Shiga population pyramid 2050

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

Projection

◀2050▶

Population: 1.2 million
Aged 0–14: 10.9%
Aged 15–64: 52.4%
Aged 65+: 36.7%
Aged 75+: 22.8%
vs 2020: -13.5%

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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Shiga at a glance

In 2050 the population of Shiga is projected to be 1.2 million: 10.9% aged 0–14, 52.4% aged 15–64 and 36.7% aged 65 and over (22.8% aged 75+).

From 1.4 million in 2020 it is projected to shrink by 13.5% to 1.2 million in 2050; the share aged 65+ rises from 26.3% to 36.7%.

Among the 47 prefectures, it ranks 23rd smallest by population in 2050, 8th smallest by the size of the decline from 2020 to 2050, and 9th lowest by the share aged 65+ in 2050.

The future of Shiga, compared

	2020	2050	Change	65+ (2020)	65+ (2050)	0–14 (2050)
Shiga	1.4 million	1.2 million	-13.5%	26.3%	36.7%	10.9%
Japan	126.1 million	104.7 million	-17.0%	28.6%	37.1%	9.9%

Trends 2020–2050

Population

Share aged 65+ (%)

Municipalities of Shiga

Municipality pages are in Japanese.

Municipality	2020	2050	Change	65+ (2050)
大津市	345,070	320,021	-7.3%	38.0%
彦根市	113,647	98,671	-13.2%	36.2%
長浜市	113,636	82,316	-27.6%	40.1%
近江八幡市	81,122	68,995	-14.9%	35.4%
草津市	143,913	144,542	+0.4%	32.2%
守山市	83,236	85,059	+2.2%	32.7%
栗東市	68,820	67,595	-1.8%	30.3%
甲賀市	88,358	65,677	-25.7%	39.7%
野洲市	50,513	44,340	-12.2%	35.0%
湖南市	54,460	43,633	-19.9%	36.6%
高島市	46,377	28,228	-39.1%	50.0%
東近江市	112,819	90,099	-20.1%	38.6%
米原市	37,225	26,594	-28.6%	41.0%
日野町	20,964	15,444	-26.3%	40.6%
竜王町	11,789	7,872	-33.2%	41.5%
愛荘町	20,893	19,262	-7.8%	33.4%
豊郷町	7,132	5,822	-18.4%	38.1%
甲良町	6,362	3,274	-48.5%	51.2%
多賀町	7,274	5,347	-26.5%	40.4%

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

甲良町（-48.5%）
高島市（-39.1%）
竜王町（-33.2%）
米原市（-28.6%）
長浜市（-27.6%）
多賀町（-26.5%）
日野町（-26.3%）
甲賀市（-25.7%）
東近江市（-20.1%）
湖南市（-19.9%）

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.