Japan abortions and live births by prefectures, 1955-2007

compiled by Wm. Robert Johnston
last updated 11 February 2010

Reported abortions by prefecture of residence, 1955-2007

prefecture 1955 1960 1965 1970 1975 1980 1985 1990 1995 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 prefecture

Aichi 50,046 43,211 42,965 46,290 40,881 32,135 29,369 24,280 18,378 17,289 16,941 17,015 16,772 15,560 16,000 15,113 14,502 14,131 13,080 Aichi

Akita 18,955 20,547 17,301 12,823 10,896 9,828 9,814 6,915 4,699 3,945 4,164 4,035 3,926 3,644 3,367 3,028 2,712 2,587 2,220 Akita

Aomori 24,778 19,268 14,421 10,903 8,448 6,876 6,847 5,250 3,938 4,678 4,537 4,429 4,408 3,866 3,569 3,562 3,310 3,073 2,924 Aomori

Chiba 11,656 11,875 10,769 12,289 15,636 16,367 15,992 14,098 11,487 10,910 11,522 11,145 10,808 10,025 9,597 9,305 9,094 8,918 8,500 Chiba

Ehime 21,254 17,259 7,229 4,459 5,299 5,148 5,859 5,347 4,381 4,092 4,077 4,125 4,188 4,060 4,011 3,967 3,632 3,504 3,272 Ehime

Fukui 8,133 5,626 4,991 3,864 3,755 3,171 2,880 2,405 2,044 2,221 2,117 2,223 2,187 2,044 1,817 1,720 1,601 1,587 1,476 Fukui

Fukuoka 63,083 61,768 44,960 37,502 32,163 28,109 27,445 23,398 18,439 18,331 18,899 20,105 20,095 19,836 18,748 17,741 16,747 15,664 14,870 Fukuoka

Fukushima 25,187 23,641 23,544 18,042 16,108 16,326 13,557 11,538 8,449 8,016 8,150 7,980 8,238 7,781 7,159 6,906 6,243 5,948 5,447 Fukushima

Gifu 22,670 15,127 12,851 10,951 8,798 8,347 8,169 6,909 4,965 4,990 5,507 5,276 5,222 4,779 4,958 4,968 4,287 4,096 3,470 Gifu

Gumma 22,191 23,904 13,429 8,922 8,197 8,347 8,339 6,520 5,605 5,721 5,782 5,924 5,957 5,404 5,098 4,955 4,847 4,529 4,105 Gumma

Hiroshima 21,651 17,866 16,903 15,170 15,347 13,789 12,314 10,315 8,112 8,426 8,565 8,609 8,519 8,092 8,032 7,646 7,230 6,947 6,393 Hiroshima

Hokkaido 83,413 77,609 60,913 55,116 50,419 50,203 44,483 33,931 24,184 22,717 22,757 22,642 22,665 20,834 19,413 17,748 16,622 15,022 13,607 Hokkaido

Hyogo 44,540 43,846 35,478 34,668 30,048 24,499 21,866 17,212 13,177 12,558 12,005 12,208 11,966 11,702 11,666 11,266 10,944 9,910 9,662 Hyogo

Ibaraki 16,570 12,164 10,083 7,640 5,520 6,174 6,623 6,214 5,647 5,834 6,128 6,438 6,472 6,836 5,346 5,431 5,634 4,965 4,619 Ibaraki

Ishikawa 10,867 7,113 6,204 6,988 7,173 6,092 4,847 4,138 2,831 2,996 3,014 3,054 3,051 2,974 2,911 2,671 2,558 2,359 2,282 Ishikawa

Iwate 19,839 20,881 17,137 13,609 10,756 11,073 9,745 7,220 5,546 5,318 5,279 5,295 5,173 4,903 4,669 4,245 3,796 3,650 3,272 Iwate

Kagawa 20,198 19,678 12,926 9,616 7,984 7,038 6,002 5,101 3,490 3,262 3,236 3,311 3,340 3,094 2,948 2,686 2,533 2,391 2,280 Kagawa

Kagoshima 16,908 15,947 11,313 9,826 9,172 9,740 10,051 8,155 6,474 5,620 5,541 5,488 5,586 5,628 5,173 4,768 4,534 4,421 3,964 Kagoshima

