Osaka, Japan Population 1950-2020
Chart and table of population level and growth rate for the Osaka, Japan metro area from 1950 to 2020. United Nations population projections are also included through the year 2035.
- The current population of Osaka in 2020 is 19,165,000, a 0.3% decline from 2019.
- The population of Osaka in 2019 was 19,223,000, a 0.3% decline from 2018.
- The population of Osaka in 2018 was 19,281,000, a 0.04% decline from 2017.
- The population of Osaka in 2017 was 19,289,000, a 0.04% decline from 2016.
| Other Cities in Japan |
| City Name |
Population |
| Tokyo |
37,393,000 |
| Osaka |
19,165,000 |
| Nagoya |
9,552,000 |
| Kitakyushu-Fukuoka |
5,529,000 |
| Shizuoka-Hamamatsu |
2,922,000 |
| Sapporo |
2,670,000 |
| Sendai |
2,327,000 |
| Hiroshima |
2,083,000 |
| Niigata |
804,000 |
| Kumamoto |
743,000 |
| Okayama |
725,000 |
| Kagoshima |
591,000 |
| Utsunomiya |
522,000 |
| Matsuyama |
510,000 |
| Oita |
479,000 |
| Kurashiki |
476,000 |
| Kanazawa |
466,000 |
| Fukuyama |
465,000 |
| Takamatsu |
420,000 |
| Nagasaki |
414,000 |
| Toyama |
413,000 |
| Miyazaki |
399,000 |
| Nagano |
372,000 |
| Toyohashi |
371,000 |
| Takasaki |
369,000 |
| Iwaki |
356,000 |
| Asahikawa |
331,000 |
| Koriyama |
331,000 |
| Maebashi |
331,000 |
| Kochi |
330,000 |
| Naha |
321,000 |
| Akita |
307,000 |
| Kurume |
305,000 |
|
Osaka - Historical Population Data
|
| Year |
Population |
Growth Rate |
| 2020 |
19,165,000 |
-0.30% |
| 2019 |
19,223,000 |
-0.30% |
| 2018 |
19,281,000 |
-0.04% |
| 2017 |
19,289,000 |
-0.04% |
| 2016 |
19,297,000 |
-0.04% |
| 2015 |
19,305,000 |
-0.04% |
| 2014 |
19,313,000 |
-0.04% |
| 2013 |
19,320,000 |
-0.04% |
| 2012 |
19,328,000 |
-0.04% |
| 2011 |
19,336,000 |
0.12% |
| 2010 |
19,313,000 |
0.60% |
| 2009 |
19,197,000 |
0.60% |
| 2008 |
19,082,000 |
0.61% |
| 2007 |
18,967,000 |
0.60% |
| 2006 |
18,853,000 |
0.49% |
| 2005 |
18,762,000 |
0.13% |
| 2004 |
18,737,000 |
0.13% |
| 2003 |
18,712,000 |
0.13% |
| 2002 |
18,687,000 |
0.13% |
| 2001 |
18,662,000 |
0.01% |
| 2000 |
18,660,000 |
-0.34% |
| 1999 |
18,724,000 |
-0.35% |
| 1998 |
18,789,000 |
-0.34% |
| 1997 |
18,853,000 |
-0.34% |
| 1996 |
18,918,000 |
-0.12% |
| 1995 |
18,940,000 |
0.58% |
| 1994 |
18,831,000 |
0.57% |
| 1993 |
18,724,000 |
0.57% |
| 1992 |
18,617,000 |
0.58% |
| 1991 |
18,510,000 |
0.66% |
| 1990 |
18,389,000 |
0.92% |
| 1989 |
18,222,000 |
0.91% |
| 1988 |
18,057,000 |
0.92% |
| 1987 |
17,893,000 |
0.91% |
| 1986 |
17,731,000 |
0.84% |
| 1985 |
17,583,000 |
0.64% |
| 1984 |
17,472,000 |
0.63% |
| 1983 |
17,362,000 |
0.63% |
| 1982 |
17,253,000 |
0.63% |
| 1981 |
17,145,000 |
0.69% |
| 1980 |
17,028,000 |
0.86% |
| 1979 |
16,882,000 |
0.86% |
| 1978 |
16,738,000 |
0.86% |
| 1977 |
16,595,000 |
0.86% |
| 1976 |
16,453,000 |
0.95% |
| 1975 |
16,298,000 |
1.22% |
| 1974 |
16,102,000 |
1.21% |
| 1973 |
15,909,000 |
1.21% |
| 1972 |
15,719,000 |
1.22% |
| 1971 |
15,530,000 |
1.69% |
| 1970 |
15,272,000 |
3.12% |
| 1969 |
14,810,000 |
3.10% |
| 1968 |
14,364,000 |
3.12% |
| 1967 |
13,930,000 |
3.12% |
| 1966 |
13,509,000 |
3.40% |
| 1965 |
13,065,000 |
4.24% |
| 1964 |
12,534,000 |
4.25% |
| 1963 |
12,023,000 |
4.24% |
| 1962 |
11,534,000 |
4.24% |
| 1961 |
11,065,000 |
4.24% |
| 1960 |
10,615,000 |
4.25% |
| 1959 |
10,182,000 |
4.24% |
| 1958 |
9,768,000 |
4.25% |
| 1957 |
9,370,000 |
4.24% |
| 1956 |
8,989,000 |
4.24% |
| 1955 |
8,623,000 |
4.24% |
| 1954 |
8,272,000 |
4.25% |
| 1953 |
7,935,000 |
4.23% |
| 1952 |
7,613,000 |
4.24% |
| 1951 |
7,303,000 |
4.25% |
| 1950 |
7,005,000 |
0.00% |
