Most populated municipalities

The 50 municipalities in Japan with the most residents, and the 50 with the fewest, out of 2,319 with a published figure.

	Municipality	Prefecture	Postal code	Residents
1	Osaka Prefecture	Ibaraki Ken	311-4316	8,826,684
2	Osaka Prefecture	Osaka Fu	540-8512	8,826,684
3	Osaka Prefecture	Tottori Ken	689-4226	8,826,684
4	Osaka Prefecture	Okayama Ken	708-1302	8,826,684
5	Osaka Prefecture	Fukushima Ken	964-0048	8,826,684
6	Aichi Prefecture	Aichi Ken	470-0162	7,521,192
7	Saitama Prefecture	Saitama Ken	331-9530	7,343,100
8	Chiba Prefecture	Chiba Ken	261-7134	6,279,002
9	Hyōgo Prefecture	Nara Ken	635-0136	5,453,392
10	Fukuoka Prefecture	Hokkaido	044-0452	5,108,038
11	Fukuoka Prefecture	Tottori Ken	689-4235	5,108,038
12	Fukuoka Prefecture	Fukuoka Ken	812-8551	5,108,038
13	Yokohama	Aomori Ken	039-4136	3,757,630
14	Yokohama	Kanagawa Ken	230-0033	3,757,630
15	Shizuoka Prefecture	Shizuoka Ken	421-3292	3,609,465
16	Ibaraki Prefecture	Ibaraki Ken	311-3100	2,862,372
17	Ibaraki Prefecture	Osaka Fu	567-0829	2,862,372
18	Hiroshima Prefecture	Hiroshima Ken	731-5198	2,790,804
19	Kyoto Prefecture	Kyoto Fu	604-8452	2,563,192
20	Nagoya	Aichi Ken	458-0913	2,326,844
21	Miyagi Prefecture	Okinawa Ken	904-0113	2,288,456
22	Miyagi Prefecture	Miyagi Ken	981-0202	2,288,456
23	Niigata Prefecture	Niigata Ken	950-3311	2,192,319
24	Nagano Prefecture	Aomori Ken	038-3643	2,024,073
25	Nagano Prefecture	Nagano Ken	381-0036	2,024,073
26	Nagano Prefecture	Aichi Ken	444-0121	2,024,073
27	Nagano Prefecture	Shiga Ken	529-1393	2,024,073
28	Nagano Prefecture	Tottori Ken	689-3136	2,024,073
29	Nagano Prefecture	Hiroshima Ken	729-3602	2,024,073
30	Nagano Prefecture	Toyama Ken	939-0713	2,024,073
31	Gifu Prefecture	Gifu Ken	500-8721	1,975,397
32	Sapporo	Hokkaido	007-8508	1,959,313
33	Okayama Prefecture	Okayama Ken	701-1522	1,878,884
34	Fukushima Prefecture	Aomori Ken	039-3315	1,825,325
35	Fukushima Prefecture	Hokkaido	044-0225	1,825,325
36	Fukushima Prefecture	Fukushima Ken	960-8076	1,825,325
37	Fukushima Prefecture	Yamagata Ken	999-7736	1,825,325
38	Mie Prefecture	Mie Ken	510-1321	1,768,632
39	Kumamoto Prefecture	Kumamoto Ken	861-4116	1,732,644
40	Kawasaki	Akita Ken	018-1745	1,539,522
41	Kawasaki	Hokkaido	048-1623	1,539,522
42	Kawasaki	Kanagawa Ken	212-0026	1,539,522
43	Kawasaki	Chiba Ken	289-1331	1,539,522
44	Kawasaki	Oita Ken	879-1505	1,539,522
45	Kawasaki	Niigata Ken	959-0307	1,539,522
46	Kobe	Hyogo Ken	652-0841	1,521,707
47	Kobe	Kagawa Ken	761-4146	1,521,707
48	Shiga Prefecture	Saitama Ken	355-0214	1,411,168
49	Nara Prefecture	Nara Ken	630-8337	1,319,305
50	Nagasaki Prefecture	Iwate Ken	028-1351	1,307,309

