Prefectures by population (2020)

3.6 million〜14 million1.9 million〜2.9 million1.3 million〜1.9 million959,502〜1.3 million553,407〜950,244

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#	Prefecture	Population	2020
1	Tokyo	14 million	14 million
2	Kanagawa	9.2 million	9.2 million
3	Osaka	8.8 million	8.8 million
4	Aichi	7.5 million	7.5 million
5	Saitama	7.3 million	7.3 million
6	Chiba	6.3 million	6.3 million
7	Hyogo	5.5 million	5.5 million
8	Hokkaido	5.2 million	5.2 million
9	Fukuoka	5.1 million	5.1 million
10	Shizuoka	3.6 million	3.6 million
11	Ibaraki	2.9 million	2.9 million
12	Hiroshima	2.8 million	2.8 million
13	Kyoto	2.6 million	2.6 million
14	Miyagi	2.3 million	2.3 million
15	Niigata	2.2 million	2.2 million
16	Nagano	2 million	2 million
17	Gifu	2 million	2 million
18	Gunma	1.9 million	1.9 million
19	Tochigi	1.9 million	1.9 million
20	Okayama	1.9 million	1.9 million
21	Fukushima	1.8 million	1.8 million
22	Mie	1.8 million	1.8 million
23	Kumamoto	1.7 million	1.7 million
24	Kagoshima	1.6 million	1.6 million
25	Okinawa	1.5 million	1.5 million
26	Shiga	1.4 million	1.4 million
27	Yamaguchi	1.3 million	1.3 million
28	Ehime	1.3 million	1.3 million
29	Nara	1.3 million	1.3 million
30	Nagasaki	1.3 million	1.3 million
31	Aomori	1.2 million	1.2 million
32	Iwate	1.2 million	1.2 million
33	Ishikawa	1.1 million	1.1 million
34	Oita	1.1 million	1.1 million
35	Miyazaki	1.1 million	1.1 million
36	Yamagata	1.1 million	1.1 million
37	Toyama	1 million	1 million
38	Akita	959,502	959,502
39	Kagawa	950,244	950,244
40	Wakayama	922,584	922,584
41	Saga	811,442	811,442
42	Yamanashi	809,974	809,974
43	Fukui	766,863	766,863
44	Tokushima	719,559	719,559
45	Kochi	691,527	691,527
46	Shimane	671,126	671,126
47	Tottori	553,407	553,407

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.