Chuo (神戸市中央区)

Ward

Hyogo (兵庫) Kobe (神戸市) — 2025 — Based on Basic Resident Register

Total Population

140,761

+691 (0.49%)

Young (0–14)

9.6%

13,464

Working Age (15–64)

67.2%

94,623

Aging Rate

23.2%

32,674

Population Trends (1995–2025)

* Data before 2012 includes Japanese residents only (foreign residents were added to the Basic Resident Register in July 2012)

Category	Total	Male	Female
Total	140,761	65,633	75,128
Young (0–14)	13,464	6,757	6,707
Working Age (15–64)	94,623	45,331	49,292
Elderly (65+)	32,674	13,545	19,129

Year	Total Population	0–14	15–64	65+	Aging Rate
2025	140,761	13,464	94,623	32,674	23.2%
2024	140,070	13,761	93,672	32,637	23.3%
2023	139,208	13,906	92,662	32,640	23.4%
2022	138,464	14,055	91,638	32,771	23.7%
2021	138,898	14,201	91,831	32,866	23.7%
2020	137,782	14,142	91,059	32,581	23.6%
2019	136,596	14,007	90,193	32,396	23.7%
2018	135,010	13,887	89,075	32,048	23.7%
2017	133,258	13,672	88,011	31,575	23.7%
2016	130,659	13,237	86,286	31,136	23.8%
2015	129,102	13,112	85,418	30,572	23.7%
2014	128,271	12,996	85,626	29,649	23.1%
2013	127,601	12,939	85,755	28,907	22.7%
2012	114,387	11,740	76,366	26,281	23.0%
2011	113,186	11,441	75,888	25,857	22.8%
2010	112,301	11,289	75,237	25,775	23.0%
2009	111,132	11,116	74,741	25,275	22.7%
2008	109,743	10,888	74,139	24,716	22.5%
2007	109,008	10,767	73,959	24,282	22.3%
2006	107,932	10,628	73,691	23,613	21.9%
2005	105,230	10,486	71,987	22,757	21.6%
2004	103,520	10,185	71,063	22,272	21.5%
2003	102,122	10,029	70,182	21,911	21.5%
2002	100,900	9,955	69,618	21,327	21.1%
2001	99,759	9,985	69,111	20,663	20.7%
2000	98,348	9,981	68,398	19,969	20.3%
1999	96,587	9,971	67,530	19,086	19.8%
1998	95,404	10,187	66,979	18,238	19.1%
1997	95,540	10,616	67,341	17,583	18.4%
1996	96,429	11,082	68,465	16,882	17.5%
1995	99,231	11,955	70,474	16,802	16.9%