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

Prefecture

The population development of Saitama 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
Saitama	11	Pref	埼玉県	Saitama	3,798	6,759,311	6,938,006	7,054,382	7,194,556	7,266,534	7,344,765	7,287,169	379800	→
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	Saitama	1,345,016
2	Kawaguchi	592,007
3	Kawagoe	354,793
4	Tokorozawa	342,575
5	Koshigaya	341,602
6	Sōka	251,122
7	Ageo	224,800
8	Kasukabe	222,817
9	Kumagaya	188,262
10	Niiza	164,698

Contents: Cities & Towns

The population of all cities and towns of Saitama 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
Ageo	City	上尾市	206,090	212,947	220,232	223,926	225,196	226,940	224,800	4551	→
Asaka	City	朝霞市	110,789	119,712	124,393	129,691	136,299	141,083	147,109	1834	→
Chichibu	City	秩父市	75,618	73,875	70,563	66,955	63,555	59,674	54,646	57783	→
Fujimi	City	富士見市	96,972	103,247	104,748	106,736	108,102	111,859	112,824	1977	→
Fujimino (Kamifukuoka - Ōi)	City	ふじみ野市	96,390	100,118	101,960	105,695	110,970	113,597	112,433	1464	→
Fukaya	City	深谷市	143,116	146,562	146,600	144,618	143,811	141,268	138,493	13837	→
Gyōda	City	行田市	90,427	90,530	88,815	85,786	82,113	78,617	76,179	6749	→
Hannō	City	飯能市	83,278	85,886	84,860	83,549	80,715	80,361	77,669	19305	→
Hanyū	City	羽生市	56,035	57,499	56,693	56,204	54,874	52,862	52,238	5864	→
Hasuda	City	蓮田市	63,920	64,386	63,474	63,309	62,380	61,499	60,443	2728	→
Hidaka	City	日高市	54,884	53,758	53,619	57,473	56,520	54,571	53,431	4748	→
Higashimatsuyama	City	東松山市	93,342	92,929	91,302	90,099	91,437	91,791	91,615	6535	→
Honjō	City	本庄市	81,662	82,670	81,957	81,889	77,881	78,569	76,392	8969	→
Ina	Town	伊奈町	29,792	32,216	36,535	42,494	44,442	44,841	44,450	1479	→
Iruma	City	入間市	144,402	147,909	148,576	149,872	148,390	145,651	140,180	4469	→
Kamisato	Town	上里町	28,514	30,126	30,855	30,998	30,565	30,343	29,618	2918	→
Kasukabe	City	春日部市	238,598	240,924	238,506	237,171	232,709	229,792	222,817	6600	→
Kawagoe	City	川越市	323,353	330,766	333,795	342,670	350,745	354,571	354,793	10913	→
Kawaguchi	City	川口市	504,618	514,545	538,434	561,506	578,112	594,274	592,007	6195	→
Kawajima	Town	川島町	23,134	23,322	22,906	22,147	20,788	19,378	17,882	4163	→
Kazo	City	加須市	115,198	117,777	115,497	115,002	112,229	111,623	109,633	13330	→
Kitamoto	City	北本市	69,929	69,524	70,126	68,888	67,409	65,201	64,222	1982	→
Kōnosu	City	鴻巣市	116,421	120,271	119,594	119,639	118,072	116,828	115,548	6744	→
Koshigaya	City	越谷市	298,253	308,307	315,792	326,313	337,498	341,621	341,602	6024	→
Kuki	City	久喜市	151,756	154,292	154,684	154,310	152,311	150,582	147,159	8241	→
Kumagaya	City	熊谷市	205,605	206,446	204,675	203,180	198,742	194,415	188,262	15982	→
Matsubushi	Town	松伏町	27,775	29,021	30,857	31,153	30,061	28,266	26,877	1620	→
Misato	City	三郷市	133,600	131,047	128,278	131,415	136,521	142,145	140,579	3013	→
Miyashiro	Town	宮代町	35,717	35,193	34,620	33,641	33,705	34,147	33,535	1595	→
Miyoshi	Town	三芳町	35,607	35,752	37,050	38,706	38,456	38,434	37,481	1533	→
Moroyama	Town	毛呂山町	39,808	39,711	39,122	39,054	37,275	35,366	33,221	3407	→
Niiza	City	新座市	144,726	149,511	153,305	158,777	162,122	166,017	164,698	2278	→
Ogawa	Town	小川町	37,822	37,301	35,401	32,913	31,178	28,524	26,273	6036	→
Okegawa	City	桶川市	73,084	73,967	73,677	74,711	73,936	74,748	73,010	2535	→
Saitama (Urawa, Ōmiya, Yono, Iwatsuki)	City	さいたま市	1,078,545	1,133,300	1,176,314	1,222,434	1,263,979	1,324,025	1,345,016	21743	→
Sakado	City	坂戸市	98,221	97,381	98,964	101,700	101,679	100,275	99,389	4102	→
Satte	City	幸手市	58,172	56,413	54,006	54,012	52,524	50,066	47,634	3393	→
Sayama	City	狭山市	162,240	161,460	158,074	155,727	152,405	148,699	142,751	4899	→
Shiki	City	志木市	64,430	65,076	67,448	69,611	72,676	75,346	75,032	905	→
Shiraoka	City	白岡市	43,225	46,999	48,389	50,272	51,535	52,214	51,485	2492	→
Sōka	City	草加市	217,930	225,018	236,316	243,855	247,034	248,304	251,122	2746	→
Sugito	Town	杉戸町	45,051	47,336	46,646	46,923	45,495	43,845	42,582	3003	→
Toda	City	戸田市	97,571	108,039	116,696	123,079	136,150	140,899	139,164	1819	→
Tokorozawa	City	所沢市	320,406	330,100	336,100	341,924	340,386	342,464	342,575	7211	→
Tsurugashima	City	鶴ヶ島市	66,208	67,638	69,783	69,990	70,255	70,117	70,693	1765	→
Wakō	City	和光市	62,588	70,170	76,688	80,745	80,826	83,989	83,636	1104	→
Warabi	City	蕨市	72,021	71,063	70,010	71,502	72,260	74,283	75,510	511	→
Yashio	City	八潮市	75,322	74,954	75,507	82,977	86,717	93,363	93,386	1802	→
Yorii	Town	寄居町	36,880	37,724	37,061	35,774	34,081	32,374	30,680	6425	→
Yoshikawa	City	吉川市	52,705	56,673	60,284	65,298	69,738	71,979	71,328	3166	→
Yoshimi	Town	吉見町	21,371	22,246	22,217	21,079	19,631	18,192	16,840	3864	→

Statistics Bureau Japan.

Population Structure

Further information about the population structure.

Gender (C 2025)
Males	3,607,158
Females	3,680,011

Age Groups (C 2020)
0-17 years	1,041,291
18-64 years	4,152,281
65+ years	1,934,994

Age Distribution (C 2020)
90+ years	92,773
80-89 years	459,861
70-79 years	936,354
60-69 years	841,562
50-59 years	970,700
40-49 years	1,096,857
30-39 years	816,170
20-29 years	729,814
10-19 years	633,667
0-9 years	550,808

Citizenship (C 2020)
Japan	7,055,679
Foreign Citizenship	161,439