Niigata (新潟)

Chubu (中部)

2024 — Population estimate as of Oct 1

Total Population

2,099,000

-27,000 (-1.27%)

National #15

Young (0–14)

10.5%

220,000 · National avg. 11.2%

Working Age (15–64)

55.4%

1,162,000

Aging Rate

34.2%

717,000 · National avg. 29.3% · National #14

Age Composition (vs National)

Population Trends (1920–2024)

Breakdown by Sex (2024)

Category	Total	Male	Female
Total	2,099,000	1,021,000	1,078,000
Young (0–14)	220,000	113,000	107,000
Working Age (15–64)	1,162,000	596,000	566,000
Elderly (65+)	717,000	313,000	404,000

Municipal Population (2025)

30 results

#	Municipality	Total Population	Change	0–14	15–64	Aging Rate
1	Niigata (新潟市) Designated City	761,503	-0.79%	11.1%	58.2%	30.7%
2	Nagaoka (長岡市) City	255,261	-1.14%	10.9%	56.7%	32.4%
3	Joetsu (上越市) City	180,440	-1.35%	10.7%	55.3%	34.0%
4	Shibata (新発田市) City	91,677	-1.27%	11.1%	55.3%	33.7%
5	Sanjo (三条市) City	91,178	-1.28%	10.3%	55.7%	34.0%
6	Kashiwazaki (柏崎市) City	76,217	-1.65%	9.5%	54.6%	35.9%
7	Tsubame (燕市) City	75,935	-1.01%	10.5%	57.6%	31.9%
8	Murakami (村上市) City	53,492	-2.32%	8.7%	50.4%	40.9%
9	Minamiuonuma (南魚沼市) City	52,376	-1.77%	10.9%	53.8%	35.3%
10	Sado (佐渡市) City	48,103	-2.50%	8.9%	48.2%	42.9%
11	Tokamachi (十日町市) City	47,124	-2.09%	9.2%	49.1%	41.7%
12	Gosen (五泉市) City	45,690	-1.79%	9.0%	53.4%	37.6%
13	Agano (阿賀野市) City	39,165	-1.78%	10.3%	54.1%	35.6%
14	Mitsuke (見附市) City	38,061	-1.36%	10.8%	54.8%	34.4%
15	Itoigawa (糸魚川市) City	38,041	-2.11%	8.6%	50.1%	41.3%
16	Ojiya (小千谷市) City	32,602	-1.76%	9.7%	53.7%	36.6%
17	Uonuma (魚沼市) City	32,522	-1.89%	9.3%	50.9%	39.7%
18	Myoko (妙高市) City	29,514	-1.24%	9.2%	53.0%	37.8%
19	Tainai (胎内市) City	26,791	-1.81%	9.6%	52.7%	37.7%
20	Kamo (加茂市) City	24,079	-1.99%	8.3%	52.0%	39.7%
21	Seiro (聖籠町) Town	13,986	-0.49%	14.4%	59.1%	26.5%
22	Tagami (田上町) Town	10,581	-2.16%	8.0%	51.7%	39.8%
23	Aga (阿賀町) Town	9,047	-3.92%	5.4%	42.9%	51.1%
24	Tsunan (津南町) Town	8,456	-2.49%	9.0%	46.6%	44.4%
25	Yuzawa (湯沢町) Town	8,268	+1.80%	7.5%	54.5%	38.1%
26	Yahiko (弥彦村) Village	7,534	-0.75%	9.6%	56.1%	34.3%
27	Sekikawa (関川村) Village	4,691	-2.98%	7.5%	46.3%	45.5%
28	Kariwa (刈羽村) Village	4,222	-1.49%	11.4%	54.1%	34.6%
29	Izumozaki (出雲崎町) Town	3,886	-2.75%	7.8%	46.2%	45.3%
30	Awashimaura (粟島浦村) Village	312	-3.41%	8.3%	45.2%	45.5%

Annual Trends

Year	Total Population	0–14	15–64	65+	Aging Rate
2024	2,099,000	220,000	1,162,000	717,000	34.2%
2023	2,126,000	228,000	1,179,000	720,000	33.9%
2022	2,153,000	235,000	1,195,000	722,000	33.5%
2021	2,177,000	242,000	1,213,000	723,000	33.2%
2020	2,201,272	247,924	1,232,070	721,278	32.8%
2015	2,304,264	276,140	1,341,486	686,638	29.8%
2010	2,374,450	301,708	1,441,262	621,187	26.2%
2005	2,431,459	330,302	1,514,869	580,739	23.9%
2000	2,475,733	365,667	1,581,186	526,112	21.3%
1995	2,488,364	406,791	1,625,889	455,064	18.3%
1990	2,474,583	462,559	1,632,329	377,857	15.3%
1985	2,478,470	523,485	1,637,657	317,159	12.8%
1980	2,451,357	552,118	1,625,404	273,439	11.2%
1975	2,391,938	557,279	1,605,664	228,759	9.6%
1970	2,360,982	573,414	1,597,283	190,285	8.1%
1965	2,398,931	662,459	1,571,831	164,641	6.9%
1960	2,442,037	798,808	1,490,414	152,815	6.3%
1955	2,473,492	873,064	1,457,500	142,912	5.8%
1950	2,460,997	909,542	1,422,688	128,706	5.2%
1945	2,389,653	929,966	1,339,135	120,552	5.0%
1940	2,064,227	796,577	1,164,254	103,389	5.0%
1935	1,995,777	785,792	1,112,846	97,139	4.9%
1930	1,933,326	749,387	1,091,261	92,678	4.8%
1925	1,849,807	717,988	1,035,266	96,553	5.2%
1920	1,776,474	690,091	987,080	99,303	5.6%