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Nagasaki population pyramid 2020

Census
◀2020
Population
1.3 million
Aged 0–14
12.5%
Aged 15–64
54.5%
Aged 65+
33.0%
Aged 75+
16.9%
vs 2020
+0.0%
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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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Nagasaki at a glance

In 2020 the population of Nagasaki was 1.3 million: 12.5% aged 0–14, 54.5% aged 15–64 and 33.0% aged 65 and over (16.9% aged 75+).

From 1.3 million in 2020 it is projected to shrink by 33.8% to 868,817 in 2050; the share aged 65+ rises from 33.0% to 43.4%.

Among the 47 prefectures, it ranks 18th smallest by population in 2020, 5th largest by the size of the decline from 2020 to 2050, and 9th highest by the share aged 65+ in 2050.

The future of Nagasaki, compared

20202050Change65+ (2020)65+ (2050)0–14 (2050)
Nagasaki1.3 million868,817-33.8%33.0%43.4%10.4%
Japan126.1 million104.7 million-17.0%28.6%37.1%9.9%

Municipalities of Nagasaki

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Municipality20202050Change65+ (2050)
長崎市409,118280,138-31.5%42.4%
佐世保市243,223165,944-31.8%40.2%
島原市43,33827,091-37.5%47.7%
諫早市133,85293,988-29.8%44.0%
大村市95,39785,005-10.9%36.9%
平戸市29,36514,473-50.7%52.2%
松浦市21,27110,888-48.8%48.7%
対馬市28,50213,326-53.2%51.3%
壱岐市24,94813,199-47.1%50.4%
五島市34,39117,632-48.7%54.5%
西海市26,27512,827-51.2%50.4%
雲仙市41,09623,609-42.6%49.7%
南島原市42,33020,627-51.3%56.9%
長与町40,78027,295-33.1%43.5%
時津町29,33921,524-26.6%40.5%
東彼杵町7,7214,073-47.2%55.5%
川棚町13,3778,232-38.5%47.0%
波佐見町14,2919,942-30.4%42.1%
小値賀町2,288963-57.9%55.8%
佐々町13,91211,017-20.8%37.5%
新上五島町17,5037,024-59.9%63.3%

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

  1. 新上五島町(-59.9%)
  2. 小値賀町(-57.9%)
  3. 対馬市(-53.2%)
  4. 南島原市(-51.3%)
  5. 西海市(-51.2%)
  6. 平戸市(-50.7%)
  7. 松浦市(-48.8%)
  8. 五島市(-48.7%)
  9. 東彼杵町(-47.2%)
  10. 壱岐市(-47.1%)

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.