | ▼ -60.4% |
| 65 | Tokushima Kamiyama | 4,171 | ▼ -60.4% |
| 66 | Kochi Touyou | 1,849 | ▼ -60.3% |
| 67 | Tokushima Tsurugi | 6,547 | ▼ -60.2% |
| 68 | Nara Yamazoe | 2,821 | ▼ -60.0% |
| 69 | Hokkaido Okushiri | 2,050 | ▼ -59.9% |
| 70 | Yamagata Nishikawa | 4,251 | ▼ -59.9% |
| 71 | Nagano Hiraya | 353 | ▼ -59.9% |
| 72 | Nagasaki Shinkamigotou | 15,518 | ▼ -59.9% |
| 73 | Shizuoka Nishiizu | 6,085 | ▼ -59.5% |
| 74 | Kumamoto Yamato | 11,665 | ▼ -59.5% |
| 75 | Miyagi Marumori | 10,991 | ▼ -59.4% |
| 76 | Saitama Higashichichibu | 2,289 | ▼ -59.2% |
| 77 | Nagano Outaki | 586 | ▼ -59.2% |
| 78 | Wakayama Kimino | 7,229 | ▼ -59.2% |
| 79 | Yamaguchi Kaminoseki | 1,889 | ▼ -59.2% |
| 80 | Kochi Ootsuki | 3,894 | ▼ -59.2% |
| 81 | Hokkaido Setana | 6,380 | ▼ -59.0% |
| 82 | Osaka Toyono | 16,684 | ▼ -58.9% |
| 83 | Akita Mitane | 13,124 | ▼ -58.8% |
| 84 | Yamanashi Nanbu | 6,326 | ▼ -58.8% |
| 85 | Hokkaido Uryuu | 2,140 | ▼ -58.6% |
| 86 | Ehime Kumakougen | 6,290 | ▼ -58.6% |
| 87 | Kochi Tosashimizu | 10,378 | ▼ -58.6% |
| 88 | Aomori Ajigasawa | 7,745 | ▼ -58.5% |
| 89 | Yamagata Obanazawa | 12,783 | ▼ -58.5% |
| 90 | Ehime Ainan | 17,071 | ▼ -58.4% |
| 91 | Kochi Nakatosa | 5,298 | ▼ -58.4% |
| 92 | Miyagi Minamisanriku | 10,837 | ▼ -58.3% |
| 93 | Fukushima Kawamata | 10,841 | ▼ -58.3% |
| 94 | Osaka Chihayaakasaka | 4,279 | ▼ -58.3% |
| 95 | Ehime Ikata | 7,077 | ▼ -58.3% |
| 96 | Akita Gojoume | 7,250 | ▼ -58.2% |
| 97 | Fukushima Samegawa | 2,626 | ▼ -58.2% |
| 98 | Gifu Shirakawa | 6,400 | ▼ -58.2% |
| 99 | Aomori Oowani | 7,601 | ▼ -58.0% |
| 100 | Gifu Hichisou | 2,868 | ▼ -58.0% |
| 101 | Tottori Nichinan | 3,582 | ▼ -57.9% |
| 102 | Nagasaki Ojika | 2,016 | ▼ -57.9% |
| 103 | Hokkaido Samani | 3,665 | ▼ -57.8% |
| 104 | Tottori Hino | 2,490 | ▼ -57.8% |
| 105 | Oita Tsukumi | 14,047 | ▼ -57.8% |
| 106 | Hokkaido Bibai | 17,641 | ▼ -57.7% |
| 107 | Osaka Nose | 7,910 | ▼ -57.7% |
| 108 | Tokushima Minami | 5,425 | ▼ -57.7% |
| 109 | Kochi Yusuhara | 2,909 | ▼ -57.7% |
| 110 | Hokkaido Tsubetsu | 3,776 | ▼ -57.6% |
| 111 | Iwate Kuzumaki | 4,874 | ▼ -57.6% |
| 112 | Nara Gojou | 25,253 | ▼ -57.6% |