Kanagawa 28,675 29,642 22,366 29,329 36,253 31,268 27,051 22,862 18,891 17,895 18,575 18,061 18,321 17,969 17,078 16,798 16,579 15,468 14,246 Kanagawa

Kochi 10,055 11,812 10,198 7,282 6,507 4,762 4,878 4,125 3,345 3,126 3,139 3,025 3,101 2,803 2,705 2,534 2,326 2,080 1,868 Kochi

Kumamoto 23,660 23,047 17,658 13,245 11,413 9,810 9,454 7,955 6,398 6,061 6,216 6,497 6,281 6,060 5,966 5,619 5,540 5,634 5,260 Kumamoto

Kyoto 33,998 38,914 36,449 27,415 22,017 15,551 12,959 9,981 6,884 6,486 6,516 6,611 6,683 6,497 6,160 5,851 5,661 5,237 4,865 Kyoto

Mie 19,046 22,374 21,343 13,111 12,599 11,844 9,949 7,948 5,463 4,971 5,033 5,198 5,332 5,075 5,130 4,723 4,552 4,294 3,957 Mie

Miyagi 27,740 23,771 16,724 13,121 12,331 12,367 12,632 10,134 8,007 8,130 8,026 8,230 8,316 8,097 7,931 6,645 6,577 6,243 5,764 Miyagi

Miyazaki 24,806 11,632 7,705 6,506 4,386 6,216 7,174 5,746 4,265 3,779 3,722 3,712 3,546 3,131 2,278 3,221 3,024 2,882 2,610 Miyazaki

Nagano 30,659 24,630 16,503 9,244 5,738 6,576 7,835 6,714 5,575 5,960 6,187 6,580 6,781 6,380 6,636 5,844 5,764 5,337 4,538 Nagano

Nagasaki 23,377 16,682 15,402 15,732 14,992 13,022 11,455 9,750 6,435 5,689 5,679 5,695 5,712 5,203 5,131 4,490 4,245 3,892 3,649 Nagasaki

Nara 4,185 4,888 3,974 3,662 2,827 2,107 2,691 2,316 1,919 1,807 1,811 1,899 1,961 1,967 2,055 1,913 1,836 1,709 1,689 Nara

Niigata 34,049 28,392 21,109 15,155 14,180 13,197 12,850 10,424 7,111 6,891 7,012 6,974 6,627 6,331 5,897 5,696 5,269 4,879 4,493 Niigata

Oita 16,430 12,299 9,988 8,774 9,606 10,155 8,863 7,155 5,347 5,148 4,937 4,972 4,672 4,299 4,180 3,626 3,474 3,114 2,901 Oita

Okayama 28,631 37,475 26,949 22,482 17,889 15,687 12,727 10,519 7,786 6,790 6,945 6,856 7,138 6,525 6,315 5,743 4,436 5,097 4,616 Okayama

Okinawa x x x x 2,013 2,564 3,198 3,489 2,898 2,703 2,924 3,145 3,358 3,044 3,191 2,958 3,044 3,094 2,849 Okinawa

Osaka 65,802 66,463 63,218 55,159 53,640 40,775 35,254 28,855 19,739 19,269 19,488 19,828 20,659 20,184 20,466 19,757 19,507 19,121 18,596 Osaka

Saga 12,769 8,221 6,998 6,041 4,918 4,795 4,711 4,981 3,966 3,669 3,656 3,552 3,520 3,396 3,215 3,103 2,824 2,637 2,439 Saga

Saitama 13,716 12,486 11,652 17,171 20,806 19,499 18,338 17,579 10,577 13,350 13,714 13,908 12,574 13,883 15,543 12,876 12,720 13,173 10,368 Saitama

Shiga 14,620 12,524 8,249 6,611 6,300 4,419 4,496 4,470 3,772 3,549 3,515 3,674 3,661 3,414 3,273 2,939 2,758 2,672 2,532 Shiga

Shimane 15,455 13,427 9,295 5,808 4,547 4,811 3,845 3,159 2,107 1,919 1,850 1,749 1,831 1,796 1,601 1,439 1,294 1,240 1,279 Shimane

