Nishihara (西原町)

Town

Okinawa (沖縄) — 2025 — Based on Basic Resident Register

Total Population

35,659

+3 (0.01%)

Young (0–14)

15.2%

5,420

Working Age (15–64)

60.8%

21,665

Aging Rate

24.0%

8,574

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	35,659	17,994	17,665
Young (0–14)	5,420	2,807	2,613
Working Age (15–64)	21,665	11,142	10,523
Elderly (65+)	8,574	4,045	4,529

Year	Total Population	0–14	15–64	65+	Aging Rate
2025	35,659	5,420	21,665	8,574	24.0%
2024	35,656	5,564	21,704	8,388	23.5%
2023	35,728	5,685	21,919	8,124	22.7%
2022	35,582	5,753	21,843	7,986	22.4%
2021	35,454	5,756	21,974	7,724	21.8%
2020	35,451	5,793	22,233	7,425	20.9%
2019	35,322	5,900	22,269	7,153	20.3%
2018	35,194	5,993	22,349	6,852	19.5%
2017	35,146	6,019	22,572	6,555	18.7%
2016	35,318	6,102	22,997	6,219	17.6%
2015	35,198	6,104	23,221	5,873	16.7%
2014	35,337	6,165	23,584	5,588	15.8%
2013	35,101	6,193	23,556	5,352	15.2%
2012	34,738	6,226	23,482	5,030	14.5%
2011	34,613	6,238	23,501	4,874	14.1%
2010	34,494	6,250	23,413	4,831	14.0%
2009	34,341	6,316	23,369	4,656	13.6%
2008	34,248	6,394	23,376	4,478	13.1%
2007	33,885	6,401	23,208	4,276	12.6%
2006	33,613	6,421	23,087	4,105	12.2%
2005	33,416	6,445	23,058	3,913	11.7%
2004	33,095	6,497	22,918	3,680	11.1%
2003	32,847	6,575	22,814	3,458	10.5%
2002	32,448	6,661	22,511	3,276	10.1%
2001	32,195	6,773	22,305	3,117	9.7%
2000	32,023	6,910	22,149	2,964	9.3%
1999	31,530	6,922	21,811	2,797	8.9%
1998	30,902	6,963	21,290	2,649	8.6%
1997	30,270	7,014	20,717	2,539	8.4%
1996	29,100	6,860	19,847	2,393	8.2%
1995	28,218	6,858	19,075	2,285	8.1%