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

Prefecture

The population development of Okinawa 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
Okinawa	47	Pref	沖縄県	Okinawa	2,282	1,273,440	1,318,220	1,361,594	1,392,818	1,433,566	1,467,480	1,468,220	228200	→
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	Naha	311,073
2	Okinawa	141,894
3	Uruma	128,437
4	Urasoe	115,716
5	Ginowan	100,158
6	Nago	66,084
7	Tomigusuku	65,669
8	Itoman	60,664
9	Miyakojima	52,012

Contents: Cities & Towns

The population of all cities and towns of Okinawa 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
Chatan	Town	北谷町	23,737	25,554	26,848	27,264	28,308	28,201	28,436	1391	→
Ginowan	City	宜野湾市	82,862	86,744	89,769	91,928	96,243	100,125	100,158	1980	→
Haebaru	Town	南風原町	30,249	32,099	33,537	35,244	37,502	40,440	41,513	1076	→
Ishigaki	City	石垣市	41,777	43,302	45,183	46,922	47,564	47,637	47,735	22915	→
Itoman	City	糸満市	53,498	54,974	55,816	57,320	58,547	61,007	60,664	4660	→
Miyakojima (Hirara)	City	宮古島市	54,326	54,249	53,493	52,039	51,186	52,931	52,012	20390	→
Nago	City	名護市	53,955	56,606	59,463	60,231	61,674	63,554	66,084	21080	→
Naha	City	那覇市	301,890	301,032	312,393	315,954	319,435	317,625	311,073	4146	→
Nakagusuku	Vill	中城村	13,832	14,987	15,798	17,680	19,454	22,157	22,910	1553	→
Nanjō	City	南城市	38,173	39,130	39,651	39,758	42,016	44,043	45,350	4994	→
Nishihara	Town	西原町	28,516	32,777	33,733	34,766	34,508	34,984	35,280	1590	→
Okinawa	City	沖縄市	115,336	119,686	126,400	130,249	139,279	142,752	141,894	4972	→
Tomigusuku	City	豊見城市	45,253	50,198	52,516	57,261	61,119	64,612	65,669	1933	→
Urasoe	City	浦添市	96,002	102,734	106,049	110,351	114,232	115,690	115,716	1944	→
Uruma (Gushikawa)	City	うるま市	105,228	109,992	113,535	116,979	118,898	125,303	128,437	8703	→
Yaese (Kochinda)	Town	八重瀬町	23,031	24,626	25,121	26,681	29,066	30,941	32,688	2696	→
Yomitan	Vill	読谷村	32,912	36,115	37,306	38,200	39,504	41,206	41,532	3528	→

Statistics Bureau Japan.

Population Structure

Further information about the population structure.

Gender (C 2025)
Males	722,447
Females	745,773

Age Groups (C 2020)
0-17 years	292,788
18-64 years	821,612
65+ years	324,708

Age Distribution (C 2020)
90+ years	22,769
80-89 years	81,838
70-79 years	125,730
60-69 years	184,135
50-59 years	179,131
40-49 years	203,363
30-39 years	176,691
20-29 years	144,412
10-19 years	160,288
0-9 years	160,751

Citizenship (C 2020)
Japan	1,424,749
Foreign Citizenship	18,157