Shizuoka 41,374 38,955 28,983 25,325 19,689 15,556 13,777 11,127 8,087 7,958 8,071 8,581 9,017 8,503 8,106 7,924 7,443 7,176 6,856 Shizuoka

Tochigi 13,718 12,666 8,178 7,962 7,776 7,619 8,319 6,930 5,988 5,793 5,856 6,179 6,223 6,025 5,575 5,006 4,935 4,627 4,372 Tochigi

Tokushima 6,589 4,929 3,686 4,475 3,831 3,472 3,188 2,132 2,123 2,102 2,094 1,851 2,003 1,959 1,982 1,999 1,869 1,727 1,588 Tokushima

Tokyo 69,385 68,644 61,673 63,201 58,100 47,427 42,683 37,132 28,354 28,002 27,906 28,589 28,899 29,141 29,143 28,388 28,628 28,393 27,878 Tokyo

Tottori 11,579 10,729 5,435 4,691 4,235 4,106 3,625 2,881 2,150 1,797 2,232 2,244 2,294 2,410 2,432 2,163 1,960 1,770 1,668 Tottori

Toyama 22,318 15,249 9,979 7,165 5,424 4,772 4,229 3,373 2,896 2,634 2,573 2,598 2,638 2,665 2,498 2,358 2,299 2,258 2,027 Toyama

Wakayama 14,128 13,609 9,908 4,526 4,566 4,064 3,949 3,385 2,316 2,322 2,595 2,705 2,778 2,959 2,520 2,429 2,244 2,070 1,908 Wakayama

Yamagata 27,059 17,910 10,177 8,376 8,002 8,872 8,116 6,385 4,213 4,105 4,059 3,954 3,888 3,626 3,279 3,097 2,897 2,584 2,297 Yamagata

Yamaguchi 29,928 20,028 13,653 9,480 7,997 7,589 5,923 4,713 3,350 3,090 3,286 3,593 3,779 3,617 3,649 3,472 3,173 2,958 2,831 Yamaguchi

Yamanashi 4,453 4,528 2,379 2,306 2,415 1,920 1,756 1,631 1,216 1,301 1,450 1,384 1,422 1,305 1,425 1,336 1,423 1,284 1,285 Yamanashi

JAPAN TOTAL 1,170,143 1,063,256 843,248 732,033 671,597 598,084 550,127 456,797 343,024 333,220 337,288 341,146 341,588 329,326 319,831 301,673 289,127 276,352 256,672 JAPAN TOTAL

Reported live births by prefecture, 1955-2007

prefecture 1955 1960 1965 1970 1975 1980 1985 1990 1995 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 prefecture

Aichi 73,237 111,528 87,697 80,186 70,942 71,899 75,206 73,738 74,736 73,057 71,823 70,236 70,417 67,110 69,999 70,218 Aichi

Akita 23,553 17,499 16,324 13,663 10,992 9,995 9,367 9,168 9,007 8,874 8,456 8,062 7,998 7,697 7,726 7,502 Akita

Aomori 29,881 24,031 21,761 19,095 14,635 13,972 13,594 13,146 12,920 12,889 12,434 11,723 11,554 10,524 10,556 10,162 Aomori

Chiba 39,563 77,416 65,554 60,719 53,356 54,388 54,961 54,005 55,318 54,511 54,607 52,789 52,983 50,588 51,762 51,821 Chiba

Ehime 25,039 23,315 19,721 17,644 14,612 13,849 13,606 13,046 13,207 13,006 12,488 12,534 12,057 11,528 11,752 11,753 Ehime

Fukui 12,888 12,421 10,724 10,044 8,668 8,244 8,269 8,053 8,036 7,958 7,758 7,446 7,283 7,148 7,324 7,191 Fukui

Fukuoka 67,318 71,059 64,404 58,837 48,164 46,849 47,811 46,682 47,290 46,985 46,443 45,035 45,143 43,421 45,304 46,393 Fukuoka

Fukushima 39,239 31,287 29,504 27,305 22,721 21,306 20,743 20,497 20,332 20,008 19,466 18,824 18,306 17,538 17,541 17,101 Fukushima

Gifu 28,516 31,538 25,834 23,873 20,292 20,187 20,447 20,151 20,276 19,603 19,617 19,156 18,363 17,706 18,092 17,696 Gifu