| 113 | Iwate Fudai | 2,132 | ▼ -57.5% |
| 114 | Miyazaki Shiiba | 2,176 | ▼ -57.5% |
| 115 | Hokkaido Furubira | 2,399 | ▼ -57.4% |
| 116 | Tokushima Sanagouchi | 1,863 | ▼ -57.4% |
| 117 | Nagano Chikuhoku | 3,734 | ▼ -57.1% |
| 118 | Nara Uda | 25,212 | ▼ -57.1% |
| 119 | Akita Happou | 5,631 | ▼ -57.0% |
| 120 | Yamanashi Ootsuki | 20,034 | ▼ -57.0% |
| 121 | Yamaguchi Suouooshima | 12,838 | ▼ -57.0% |
| 122 | Iwate Ichinohe | 10,009 | ▼ -56.9% |
| 123 | Akita Kosaka | 4,209 | ▼ -56.9% |
| 124 | Hokkaido Rausu | 4,024 | ▼ -56.8% |
| 125 | Shizuoka Tenryu-ku, Hamamatsu | 26,726 | ▼ -56.8% |
| 126 | Fukuoka Touhou | 1,616 | ▼ -56.8% |
| 127 | Mie Kihoku | 12,460 | ▼ -56.6% |
| 128 | Hokkaido Horokanai | 1,199 | ▼ -56.5% |
| 129 | Aichi Shitara | 3,927 | ▼ -56.4% |
| 130 | Miyazaki Misato | 4,092 | ▼ -56.4% |
| 131 | Aomori Ooma | 4,088 | ▼ -56.3% |
| 132 | Tochigi Motegi | 10,520 | ▼ -56.3% |
| 133 | Ishikawa Wajima | 17,649 | ▼ -56.3% |
| 134 | Mie Owase | 14,090 | ▼ -56.2% |
| 135 | Hyogo Kami | 14,031 | ▼ -56.1% |
| 136 | Kumamoto Ashikita | 13,867 | ▼ -56.1% |
| 137 | Yamagata Tozawa | 3,552 | ▼ -56.0% |
| 138 | Wakayama Susami | 3,204 | ▼ -56.0% |
| 139 | Tottori Koufu | 2,368 | ▼ -56.0% |
| 140 | Kochi Yasuda | 2,017 | ▼ -56.0% |
| 141 | Yamagata Mamurogawa | 6,130 | ▼ -55.9% |
| 142 | Fukushima Minamiaizu | 12,599 | ▼ -55.9% |
| 143 | Aomori Hiranai | 9,121 | ▼ -55.8% |
| 144 | Aomori Takko | 4,343 | ▼ -55.8% |
| 145 | Chiba Kyonan | 6,197 | ▼ -55.8% |
| 146 | Aichi Touei | 2,477 | ▼ -55.8% |
| 147 | Kagoshima Kinkou | 5,743 | ▼ -55.8% |
| 148 | Hokkaido Mori | 12,833 | ▼ -55.7% |
| 149 | Fukushima Shimogou | 4,464 | ▼ -55.7% |
| 150 | Tochigi Shioya | 9,095 | ▼ -55.7% |
| 151 | Chiba Chounan | 6,691 | ▼ -55.7% |
| 152 | Nagano Neba | 784 | ▼ -55.6% |
| 153 | Hokkaido Rumoi | 17,329 | ▼ -55.5% |
| 154 | Iwate Iwate | 10,652 | ▼ -55.5% |
| 155 | Yamagata Asahi | 5,447 | ▼ -55.5% |
| 156 | Yamagata Ookura | 2,572 | ▼ -55.5% |
| 157 | Nara Tenkawa | 1,026 | ▼ -55.5% |
| 158 | Tokushima Kaiyou | 7,387 | ▼ -55.5% |
| 159 | Hokkaido Shosanbetsu | 942 | ▼ -55.4% |
| 160 | Gunma Katashina | 3,543 | ▼ -55.4% |
