Akita, Japan Metro Area Population 1950-2024

Chart and table of population level and growth rate for the Akita, Japan metro area from 1950 to 2024. United Nations population projections are also included through the year 2035.
  • The current metro area population of Akita in 2024 is 298,000, a 0.67% decline from 2023.
  • The metro area population of Akita in 2023 was 300,000, a 0.99% decline from 2022.
  • The metro area population of Akita in 2022 was 303,000, a 0.66% decline from 2021.
  • The metro area population of Akita in 2021 was 305,000, a 0.65% 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
Akita - Historical Population Data
Year Population Growth Rate
2024 298,000 -0.67%
2023 300,000 -0.99%
2022 303,000 -0.66%
2021 305,000 -0.65%
2020 307,000 -0.65%
2019 309,000 -0.96%
2018 312,000 -0.32%
2017 313,000 -0.63%
2016 315,000 -0.32%
2015 316,000 -0.63%
2014 318,000 -0.31%
2013 319,000 -0.62%
2012 321,000 -0.31%
2011 322,000 -0.62%
2010 324,000 -0.61%
2009 326,000 -0.61%
2008 328,000 -0.61%
2007 330,000 -0.60%
2006 332,000 0.00%
2005 332,000 0.91%
2004 329,000 0.92%
2003 326,000 0.93%
2002 323,000 0.94%
2001 320,000 0.95%
2000 317,000 0.00%
1999 317,000 0.32%
1998 316,000 0.00%
1997 316,000 0.32%
1996 315,000 0.64%
1995 313,000 2.96%
1994 304,000 2.70%
1993 296,000 2.78%
1992 288,000 2.86%
1991 280,000 2.56%
1990 273,000 3.02%
1989 265,000 2.71%
1988 258,000 2.79%
1987 251,000 2.87%
1986 244,000 2.52%
1985 238,000 1.71%
1984 234,000 2.18%
1983 229,000 1.78%
1982 225,000 2.27%
1981 220,000 1.85%
1980 216,000 2.86%
1979 210,000 2.94%
1978 204,000 3.03%
1977 198,000 2.59%
1976 193,000 3.21%
1975 187,000 3.89%
1974 180,000 4.05%
1973 173,000 3.59%
1972 167,000 3.73%
1971 161,000 3.87%
1970 155,000 1.97%
1969 152,000 2.70%
1968 148,000 2.07%
1967 145,000 2.84%
1966 141,000 2.17%
1965 138,000 2.22%
1964 135,000 2.27%
1963 132,000 2.33%
1962 129,000 2.38%
1961 126,000 2.44%
1960 123,000 1.65%
1959 121,000 1.68%
1958 119,000 0.85%
1957 118,000 1.72%
1956 116,000 1.75%
1955 114,000 1.79%
1954 112,000 0.90%
1953 111,000 1.83%
1952 109,000 1.87%
1951 107,000 0.94%
1950 106,000 0.00%