Gumma 25,510 29,616 25,140 22,917 19,470 19,431 19,422 19,111 19,445 19,024 18,763 18,337 17,745 17,134 17,061 16,817 Gumma

Hiroshima 34,453 46,843 37,360 33,501 28,857 27,609 27,914 27,119 27,384 27,328 26,508 26,285 25,734 24,740 25,330 25,887 Hiroshima

Hokkaido 93,852 89,631 75,526 66,413 54,428 49,950 49,065 46,680 46,780 46,236 46,101 44,939 44,020 41,420 42,204 41,550 Hokkaido

Hyogo 64,642 86,839 68,677 61,332 53,916 51,947 54,421 53,765 54,455 52,585 52,314 50,520 49,789 47,273 48,771 48,685 Hyogo

Ibaraki 35,664 40,466 36,369 33,479 28,784 28,234 28,602 28,261 28,220 27,864 27,337 26,523 26,167 24,244 25,128 24,829 Ibaraki

Ishikawa 15,990 18,817 15,138 13,256 11,535 11,093 11,642 11,290 11,467 11,342 10,886 10,906 10,528 10,049 10,235 10,294 Ishikawa

Iwate 27,827 22,182 19,638 17,232 14,254 13,021 12,778 12,420 12,410 12,272 11,862 11,376 11,167 10,545 10,556 10,344 Iwate

Kagawa 16,641 13,540 13,721 14,522 15,539 12,993 11,529 9,555 9,301 9,664 9,651 9,808 9,472 9,438 9,123 9,068 8,686 8,664 8,701 Kagawa

Kagoshima 37,821 24,592 24,540 23,375 18,892 16,649 16,227 15,663 16,272 15,943 15,755 15,535 15,198 14,834 15,080 15,090 Kagoshima

Kanagawa 60,704 118,656 94,356 86,101 79,437 80,692 83,104 81,792 82,906 81,839 81,498 80,262 79,441 76,196 79,118 79,193 Kanagawa

Kochi 12,663 11,773 9,378 9,350 7,182 6,939 6,761 6,649 6,811 6,736 6,513 6,244 6,084 5,916 6,015 5,717 Kochi

Kumamoto 33,005 25,596 24,446 23,183 18,992 17,895 17,443 17,109 17,262 16,960 16,839 16,339 16,313 15,645 16,189 16,307 Kumamoto

Kyoto 29,194 39,921 32,139 28,479 24,209 23,219 24,312 23,831 23,997 23,364 22,859 22,371 22,066 21,560 22,100 21,597 Kyoto

Mie 24,113 25,862 21,446 19,745 17,917 17,500 17,829 17,375 17,726 17,094 17,190 16,497 16,287 15,345 15,816 15,716 Mie

Miyagi 31,363 32,760 31,129 28,025 23,324 22,267 22,312 21,886 22,154 21,751 21,474 20,829 20,236 19,326 19,706 19,810 Miyagi

Miyazaki 21,920 18,123 16,991 15,262 12,107 11,693 11,335 10,938 11,037 11,007 10,657 10,220 10,267 9,738 10,094 10,337 Miyazaki

Nagano 30,750 31,712 27,187 24,176 21,384 21,187 21,436 20,765 21,194 20,889 20,324 19,735 19,323 18,517 18,775 18,618 Nagano

Nagasaki 36,508 25,639 22,232 20,365 16,517 14,780 14,672 14,121 14,098 13,789 13,260 12,971 12,947 12,148 12,410 12,175 Nagasaki

Nara 11,994 17,983 15,949 14,659 13,315 13,337 13,779 13,158 13,270 12,768 12,472 12,137 11,749 11,184 11,476 11,261 Nara

Niigata 41,131 37,524 32,812 29,200 24,061 22,694 22,661 21,812 21,886 21,301 20,221 19,719 19,531 18,505 18,985 18,724 Niigata

Oita 20,127 18,336 16,296 14,420 11,631 11,125 11,129 10,714 10,910 10,891 10,424 10,213 10,024 9,780 10,156 10,162 Oita

Okayama 25,315 30,102 24,463 22,698 19,117 18,622 19,204 18,771 19,059 18,797 18,509 17,770 17,655 16,688 17,279 17,099 Okayama

