Akita population pyramid 2050

Name: Population of Akita by sex and five-year age group, 2020–2050
Creator: National Institute of Population and Social Security Research

Projection

◀2050▶

Population: 560,429
Aged 0–14: 6.9%
Aged 15–64: 43.2%
Aged 65+: 49.9%
Aged 75+: 32.2%
vs 2020: -41.6%

Population by sex and five-year age group (men left, women right). The axis is fixed across 2020–2050 so years can be compared.

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Population by sex and age group, 2020–2050 (CSV)

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Akita at a glance

In 2050 the population of Akita is projected to be 560,429: 6.9% aged 0–14, 43.2% aged 15–64 and 49.9% aged 65 and over (32.2% aged 75+).

From 959,502 in 2020 it is projected to shrink by 41.6% to 560,429 in 2050; the share aged 65+ rises from 37.5% to 49.9%.

Among the 47 prefectures, it ranks 5th smallest by population in 2050, largest by the size of the decline from 2020 to 2050, and highest by the share aged 65+ in 2050.

The future of Akita, compared

	2020	2050	Change	65+ (2020)	65+ (2050)	0–14 (2050)
Akita	959,502	560,429	-41.6%	37.5%	49.9%	6.9%
Japan	126.1 million	104.7 million	-17.0%	28.6%	37.1%	9.9%

Trends 2020–2050

Population

Share aged 65+ (%)

Municipalities of Akita

Municipality pages are in Japanese.

Municipality	2020	2050	Change	65+ (2050)
秋田市	307,672	220,767	-28.2%	44.0%
能代市	49,968	24,973	-50.0%	56.3%
横手市	85,555	47,878	-44.0%	51.3%
大館市	69,237	39,696	-42.7%	50.1%
男鹿市	25,154	9,456	-62.4%	66.8%
湯沢市	42,091	19,552	-53.5%	59.7%
鹿角市	29,088	14,230	-51.1%	55.2%
由利本荘市	74,707	42,387	-43.3%	50.1%
潟上市	31,720	19,363	-39.0%	51.2%
大仙市	77,657	44,243	-43.0%	50.5%
北秋田市	30,198	13,934	-53.9%	56.6%
にかほ市	23,435	12,265	-47.7%	54.0%
仙北市	24,610	11,201	-54.5%	58.4%
小坂町	4,780	2,059	-56.9%	58.8%
上小阿仁村	2,063	760	-63.2%	66.1%
藤里町	2,896	1,064	-63.3%	65.8%
三種町	15,254	6,284	-58.8%	65.1%
八峰町	6,577	2,831	-57.0%	61.7%
五城目町	8,538	3,571	-58.2%	62.1%
八郎潟町	5,583	2,548	-54.4%	61.8%
井川町	4,566	2,151	-52.9%	61.4%
大潟村	3,011	1,772	-41.1%	47.1%
美郷町	18,613	9,336	-49.8%	54.8%
羽後町	13,825	6,704	-51.5%	55.5%
東成瀬村	2,704	1,404	-48.1%	59.1%

Municipalities of Akita with the largest decline (2020→2050)

藤里町（-63.3%）
上小阿仁村（-63.2%）
男鹿市（-62.4%）
三種町（-58.8%）
五城目町（-58.2%）
八峰町（-57.0%）
小坂町（-56.9%）
仙北市（-54.5%）
八郎潟町（-54.4%）
北秋田市（-53.9%）

Source: processed from the National Institute of Population and Social Security Research, Regional Population Projections for Japan (2023) (https://www.ipss.go.jp/pp-shicyoson/j/shicyoson23/t-page.asp). 2020 is the census; 2025 onwards are projections.