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.

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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
Adachi-ku	Special Ward (tokubetsu-ku)	足立区	622,270	617,123	624,807	683,426	670,122	695,043	→
Arakawa-ku	Special Ward (tokubetsu-ku)	荒川区	176,886	180,468	191,207	203,296	212,264	217,475	→
Bunkyō-ku	Special Ward (tokubetsu-ku)	文京区	172,474	176,017	189,632	206,626	219,724	240,069	→
Chiyoda-ku	Special Ward (tokubetsu-ku)	千代田区	34,780	36,035	41,778	47,115	58,406	66,680	→
Chūō-ku [Center]	Special Ward (tokubetsu-ku)	中央区	63,923	72,526	98,399	122,762	141,183	169,179	→
Edogawa-ku	Special Ward (tokubetsu-ku)	江戸川区	589,414	619,953	653,944	678,967	681,298	697,932	→
Itabashi-ku	Special Ward (tokubetsu-ku)	板橋区	511,415	513,575	523,083	535,824	561,916	584,483	→
Katsushika-ku	Special Ward (tokubetsu-ku)	葛飾区	424,478	421,519	424,878	442,586	442,913	453,093	→
Kita-ku [North]	Special Ward (tokubetsu-ku)	北区	334,127	326,764	330,412	335,544	341,076	355,213	→
Kōtō-ku	Special Ward (tokubetsu-ku)	江東区	365,604	376,840	420,845	460,819	498,109	524,310	→
Meguro-ku	Special Ward (tokubetsu-ku)	目黒区	243,100	250,140	264,064	268,330	277,622	288,088	→
Minato-ku	Special Ward (tokubetsu-ku)	港区	144,885	159,398	185,861	205,131	243,283	260,486	→
Nakano-ku	Special Ward (tokubetsu-ku)	中野区	306,581	309,526	310,627	314,750	328,215	344,880	→
Nerima-ku	Special Ward (tokubetsu-ku)	練馬区	635,746	658,132	692,339	716,124	721,722	752,608	→
Ōta-ku	Special Ward (tokubetsu-ku)	大田区	636,276	650,331	665,674	693,373	717,082	748,081	→
Setagaya-ku	Special Ward (tokubetsu-ku)	世田谷区	781,104	814,901	841,165	877,138	903,346	943,664	→
Shibuya-ku	Special Ward (tokubetsu-ku)	渋谷区	188,472	196,682	203,334	204,492	224,533	243,883	→
Shinagawa-ku	Special Ward (tokubetsu-ku)	品川区	325,377	324,608	346,357	365,302	386,855	422,488	→
Shinjuku-ku	Special Ward (tokubetsu-ku)	新宿区	279,048	286,726	305,716	326,309	333,560	349,385	→
Suginami-ku	Special Ward (tokubetsu-ku)	杉並区	515,803	522,103	528,587	549,569	563,997	591,108	→
Sumida-ku	Special Ward (tokubetsu-ku)	墨田区	215,681	215,979	231,173	247,606	256,274	272,085	→
Taitō-ku	Special Ward (tokubetsu-ku)	台東区	153,918	156,325	165,186	175,928	198,073	211,444	→
Toshima-ku	Special Ward (tokubetsu-ku)	豊島区	246,252	249,017	250,585	284,678	291,167	301,599	→
Tōkyō		東京都区部	7,967,614	8,134,688	8,489,653	8,945,695	9,272,740	9,733,276

Source: Statistics Bureau Japan (web).

Further information about the population structure:

Gender	Persons
Males	4,774,402
Females	4,958,874

Gender (C 2020)
Males	4,774,402
Females	4,958,874

Age Groups	Persons
0-17 years	1,230,971
18-64 years	6,154,942
65+ years	2,028,506

Age Groups (C 2020)
0-17 years	1,230,971
18-64 years	6,154,942
65+ years	2,028,506

Age Distribution	Males	Females
90+ years	33352	97430
80-89 years	199716	335343
70-79 years	420662	498391
60-69 years	455830	450988
50-59 years	671690	641055
40-49 years	781553	768791
30-39 years	713182	699944
20-29 years	614057	629330
10-19 years	344428	332578
0-9 years	370528	355571

Age Distribution (C 2020)
90+ years	130,782
80-89 years	535,059
70-79 years	919,053
60-69 years	906,818
50-59 years	1,312,745
40-49 years	1,550,344
30-39 years	1,413,126
20-29 years	1,243,387
10-19 years	677,006
0-9 years	726,099

Citizenship	Persons
Japanese	9,084,294
Foreign Citizenship	403,171

Citizenship (C 2020)
Japanese	9,084,294
Foreign Citizenship	403,171