Osaka, Japan Metro Area Population 1950-2021
Chart and table of population level and growth rate for the Osaka, Japan metro area from 1950 to 2021. United Nations population projections are also included through the year 2035.
- The current metro area population of Osaka in 2021 is 19,111,000, a 0.28% decline from 2020.
- The metro area population of Osaka in 2020 was 19,165,000, a 0.3% decline from 2019.
- The metro area population of Osaka in 2019 was 19,223,000, a 0.3% decline from 2018.
- The metro area population of Osaka in 2018 was 19,281,000, a 0.04% decline from 2017.
| Other Cities in Japan |
| City Name |
Population |
| Tokyo |
37,340,000 |
| Osaka |
19,111,000 |
| Nagoya |
9,566,000 |
| Kitakyushu-Fukuoka |
5,516,000 |
| Shizuoka-Hamamatsu |
2,930,000 |
| Sapporo |
2,670,000 |
| Sendai |
2,335,000 |
| Hiroshima |
2,078,000 |
| Niigata |
802,000 |
| Kumamoto |
741,000 |
| Okayama |
724,000 |
| Kagoshima |
588,000 |
| Utsunomiya |
522,000 |
| Matsuyama |
508,000 |
| Oita |
479,000 |
| Kurashiki |
475,000 |
| Fukuyama |
465,000 |
| Kanazawa |
465,000 |
| Takamatsu |
419,000 |
| Toyama |
412,000 |
| Nagasaki |
410,000 |
| Miyazaki |
398,000 |
| Nagano |
370,000 |
| Toyohashi |
370,000 |
| Takasaki |
368,000 |
| Iwaki |
356,000 |
| Asahikawa |
329,000 |
| Koriyama |
329,000 |
| Maebashi |
329,000 |
| Kochi |
328,000 |
| Naha |
321,000 |
| Akita |
305,000 |
| Kurume |
304,000 |
|
Osaka - Historical Population Data
|
| Year |
Population |
Growth Rate |
| 2021 |
19,111,000 |
-0.28% |
| 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% |
