Japan: Sakai

Contents: Wards

The population of the wards of Sakai 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
Higashi-ku [East]	Ward	東区	...	...	84,892	85,444	85,189	85,043	83,986	→
Kita-ku [North]	Ward	北区	...	...	150,885	156,561	158,845	159,757	157,733	→
Mihara-ku	Ward	美原区	...	...	39,135	39,280	39,156	37,604	35,939	→
Minami-ku [South]	Ward	南区	...	...	157,099	154,779	147,626	138,464	127,881	→
Naka-ku [Central]	Ward	中区	...	...	119,830	123,532	124,543	121,236	115,765	→
Nishi-ku [West]	Ward	西区	...	...	131,030	133,622	135,746	135,375	131,938	→
Sakai-ku	Ward	堺区	...	...	148,095	148,748	148,205	148,682	150,091	→
Sakai	City	堺市	840,384	829,636	830,966	841,966	839,310	826,161	803,333

Source: Statistics Bureau Japan.

Explanation: The 2025 census results are preliminary.

Further information about the population structure:

Gender (C 2025)
Males	380,946
Females	422,387

Age Groups (C 2020)
0-17 years	125,144
18-64 years	448,614
65+ years	233,131

Age Distribution (C 2020)
90+ years	12,459
80-89 years	58,516
70-79 years	114,047
60-69 years	88,824
50-59 years	106,814
40-49 years	123,143
30-39 years	84,346
20-29 years	77,172
10-19 years	77,240
0-9 years	64,328

Citizenship (C 2020)
Japan	799,358
Foreign Citizenship	12,486