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

Prefecture

The population development of Kumamoto 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
Kumamoto	43	Pref	熊本県	Kumamoto	7,409	1,859,793	1,859,344	1,842,233	1,817,426	1,786,170	1,738,301	1,678,090	740900	→
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	Kumamoto	730,854
2	Yatsushiro	115,453
3	Amakusa	68,105
4	Kōshi	64,344
5	Tamana	60,562
6	Uki	54,556
7	Arao	47,347
8	Yamaga	45,561

Contents: Cities & Towns

The population of all cities and towns of Kumamoto 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
Amakusa (Hondo)	City	天草市	107,823	102,907	96,473	89,065	82,739	75,783	68,105	68382	→
Arao	City	荒尾市	57,389	56,905	55,960	55,321	53,407	50,832	47,347	5737	→
Ashikita	Town	芦北町	23,744	22,373	20,840	19,316	17,661	15,681	13,880	23401	→
Aso	City	阿蘇市	31,364	30,457	29,636	28,444	27,018	24,930	22,959	37630	→
Hitoyoshi	City	人吉市	39,373	38,814	37,583	35,611	33,880	31,108	28,803	21055	→
Kamiamakusa (Ōyano)	City	上天草市	36,667	35,314	32,502	29,902	27,006	24,563	21,404	12667	→
Kikuchi	City	菊池市	52,545	52,636	51,862	50,194	48,167	46,416	44,764	27685	→
Kikuyō	Town	菊陽町	26,273	28,360	32,434	37,734	40,984	43,337	44,548	3746	→
Kōshi (- Nishigōshi)	City	合志市	46,925	49,391	51,647	55,002	58,370	61,772	64,344	5319	→
Kumamoto	City	熊本市	708,097	720,816	727,978	734,474	740,822	738,865	730,854	39044	→
Mashiki	Town	益城町	30,757	32,160	32,782	32,676	33,611	32,510	33,542	6568	→
Minamata	City	水俣市	32,842	31,147	29,120	26,978	25,411	23,557	20,806	16329	→
Ōzu	Town	大津町	26,376	28,021	29,107	31,234	33,452	35,187	36,941	9910	→
Tamana	City	玉名市	72,900	73,051	71,851	69,541	66,782	64,292	60,562	15233	→
Uki (Matsubase)	City	宇城市	64,008	63,968	63,089	61,878	59,756	57,032	54,556	18855	→
Uto	City	宇土市	35,010	37,255	38,023	37,727	37,026	36,122	34,526	7430	→
Yamaga	City	山鹿市	60,991	59,491	57,726	55,391	52,264	49,025	45,561	29969	→
Yamato (Yabe)	Town	山都町	21,746	20,333	18,761	16,981	15,149	13,503	11,670	54467	→
Yatsushiro	City	八代市	143,712	140,655	136,886	132,266	127,472	123,067	115,453	68130	→

Statistics Bureau Japan.

Population Structure

Further information about the population structure.

Gender (C 2025)
Males	796,653
Females	881,437

Age Groups (C 2020)
0-17 years	279,022
18-64 years	893,542
65+ years	540,538

Age Distribution (C 2020)
90+ years	45,534
80-89 years	144,318
70-79 years	220,922
60-69 years	245,828
50-59 years	208,385
40-49 years	218,718
30-39 years	180,070
20-29 years	141,590
10-19 years	160,153
0-9 years	147,584

Citizenship (C 2020)
Japan	1,705,205
Foreign Citizenship	14,591