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

Prefecture

The population development of Kagoshima 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
Kagoshima	46	Pref	鹿児島県	Kagoshima	9,186	1,794,224	1,786,194	1,753,179	1,706,242	1,648,177	1,588,256	1,512,969	918600	→
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	Kagoshima	580,970
2	Kirishima	120,429
3	Kanoya	96,073
4	Satsumasendai	87,673
5	Aira	76,919

Contents: Cities & Towns

The population of all cities and towns of Kagoshima 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
Aira (- Kajiki)	City	姶良市	71,762	73,640	74,840	74,809	75,173	76,348	76,919	23125	→
Akune	City	阿久根市	27,506	26,270	25,072	23,154	21,198	19,270	17,289	13428	→
Amami (Naze)	City	奄美市	53,410	51,898	49,617	46,121	43,156	41,390	38,416	30834	→
Hioki (Ijuin)	City	日置市	52,791	53,391	52,411	50,822	49,249	47,153	45,021	25282	→
Ibusuki	City	指宿市	50,529	48,750	46,822	44,396	41,831	39,011	35,839	14882	→
Ichikikushikino (Kushikino)	City	いちき串木野市	35,534	34,266	32,993	31,144	29,282	27,490	25,422	11231	→
Isa (Ōkuchi - Hishikari)	City	伊佐市	35,007	33,508	31,499	29,304	26,810	24,453	21,397	39256	→
Izumi	City	出水市	58,655	58,460	57,907	55,621	53,758	51,994	49,506	32998	→
Kagoshima	City	鹿児島市	594,430	601,693	604,367	605,846	599,814	593,128	580,970	54777	→
Kanoya	City	鹿屋市	105,059	106,462	106,208	105,070	103,608	101,096	96,073	44815	→
Kirishima (Kokubu)	City	霧島市	122,279	127,912	127,309	127,487	125,857	123,135	120,429	60317	→
Makurazaki	City	枕崎市	27,640	26,317	25,150	23,638	22,046	20,033	17,948	7475	→
Minamikyūshū (Ei - Chiran - Kawanabe)	City	南九州市	45,792	44,137	42,191	39,065	36,352	33,080	29,901	35793	→
Minamisatsuma (Kaseda)	City	南さつま市	45,845	43,979	41,677	38,704	35,439	32,887	30,087	28359	→
Satsuma	Town	さつま町	28,141	27,331	25,688	24,109	22,400	20,243	17,580	30390	→
Satsumasendai	City	薩摩川内市	106,737	105,464	102,370	99,589	96,076	92,403	87,673	68287	→
Shibushi	City	志布志市	36,694	35,966	34,770	33,034	31,479	29,329	27,122	29021	→
Soo (Sueyoshi)	City	曽於市	46,328	44,910	42,287	39,221	36,557	33,310	29,861	39014	→
Tarumizu	City	垂水市	20,933	20,107	18,928	17,248	15,520	13,819	12,251	16203	→

Statistics Bureau Japan.

Population Structure

Further information about the population structure.

Gender (C 2025)
Males	715,952
Females	797,017

Age Groups (C 2020)
0-17 years	252,185
18-64 years	785,390
65+ years	505,891

Age Distribution (C 2020)
90+ years	43,571
80-89 years	135,038
70-79 years	200,810
60-69 years	240,016
50-59 years	189,212
40-49 years	190,204
30-39 years	157,039
20-29 years	113,018
10-19 years	142,607
0-9 years	131,951

Citizenship (C 2020)
Japan	1,545,763
Foreign Citizenship	10,037