Niigata, Japan Metro Area Population 1950-2025

Chart and table of population level and growth rate for the Niigata, Japan metro area from 1950 to 2025. United Nations population projections are also included through the year 2035.
  • The current metro area population of Niigata in 2025 is 794,000, a 0.25% decline from 2024.
  • The metro area population of Niigata in 2024 was 796,000, a 0.25% decline from 2023.
  • The metro area population of Niigata in 2023 was 798,000, a 0.25% decline from 2022.
  • The metro area population of Niigata in 2022 was 800,000, a 0.25% decline from 2021.
Data Source: United Nations - World Population Prospects

MLA Citation:
Other Cities in Japan
City Name Population
Tokyo 37,036,000
Osaka 18,922,000
Nagoya 9,535,000
Kitakyushu-Fukuoka 5,466,000
Shizuoka-Hamamatsu 2,930,000
Sapporo 2,654,000
Sendai 2,338,000
Hiroshima 2,058,000
Niigata 794,000
Kumamoto 735,000
Okayama 719,000
Kagoshima 579,000
Utsunomiya 518,000
Matsuyama 502,000
Oita 474,000
Kurashiki 470,000
Kanazawa 461,000
Fukuyama 460,000
Takamatsu 415,000
Toyama 406,000
Nagasaki 397,000
Miyazaki 395,000
Toyohashi 365,000
Nagano 364,000
Takasaki 364,000
Iwaki 354,000
Koriyama 324,000
Maebashi 323,000
Asahikawa 320,000
Kochi 320,000
Naha 318,000
Kurume 302,000
Akita 296,000
Niigata - Historical Population Data
Year Population Growth Rate
2025 794,000 -0.25%
2024 796,000 -0.25%
2023 798,000 -0.25%
2022 800,000 -0.25%
2021 802,000 -0.25%
2020 804,000 -0.37%
2019 807,000 -0.25%
2018 809,000 -0.12%
2017 810,000 0.00%
2016 810,000 0.00%
2015 810,000 -0.12%
2014 811,000 0.00%
2013 811,000 0.00%
2012 811,000 -0.12%
2011 812,000 0.00%
2010 812,000 0.00%
2009 812,000 -0.12%
2008 813,000 0.00%
2007 813,000 -0.12%
2006 814,000 0.00%
2005 814,000 0.12%
2004 813,000 0.12%
2003 812,000 0.12%
2002 811,000 0.12%
2001 810,000 0.25%
2000 808,000 0.25%
1999 806,000 0.37%
1998 803,000 0.25%
1997 801,000 0.38%
1996 798,000 1.40%
1995 787,000 4.65%
1994 752,000 4.74%
1993 718,000 4.82%
1992 685,000 4.74%
1991 654,000 4.64%
1990 625,000 4.69%
1989 597,000 4.74%
1988 570,000 4.78%
1987 544,000 4.82%
1986 519,000 3.59%
1985 501,000 1.21%
1984 495,000 1.02%
1983 490,000 1.03%
1982 485,000 1.04%
1981 480,000 1.91%
1980 471,000 4.20%
1979 452,000 4.39%
1978 433,000 4.34%
1977 415,000 4.27%
1976 398,000 4.46%
1975 381,000 4.10%
1974 366,000 4.27%
1973 351,000 4.46%
1972 336,000 4.35%
1971 322,000 3.54%
1970 311,000 1.63%
1969 306,000 1.66%
1968 301,000 1.69%
1967 296,000 1.72%
1966 291,000 1.75%
1965 286,000 1.06%
1964 283,000 1.43%
1963 279,000 1.45%
1962 275,000 1.48%
1961 271,000 2.65%
1960 264,000 6.88%
1959 247,000 6.93%
1958 231,000 6.94%
1957 216,000 6.93%
1956 202,000 6.88%
1955 189,000 3.28%
1954 183,000 3.98%
1953 176,000 3.53%
1952 170,000 3.03%
1951 165,000 3.77%
1950 159,000 0.00%