Demographia

Japan Ku (Wards) Ranked by Population Density:
Cities Over 800,000 in 2000

City Ku KM2 Square
Miles		 1990 1995 2000 % Change
from 1990		 Population
per KM2:
2000		 Population
per Square
Mile: 2000
Tokyo Nakano-ku 15.59 6.01 319,688 306,581 309,526 -3.2% 19,854 51,462
Tokyo Toshima-ku 13.01 5.02 261,970 246,252 249,017 -4.9% 19,140 49,612
Osaka Joto-ku 8.42 3.25 155,286 155,597 157,936 1.7% 18,757 48,619
Osaka Nishinari-ku 7.35 2.84 142,133 141,849 136,813 -3.7% 18,614 48,248
Tokyo Arakawa-ku 10.20 3.94 184,834 176,886 180,468 -2.4% 17,693 45,860
Osaka Abeno-ku 5.99 2.31 105,713 102,753 103,973 -1.6% 17,358 44,991
Osaka Higashinari-ku 4.55 1.76 81,339 78,736 78,580 -3.4% 17,270 44,765
Osaka Sumiyoshi-ku 9.34 3.60 161,685 162,493 161,047 -0.4% 17,243 44,693
Osaka Ikuno-ku 8.38 3.23 155,329 149,271 142,743 -8.1% 17,034 44,152
Tokyo Meguro-ku 14.70 5.67 251,136 243,100 250,140 -0.4% 17,016 44,106
Osaka Miyakojima-ku 6.05 2.33 96,217 98,045 97,253 1.1% 16,075 41,666
Tokyo Itabashi-ku 32.17 12.41 519,203 511,415 513,575 -1.1% 15,964 41,380
Tokyo Kita-ku 20.59 7.94 354,700 334,127 326,764 -7.9% 15,870 41,135
Osaka Asahi-ku 6.30 2.43 106,218 102,500 99,231 -6.6% 15,751 40,826
Tokyo Shinjuku-ku 18.23 7.03 296,860 279,048 286,726 -3.4% 15,728 40,768
Tokyo Sumida-ku 13.75 5.30 223,041 215,681 215,979 -3.2% 15,708 40,714
Tokyo Bunkyo-ku 11.31 4.36 181,361 172,474 176,017 -2.9% 15,563 40,339
Tokyo Taito-ku 10.08 3.89 163,049 153,918 156,325 -4.1% 15,508 40,198
Yokohama Minami-ku 12.63 4.87 194,659 192,518 195,242 0.3% 15,459 40,069
Tokyo Suginami-ku 34.02 13.13 529,572 515,803 522,103 -1.4% 15,347 39,779
Osaka Higashisumiyoshi-ku 9.75 3.76 144,925 141,447 139,593 -3.7% 14,317 37,110
Tokyo Shinagawa-ku 22.72 8.77 344,679 325,377 324,608 -5.8% 14,287 37,033
Tokyo Setagaya-ku 58.08 22.41 788,994 781,104 814,901 3.3% 14,031 36,367
Osaka Higashiyodogawa-ku 13.26 5.12 180,867 185,931 183,888 1.7% 13,868 35,946
Tokyo Nerima-ku 48.16 18.58 618,430 635,746 658,132 6.4% 13,666 35,421
Kawasaki Saiwai-ku 10.05 3.88 142,264 139,134 136,487 -4.1% 13,581 35,201
Kawasaki Nakahara-ku 14.70 5.67 187,756 190,390 198,300 5.6% 13,490 34,966
Osaka Hirano-ku 15.30 5.90 198,570 200,556 201,722 1.6% 13,184 34,174
Tokyo Shibuya-ku 15.11 5.83 205,531 188,472 196,682 -4.3% 13,017 33,739
Osaka Yodogawa-ku 12.64 4.88 160,736 162,022 163,370 1.6% 12,925 33,501
Kyoto Nakagyo-ku 7.38 2.85 94,659 91,062 95,038 0.4% 12,878 33,379
Osaka Tsurumi-ku 8.16 3.15 93,989 97,843 101,971 8.5% 12,496 32,391
Tokyo Edogawa-ku 49.76 19.20 566,200 589,414 619,953 9.5% 12,459 32,293
Osaka Tennoji-ku 4.80 1.85 55,834 55,611 58,812 5.3% 12,253 31,758
Osaka Nishi-ku 5.20 2.01 59,267 58,674 63,402 7.0% 12,193 31,603
Tokyo Katsushika-ku 34.79 13.42 424,903 424,478 421,519 -0.8% 12,116 31,405
Osaka Fukushima-ku 4.67 1.80 56,229 55,104 55,733 -0.9% 11,934 30,934
Kyoto Kamigyo-ku 7.11 2.74 87,838 84,061 84,187 -4.2% 11,841 30,691
Tokyo Adachi-ku 53.20 20.52 631,105 622,270 617,123 -2.2% 11,600 30,067
Osaka Naniwa-ku 4.37 1.69 48,492 49,122 50,188 3.5% 11,485 29,768
Yokohama Konan-ku 19.91 7.68 224,038 222,694 222,596 -0.6% 11,180 28,979
Yokohama Nishi-ku 7.02 2.71 76,990 75,758 78,320 1.7% 11,157 28,918
Kawasaki Takatsu-ku 16.36 6.31 165,097 172,191 182,112 10.3% 11,132 28,853
Osaka Minato-ku 7.90 3.05 89,887 89,527 87,262 -2.9% 11,046 28,631
Tokyo Ota-ku 59.46 22.94 647,939 636,276 650,331 0.4% 10,937 28,349
Kawasaki Miyamae-ku 18.61 7.18 177,668 185,485 200,040 12.6% 10,749 27,862
Kyoto Shimogyo-ku 6.82 2.63 73,453 70,662 71,212 -3.1% 10,442 27,065
Fukuoka Chuo-ku 15.16 5.85 140,297 139,596 151,602 8.1% 10,000 25,920
Nagoya Showa-ku 10.93 4.22 106,858 104,293 105,289 -1.5% 9,633 24,969
Kawasaki Tama-ku 20.49 7.91 175,626 187,042 196,637 12.0% 9,597 24,875
Tokyo Koto-ku 39.44 15.22 385,252 365,604 376,840 -2.2% 9,555 24,766
Nagoya Kita-ku 17.56 6.77 172,618 171,582 167,640 -2.9% 9,547 24,745
Yokohama Kohoku-ku 31.30 12.08 269,107 279,333 294,305 9.4% 9,403 24,372
Nagoya Mizuho-ku 11.23 4.33 111,308 106,299 104,410 -6.2% 9,297 24,099
Yokohama Hodogaya-ku 21.91 8.45 195,868 197,435 201,642 2.9% 9,203 23,855
Kobe Nagata-ku 11.48 4.43 136,926 96,807 105,464 -23.0% 9,187 23,812
Osaka Kita-ku 10.33 3.99 87,410 85,487 91,952 5.2% 8,901 23,073
Yokohama Kanagawa-ku 23.96 9.24 205,541 206,158 210,724