Nishikawa (西川町)

Town

Yamagata (山形) — 2025 — Based on Basic Resident Register

Total Population

4,536

-119 (-2.56%)

Young (0–14)

6.7%

302

Working Age (15–64)

45.5%

2,066

Aging Rate

47.8%

2,168

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	4,536	2,223	2,313
Young (0–14)	302	150	152
Working Age (15–64)	2,066	1,086	980
Elderly (65+)	2,168	987	1,181

Year	Total Population	0–14	15–64	65+	Aging Rate
2025	4,536	302	2,066	2,168	47.8%
2024	4,655	322	2,133	2,200	47.3%
2023	4,775	352	2,136	2,237	46.8%
2022	4,913	385	2,226	2,254	45.9%
2021	5,080	416	2,349	2,270	44.7%
2020	5,249	450	2,444	2,306	43.9%
2019	5,387	476	2,564	2,301	42.7%
2018	5,547	500	2,668	2,334	42.1%
2017	5,706	530	2,803	2,327	40.8%
2016	5,831	542	2,941	2,302	39.5%
2015	5,965	556	3,060	2,302	38.6%
2014	6,131	591	3,189	2,301	37.5%
2013	6,233	612	3,274	2,293	36.8%
2012	6,340	637	3,432	2,271	35.8%
2011	6,461	664	3,517	2,280	35.3%
2010	6,598	697	3,572	2,329	35.3%
2009	6,733	727	3,660	2,346	34.8%
2008	6,822	749	3,709	2,364	34.7%
2007	6,953	770	3,801	2,382	34.3%
2006	7,023	805	3,828	2,390	34.0%
2005	7,144	825	3,899	2,420	33.9%
2004	7,254	843	3,980	2,431	33.5%
2003	7,349	881	4,019	2,449	33.3%
2002	7,474	912	4,115	2,447	32.7%
2001	7,596	951	4,234	2,411	31.7%
2000	7,716	1,019	4,333	2,364	30.6%
1999	7,873	1,058	4,468	2,347	29.8%
1998	7,979	1,111	4,564	2,304	28.9%
1997	8,139	1,163	4,693	2,283	28.1%
1996	8,197	1,218	4,764	2,215	27.0%
1995	8,299	1,274	4,865	2,160	26.0%