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Current Population Estimates as of October 1, 2009

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Population Pyramid

[Total Population]

The total population was 127,510 thousand, and decreased by 183 thousand compared with the previous year. The rate of decrease was 0.14 percent. The total population decreased for two years.
The male population was 62,130 thousand, a decrease of 121 thousand (0.20 percent), while the female population was 65,380 thousand, a decrease of 61 thousand (0.09 percent). The male population had decreased for five years, while the female population decreased for two years.
The natural change of the male population decreased for five years, and that of the female population decreased for the first time since 1950.
The migration change decreased for two years, and decreased over 100 thousand for the first time since 1950.
The migration change of Japanese population decreased, and that of foreign population decreased for the first time in fifteen years with the record-high rate.

Table 1 Composition of Population (as of October 1, 2009)

Figure 1 Number and Rate of Population change

[Population by Age Group]

The population aged 0 to 14 (child population) was 17,011 thousand (13.3 percent of the total population).
The population aged 15 to 64 (productive-age population) was 81,493 thousand (63.9 percent of the total population).
The population aged 65 and over (aged population) was 29,005 thousand (22.7 percent of the total population).

[Population]

The top five prefectures were Tokyo-to, Kanagawa-ken, Osaka-fu, Aichi-ken and Saitama-ken. These prefectures made up about 35.4 percent of the total population.
Tokyo-to had the largest population in 2009 (10.1 percent of the total population).

[Rates of Population Change]

The population increased in 7 prefectures. Okinawa-ken had the highest rate of increase in population.
The population decreased in 40 prefectures. Akita-ken had the highest rate of decrease in population.

Table 2 Population for Prefectures/Table 3 Rates of Population Change for Prefectures

Figure 2 Rates of Population Change

[Population by Age Group]

The percentage of the child population was the highest in Okinawa-ken and lowest in Akita-ken and rose from the previous year only in Tokyo-to.
The percentage of the productive-age population was the highest in Tokyo-to and declined in all prefectures.
The percentage of the aged population was the highest in Shimane-ken and rose in all prefectures.
The percentage of the aged population exceeded that of the child population in all prefectures except for Okinawa-ken.

Reference Table Percentage of Population by Age (3 Groups) for Prefectures