Okinawa x x x x 22,371 20,281 20,657 17,088 16,751 16,928 16,680 16,773 17,169 16,571 16,303 16,362 16,115 16,483 16,588 Okinawa

Osaka 95,012 150,653 111,956 100,328 86,840 86,076 90,324 88,385 88,163 86,000 83,883 81,001 79,719 76,111 77,641 76,914 Osaka

Saga 17,294 13,085 12,466 11,705 9,555 8,729 8,741 8,551 8,745 8,561 8,202 7,898 7,844 7,508 7,647 7,703 Saga

Saitama 43,421 96,033 75,090 67,260 63,299 67,750 67,144 65,711 66,376 65,417 64,762 63,224 61,946 59,731 61,201 60,818 Saitama

Shiga 13,477 17,629 15,946 14,863 13,607 13,320 14,032 14,040 14,087 14,015 13,938 13,624 13,627 12,899 13,448 13,343 Shiga

Shimane 14,113 10,939 9,959 9,051 7,510 6,764 6,491 6,394 6,522 6,640 6,318 6,092 6,104 5,697 6,011 5,914 Shimane

Shizuoka 49,533 58,276 47,160 43,932 37,045 35,345 35,921 35,395 35,794 35,193 35,212 34,061 33,628 31,908 32,905 33,274 Shizuoka

Tochigi 26,066 29,673 25,928 23,842 19,995 18,662 18,836 18,485 18,976 18,911 18,376 18,122 17,816 17,363 17,647 17,233 Tochigi

Tokushima 13,317 12,020 10,544 9,708 7,943 7,472 7,255 7,135 7,224 7,038 6,836 6,556 6,493 5,913 6,257 6,011 Tokushima

Tokyo 164,826 186,701 139,953 126,178 103,983 96,823 98,960 97,959 100,209 98,421 100,118 98,534 99,272 96,542 101,674 103,837 Tokyo

Tottori 9,575 8,755 8,196 7,508 6,412 5,723 5,624 5,352 5,645 5,595 5,365 5,473 5,275 5,012 5,186 5,015 Tottori

Toyama 16,126 17,305 13,555 11,986 10,050 10,049 10,117 10,139 10,170 9,994 9,854 9,362 9,396 8,973 8,965 8,728 Toyama

Wakayama 15,905 16,340 13,444 12,086 10,126 9,879 9,886 9,563 9,566 9,345 8,943 8,561 8,153 7,835 7,930 7,689 Wakayama

Yamagata 22,288 17,226 16,871 14,893 12,555 11,507 11,030 10,815 10,919 10,907 10,489 10,087 9,920 9,357 9,513 9,139 Yamagata

Yamaguchi 24,981 23,956 19,798 17,674 13,729 13,240 13,275 13,138 13,121 12,989 12,578 12,166 12,020 11,514 11,692 11,714 Yamaguchi

Yamanashi 12,787 11,872 10,014 9,843 8,582 8,833 8,578 8,318 8,374 8,126 7,919 7,720 7,527 7,149 7,094 6,988 Yamanashi

JAPAN TOTAL 1,730,692 1,606,041 1,821,800 1,934,239 1,901,440 1,576,889 1,431,577 1,221,585 1,187,064 1,203,147 1,177,669 1,190,547 1,170,662 1,153,855 1,123,610 1,110,721 1,062,530 1,092,674 1,089,818 JAPAN TOTAL

