Prefecture
The population development of Yamagata 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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yamagata | 06 | Pref | 山形県 | Yamagata | 9,323 | 1,256,958 | 1,244,147 | 1,216,181 | 1,168,924 | 1,123,891 | 1,068,027 | 993,127 | 932300 | → |
| 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 | Yamagata | 235,685 |
| 2 | Tsuruoka | 113,149 |
| 3 | Sakata | 92,122 |
| 4 | Yonezawa | 76,114 |
| 5 | Tendō | 59,773 |
| 6 | Higashine | 47,405 |
Contents: Cities & Towns
The population of all cities and towns of Yamagata 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Higashine | City | 東根市 | 43,208 | 44,800 | 45,834 | 46,414 | 47,768 | 47,682 | 47,405 | 20694 | → |
| Kahoku | Town | 河北町 | 21,930 | 21,476 | 20,738 | 19,959 | 18,952 | 17,641 | 16,192 | 5245 | → |
| Kaminoyama | City | 上山市 | 38,047 | 36,886 | 36,013 | 33,836 | 31,569 | 29,110 | 26,753 | 24093 | → |
| Murayama | City | 村山市 | 30,506 | 29,586 | 28,192 | 26,811 | 24,684 | 22,516 | 20,212 | 19698 | → |
| Nagai | City | 長井市 | 32,727 | 31,987 | 30,929 | 29,473 | 27,757 | 26,543 | 24,580 | 21467 | → |
| Nan'yō | City | 南陽市 | 36,810 | 36,191 | 35,190 | 33,658 | 32,285 | 30,420 | 28,066 | 16052 | → |
| Obanazawa | City | 尾花沢市 | 23,127 | 22,010 | 20,695 | 18,955 | 16,953 | 14,971 | 12,796 | 37253 | → |
| Sagae | City | 寒河江市 | 42,805 | 43,379 | 43,625 | 42,373 | 41,256 | 40,189 | 38,176 | 13903 | → |
| Sakata | City | 酒田市 | 122,536 | 121,614 | 117,577 | 111,151 | 106,244 | 100,273 | 92,122 | 60298 | → |
| Shinjō | City | 新庄市 | 42,896 | 42,151 | 40,717 | 38,850 | 36,894 | 34,432 | 31,653 | 22285 | → |
| Shōnai (Amarume) | Town | 庄内町 | 26,251 | 25,489 | 24,677 | 23,158 | 21,666 | 20,151 | 18,356 | 24917 | → |
| Takahata | Town | 高畠町 | 26,964 | 26,807 | 26,026 | 25,025 | 23,882 | 22,463 | 20,417 | 18026 | → |
| Tendō | City | 天童市 | 60,626 | 63,231 | 63,864 | 62,214 | 62,194 | 62,140 | 59,773 | 11302 | → |
| Tsuruoka | City | 鶴岡市 | 149,509 | 147,546 | 142,384 | 136,623 | 129,652 | 122,347 | 113,149 | 131151 | → |
| Yamagata | City | 山形市 | 254,488 | 255,369 | 256,012 | 254,244 | 253,832 | 247,590 | 235,685 | 38130 | → |
| Yonezawa | City | 米沢市 | 95,592 | 95,396 | 93,178 | 89,401 | 85,953 | 81,252 | 76,114 | 54851 | → |
- Statistics Bureau Japan.
Population Structure
Further information about the population structure.
| Gender (C 2025) | |
|---|---|
| Males | 482,096 |
| Females | 511,031 |
| Age Groups (C 2020) | |
|---|---|
| 0-17 years | 150,214 |
| 18-64 years | 548,691 |
| 65+ years | 359,554 |
| Age Distribution (C 2020) | |
|---|---|
| 90+ years | 31,068 |
| 80-89 years | 98,593 |
| 70-79 years | 144,274 |
| 60-69 years | 161,571 |
| 50-59 years | 132,885 |
| 40-49 years | 135,734 |
| 30-39 years | 106,641 |
| 20-29 years | 80,735 |
| 10-19 years | 91,957 |
| 0-9 years | 75,001 |
| Citizenship (C 2020) | |
|---|---|
| Japan | 1,056,617 |
| Foreign Citizenship | 7,149 |