Japan: Wakayama

flag Contents: Wakayama (Prefecture)

Capital: Wakayama

922,584 Population [2020] – census

864,262 Population [2025] – census

4,725km² Area

182.9/km² Density [2025]

Prefecture

The population of Wakayama prefecture.

Name	Native	Status	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
Wakayama	和歌山県	Prefecture	1,080,435	1,069,912	1,035,969	1,002,198	963,579	922,584	864,262

Contents: Cities, Towns and Villages

The population of all cities, towns and villages in Wakayama prefecture.

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

Name	Native	Status	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
Arida	有田市	City (-shi)	34,283	33,661	32,143	30,592	28,470	26,538	23,034	→
Aridagawa	有田川町	Town (-chō)	29,703	29,563	28,640	27,162	26,361	25,258	23,819	→
Gobō	御坊市	City (-shi)	28,510	28,034	27,053	26,111	24,801	23,481	21,015	→
Hashimoto	橋本市	City (-shi)	69,329	70,469	68,529	66,361	63,621	60,818	56,820	→
Hidaka	日高町	Town (-chō)	6,926	7,148	7,344	7,432	7,641	7,673	7,676	→
Hidakagawa	日高川町	Town (-chō)	11,556	11,607	11,305	10,509	9,776	9,219	8,355	→
Hirogawa	広川町	Town (-chō)	8,735	8,361	8,071	7,714	7,224	6,781	6,095	→
Inami	印南町	Town (-chō)	10,077	9,769	9,192	8,606	8,068	7,720	6,927	→
Iwade	岩出市	City (-shi)	41,550	48,156	50,834	52,882	53,452	53,967	53,479	→
Kainan	海南市	City (-shi)	62,634	60,373	57,744	54,783	51,860	48,369	43,905	→
Kamitonda	上富田町	Town (-chō)	13,752	14,501	14,775	14,807	14,989	15,236	15,091	→
Katsuragi	かつらぎ町	Town (-chō)	22,052	20,945	19,670	18,230	16,992	15,967	14,572	→
Kimino	紀美野町	Town (-chō)	13,378	12,387	11,643	10,391	9,206	8,256	7,235	→
Kinokawa	紀の川市	City (-shi)	68,802	70,067	67,862	65,840	62,616	58,816	55,851	→
Kitayama	北山村	Village (-mura)	593	635	570	486	446	404	356	→
Kōya	高野町	Town (-chō)	6,386	5,355	4,632	3,975	3,352	2,970	2,589	→
Kozagawa	古座川町	Town (-chō)	3,884	3,726	3,426	3,103	2,826	2,480	2,167	→
Kudoyama	九度山町	Town (-chō)	6,661	6,073	5,516	4,963	4,377	3,856	3,444	→
Kushimoto	串本町	Town (-chō)	22,521	21,429	19,931	18,249	16,558	14,959	12,752	→
Mihama	美浜町	Town (-chō)	8,919	8,802	8,462	8,077	7,480	6,867	6,040	→
Minabe	みなべ町	Town (-chō)	14,907	14,734	14,200	13,470	12,742	11,818	10,698	→
Nachikatsuura	那智勝浦町	Town (-chō)	19,943	19,417	18,185	17,080	15,682	14,137	12,724	→
Shingū	新宮市	City (-shi)	36,278	35,176	33,790	31,498	29,331	27,171	24,342	→
Shirahama	白浜町	Town (-chō)	24,916	24,563	23,642	22,696	21,533	20,262	18,448	→
Susami	すさみ町	Town (-chō)	6,066	5,952	5,293	4,730	4,127	3,685	3,210	→
Taiji	太地町	Town (-chō)	3,907	3,777	3,506	3,250	3,087	2,791	2,687	→
Tanabe	田辺市	City (-shi)	86,159	85,646	82,499	79,119	74,770	69,870	64,316	→
Wakayama	和歌山市	City (-shi)	393,885	386,551	375,591	370,364	364,154	356,729	341,947	→
Yuasa	湯浅町	Town (-chō)	16,067	15,410	14,742	13,210	12,200	11,122	10,032	→
Yura	由良町	Town (-chō)	8,056	7,625	7,179	6,508	5,837	5,364	4,636	→

Source: Statistics Bureau Japan.

Explanation: The 2025 census results are preliminary.

Further information about the population structure:

Gender (C 2025)
Males	407,117
Females	457,145

Age Groups (C 2020)
0-17 years	131,178
18-64 years	477,886
65+ years	305,500

Age Distribution (C 2020)
90+ years	22,756
80-89 years	79,896
70-79 years	136,315
60-69 years	126,571
50-59 years	121,610
40-49 years	121,645
30-39 years	88,748
20-29 years	71,713
10-19 years	78,782
0-9 years	66,528

Citizenship (C 2020)
Japan	911,408
Foreign Citizenship	6,029