Prefecture
The population development of Fukui 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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fukui | 18 | Pref | 福井県 | Fukui | 4,191 | 826,996 | 828,944 | 821,592 | 806,314 | 786,740 | 766,863 | 729,386 | 419100 | → |
| 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 | Fukui | 252,068 |
| 2 | Sakai | 84,792 |
| 3 | Echizen | 79,324 |
| 4 | Sabae | 67,223 |
| 5 | Tsuruga | 60,569 |
Contents: Cities & Towns
The population of all cities and towns of Fukui 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Awara | City | あわら市 | 32,432 | 32,178 | 31,081 | 29,989 | 28,729 | 27,524 | 25,747 | 11698 | → |
| Echizen (Asahi) | Town | 越前町 | 25,158 | 25,017 | 23,995 | 23,160 | 21,538 | 20,118 | 18,550 | 15313 | → |
| Echizen (Takefu) | City | 越前市 | 85,533 | 87,699 | 87,742 | 85,614 | 81,524 | 80,611 | 79,324 | 23070 | → |
| Eiheiji | Town | 永平寺町 | 20,183 | 21,182 | 20,764 | 20,647 | 19,883 | 18,965 | 17,992 | 9443 | → |
| Fukui | City | 福井市 | 272,970 | 269,557 | 269,144 | 266,796 | 265,904 | 262,328 | 252,068 | 53638 | → |
| Katsuyama | City | 勝山市 | 29,162 | 28,143 | 26,961 | 25,466 | 24,125 | 22,150 | 20,187 | 25388 | → |
| Obama | City | 小浜市 | 33,496 | 33,295 | 32,182 | 31,340 | 29,670 | 28,991 | 26,542 | 23311 | → |
| Ōno | City | 大野市 | 41,069 | 39,632 | 37,843 | 35,291 | 33,109 | 31,286 | 27,765 | 87243 | → |
| Sabae | City | 鯖江市 | 62,890 | 64,898 | 66,831 | 67,450 | 68,284 | 68,302 | 67,223 | 8459 | → |
| Sakai (Maruoka - Harue - Mikuni) | City | 坂井市 | 86,870 | 91,173 | 92,318 | 91,900 | 90,280 | 88,481 | 84,792 | 20967 | → |
| Tsuruga | City | 敦賀市 | 67,204 | 68,145 | 68,402 | 67,760 | 66,165 | 64,264 | 60,569 | 25148 | → |
- Statistics Bureau Japan.
Population Structure
Further information about the population structure.
| Gender (C 2025) | |
|---|---|
| Males | 355,517 |
| Females | 373,869 |
| Age Groups (C 2020) | |
|---|---|
| 0-17 years | 118,637 |
| 18-64 years | 404,891 |
| 65+ years | 232,684 |
| Age Distribution (C 2020) | |
|---|---|
| 90+ years | 18,549 |
| 80-89 years | 59,843 |
| 70-79 years | 101,272 |
| 60-69 years | 101,223 |
| 50-59 years | 96,302 |
| 40-49 years | 103,674 |
| 30-39 years | 79,060 |
| 20-29 years | 65,544 |
| 10-19 years | 70,504 |
| 0-9 years | 60,241 |
| Citizenship (C 2020) | |
|---|---|
| Japan | 746,068 |
| Foreign Citizenship | 13,796 |