Yamagata: Population Decline Ranking
All 35 municipalities in Yamagata ranked by Population Decline.
Top municipalities in Yamagata by population decline: 1. Nishikawa (-59.9%), 2. Obanazawa (-58.5%), 3. Tozawa (-56.0%).
| Rank | Municipality | Pop. (2025) | Change 2020–2050 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yamagata Nishikawa | 4,251 | ▼ -59.9% |
| 2 | Yamagata Obanazawa | 12,783 | ▼ -58.5% |
| 3 | Yamagata Tozawa | 3,552 | ▼ -56.0% |
| 4 | Yamagata Mamurogawa | 6,130 | ▼ -55.9% |
| 5 | Yamagata Asahi | 5,447 | ▼ -55.5% |
| 6 | Yamagata Ookura | 2,572 | ▼ -55.5% |
| 7 | Yamagata Sakegawa | 3,411 | ▼ -54.5% |
| 8 | Yamagata Kaneyama | 4,408 | ▼ -54.3% |
| 9 | Yamagata Oguni | 6,136 | ▼ -53.6% |
| 10 | Yamagata Ooishida | 5,558 | ▼ -53.1% |
| 11 | Yamagata Yuza | 11,511 | ▼ -52.7% |
| 12 | Yamagata Mogami | 6,978 | ▼ -52.6% |
| 13 | Yamagata Funagata | 4,474 | ▼ -51.3% |
| 14 | Yamagata Kawanishi | 12,942 | ▼ -51.2% |
| 15 | Yamagata Murayama | 20,200 | ▼ -48.7% |
| 16 | Yamagata Shirataka | 11,623 | ▼ -48.3% |
| 17 | Yamagata Iide | 5,868 | ▼ -47.0% |
| 18 | Yamagata Ooe | 6,692 | ▼ -46.9% |
| 19 | Yamagata Kaminoyama | 26,724 | ▼ -46.6% |
| 20 | Yamagata Shounai | 18,337 | ▼ -46.5% |
| 21 | Yamagata Shinjou | 31,661 | ▼ -42.9% |
| 22 | Yamagata Nakayama | 10,009 | ▼ -40.3% |
| 23 | Yamagata Kahoku | 16,183 | ▼ -39.5% |
| 24 | Yamagata Sakata | 92,053 | ▼ -39.4% |
| 25 | Yamagata Takahata | 20,401 | ▼ -38.4% |
| 26 | Yamagata Tsuruoka | 113,051 | ▼ -37.1% |
| 27 | Yamagata Nagai | 24,561 | ▼ -36.4% |
| 28 | Yamagata Nan'you | 28,049 | ▼ -36.3% |
| 29 | Yamagata Yonezawa | 76,033 | ▼ -34.6% |
| 30 | Yamagata Yamanobe | 12,883 | ▼ -34.6% |
| 31 | Yamagata Sagae | 38,133 | ▼ -27.8% |
| 32 | Yamagata Mikawa | 7,145 | ▼ -23.1% |
| 33 | Yamagata Tendou | 59,721 | ▼ -21.1% |
| 34 | Yamagata Yamagata | 235,431 | ▼ -19.6% |
| 35 | Yamagata Higashine | 47,386 | ▼ -12.4% |