Japan: Kōbe

Contents: Wards

The population of the wards of Kōbe City.

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Name	Status	Native	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
Chūō-ku [Center]	Ward	中央区	103,711	107,982	116,591	126,393	135,153	147,518	152,124	→
Higashinada-ku	Ward	東灘区	157,599	191,382	206,037	210,408	213,634	213,562	211,921	→
Hyōgo-ku	Ward	兵庫区	98,856	106,897	106,985	108,304	106,956	109,144	111,844	→
Kita-ku [North]	Ward	北区	230,473	225,184	225,945	226,836	219,805	210,492	203,615	→
Nada-ku	Ward	灘区	97,473	120,445	128,050	133,451	136,088	136,747	137,283	→
Nagata-ku	Ward	長田区	96,807	105,464	103,791	101,624	97,912	94,791	93,096	→
Nishi-ku [West]	Ward	西区	222,163	235,758	243,637	249,298	245,782	238,877	228,268	→
Suma-ku	Ward	須磨区	176,507	174,056	171,628	167,475	162,468	158,719	152,654	→
Tarumi-ku	Ward	垂水区	240,203	226,230	222,729	220,411	219,474	215,302	206,825	→
Kōbe	City	神戸市	1,423,792	1,493,398	1,525,393	1,544,200	1,537,272	1,525,152	1,497,630

Source: Statistics Bureau Japan.

Explanation: The 2025 census results are preliminary.

Further information about the population structure:

Gender (C 2025)
Males	702,118
Females	795,512

Age Groups (C 2020)
0-17 years	208,403
18-64 years	806,557
65+ years	419,161

Age Distribution (C 2020)
90+ years	26,668
80-89 years	106,690
70-79 years	193,173
60-69 years	178,506
50-59 years	194,632
40-49 years	208,309
30-39 years	151,942
20-29 years	136,521
10-19 years	128,706
0-9 years	108,974

Citizenship (C 2020)
Japan	1,402,061
Foreign Citizenship	33,009