Tokyo, Japan Population 1950-2020
Chart and table of population level and growth rate for the Tokyo, Japan metro area from 1950 to 2020. United Nations population projections are also included through the year 2035.
- The current population of Tokyo in 2020 is 37,393,000, a 0.11% decline from 2019.
- The population of Tokyo in 2019 was 37,435,000, a 0.09% decline from 2018.
- The population of Tokyo in 2018 was 37,468,000, a 0.19% increase from 2017.
- The population of Tokyo in 2017 was 37,397,000, a 0.19% increase 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 |
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Tokyo - Historical Population Data
|
| Year |
Population |
Growth Rate |
| 2020 |
37,393,000 |
-0.11% |
| 2019 |
37,435,000 |
-0.09% |
| 2018 |
37,468,000 |
0.19% |
| 2017 |
37,397,000 |
0.19% |
| 2016 |
37,327,000 |
0.19% |
| 2015 |
37,256,000 |
0.19% |
| 2014 |
37,186,000 |
0.19% |
| 2013 |
37,116,000 |
0.19% |
| 2012 |
37,046,000 |
0.19% |
| 2011 |
36,975,000 |
0.31% |
| 2010 |
36,860,000 |
0.69% |
| 2009 |
36,609,000 |
0.69% |
| 2008 |
36,359,000 |
0.69% |
| 2007 |
36,111,000 |
0.69% |
| 2006 |
35,865,000 |
0.68% |
| 2005 |
35,622,000 |
0.68% |
| 2004 |
35,381,000 |
0.68% |
| 2003 |
35,142,000 |
0.68% |
| 2002 |
34,904,000 |
0.68% |
| 2001 |
34,669,000 |
0.64% |
| 2000 |
34,450,000 |
0.50% |
| 1999 |
34,277,000 |
0.50% |
| 1998 |
34,105,000 |
0.50% |
| 1997 |
33,934,000 |
0.50% |
| 1996 |
33,764,000 |
0.53% |
| 1995 |
33,587,000 |
0.60% |
| 1994 |
33,387,000 |
0.60% |
| 1993 |
33,188,000 |
0.60% |
| 1992 |
32,990,000 |
0.60% |
| 1991 |
32,794,000 |
0.81% |
| 1990 |
32,530,000 |
1.44% |
| 1989 |
32,068,000 |
1.44% |
| 1988 |
31,613,000 |
1.44% |
| 1987 |
31,164,000 |
1.44% |
| 1986 |
30,721,000 |
1.38% |
| 1985 |
30,304,000 |
1.19% |
| 1984 |
29,947,000 |
1.20% |
| 1983 |
29,593,000 |
1.19% |
| 1982 |
29,244,000 |
1.19% |
| 1981 |
28,900,000 |
1.23% |
| 1980 |
28,549,000 |
1.35% |
| 1979 |
28,169,000 |
1.35% |
| 1978 |
27,795,000 |
1.34% |
| 1977 |
27,427,000 |
1.35% |
| 1976 |
27,063,000 |
1.68% |
| 1975 |
26,615,000 |
2.70% |
| 1974 |
25,916,000 |
2.69% |
| 1973 |
25,236,000 |
2.69% |
| 1972 |
24,574,000 |
2.70% |
| 1971 |
23,928,000 |
2.70% |
| 1970 |
23,298,000 |
2.75% |
| 1969 |
22,675,000 |
2.74% |
| 1968 |
22,070,000 |
2.75% |
| 1967 |
21,479,000 |
2.75% |
| 1966 |
20,905,000 |
3.06% |
| 1965 |
20,284,000 |
3.98% |
| 1964 |
19,507,000 |
4.00% |
| 1963 |
18,757,000 |
4.00% |
| 1962 |
18,036,000 |
3.99% |
| 1961 |
17,344,000 |
3.99% |
| 1960 |
16,679,000 |
4.00% |
| 1959 |
16,038,000 |
3.99% |
| 1958 |
15,422,000 |
3.99% |
| 1957 |
14,830,000 |
3.99% |
| 1956 |
14,261,000 |
4.00% |
| 1955 |
13,713,000 |
4.00% |
| 1954 |
13,186,000 |
3.99% |
| 1953 |
12,680,000 |
3.99% |
| 1952 |
12,194,000 |
4.00% |
| 1951 |
11,725,000 |
3.99% |
| 1950 |
11,275,000 |
0.00% |
