Wakayama population pyramid 2020

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

Census

◀2020▶

Population: 922,584
Aged 0–14: 11.4%
Aged 15–64: 55.2%
Aged 65+: 33.4%
Aged 75+: 17.7%
vs 2020: +0.0%

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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Wakayama at a glance

In 2020 the population of Wakayama was 922,584: 11.4% aged 0–14, 55.2% aged 15–64 and 33.4% aged 65 and over (17.7% aged 75+).

From 922,584 in 2020 it is projected to shrink by 31.5% to 631,619 in 2050; the share aged 65+ rises from 33.4% to 43.7%.

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

The future of Wakayama, compared

	2020	2050	Change	65+ (2020)	65+ (2050)	0–14 (2050)
Wakayama	922,584	631,619	-31.5%	33.4%	43.7%	9.2%
Japan	126.1 million	104.7 million	-17.0%	28.6%	37.1%	9.9%

Trends 2020–2050

Population

Share aged 65+ (%)

Municipalities of Wakayama

Municipality pages are in Japanese.

Municipality	2020	2050	Change	65+ (2050)
和歌山市	356,729	280,227	-21.4%	38.7%
海南市	48,369	28,027	-42.1%	48.6%
橋本市	60,818	37,636	-38.1%	47.9%
有田市	26,538	14,597	-45.0%	50.4%
御坊市	23,481	14,966	-36.3%	46.4%
田辺市	69,870	42,309	-39.4%	48.8%
新宮市	27,171	15,423	-43.2%	50.1%
紀の川市	58,816	36,636	-37.7%	47.5%
岩出市	53,967	45,396	-15.9%	40.6%
紀美野町	8,256	3,368	-59.2%	63.3%
かつらぎ町	15,967	8,534	-46.6%	49.9%
九度山町	3,856	1,487	-61.4%	61.4%
高野町	2,970	1,453	-51.1%	44.4%
湯浅町	11,122	5,242	-52.9%	58.9%
広川町	6,781	3,941	-41.9%	50.2%
有田川町	25,258	17,649	-30.1%	42.2%
美浜町	6,867	4,051	-41.0%	51.1%
日高町	7,673	6,881	-10.3%	37.6%
由良町	5,364	2,567	-52.1%	55.2%
印南町	7,720	4,793	-37.9%	46.3%
みなべ町	11,818	7,009	-40.7%	49.0%
日高川町	9,219	5,413	-41.3%	49.1%
白浜町	20,262	12,807	-36.8%	52.2%
上富田町	15,236	12,595	-17.3%	41.2%
すさみ町	3,685	1,620	-56.0%	57.8%
那智勝浦町	14,137	6,910	-51.1%	55.9%
太地町	2,791	1,601	-42.6%	59.8%
古座川町	2,480	1,112	-55.2%	62.9%
北山村	404	181	-55.2%	45.3%
串本町	14,959	7,188	-51.9%	54.7%

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

九度山町（-61.4%）
紀美野町（-59.2%）
すさみ町（-56.0%）
北山村（-55.2%）
古座川町（-55.2%）
湯浅町（-52.9%）
由良町（-52.1%）
串本町（-51.9%）
那智勝浦町（-51.1%）
高野町（-51.1%）

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.