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

Prefecture

The population development of Miyagi 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
Miyagi	04	Pref	宮城県	Sendai	7,282	2,328,739	2,365,320	2,360,218	2,348,165	2,333,899	2,301,996	2,227,240	728200	→
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	Sendai	1,096,951
2	Ishinomaki	128,827
3	Ōsaki	118,567
4	Natori	78,737
5	Tome	69,264
6	Tagajō	61,280
7	Kurihara	58,190
8	Kesennuma	54,125
9	Tomiya	51,729

Contents: Cities & Towns

The population of all cities and towns of Miyagi 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
Higashimatsushima (Yamoto)	City	東松島市	42,778	43,180	43,235	42,903	39,503	39,098	37,146	10130	→
Ishinomaki	City	石巻市	178,923	174,778	167,324	160,826	147,214	140,151	128,827	55455	→
Iwanuma	City	岩沼市	40,072	41,407	43,921	44,187	44,678	44,068	42,283	6045	→
Kakuda	City	角田市	35,316	34,354	33,199	31,336	30,180	27,976	25,448	14753	→
Kami (Nakaniida)	Town	加美町	29,466	28,330	27,212	25,527	23,743	21,943	19,902	46067	→
Kesennuma	City	気仙沼市	84,848	82,394	78,011	73,489	64,988	61,147	54,125	33244	→
Kurihara (Tsukidate - Wakayanagi - Kurikoma)	City	栗原市	88,552	84,947	80,248	74,932	69,906	64,637	58,190	80500	→
Misato (Kogota)	Town	美里町	27,980	27,395	26,329	25,190	24,852	23,994	22,162	7499	→
Natori	City	名取市	61,993	67,216	68,662	73,134	76,668	78,718	78,737	9818	→
Ōgawara	Town	大河原町	21,995	22,767	23,335	23,530	23,798	23,571	22,927	2499	→
Ōsaki (Furukawa)	City	大崎市	138,068	139,313	138,491	135,147	133,391	127,330	118,567	79681	→
Rifu	Town	利府町	25,135	29,848	32,257	33,994	35,835	35,182	34,830	4489	→
Sendai	City	仙台市	971,297	1,008,130	1,025,126	1,045,986	1,082,159	1,096,704	1,096,951	78638	→
Shibata	Town	柴田町	38,749	39,485	39,809	39,341	39,525	38,271	36,755	5403	→
Shichigahama	Town	七ヶ浜町	20,668	21,131	21,068	20,416	18,652	18,132	16,791	1319	→
Shiogama	City	塩竈市	63,566	61,547	59,357	56,490	54,187	52,203	49,765	1738	→
Shiroishi	City	白石市	41,852	40,793	39,492	37,422	35,272	32,758	29,477	28648	→
Tagajō	City	多賀城市	60,625	61,457	62,717	63,060	62,096	62,827	61,280	1969	→
Taiwa	Town	大和町	22,856	24,410	24,509	24,894	28,244	28,786	28,275	22549	→
Tome (Hasama)	City	登米市	96,832	93,769	89,316	83,969	81,959	76,037	69,264	53609	→
Tomiya	City	富谷市	30,224	35,909	41,593	47,042	51,591	51,651	51,729	4918	→
Watari	Town	亘理町	33,034	34,770	35,132	34,845	33,589	33,087	31,972	7360	→

Statistics Bureau Japan.

Population Structure

Further information about the population structure.

Gender (C 2025)
Males	1,083,435
Females	1,143,805

Age Groups (C 2020)
0-17 years	329,138
18-64 years	1,286,135
65+ years	638,984

Age Distribution (C 2020)
90+ years	44,355
80-89 years	161,384
70-79 years	271,786
60-69 years	306,324
50-59 years	287,731
40-49 years	325,251
30-39 years	260,836
20-29 years	219,025
10-19 years	206,345
0-9 years	171,220

Citizenship (C 2020)
Japan	2,242,701
Foreign Citizenship	19,453