Okayama, Japan Metro Area Population 1950-2024

Chart and table of population level and growth rate for the Okayama, Japan metro area from 1950 to 2024. United Nations population projections are also included through the year 2035.
  • The current metro area population of Okayama in 2024 is 720,000, a 0.28% decline from 2023.
  • The metro area population of Okayama in 2023 was 722,000, a 0.14% decline from 2022.
  • The metro area population of Okayama in 2022 was 723,000, a 0.14% decline from 2021.
  • The metro area population of Okayama in 2021 was 724,000, a 0.14% decline 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
Okayama - Historical Population Data
Year Population Growth Rate
2024 720,000 -0.28%
2023 722,000 -0.14%
2022 723,000 -0.14%
2021 724,000 -0.14%
2020 725,000 0.00%
2019 725,000 0.00%
2018 725,000 0.28%
2017 723,000 0.28%
2016 721,000 0.28%
2015 719,000 0.28%
2014 717,000 0.28%
2013 715,000 0.28%
2012 713,000 0.28%
2011 711,000 0.28%
2010 709,000 0.42%
2009 706,000 0.28%
2008 704,000 0.43%
2007 701,000 0.43%
2006 698,000 0.43%
2005 695,000 0.58%
2004 691,000 0.73%
2003 686,000 0.59%
2002 682,000 0.59%
2001 678,000 0.59%
2000 674,000 0.30%
1999 672,000 0.45%
1998 669,000 0.30%
1997 667,000 0.30%
1996 665,000 1.99%
1995 652,000 7.06%
1994 609,000 7.22%
1993 568,000 7.17%
1992 530,000 7.07%
1991 495,000 7.14%
1990 462,000 7.19%
1989 431,000 7.21%
1988 402,000 6.91%
1987 376,000 7.12%
1986 351,000 5.72%
1985 332,000 1.53%
1984 327,000 1.55%
1983 322,000 1.58%
1982 317,000 1.60%
1981 312,000 2.30%
1980 305,000 4.45%
1979 292,000 4.29%
1978 280,000 4.48%
1977 268,000 4.69%
1976 256,000 4.07%
1975 246,000 2.50%
1974 240,000 2.56%
1973 234,000 2.18%
1972 229,000 2.69%
1971 223,000 2.76%
1970 217,000 3.33%
1969 210,000 3.45%
1968 203,000 3.57%
1967 196,000 3.70%
1966 189,000 3.28%
1965 183,000 3.39%
1964 177,000 3.51%
1963 171,000 3.64%
1962 165,000 3.77%
1961 159,000 3.25%
1960 154,000 1.99%
1959 151,000 2.72%
1958 147,000 2.08%
1957 144,000 2.13%
1956 141,000 2.17%
1955 138,000 2.22%
1954 135,000 2.27%
1953 132,000 2.33%
1952 129,000 2.38%
1951 126,000 1.61%
1950 124,000 0.00%