Japan: Sapporo

Contents: Wards

The population of the wards of Sapporo 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
Atsubetsu-ku	Ward	厚別区	122,738	127,718	129,720	128,492	127,767	125,083	122,003	→
Chūō-ku [Center]	Ward	中央区	173,358	181,383	202,801	220,189	237,627	248,680	255,882	→
Higashi-ku [East]	Ward	東区	241,319	248,950	253,996	255,873	261,912	265,379	261,249	→
Kita-ku [North]	Ward	北区	251,419	260,114	272,877	278,781	285,321	289,323	285,798	→
Kiyota-ku	Ward	清田区	100,521	110,102	112,783	116,619	115,726	112,355	107,944	→
Minami-ku [South]	Ward	南区	155,650	156,787	153,021	146,341	141,190	135,777	132,525	→
Nishi-ku [West]	Ward	西区	194,308	199,385	207,329	211,229	213,578	217,040	217,774	→
Shiroishi-ku	Ward	白石区	192,102	197,223	201,307	204,259	209,584	211,835	210,753	→
Teine-ku	Ward	手稲区	129,484	136,006	137,601	139,644	140,999	142,625	139,146	→
Toyohira-ku	Ward	豊平区	196,126	204,700	209,428	212,118	218,652	225,298	230,960	→
Sapporo	City	札幌市	1,757,025	1,822,368	1,880,863	1,913,545	1,952,356	1,973,395	1,964,034

Source: Statistics Bureau Japan.

Explanation: The 2025 census results are preliminary.

Further information about the population structure:

Gender (C 2025)
Males	914,867
Females	1,049,167

Age Groups (C 2020)
0-17 years	261,572
18-64 years	1,139,518
65+ years	541,242

Age Distribution (C 2020)
90+ years	35,835
80-89 years	130,088
70-79 years	240,546
60-69 years	255,251
50-59 years	264,910
40-49 years	292,320
30-39 years	227,790
20-29 years	195,487
10-19 years	161,177
0-9 years	138,928

Citizenship (C 2020)
Japan	1,933,094
Foreign Citizenship	12,634