| 161 | Hokkaido Mashike | 3,343 | ▼ -55.3% |
| 162 | Niigata Sekikawa | 4,396 | ▼ -55.3% |
| 163 | Nagano Ogawa | 2,001 | ▼ -55.3% |
| 164 | Fukushima Nishiaizu | 5,058 | ▼ -55.2% |
| 165 | Nara Gose | 21,505 | ▼ -55.2% |
| 166 | Nara Shimokitayama | 701 | ▼ -55.2% |
| 167 | Wakayama Kozagawa | 2,164 | ▼ -55.2% |
| 168 | Wakayama Kitayama | 356 | ▼ -55.2% |
| 169 | Hokkaido Shibetsu | 15,761 | ▼ -55.1% |
| 170 | Saitama Ogano | 9,465 | ▼ -55.1% |
| 171 | Hokkaido Mikasa | 6,901 | ▼ -55.0% |
| 172 | Hokkaido Hokuryuu | 1,529 | ▼ -54.9% |
| 173 | Hiroshima Akioota | 5,039 | ▼ -54.9% |
| 174 | Hokkaido Urausu | 1,527 | ▼ -54.8% |
| 175 | Iwate Hirono | 13,406 | ▼ -54.8% |
| 176 | Fukushima Furudono | 4,137 | ▼ -54.8% |
| 177 | Gifu Higashishirakawa | 1,800 | ▼ -54.8% |
| 178 | Aomori Yomogita | 2,254 | ▼ -54.7% |
| 179 | Toyama Asahi | 9,567 | ▼ -54.7% |
| 180 | Hokkaido Yuni | 4,341 | ▼ -54.6% |
| 181 | Iwate Tanohata | 2,678 | ▼ -54.6% |
| 182 | Akita Senboku | 21,644 | ▼ -54.5% |
| 183 | Yamagata Sakegawa | 3,411 | ▼ -54.5% |
| 184 | Miyazaki Morotsuka | 1,260 | ▼ -54.5% |
| 185 | Hokkaido Urahoro | 3,851 | ▼ -54.4% |
| 186 | Aomori Sannohe | 7,955 | ▼ -54.4% |
| 187 | Akita Hachirougata | 4,951 | ▼ -54.4% |
| 188 | Yamagata Kaneyama | 4,408 | ▼ -54.3% |
| 189 | Hokkaido Obira | 2,556 | ▼ -54.2% |
| 190 | Tochigi Nakagawa | 13,359 | ▼ -54.1% |
| 191 | Kyoto Kyoutanba | 11,341 | ▼ -54.1% |
| 192 | Hyogo Sayou | 14,122 | ▼ -54.1% |
| 193 | Hokkaido Iwanai | 10,393 | ▼ -54.0% |
| 194 | Kochi Umaji | 649 | ▼ -54.0% |
| 195 | Hokkaido Wassamu | 2,667 | ▼ -53.9% |
| 196 | Akita Kitaakita | 26,531 | ▼ -53.9% |
| 197 | Aomori Kazamaura | 1,381 | ▼ -53.8% |
| 198 | Hokkaido Assabu | 3,098 | ▼ -53.7% |
| 199 | Gifu Ibigawa | 17,277 | ▼ -53.7% |
| 200 | Mie Toba | 15,124 | ▼ -53.7% |
| 201 | Tottori Chizu | 5,633 | ▼ -53.7% |
| 202 | Hiroshima Jinsekikougen | 7,267 | ▼ -53.7% |
| 203 | Hokkaido Esashi | 6,230 | ▼ -53.6% |
| 204 | Hokkaido Tomamae | 2,554 | ▼ -53.6% |
| 205 | Aomori Nishimeya | 1,121 | ▼ -53.6% |
| 206 | Yamagata Oguni | 6,136 | ▼ -53.6% |
| 207 | Nagano Anan | 3,672 | ▼ -53.6% |
