Shimane population pyramid 2020

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

Census

◀2020▶

Population: 671,126
Aged 0–14: 12.2%
Aged 15–64: 53.6%
Aged 65+: 34.2%
Aged 75+: 18.4%
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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Shimane at a glance

In 2020 the population of Shimane was 671,126: 12.2% aged 0–14, 53.6% aged 15–64 and 34.2% aged 65 and over (18.4% aged 75+).

From 671,126 in 2020 it is projected to shrink by 25.9% to 496,994 in 2050; the share aged 65+ rises from 34.2% to 39.7%.

Among the 47 prefectures, it ranks 2nd smallest by population in 2020, 18th largest by the size of the decline from 2020 to 2050, and 22nd lowest by the share aged 65+ in 2050.

The future of Shimane, compared

	2020	2050	Change	65+ (2020)	65+ (2050)	0–14 (2050)
Shimane	671,126	496,994	-25.9%	34.2%	39.7%	10.6%
Japan	126.1 million	104.7 million	-17.0%	28.6%	37.1%	9.9%

Trends 2020–2050

Population

Share aged 65+ (%)

Municipalities of Shimane

Municipality pages are in Japanese.

Municipality	2020	2050	Change	65+ (2050)
松江市	203,616	168,911	-17.0%	36.6%
浜田市	54,592	36,252	-33.6%	40.6%
出雲市	172,775	150,468	-12.9%	35.8%
益田市	45,003	28,780	-36.0%	44.6%
大田市	32,846	19,642	-40.2%	46.8%
安来市	37,062	22,209	-40.1%	47.4%
江津市	22,959	13,714	-40.3%	48.0%
雲南市	36,007	20,016	-44.4%	50.5%
奥出雲町	11,849	5,735	-51.6%	53.5%
飯南町	4,577	2,576	-43.7%	47.3%
川本町	3,248	1,927	-40.7%	39.6%
美郷町	4,355	2,253	-48.3%	49.7%
邑南町	10,163	6,043	-40.5%	48.9%
津和野町	6,875	3,217	-53.2%	50.3%
吉賀町	6,077	3,891	-36.0%	44.6%
海士町	2,267	1,605	-29.2%	34.6%
西ノ島町	2,788	1,740	-37.6%	41.4%
知夫村	634	462	-27.1%	40.3%
隠岐の島町	13,433	7,553	-43.8%	48.4%

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

津和野町（-53.2%）
奥出雲町（-51.6%）
美郷町（-48.3%）
雲南市（-44.4%）
隠岐の島町（-43.8%）
飯南町（-43.7%）
川本町（-40.7%）
邑南町（-40.5%）
江津市（-40.3%）
大田市（-40.2%）

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.