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Contents: Special Wards

The population of the special wards which correspond to the area of the former City of Tokyo.

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

NameStatusNativePopulation
Census
1995-10-01		Population
Census
2000-10-01		Population
Census
2005-10-01		Population
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2010-10-01		Population
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2015-10-01		Population
Census
2020-10-01		Population
Census
2025-10-01
Adachi-kuSpecial Ward (tokubetsu-ku)足立区622,270617,123624,807683,426670,122695,043702,718
Arakawa-kuSpecial Ward (tokubetsu-ku)荒川区176,886180,468191,207203,296212,264217,475226,482
Bunkyō-kuSpecial Ward (tokubetsu-ku)文京区172,474176,017189,632206,626219,724240,069250,030
Chiyoda-kuSpecial Ward (tokubetsu-ku)千代田区34,78036,03541,77847,11558,40666,68066,199
Chūō-ku [Center]Special Ward (tokubetsu-ku)中央区63,92372,52698,399122,762141,183169,179181,918
Edogawa-kuSpecial Ward (tokubetsu-ku)江戸川区589,414619,953653,944678,967681,298697,932705,063
Itabashi-kuSpecial Ward (tokubetsu-ku)板橋区511,415513,575523,083535,824561,916584,483595,000
Katsushika-kuSpecial Ward (tokubetsu-ku)葛飾区424,478421,519424,878442,586442,913453,093467,614
Kita-ku [North]Special Ward (tokubetsu-ku)北区334,127326,764330,412335,544341,076355,213368,290
Kōtō-kuSpecial Ward (tokubetsu-ku)江東区365,604376,840420,845460,819498,109524,310553,358
Meguro-kuSpecial Ward (tokubetsu-ku)目黒区243,100250,140264,064268,330277,622288,088286,468
Minato-kuSpecial Ward (tokubetsu-ku)港区144,885159,398185,861205,131243,283260,486272,662
Nakano-kuSpecial Ward (tokubetsu-ku)中野区306,581309,526310,627314,750328,215344,880355,333
Nerima-kuSpecial Ward (tokubetsu-ku)練馬区635,746658,132692,339716,124721,722752,608761,587
Ōta-kuSpecial Ward (tokubetsu-ku)大田区636,276650,331665,674693,373717,082748,081759,409
Setagaya-kuSpecial Ward (tokubetsu-ku)世田谷区781,104814,901841,165877,138903,346943,664956,608
Shibuya-kuSpecial Ward (tokubetsu-ku)渋谷区188,472196,682203,334204,492224,533243,883239,119
Shinagawa-kuSpecial Ward (tokubetsu-ku)品川区325,377324,608346,357365,302386,855422,488426,403
Shinjuku-kuSpecial Ward (tokubetsu-ku)新宿区279,048286,726305,716326,309333,560349,385361,634
Suginami-kuSpecial Ward (tokubetsu-ku)杉並区515,803522,103528,587549,569563,997591,108597,566
Sumida-kuSpecial Ward (tokubetsu-ku)墨田区215,681215,979231,173247,606256,274272,085285,203
Taitō-kuSpecial Ward (tokubetsu-ku)台東区153,918156,325165,186175,928198,073211,444228,390
Toshima-kuSpecial Ward (tokubetsu-ku)豊島区246,252249,017250,585284,678291,167301,599306,106
Tōkyō東京都区部7,967,6148,134,6888,489,6538,945,6959,272,7409,733,2769,953,160

Source: Statistics Bureau Japan.

Explanation: The 2025 census results are preliminary.

Further information about the population structure:

Gender (C 2025)
Males4,867,138
Females5,086,022
Age Groups (C 2020)
0-17 years1,230,971
18-64 years6,154,942
65+ years2,028,506
Age Distribution (C 2020)
90+ years130,782
80-89 years535,059
70-79 years919,053
60-69 years906,818
50-59 years1,312,745
40-49 years1,550,344
30-39 years1,413,126
20-29 years1,243,387
10-19 years677,006
0-9 years726,099
Citizenship (C 2020)
Japan9,084,294
Foreign Citizenship403,171