Japan: Niigata City

Contents: Wards

The population of the wards of Niigata 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
Akiha-ku	Ward	秋葉区	...	...	77,050	77,329	76,843	75,069	71,594	→
Chūō-ku [Center]	Ward	中央区	...	...	179,784	180,537	183,767	180,345	177,404	→
Higashi-ku [East]	Ward	東区	...	...	139,565	138,096	137,577	134,446	127,698	→
Kita-ku [North]	Ward	北区	...	...	78,173	77,621	76,328	72,804	70,218	→
Kōnan-ku	Ward	江南区	...	...	67,353	69,365	68,906	67,972	66,863	→
Minami-ku [South]	Ward	南区	...	...	48,054	46,949	45,685	43,437	41,187	→
Nishikan-ku	Ward	西蒲区	...	...	62,958	60,740	58,218	54,546	50,411	→
Nishi-ku [West]	Ward	西区	...	...	160,910	161,264	162,833	160,656	154,243	→
Niigata	City	新潟市	796,456	808,969	813,847	811,901	810,157	789,275	759,618

Source: Statistics Bureau Japan.

Explanation: The 2025 census results are preliminary.

Further information about the population structure:

Gender (C 2025)
Males	365,387
Females	394,231

Age Groups (C 2020)
0-17 years	111,030
18-64 years	430,980
65+ years	230,990

Age Distribution (C 2020)
90+ years	16,858
80-89 years	58,312
70-79 years	100,932
60-69 years	102,747
50-59 years	100,260
40-49 years	112,528
30-39 years	84,616
20-29 years	69,832
10-19 years	68,685
0-9 years	58,230

Citizenship (C 2020)
Japan	772,337
Foreign Citizenship	4,672