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prefecture	1955	1960	1965	1970	1975	1980	1985	1990	1995	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	prefecture
Aichi	50,046	43,211	42,965	46,290	40,881	32,135	29,369	24,280	18,378	17,289	16,941	17,015	16,772	15,560	16,000	15,113	14,502	14,131	13,080	Aichi
Akita	18,955	20,547	17,301	12,823	10,896	9,828	9,814	6,915	4,699	3,945	4,164	4,035	3,926	3,644	3,367	3,028	2,712	2,587	2,220	Akita
Aomori	24,778	19,268	14,421	10,903	8,448	6,876	6,847	5,250	3,938	4,678	4,537	4,429	4,408	3,866	3,569	3,562	3,310	3,073	2,924	Aomori
Chiba	11,656	11,875	10,769	12,289	15,636	16,367	15,992	14,098	11,487	10,910	11,522	11,145	10,808	10,025	9,597	9,305	9,094	8,918	8,500	Chiba
Ehime	21,254	17,259	7,229	4,459	5,299	5,148	5,859	5,347	4,381	4,092	4,077	4,125	4,188	4,060	4,011	3,967	3,632	3,504	3,272	Ehime
Fukui	8,133	5,626	4,991	3,864	3,755	3,171	2,880	2,405	2,044	2,221	2,117	2,223	2,187	2,044	1,817	1,720	1,601	1,587	1,476	Fukui
Fukuoka	63,083	61,768	44,960	37,502	32,163	28,109	27,445	23,398	18,439	18,331	18,899	20,105	20,095	19,836	18,748	17,741	16,747	15,664	14,870	Fukuoka
Fukushima	25,187	23,641	23,544	18,042	16,108	16,326	13,557	11,538	8,449	8,016	8,150	7,980	8,238	7,781	7,159	6,906	6,243	5,948	5,447	Fukushima
Gifu	22,670	15,127	12,851	10,951	8,798	8,347	8,169	6,909	4,965	4,990	5,507	5,276	5,222	4,779	4,958	4,968	4,287	4,096	3,470	Gifu
Gumma	22,191	23,904	13,429	8,922	8,197	8,347	8,339	6,520	5,605	5,721	5,782	5,924	5,957	5,404	5,098	4,955	4,847	4,529	4,105	Gumma
Hiroshima	21,651	17,866	16,903	15,170	15,347	13,789	12,314	10,315	8,112	8,426	8,565	8,609	8,519	8,092	8,032	7,646	7,230	6,947	6,393	Hiroshima
Hokkaido	83,413	77,609	60,913	55,116	50,419	50,203	44,483	33,931	24,184	22,717	22,757	22,642	22,665	20,834	19,413	17,748	16,622	15,022	13,607	Hokkaido
Hyogo	44,540	43,846	35,478	34,668	30,048	24,499	21,866	17,212	13,177	12,558	12,005	12,208	11,966	11,702	11,666	11,266	10,944	9,910	9,662	Hyogo
Ibaraki	16,570	12,164	10,083	7,640	5,520	6,174	6,623	6,214	5,647	5,834	6,128	6,438	6,472	6,836	5,346	5,431	5,634	4,965	4,619	Ibaraki
Ishikawa	10,867	7,113	6,204	6,988	7,173	6,092	4,847	4,138	2,831	2,996	3,014	3,054	3,051	2,974	2,911	2,671	2,558	2,359	2,282	Ishikawa
Iwate	19,839	20,881	17,137	13,609	10,756	11,073	9,745	7,220	5,546	5,318	5,279	5,295	5,173	4,903	4,669	4,245	3,796	3,650	3,272	Iwate
Kagawa	20,198	19,678	12,926	9,616	7,984	7,038	6,002	5,101	3,490	3,262	3,236	3,311	3,340	3,094	2,948	2,686	2,533	2,391	2,280	Kagawa
Kagoshima	16,908	15,947	11,313	9,826	9,172	9,740	10,051	8,155	6,474	5,620	5,541	5,488	5,586	5,628	5,173	4,768	4,534	4,421	3,964	Kagoshima
Kanagawa	28,675	29,642	22,366	29,329	36,253	31,268	27,051	22,862	18,891	17,895	18,575	18,061	18,321	17,969	17,078	16,798	16,579	15,468	14,246	Kanagawa
Kochi	10,055	11,812	10,198	7,282	6,507	4,762	4,878	4,125	3,345	3,126	3,139	3,025	3,101	2,803	2,705	2,534	2,326	2,080	1,868	Kochi