Least populated municipalities

	Municipality	Prefecture	Postal code	Residents
1	Futaba	Hokkaido	049-3501	0
2	Futaba	Fukushima Ken	979-1421	0
3	Okuma	Okinawa Ken	901-2412	196
4	Kitayama	Iwate Ken	028-8402	408
5	Kitayama	Wakayama Ken	647-1600	408
6	Kitayama	Hyogo Ken	675-1121	408
7	Kitayama	Fukushima Ken	966-0404	408
8	Tabayama	Yamanashi Ken	409-0300	508
9	Kitadaito	Okinawa Ken	901-3900	604
10	Kosuge	Yamanashi Ken	409-0200	677
11	Aguni	Okinawa Ken	901-3700	700
12	Tokashiki	Okinawa Ken	901-3501	761
13	Kamoenai	Hokkaido	045-0300	815
14	Zamami	Okinawa Ken	901-3402	891
15	Ōshika-mura	Nagano Ken	399-3500	928
16	Ōshika-mura	Shiga Ken	521-0214	928
17	Ōshika-mura	Miyagi Ken	986-2243	928
18	Hayakawa	Hokkaido	049-0744	935
19	Hayakawa	Yamanashi Ken	409-2705	935
20	Nishimera	Miyazaki Ken	881-1400	979
21	Toyone	Aichi Ken	449-0400	990
22	Nishiokoppe	Hokkaido	098-1501	1,058
23	Ueno	Hokkaido	059-1746	1,065
24	Ueno	Chiba Ken	299-5266	1,065
25	Ueno	Yamanashi Ken	409-3612	1,065
26	Ueno	Shizuoka Ken	410-1306	1,065
27	Ueno	Gifu Ken	501-0634	1,065
28	Ueno	Shiga Ken	521-0312	1,065
29	Ueno	Kyoto Fu	622-0211	1,065
30	Ueno	Tottori Ken	689-4212	1,065
31	Ueno	Hiroshima Ken	720-1624	1,065
32	Ueno	Kumamoto Ken	861-3322	1,065
33	Ueno	Fukui Ken	919-1321	1,065
34	Kasagi	Kyoto Fu	619-1303	1,125
35	Kitagawa	Yamanashi Ken	409-2931	1,138
36	Kitagawa	Kochi Ken	781-1746	1,138
37	Kitagawa	Ehime Ken	798-1354	1,138
38	Akaigawa	Hokkaido	049-2142	1,176
39	Iheya	Okinawa Ken	905-0700	1,176
40	Shichikashuku	Miyagi Ken	989-0500	1,246
41	Nishimeya	Aomori Ken	036-1400	1,310
42	Shimukappu	Hokkaido	079-2202	1,315
43	Minamidaitō-son	Okinawa Ken	901-3800	1,331
44	Kamikatsu	Tokushima Ken	771-4500	1,344
45	Izena	Okinawa Ken	905-0604	1,347
46	Nishiawakura	Okayama Ken	707-0500	1,377
47	Mihara	Hokkaido	059-2242	1,387
48	Mihara	Gumma Ken	377-1526	1,387
49	Mihara	Hyogo Ken	669-6126	1,387
50	Mihara	Hiroshima Ken	723-0141	1,387

By Prefecture

Aichi Ken Akita Ken Aomori Ken Chiba Ken Ehime Ken Fukui Ken Fukuoka Ken Fukushima Ken Gifu Ken Gumma Ken Hiroshima Ken Hokkaido Hyogo Ken Ibaraki Ken Ishikawa Ken Iwate Ken Kagawa Ken Kagoshima Ken Kanagawa Ken Kochi Ken Kumamoto Ken Kyoto Fu Mie Ken Miyagi Ken Miyazaki Ken Nagano Ken Nara Ken Niigata Ken Okayama Ken Okinawa Ken Osaka Fu Saga Ken Saitama Ken Shiga Ken Shizuoka Ken Tochigi Ken Tokushima Ken Tokyo To Tottori Ken Toyama Ken Wakayama Ken Yamagata Ken Yamanashi Ken

One row per municipalities. The figures are published by municipality, so every postal code inside one shares them; the postal code shown is one of that municipality's.