Japan: Ibaraki

flag Contents: Ibaraki (Prefecture)

Capital: Mito

2,867,009 Population [2020] – census

2,791,207 Population [2025] – census

6,098km² Area

457.7/km² Density [2025]

Prefecture

The population of Ibaraki prefecture.

Name	Native	Status	Population Census 1995-10-01	Population Census 2000-10-01	Population Census 2005-10-01	Population Census 2010-10-01	Population Census 2015-10-01	Population Census 2020-10-01	Population Census 2025-10-01
Ibaraki	茨城県	Prefecture	2,955,530	2,985,676	2,975,167	2,969,770	2,916,976	2,867,009	2,791,207

Contents: Cities, Towns and Villages

The population of all cities, towns and villages in Ibaraki prefecture.

The Details icon links to further information about a selected place including its population structure (gender, age groups, age distribution, citizenship).

Name	Native	Status	Population Census 1995-10-01	Population Census 2000-10-01	Population Census 2005-10-01	Population Census 2010-10-01	Population Census 2015-10-01	Population Census 2020-10-01	Population Census 2025-10-01
Ami	阿見町	Town (-machi)	45,652	46,922	47,994	47,940	47,535	48,553	49,689	→
Bandō	坂東市	City (-shi)	59,738	58,673	57,516	56,114	54,087	52,265	51,344	→
Chikusei	筑西市	City (-shi)	118,078	116,120	112,581	108,527	104,573	100,753	94,838	→
Daigo	大子町	Town (-machi)	25,604	23,982	22,103	20,073	18,053	15,736	13,706	→
Goka	五霞町	Town (-machi)	10,312	10,218	9,873	9,410	8,786	8,093	7,502	→
Hitachi	日立市	City (-shi)	212,304	206,589	199,218	193,129	185,054	174,508	158,763	→
Hitachinaka	ひたちなか市	City (-shi)	146,750	151,673	153,639	157,060	155,689	156,581	151,721	→
Hitachiōmiya	常陸大宮市	City (-shi)	49,561	48,964	47,808	45,178	42,587	39,267	35,735	→
Hitachiōta	常陸太田市	City (-shi)	61,525	61,869	59,802	56,250	52,294	48,602	43,813	→
Hokota	鉾田市	City (-shi)	50,857	50,915	51,054	50,156	48,147	45,953	43,386	→
Ibaraki	茨城町	Town (-machi)	35,741	35,296	35,008	34,513	32,921	31,401	29,438	→
Inashiki	稲敷市	City (-shi)	51,652	51,284	49,689	46,895	42,810	39,039	35,390	→
Ishioka	石岡市	City (-shi)	83,398	83,119	81,887	79,687	76,020	73,061	67,416	→
Itako	潮来市	City (-shi)	32,133	31,944	31,524	30,534	29,111	27,604	25,141	→
Jōsō	常総市	City (-shi)	66,029	66,245	66,536	65,320	61,483	60,834	57,983	→
Kamisu	神栖市	City (-shi)	83,171	87,626	91,867	94,795	94,522	95,454	93,286	→
Kasama	笠間市	City (-shi)	80,903	82,358	81,497	79,409	76,739	73,173	71,510	→
Kashima	鹿嶋市	City (-shi)	60,667	62,287	64,435	66,093	67,879	66,950	63,997	→
Kasumigaura	かすみがうら市	City (-shi)	45,288	45,229	44,603	43,553	42,147	40,087	38,413	→
Kawachi	河内町	Town (-machi)	11,726	11,502	10,959	10,172	9,168	8,231	7,156	→
Kitaibaraki	北茨城市	City (-shi)	52,074	51,593	49,645	47,026	44,412	41,801	38,436	→
Koga	古河市	City (-shi)	146,010	146,452	145,265	142,995	140,946	139,344	136,308	→
Miho	美浦村	Village (-mura)	17,767	18,219	18,118	17,299	15,842	14,602	13,542	→
Mito	水戸市	City (-shi)	261,275	261,562	262,603	268,750	270,783	270,685	265,773	→
Moriya	守谷市	City (-shi)	45,821	50,362	53,700	62,482	64,753	68,421	70,192	→
Naka	那珂市	City (-shi)	54,178	55,069	54,705	54,240	54,276	53,502	51,531	→
Namegata	行方市	City (-shi)	42,390	41,465	40,035	37,611	34,909	32,185	29,217	→
Ōarai	大洗町	Town (-machi)	20,446	19,957	19,205	18,328	16,886	15,715	14,456	→
Omitama	小美玉市	City (-shi)	52,041	53,406	53,265	52,279	50,911	48,870	46,754	→
Ryūgasaki	龍ケ崎市	City (-shi)	69,163	76,923	78,950	80,334	78,342	76,420	73,931	→
Sakai	境町	Town (-machi)	27,237	27,171	26,468	25,714	24,517	24,201	23,926	→
Sakuragawa	桜川市	City (-shi)	51,972	50,334	48,400	45,673	42,632	39,122	35,207	→
Shimotsuma	下妻市	City (-shi)	45,466	46,544	46,435	44,987	43,293	42,521	40,785	→
Shirosato	城里町	Town (-machi)	21,979	23,007	22,993	21,491	19,800	18,097	16,363	→
Takahagi	高萩市	City (-shi)	35,604	34,602	32,932	31,017	29,638	27,699	25,028	→
Tōkai	東海村	Village (-mura)	32,727	34,333	35,450	37,438	37,713	37,891	37,806	→
Tone	利根町	Town (-machi)	20,202	19,033	18,024	17,473	16,313	15,340	14,868	→
Toride	取手市	City (-shi)	118,282	115,993	111,327	109,651	106,570	104,524	103,461	→
Tsuchiura	土浦市	City (-shi)	141,862	144,106	144,060	143,839	140,804	142,074	141,588	→
Tsukuba	つくば市	City (-shi)	182,327	191,814	200,528	214,590	226,963	241,656	268,991	→
Tsukubamirai	つくばみらい市	City (-shi)	40,495	40,532	40,174	44,461	49,136	49,872	52,070	→
Ushiku	牛久市	City (-shi)	66,338	73,258	77,223	81,684	84,317	84,651	82,524	→
Yachiyo	八千代町	Town (-machi)	25,008	24,352	23,609	23,106	22,021	21,026	20,050	→
Yūki	結城市	City (-shi)	53,777	52,774	52,460	52,494	51,594	50,645	48,173	→

Source: Statistics Bureau Japan.

Explanation: The 2025 census results are preliminary.

Further information about the population structure:

Gender (C 2025)
Males	1,396,150
Females	1,395,057

Age Groups (C 2020)
0-17 years	413,489
18-64 years	1,558,417
65+ years	839,907

Age Distribution (C 2020)
90+ years	51,973
80-89 years	197,705
70-79 years	382,466
60-69 years	386,048
50-59 years	365,648
40-49 years	404,610
30-39 years	305,622
20-29 years	252,853
10-19 years	254,990
0-9 years	209,898

Citizenship (C 2020)
Japan	2,763,432
Foreign Citizenship	57,819