Sapporo, Japan Metro Area Population 1950-2024

Chart and table of population level and growth rate for the Sapporo, Japan metro area from 1950 to 2024. United Nations population projections are also included through the year 2035.
  • The current metro area population of Sapporo in 2024 is 2,661,000, a 0.19% decline from 2023.
  • The metro area population of Sapporo in 2023 was 2,666,000, a 0.11% decline from 2022.
  • The metro area population of Sapporo in 2022 was 2,669,000, a 0.04% decline from 2021.
  • The metro area population of Sapporo in 2021 was 2,670,000, a 0% increase from 2020.
Data Source: United Nations - World Population Prospects

MLA Citation:
Other Cities in Japan
City Name Population
Tokyo 37,115,000
Osaka 18,967,000
Nagoya 9,557,000
Kitakyushu-Fukuoka 5,478,000
Shizuoka-Hamamatsu 2,936,000
Sapporo 2,661,000
Sendai 2,341,000
Hiroshima 2,063,000
Niigata 796,000
Kumamoto 737,000
Okayama 720,000
Kagoshima 581,000
Utsunomiya 519,000
Matsuyama 504,000
Oita 475,000
Kurashiki 471,000
Fukuyama 462,000
Kanazawa 462,000
Takamatsu 416,000
Toyama 407,000
Nagasaki 400,000
Miyazaki 396,000
Nagano 366,000
Toyohashi 366,000
Takasaki 365,000
Iwaki 355,000
Koriyama 325,000
Maebashi 324,000
Asahikawa 322,000
Kochi 322,000
Naha 319,000
Kurume 302,000
Akita 298,000
Sapporo - Historical Population Data
Year Population Growth Rate
2024 2,661,000 -0.19%
2023 2,666,000 -0.11%
2022 2,669,000 -0.04%
2021 2,670,000 0.00%
2020 2,670,000 0.07%
2019 2,668,000 0.11%
2018 2,665,000 0.41%
2017 2,654,000 0.38%
2016 2,644,000 0.38%
2015 2,634,000 0.42%
2014 2,623,000 0.38%
2013 2,613,000 0.38%
2012 2,603,000 0.39%
2011 2,593,000 0.27%
2010 2,586,000 -0.15%
2009 2,590,000 -0.15%
2008 2,594,000 -0.19%
2007 2,599,000 -0.15%
2006 2,603,000 0.08%
2005 2,601,000 0.74%
2004 2,582,000 0.78%
2003 2,562,000 0.75%
2002 2,543,000 0.75%
2001 2,524,000 0.64%
2000 2,508,000 0.20%
1999 2,503,000 0.20%
1998 2,498,000 0.20%
1997 2,493,000 0.20%
1996 2,488,000 0.48%
1995 2,476,000 1.31%
1994 2,444,000 1.33%
1993 2,412,000 1.30%
1992 2,381,000 1.28%
1991 2,351,000 1.38%
1990 2,319,000 1.44%
1989 2,286,000 1.46%
1988 2,253,000 1.44%
1987 2,221,000 1.46%
1986 2,189,000 1.48%
1985 2,157,000 1.51%
1984 2,125,000 1.48%
1983 2,094,000 1.55%
1982 2,062,000 1.48%
1981 2,032,000 1.80%
1980 1,996,000 2.62%
1979 1,945,000 2.64%
1978 1,895,000 2.60%
1977 1,847,000 2.61%
1976 1,800,000 2.80%
1975 1,751,000 3.43%
1974 1,693,000 3.42%
1973 1,637,000 3.48%
1972 1,582,000 3.40%
1971 1,530,000 3.45%
1970 1,479,000 3.43%
1969 1,430,000 3.40%
1968 1,383,000 3.44%
1967 1,337,000 3.40%
1966 1,293,000 3.44%
1965 1,250,000 3.39%
1964 1,209,000 3.51%
1963 1,168,000 3.36%
1962 1,130,000 3.48%
1961 1,092,000 3.41%
1960 1,056,000 3.43%
1959 1,021,000 3.44%
1958 987,000 3.35%
1957 955,000 3.47%
1956 923,000 3.48%
1955 892,000 3.36%
1954 863,000 3.48%
1953 834,000 3.35%
1952 807,000 3.46%
1951 780,000 3.45%
1950 754,000 0.00%