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

Prefecture

The population development of Hokkaido 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
Hokkaidō	01	Pref	北海道	Sapporo	83,422	5,692,321	5,683,062	5,627,737	5,506,419	5,381,733	5,224,614	4,985,419	8342200	→
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	Sapporo	1,964,034
2	Asahikawa	305,701
3	Hakodate	230,498
4	Tomakomai	164,420
5	Obihiro	160,764
6	Kushiro	151,326
7	Ebetsu	119,568
8	Kitami	108,287
9	Otaru	100,404

Contents: Cities & Towns

The population of all cities and towns of Hokkaido 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
Abashiri	City	網走市	44,176	43,395	42,045	40,998	39,077	35,759	32,770	47084	→
Asahikawa	City	旭川市	360,568	359,536	355,004	347,095	339,605	329,306	305,701	74766	→
Ashibetsu	City	芦別市	22,931	21,026	18,899	16,628	14,676	12,555	10,605	86504	→
Bibai	City	美唄市	33,434	31,183	29,083	26,034	23,035	20,413	17,668	27769	→
Bihoro	Town	美幌町	24,716	23,905	22,819	21,575	20,296	18,697	16,707	43841	→
Chitose	City	千歳市	84,866	88,897	91,437	93,604	95,648	97,950	98,177	59450	→
Date	City	伊達市	36,647	37,139	37,066	36,278	34,995	32,826	30,108	44421	→
Ebetsu	City	江別市	115,495	123,877	125,601	123,722	120,636	121,056	119,568	18738	→
Engaru	Town	遠軽町	25,769	24,844	23,648	22,265	20,873	19,241	17,047	133245	→
Eniwa	City	恵庭市	62,351	65,239	67,614	69,384	69,702	70,331	70,918	29465	→
Fukagawa	City	深川市	28,770	27,579	25,838	23,709	21,909	20,039	17,720	52942	→
Furano	City	富良野市	26,046	26,112	25,076	24,259	22,936	21,131	19,321	60071	→
Hakodate	City	函館市	318,308	305,311	294,264	279,127	265,979	251,084	230,498	67787	→
Hokuto (Kamiiso)	City	北斗市	43,177	46,804	48,056	48,032	46,390	44,302	40,601	39744	→
Ishikari	City	石狩市	57,706	59,734	60,104	59,449	57,436	56,869	55,771	72233	→
Iwamizawa	City	岩見沢市	97,042	96,302	93,677	90,145	84,499	79,306	73,004	48102	→
Kitahiroshima (Hiroshima)	City	北広島市	53,537	57,731	60,677	60,353	59,064	58,171	55,838	11905	→
Kitami	City	北見市	131,544	132,125	129,365	125,689	121,226	115,480	108,287	142741	→
Kushiro	City	釧路市	209,680	201,566	190,478	181,169	174,742	165,077	151,326	136326	→
Kushiro	Town	釧路町	21,986	22,478	21,855	20,526	19,833	19,105	17,782	25204	→
Makubetsu	Town	幕別町	24,240	26,080	26,868	26,547	26,760	25,766	24,195	47764	→
Mombetsu	City	紋別市	30,137	28,476	26,632	24,750	23,109	21,215	19,463	83067	→
Mori	Town	森町	21,006	20,233	19,149	17,859	15,946	14,338	12,852	36879	→
Muroran	City	室蘭市	109,766	103,278	98,372	94,535	88,564	82,383	74,019	8101	→
Nakashibetsu	Town	中標津町	22,326	23,179	23,792	23,982	23,774	23,010	21,785	68487	→
Nanae	Town	七飯町	27,040	28,354	28,424	28,463	28,120	27,686	26,966	21675	→
Nayoro	City	名寄市	34,664	33,328	31,628	30,591	29,048	27,282	24,398	53486	→
Nemuro	City	根室市	34,934	33,150	31,202	29,201	26,917	24,636	21,201	50265	→
Noboribetsu	City	登別市	56,892	54,761	53,135	51,526	49,625	46,391	41,991	21221	→
Obihiro	City	帯広市	171,715	173,030	170,580	168,057	169,327	166,536	160,764	61934	→
Otaru	City	小樽市	157,022	150,687	142,161	131,928	121,924	111,299	100,404	24387	→
Otofuke	Town	音更町	37,528	39,201	42,452	45,085	44,807	43,576	41,997	46602	→
Rumoi	City	留萌市	30,060	28,325	26,826	24,457	22,221	20,114	17,360	29781	→
Sapporo	City	札幌市	1,757,025	1,822,368	1,880,863	1,913,545	1,952,356	1,973,395	1,964,034	112126	→
Shibetsu	City	士別市	26,403	24,991	23,411	21,787	19,914	17,858	15,785	111922	→
Shinhidaka (Shizunai)	Town	新ひだか町	29,337	28,438	27,265	25,419	23,231	21,517	19,573	114755	→
Shiraoi	Town	白老町	22,414	21,662	20,748	19,376	17,740	16,212	14,582	42563	→
Sunagawa	City	砂川市	21,722	21,072	20,068	19,056	17,694	16,486	14,998	7868	→
Takikawa	City	滝川市	48,425	46,861	45,562	43,170	41,192	39,490	35,845	11590	→
Tōbetsu	Town	当別町	19,672	20,778	19,982	18,766	17,278	15,916	14,949	42286	→
Tomakomai	City	苫小牧市	169,328	172,086	172,758	173,320	172,737	170,113	164,420	56166	→
Wakkanai	City	稚内市	45,754	43,774	41,592	39,595	36,380	33,563	30,068	76142	→
Yakumo	Town	八雲町	22,315	21,438	20,131	18,896	17,252	15,826	14,813	95608	→
Yoichi	Town	余市町	24,485	23,685	22,734	21,258	19,607	18,000	16,486	14062	→

Statistics Bureau Japan.

Population Structure

Further information about the population structure.

Gender (C 2025)
Males	2,355,629
Females	2,629,790

Age Groups (C 2020)
0-17 years	687,914
18-64 years	2,813,617
65+ years	1,664,023

Age Distribution (C 2020)
90+ years	115,541
80-89 years	425,286
70-79 years	727,321
60-69 years	731,255
50-59 years	685,251
40-49 years	724,711
30-39 years	534,617
20-29 years	444,539
10-19 years	425,177
0-9 years	351,856

Citizenship (C 2020)
Japan	5,151,366
Foreign Citizenship	34,321