| 208 | Kumamoto Sagara | 3,768 | ▼ -53.6% |
| 209 | Hokkaido Otoineppu | 603 | ▼ -53.5% |
| 210 | Hokkaido Hamatonbetsu | 3,046 | ▼ -53.5% |
| 211 | Hokkaido Mukawa | 7,146 | ▼ -53.5% |
| 212 | Akita Yuzawa | 37,420 | ▼ -53.5% |
| 213 | Nagano Otari | 2,420 | ▼ -53.5% |
| 214 | Hyogo Shin'onsen | 12,041 | ▼ -53.4% |
| 215 | Hiroshima Etajima | 19,716 | ▼ -53.3% |
| 216 | Hokkaido Shiriuchi | 3,648 | ▼ -53.2% |
| 217 | Iwate Yamada | 12,680 | ▼ -53.2% |
| 218 | Gunma Minakami | 15,740 | ▼ -53.2% |
| 219 | Shimane Tsuwano | 6,093 | ▼ -53.2% |
| 220 | Nagasaki Tsushima | 25,310 | ▼ -53.2% |
| 221 | Hokkaido Enbetsu | 2,168 | ▼ -53.1% |
| 222 | Yamagata Ooishida | 5,558 | ▼ -53.1% |
| 223 | Ishikawa Shika | 15,904 | ▼ -53.1% |
| 224 | Yamaguchi Mine | 20,133 | ▼ -53.1% |
| 225 | Iwate Iwaizumi | 7,421 | ▼ -53.0% |
| 226 | Fukui Ikeda | 2,282 | ▼ -53.0% |
| 227 | Gifu Sekigahara | 5,772 | ▼ -53.0% |
| 228 | Shizuoka Matsuzaki | 5,230 | ▼ -53.0% |
| 229 | Hokkaido Takinoue | 2,093 | ▼ -52.9% |
| 230 | Akita Ikawa | 4,006 | ▼ -52.9% |
| 231 | Wakayama Yuasa | 10,022 | ▼ -52.9% |
| 232 | Hokkaido Naie | 4,541 | ▼ -52.8% |
| 233 | Hokkaido Haboro | 5,641 | ▼ -52.8% |
| 234 | Iwate Hachimantai | 22,060 | ▼ -52.8% |
| 235 | Gunma Higashiagatsuma | 11,237 | ▼ -52.8% |
| 236 | Aichi Minamichita | 14,434 | ▼ -52.8% |
| 237 | Hokkaido Shikabe | 3,348 | ▼ -52.7% |
| 238 | Yamagata Yuza | 11,511 | ▼ -52.7% |
| 239 | Ibaraki Kawachi | 7,149 | ▼ -52.7% |
| 240 | Ishikawa Anamizu | 6,492 | ▼ -52.7% |
| 241 | Iwate Kunohe | 4,713 | ▼ -52.6% |
| 242 | Yamagata Mogami | 6,978 | ▼ -52.6% |
| 243 | Yamanashi Hayakawa | 928 | ▼ -52.6% |
| 244 | Yamaguchi Hagi | 39,745 | ▼ -52.6% |
| 245 | Tokushima Katsuura | 4,251 | ▼ -52.6% |
| 246 | Hokkaido Shiraoi | 14,564 | ▼ -52.5% |
| 247 | Aomori Itayanagi | 11,518 | ▼ -52.5% |
| 248 | Miyagi Shichikashuku | 1,138 | ▼ -52.5% |
| 249 | Kochi Ookawa | 336 | ▼ -52.5% |
| 250 | Kumamoto Kamiamakusa | 21,389 | ▼ -52.5% |
| 251 | Iwate Karumai | 7,410 | ▼ -52.4% |
| 252 | Miyagi Onagawa | 5,902 | ▼ -52.4% |
| 253 | Hyogo Kamigoori | 12,808 | ▼ -52.3% |
| 254 | Kumamoto Misato | 8,030 | ▼ -52.3% |
