Osaka, Japan Population 1950-2019
Chart and table of population level and growth rate for the Osaka, Japan metro area from 1950 to 2019. United Nations population projections are also included through the year 2035.
- The current population of Osaka in 2019 is 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.
- The population of Osaka in 2016 was 19,297,000, a 0.04% decline from 2015.
| Other Cities in Japan |
| City Name |
Population |
| Tokyo |
37,435,000 |
| Osaka |
19,223,000 |
| Nagoya |
9,532,000 |
| Kitakyushu-Fukuoka |
5,540,000 |
| Shizuoka-Hamamatsu |
2,912,000 |
| Sapporo |
2,668,000 |
| Sendai |
2,318,000 |
| Hiroshima |
2,089,000 |
| Niigata |
807,000 |
| Kumamoto |
744,000 |
| Okayama |
725,000 |
| Kagoshima |
594,000 |
| Utsunomiya |
522,000 |
| Matsuyama |
512,000 |
| Oita |
480,000 |
| Kurashiki |
477,000 |
| Kanazawa |
467,000 |
| Fukuyama |
466,000 |
| Takamatsu |
421,000 |
| Nagasaki |
418,000 |
| Toyama |
415,000 |
| Miyazaki |
400,000 |
| Nagano |
374,000 |
| Toyohashi |
372,000 |
| Takasaki |
370,000 |
| Iwaki |
355,000 |
| Asahikawa |
333,000 |
| Kochi |
332,000 |
| Koriyama |
332,000 |
| Maebashi |
332,000 |
| Naha |
321,000 |
| Akita |
309,000 |
| Kurume |
305,000 |
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Osaka - Historical Population Data
|
| Year |
Population |
Growth Rate |
| 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% |
