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Yamaguchi population pyramid 2045

Projection
2045
Population
991,015
Aged 0–14
9.7%
Aged 15–64
48.8%
Aged 65+
41.5%
Aged 75+
24.5%
vs 2020
-26.2%
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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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Yamaguchi at a glance

In 2045 the population of Yamaguchi is projected to be 991,015: 9.7% aged 0–14, 48.8% aged 15–64 and 41.5% aged 65 and over (24.5% aged 75+).

From 1.3 million in 2020 it is projected to shrink by 31.0% to 926,183 in 2050; the share aged 65+ rises from 34.6% to 42.3%.

Among the 47 prefectures, it ranks 19th smallest by population in 2045, 10th largest by the size of the decline from 2020 to 2050, and 14th highest by the share aged 65+ in 2050.

The future of Yamaguchi, compared

20202050Change65+ (2020)65+ (2050)0–14 (2050)
Yamaguchi1.3 million926,183-31.0%34.6%42.3%9.6%
Japan126.1 million104.7 million-17.0%28.6%37.1%9.9%

Municipalities of Yamaguchi

Municipality pages are in Japanese.

Municipality20202050Change65+ (2050)
下関市255,051164,753-35.4%44.0%
宇部市162,570115,395-29.0%41.3%
山口市193,966158,010-18.5%38.3%
萩市44,62621,167-52.6%57.5%
防府市113,97993,933-17.6%37.0%
下松市55,88748,535-13.2%34.2%
岩国市129,12583,047-35.7%44.5%
光市49,79834,459-30.8%43.2%
長門市32,51916,197-50.2%54.9%
柳井市30,79919,224-37.6%48.0%
美祢市23,24710,902-53.1%56.5%
周南市137,54091,413-33.5%43.8%
山陽小野田市60,32640,201-33.4%42.1%
周防大島町14,7986,363-57.0%62.7%
和木町6,0344,541-24.7%33.1%
上関町2,342956-59.2%57.7%
田布施町14,4838,918-38.4%49.8%
平生町11,9146,667-44.0%53.1%
阿武町3,0551,502-50.8%58.5%

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

  1. 上関町(-59.2%)
  2. 周防大島町(-57.0%)
  3. 美祢市(-53.1%)
  4. 萩市(-52.6%)
  5. 阿武町(-50.8%)
  6. 長門市(-50.2%)
  7. 平生町(-44.0%)
  8. 田布施町(-38.4%)
  9. 柳井市(-37.6%)
  10. 岩国市(-35.7%)

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.