Chiba (Japan): Prefecture, Major Cities & Towns - Population Statistics, Maps, Charts, Weather and Web Information

Prefecture

The population development of Chiba Prefecture according to census results.

Name	Abbr.	Status	Native	Capital	Area A-L (km²)	Population Census (Cf) 1995-10-01	Population Census (Cf) 2000-10-01	Population Census (Cf) 2005-10-01	Population Census (Cf) 2010-10-01	Population Census (Cf) 2015-10-01	Population Census (Cf) 2020-10-01	Population Census (Cp) 2025-10-01
Chiba	12	Pref	千葉県	Chiba	5,156	5,797,782	5,926,285	6,056,462	6,216,289	6,222,666	6,284,480	6,258,512	515600	→
Japan	JPN		日本国	Tōkyō	377,980	125,570,246	126,925,843	127,767,994	128,057,352	127,094,745	126,146,099	123,049,524		→

Statistics Bureau Japan.

Major Cities

	Name	Population Census (Cp) 2025-10-01
1	Chiba	994,970
2	Funabashi	650,635
3	Matsudo	496,714
4	Ichikawa	494,207
5	Kashiwa	435,373
6	Ichihara	259,611
7	Nagareyama	215,130
8	Yachiyo	205,052
9	Narashino	176,000
10	Urayasu	172,764

Contents: Cities & Towns

The population of all cities and towns of Chiba Prefecture with more than 20,000 inhabitants according to census results.

Name	Status	Native	Population Census (Cf) 1995-10-01	Population Census (Cf) 2000-10-01	Population Census (Cf) 2005-10-01	Population Census (Cf) 2010-10-01	Population Census (Cf) 2015-10-01	Population Census (Cf) 2020-10-01	Population Census (Cp) 2025-10-01	Area
Abiko	City	我孫子市	124,257	127,733	131,205	134,017	131,606	130,510	131,157	4315	→
Asahi	City	旭市	71,382	71,176	70,643	69,058	66,586	63,745	59,657	13047	→
Chiba	City	千葉市	856,878	887,164	924,319	961,749	971,882	974,951	994,970	27176	→
Chōshi	City	銚子市	82,180	78,697	75,020	70,210	64,415	58,431	51,426	8412	→
Funabashi	City	船橋市	540,817	550,074	569,835	609,040	622,890	642,907	650,635	8562	→
Futtsu	City	富津市	54,273	52,839	50,162	48,073	45,601	42,465	38,730	20540	→
Ichihara	City	市原市	277,061	278,218	280,255	280,416	274,656	269,524	259,611	36816	→
Ichikawa	City	市川市	440,555	448,642	466,608	473,919	481,732	496,676	494,207	5744	→
Inzai	City	印西市	72,278	79,780	81,102	88,176	92,670	102,609	110,400	12379	→
Isumi (Ōhara)	City	いすみ市	43,547	42,835	42,305	40,962	38,594	35,544	32,441	15750	→
Kamagaya	City	鎌ケ谷市	99,694	102,573	102,812	107,853	108,917	109,932	109,118	2108	→
Kamogawa	City	鴨川市	39,283	37,653	36,475	35,766	33,932	32,116	29,008	19114	→
Kashiwa	City	柏市	362,880	373,778	380,963	404,012	413,954	426,468	435,373	11474	→
Katori (Sawara - Omigawa)	City	香取市	93,544	90,943	87,332	82,866	77,499	72,356	66,100	26235	→
Katsuura	City	勝浦市	24,328	23,235	22,198	20,788	19,248	16,927	15,126	9396	→
Kimitsu	City	君津市	93,216	92,076	90,977	89,168	86,033	82,206	77,409	31878	→
Kisarazu	City	木更津市	123,499	122,768	122,234	129,312	134,141	136,166	137,149	13889	→
Kujūkuri	Town	九十九里町	20,196	20,266	19,009	18,004	16,510	14,639	12,934	2444	→
Matsudo	City	松戸市	461,503	464,841	472,579	484,457	483,480	498,232	496,714	6138	→
Minamibōsō (Chikura)	City	南房総市	48,945	47,154	44,763	42,104	39,033	35,831	31,895	22955	→
Mobara	City	茂原市	91,664	93,779	93,260	93,015	89,688	86,782	83,577	9992	→
Nagareyama	City	流山市	146,245	150,527	152,641	163,984	174,373	199,849	215,130	3532	→
Narashino	City	習志野市	152,887	154,036	158,785	164,530	167,909	176,197	176,000	2097	→
Narita	City	成田市	112,662	116,898	121,139	128,933	131,190	132,906	133,797	21384	→
Noda	City	野田市	152,245	151,197	151,240	155,491	153,583	152,638	151,086	10355	→
Ōamishirasato	City	大網白里市	42,363	47,036	49,548	50,113	49,184	48,129	46,410	5808	→
Sakae	Town	栄町	25,615	25,475	24,377	22,580	21,228	20,127	19,010	3251	→
Sakura	City	佐倉市	162,624	170,934	171,246	172,183	172,739	168,743	163,859	10369	→
Sanmu (Narutō - Sambu)	City	山武市	58,405	60,614	59,024	56,089	52,222	48,444	45,034	14677	→
Shiroi	City	白井市	47,450	50,431	53,005	60,345	61,674	62,441	60,950	3548	→
Shisui	Town	酒々井町	20,019	19,885	21,385	21,234	20,955	20,745	20,566	1901	→
Sodegaura	City	袖ケ浦市	57,575	58,593	59,108	60,355	60,952	63,883	65,125	9482	→
Sōsa (Yōkaichiba)	City	匝瑳市	43,357	42,914	42,086	39,814	37,261	35,040	31,137	10148	→
Tateyama	City	館山市	52,880	51,412	50,527	49,290	47,464	45,153	41,127	11005	→
Tōgane	City	東金市	54,520	59,605	61,701	61,751	60,652	58,219	56,546	8912	→
Tomisato	City	富里市	48,666	50,176	51,370	51,087	49,636	49,735	49,729	5388	→
Urayasu	City	浦安市	123,654	132,984	155,290	164,877	164,024	171,362	172,764	1725	→
Yachimata	City	八街市	65,218	72,595	75,735	73,212	70,734	67,455	64,576	7494	→
Yachiyo	City	八千代市	154,509	168,848	180,729	189,781	193,152	199,498	205,052	5139	→
Yokoshibahikari	Town	横芝光町	26,814	26,721	25,981	24,675	23,762	22,075	19,836	6701	→
Yotsukaidō	City	四街道市	79,495	82,552	84,770	86,726	89,245	93,576	94,253	3452	→

Statistics Bureau Japan.

Population Structure

Further information about the population structure.

Gender (C 2025)
Males	3,094,053
Females	3,164,459

Age Groups (C 2020)
0-17 years	893,161
18-64 years	3,557,026
65+ years	1,699,991

Age Distribution (C 2020)
90+ years	89,102
80-89 years	409,803
70-79 years	813,401
60-69 years	730,466
50-59 years	829,694
40-49 years	931,255
30-39 years	702,727
20-29 years	627,689
10-19 years	546,190
0-9 years	469,851

Citizenship (C 2020)
Japan	6,040,814
Foreign Citizenship	142,177