Japan: Tokyo Special Wards Area
Contents: Special Wards
The population of the special wards which correspond to the area of the former City of Tokyo.
icon links to further information about a selected division including its population structure (gender, age groups, age distribution).| 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 Estimate 2018-10-01 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adachi-ku | 足立区 | Special Ward (tokubetsu-ku) | 622,270 | 617,123 | 624,807 | 683,426 | 670,122 | 680,269 | → |
| Arakawa-ku | 荒川区 | Special Ward (tokubetsu-ku) | 176,886 | 180,468 | 191,207 | 203,296 | 212,264 | 217,265 | → |
| Bunkyō-ku | 文京区 | Special Ward (tokubetsu-ku) | 172,474 | 176,017 | 189,632 | 206,626 | 219,724 | 230,184 | → |
| Chiyoda-ku | 千代田区 | Special Ward (tokubetsu-ku) | 34,780 | 36,035 | 41,778 | 47,115 | 58,406 | 63,165 | → |
| Chūō-ku [Center] | 中央区 | Special Ward (tokubetsu-ku) | 63,923 | 72,526 | 98,399 | 122,762 | 141,183 | 160,889 | → |
| Edogawa-ku | 江戸川区 | Special Ward (tokubetsu-ku) | 589,414 | 619,953 | 653,944 | 678,967 | 681,298 | 693,616 | → |
| Itabashi-ku | 板橋区 | Special Ward (tokubetsu-ku) | 511,415 | 513,575 | 523,083 | 535,824 | 561,916 | 578,127 | → |
| Katsushika-ku | 葛飾区 | Special Ward (tokubetsu-ku) | 424,478 | 421,519 | 424,878 | 442,586 | 442,913 | 452,761 | → |
| Kita-ku [North] | 北区 | Special Ward (tokubetsu-ku) | 334,127 | 326,764 | 330,412 | 335,544 | 341,076 | 351,663 | → |
| Kōtō-ku | 江東区 | Special Ward (tokubetsu-ku) | 365,604 | 376,840 | 420,845 | 460,819 | 498,109 | 515,029 | → |
| Meguro-ku | 目黒区 | Special Ward (tokubetsu-ku) | 243,100 | 250,140 | 264,064 | 268,330 | 277,622 | 285,110 | → |
| Minato-ku | 港区 | Special Ward (tokubetsu-ku) | 144,885 | 159,398 | 185,861 | 205,131 | 243,283 | 256,415 | → |
| Nakano-ku | 中野区 | Special Ward (tokubetsu-ku) | 306,581 | 309,526 | 310,627 | 314,750 | 328,215 | 338,069 | → |
| Nerima-ku | 練馬区 | Special Ward (tokubetsu-ku) | 635,746 | 658,132 | 692,339 | 716,124 | 721,722 | 735,212 | → |
| Ōta-ku | 大田区 | Special Ward (tokubetsu-ku) | 636,276 | 650,331 | 665,674 | 693,373 | 717,082 | 734,381 | → |
| Setagaya-ku | 世田谷区 | Special Ward (tokubetsu-ku) | 781,104 | 814,901 | 841,165 | 877,138 | 903,346 | 929,448 | → |
| Shibuya-ku | 渋谷区 | Special Ward (tokubetsu-ku) | 188,472 | 196,682 | 203,334 | 204,492 | 224,533 | 231,700 | → |
| Shinagawa-ku | 品川区 | Special Ward (tokubetsu-ku) | 325,377 | 324,608 | 346,357 | 365,302 | 386,855 | 403,338 | → |
| Shinjuku-ku | 新宿区 | Special Ward (tokubetsu-ku) | 279,048 | 286,726 | 305,716 | 326,309 | 333,560 | 346,958 | → |
| Suginami-ku | 杉並区 | Special Ward (tokubetsu-ku) | 515,803 | 522,103 | 528,587 | 549,569 | 563,997 | 579,877 | → |
| Sumida-ku | 墨田区 | Special Ward (tokubetsu-ku) | 215,681 | 215,979 | 231,173 | 247,606 | 256,274 | 266,605 | → |
| Taitō-ku | 台東区 | Special Ward (tokubetsu-ku) | 153,918 | 156,325 | 165,186 | 175,928 | 198,073 | 205,659 | → |
| Toshima-ku | 豊島区 | Special Ward (tokubetsu-ku) | 246,252 | 249,017 | 250,585 | 284,678 | 291,167 | 300,179 | → |
| Tōkyō | 東京都区部 | 7,967,614 | 8,134,688 | 8,489,653 | 8,945,695 | 9,272,740 | 9,555,919 |
Source: (1995) - (2015) Statistics Bureau Japan (web). (2018) Statistical information of the Japanese prefectures (mostly via uub.jp).
Further information about the population structure:
| Gender (C 2015) | |
|---|---|
| Males | 4,567,247 |
| Females | 4,705,493 |
| Age Groups (C 2015) | |
|---|---|
| 0-14 years | 1,002,130 |
| 15-64 years | 6,088,409 |
| 65+ years | 1,997,870 |
| Age Distribution (C 2015) | |
|---|---|
| 0-9 years | 687,976 |
| 10-19 years | 668,468 |
| 20-29 years | 1,144,782 |
| 30-39 years | 1,468,296 |
| 40-49 years | 1,535,336 |
| 50-59 years | 1,103,248 |
| 60-69 years | 1,050,588 |
| 70-79 years | 857,187 |
| 80+ years | 572,528 |