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

Prefecture

The population development of Tochigi 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
Tochigi	09	Pref	栃木県	Utsunomiya	6,408	1,984,390	2,004,817	2,016,631	2,007,683	1,974,255	1,933,146	1,864,833	640800	→
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	Utsunomiya	511,733
2	Oyama	165,528
3	Tochigi	148,312
4	Ashikaga	135,879
5	Nasushiobara	112,562
6	Sano	109,814
7	Kanuma	89,360
8	Mo'oka	75,822

Contents: Cities & Towns

The population of all cities and towns of Tochigi 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
Ashikaga	City	足利市	165,828	163,140	159,756	154,530	149,452	144,746	135,879	17776	→
Kaminokawa	Town	上三川町	27,700	29,421	31,592	31,621	31,046	30,806	29,749	5439	→
Kanuma	City	鹿沼市	104,019	104,764	104,148	102,348	98,374	94,033	89,360	49064	→
Mashiko	Town	益子町	25,255	25,685	25,080	24,348	23,281	21,898	20,124	8940	→
Mibu	Town	壬生町	39,823	39,853	40,107	39,605	39,951	39,474	38,047	6106	→
Mo'oka	City	真岡市	80,643	81,530	83,002	82,289	79,539	78,190	75,822	16734	→
Nakagawa (Batō)	Town	那珂川町	21,774	20,999	19,865	18,446	16,964	15,215	13,370	19278	→
Nasu	Town	那須町	26,748	27,027	26,693	26,765	24,919	23,956	22,211	37234	→
Nasukarasuyama (Karasuyama)	City	那須烏山市	33,535	32,790	31,152	29,206	27,047	24,875	22,164	17435	→
Nasushiobara (Kuroiso - Nishinasuno)	City	那須塩原市	105,127	110,828	115,032	117,812	117,146	115,210	112,562	59274	→
Nikkō (Imaichi)	City	日光市	99,988	98,143	94,291	90,066	83,386	77,661	71,674	144983	→
Nogi	Town	野木町	26,489	26,674	25,907	25,720	25,292	24,913	24,534	3027	→
Ōtawara	City	大田原市	77,063	78,993	79,023	77,729	75,457	72,087	68,438	35436	→
Oyama	City	小山市	150,115	155,198	160,150	164,454	166,760	166,666	165,528	17175	→
Sakura (Ujiie)	City	さくら市	38,289	40,030	41,383	44,768	44,901	44,513	44,192	12563	→
Sano	City	佐野市	128,099	125,671	123,926	121,249	118,919	116,228	109,814	35604	→
Shimotsuke (Minamikawachi - Ishibashi)	City	下野市	54,709	57,447	59,132	59,483	59,431	59,507	58,995	7459	→
Takanezawa	Town	高根沢町	27,785	29,777	30,915	30,436	29,639	29,229	28,480	7087	→
Tochigi	City	栃木市	174,305	171,755	168,763	164,024	159,211	155,549	148,312	33150	→
Utsunomiya	City	宇都宮市	477,215	487,560	502,396	511,739	518,594	518,757	511,733	41685	→
Yaita	City	矢板市	36,650	36,466	35,685	35,343	33,354	31,165	28,877	17046	→

Statistics Bureau Japan.

Population Structure

Further information about the population structure.

Gender (C 2025)
Males	931,188
Females	933,645

Age Groups (C 2020)
0-17 years	282,425
18-64 years	1,060,739
65+ years	554,381

Age Distribution (C 2020)
90+ years	35,650
80-89 years	128,823
70-79 years	248,754
60-69 years	264,479
50-59 years	245,746
40-49 years	277,542
30-39 years	212,579
20-29 years	168,815
10-19 years	171,832
0-9 years	143,325

Citizenship (C 2020)
Japan	1,869,256
Foreign Citizenship	37,408