| 255 | Oita Taketa | 17,657 | ▼ -52.3% |
| 256 | Aichi Toyone | 835 | ▼ -52.2% |
| 257 | Fukuoka Soeda | 7,617 | ▼ -52.2% |
| 258 | Hokkaido Shimamaki | 1,169 | ▼ -52.1% |
| 259 | Aomori Tsuruta | 10,750 | ▼ -52.1% |
| 260 | Hyogo Taka | 17,333 | ▼ -52.1% |
| 261 | Wakayama Yura | 4,627 | ▼ -52.1% |
| 262 | Kagawa Higashikagawa | 25,300 | ▼ -52.1% |
| 263 | Hokkaido Oshamanbe | 5,305 | ▼ -52.0% |
| 264 | Hokkaido Teshikaga | 6,180 | ▼ -52.0% |
| 265 | Yamanashi Kosuge | 603 | ▼ -52.0% |
| 266 | Kagoshima Tarumizu | 12,236 | ▼ -52.0% |
| 267 | Wakayama Kushimoto | 12,754 | ▼ -51.9% |
| 268 | Tokushima Kamikatsu | 1,191 | ▼ -51.9% |
| 269 | Hokkaido Kenbuchi | 2,642 | ▼ -51.8% |
| 270 | Hokkaido Honbetsu | 5,688 | ▼ -51.8% |
| 271 | Nagano Agematsu | 3,647 | ▼ -51.8% |
| 272 | Okayama Takahashi | 25,546 | ▼ -51.7% |
| 273 | Fukushima Kunimi | 7,696 | ▼ -51.6% |
| 274 | Shimane Okuizumo | 10,376 | ▼ -51.6% |
| 275 | Kochi Kuroshio | 8,990 | ▼ -51.6% |
| 276 | Akita Ugo | 12,279 | ▼ -51.5% |
| 277 | Fukushima Aizumisato | 17,278 | ▼ -51.5% |
| 278 | Fukushima Hirata | 5,198 | ▼ -51.5% |
| 279 | Shizuoka Higashiizu | 10,217 | ▼ -51.5% |
| 280 | Hiroshima Takehara | 21,739 | ▼ -51.5% |
| 281 | Kochi Ochi | 4,440 | ▼ -51.4% |
| 282 | Miyazaki Kushima | 14,772 | ▼ -51.4% |
| 283 | Yamagata Funagata | 4,474 | ▼ -51.3% |
| 284 | Nara Totsukawa | 2,594 | ▼ -51.3% |
| 285 | Kochi Shimanto | 13,839 | ▼ -51.3% |
| 286 | Nagasaki Minamishimabara | 37,325 | ▼ -51.3% |
| 287 | Oita Kokonoe | 7,501 | ▼ -51.3% |
| 288 | Hokkaido Numata | 2,653 | ▼ -51.2% |
| 289 | Hokkaido Touyako | 7,799 | ▼ -51.2% |
| 290 | Hokkaido Akkeshi | 7,861 | ▼ -51.2% |
| 291 | Yamagata Kawanishi | 12,942 | ▼ -51.2% |
| 292 | Kanagawa Yamakita | 8,830 | ▼ -51.2% |
| 293 | Nagasaki Saikai | 23,433 | ▼ -51.2% |
| 294 | Akita Kazuno | 25,622 | ▼ -51.1% |
| 295 | Wakayama Kouya | 2,589 | ▼ -51.1% |
| 296 | Wakayama Nachikatsuura | 12,725 | ▼ -51.1% |
| 297 | Miyazaki Gokase | 3,011 | ▼ -51.1% |
| 298 | Hokkaido Kunneppu | 4,239 | ▼ -51.0% |
| 299 | Iwate Ootsuchi | 9,850 | ▼ -51.0% |
| 300 | Mie Shima | 40,487 | ▼ -51.0% |
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