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

Prefecture

The population development of Hiroshima 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
Hiroshima	34	Pref	広島県	Hiroshima	8,478	2,881,748	2,878,915	2,876,642	2,860,750	2,843,990	2,799,702	2,683,399	423900	→
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	Hiroshima	1,172,423
2	Fukuyama	439,994
3	Higashihiroshima	198,496
4	Kure	191,653
5	Onomichi	120,346
6	Hatsukaichi	111,953
7	Mihara	83,913
8	Fuchū	51,213

Contents: Cities & Towns

The population of all cities and towns of Hiroshima 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
Akitakata (Yoshida)	City	安芸高田市	35,821	34,439	33,096	31,487	29,488	26,448	24,755	53771	→
Etajima	City	江田島市	34,866	32,278	29,939	27,031	24,339	21,930	19,744	10065	→
Fuchū	Town	府中町	50,676	50,673	50,732	50,442	51,053	51,155	51,213	1041	→
Fuchū	City	府中市	50,356	47,697	45,188	42,563	40,069	37,655	33,347	19575	→
Fukuyama	City	福山市	453,791	456,908	459,087	461,357	464,811	460,930	439,994	51772	→
Hatsukaichi	City	廿日市市	112,591	114,981	115,530	114,038	114,906	114,173	111,953	48949	→
Higashihiroshima	City	東広島市	165,153	175,346	184,430	190,135	192,907	196,608	198,496	63515	→
Hiroshima	City	広島市	1,117,117	1,134,134	1,154,391	1,173,843	1,194,034	1,200,754	1,172,423	90669	→
Kaita	Town	海田町	30,047	30,042	29,137	28,475	28,667	29,636	30,048	1379	→
Kitahiroshima (Chiyoda)	Town	北広島町	22,458	21,929	20,857	19,969	18,918	17,763	15,934	64620	→
Kumano	Town	熊野町	24,953	25,392	25,103	24,533	23,755	22,834	22,445	3376	→
Kure	City	呉市	270,179	259,224	251,003	239,973	228,552	214,592	191,653	35204	→
Mihara	City	三原市	108,617	106,229	104,196	100,509	96,194	90,573	83,913	47151	→
Miyoshi	City	三次市	62,910	61,635	59,314	56,605	53,615	50,681	46,587	77818	→
Onomichi	City	尾道市	159,890	155,200	150,225	145,202	138,626	131,170	120,346	28489	→
Ōtake	City	大竹市	32,850	31,405	30,279	28,836	27,865	26,319	24,652	7866	→
Shōbara	City	庄原市	48,539	45,678	43,149	40,244	37,000	33,633	29,598	124649	→
Takehara	City	竹原市	33,451	31,935	30,657	28,644	26,426	23,993	21,756	11823	→

Statistics Bureau Japan.

Population Structure

Further information about the population structure.

Gender (C 2025)
Males	1,301,136
Females	1,382,263

Age Groups (C 2020)
0-17 years	429,694
18-64 years	1,503,038
65+ years	811,931

Age Distribution (C 2020)
90+ years	59,188
80-89 years	200,998
70-79 years	372,335
60-69 years	339,245
50-59 years	344,284
40-49 years	394,574
30-39 years	296,960
20-29 years	256,025
10-19 years	254,312
0-9 years	226,742

Citizenship (C 2020)
Japan	2,713,163
Foreign Citizenship	47,733