Kumamoto	23,660	23,047	17,658	13,245	11,413	9,810	9,454	7,955	6,398	6,061	6,216	6,497	6,281	6,060	5,966	5,619	5,540	5,634	5,260	Kumamoto
Kyoto	33,998	38,914	36,449	27,415	22,017	15,551	12,959	9,981	6,884	6,486	6,516	6,611	6,683	6,497	6,160	5,851	5,661	5,237	4,865	Kyoto
Mie	19,046	22,374	21,343	13,111	12,599	11,844	9,949	7,948	5,463	4,971	5,033	5,198	5,332	5,075	5,130	4,723	4,552	4,294	3,957	Mie
Miyagi	27,740	23,771	16,724	13,121	12,331	12,367	12,632	10,134	8,007	8,130	8,026	8,230	8,316	8,097	7,931	6,645	6,577	6,243	5,764	Miyagi
Miyazaki	24,806	11,632	7,705	6,506	4,386	6,216	7,174	5,746	4,265	3,779	3,722	3,712	3,546	3,131	2,278	3,221	3,024	2,882	2,610	Miyazaki
Nagano	30,659	24,630	16,503	9,244	5,738	6,576	7,835	6,714	5,575	5,960	6,187	6,580	6,781	6,380	6,636	5,844	5,764	5,337	4,538	Nagano
Nagasaki	23,377	16,682	15,402	15,732	14,992	13,022	11,455	9,750	6,435	5,689	5,679	5,695	5,712	5,203	5,131	4,490	4,245	3,892	3,649	Nagasaki
Nara	4,185	4,888	3,974	3,662	2,827	2,107	2,691	2,316	1,919	1,807	1,811	1,899	1,961	1,967	2,055	1,913	1,836	1,709	1,689	Nara
Niigata	34,049	28,392	21,109	15,155	14,180	13,197	12,850	10,424	7,111	6,891	7,012	6,974	6,627	6,331	5,897	5,696	5,269	4,879	4,493	Niigata
Oita	16,430	12,299	9,988	8,774	9,606	10,155	8,863	7,155	5,347	5,148	4,937	4,972	4,672	4,299	4,180	3,626	3,474	3,114	2,901	Oita
Okayama	28,631	37,475	26,949	22,482	17,889	15,687	12,727	10,519	7,786	6,790	6,945	6,856	7,138	6,525	6,315	5,743	4,436	5,097	4,616	Okayama
Okinawa	x	x	x	x	2,013	2,564	3,198	3,489	2,898	2,703	2,924	3,145	3,358	3,044	3,191	2,958	3,044	3,094	2,849	Okinawa
Osaka	65,802	66,463	63,218	55,159	53,640	40,775	35,254	28,855	19,739	19,269	19,488	19,828	20,659	20,184	20,466	19,757	19,507	19,121	18,596	Osaka
Saga	12,769	8,221	6,998	6,041	4,918	4,795	4,711	4,981	3,966	3,669	3,656	3,552	3,520	3,396	3,215	3,103	2,824	2,637	2,439	Saga
Saitama	13,716	12,486	11,652	17,171	20,806	19,499	18,338	17,579	10,577	13,350	13,714	13,908	12,574	13,883	15,543	12,876	12,720	13,173	10,368	Saitama
Shiga	14,620	12,524	8,249	6,611	6,300	4,419	4,496	4,470	3,772	3,549	3,515	3,674	3,661	3,414	3,273	2,939	2,758	2,672	2,532	Shiga
Shimane	15,455	13,427	9,295	5,808	4,547	4,811	3,845	3,159	2,107	1,919	1,850	1,749	1,831	1,796	1,601	1,439	1,294	1,240	1,279	Shimane
Shizuoka	41,374	38,955	28,983	25,325	19,689	15,556	13,777	11,127	8,087	7,958	8,071	8,581	9,017	8,503	8,106	7,924	7,443	7,176	6,856	Shizuoka
Tochigi	13,718	12,666	8,178	7,962	7,776	7,619	8,319	6,930	5,988	5,793	5,856	6,179	6,223	6,025	5,575	5,006	4,935	4,627	4,372	Tochigi
Tokushima	6,589	4,929	3,686	4,475	3,831	3,472	3,188	2,132	2,123	2,102	2,094	1,851	2,003	1,959	1,982	1,999	1,869	1,727	1,588	Tokushima
Tokyo	69,385	68,644	61,673	63,201	58,100	47,427	42,683	37,132	28,354	28,002	27,906	28,589	28,899	29,141	29,143	28,388	28,628	28,393	27,878	Tokyo
Tottori	11,579	10,729	5,435	4,691	4,235	4,106	3,625	2,881	2,150	1,797	2,232	2,244	2,294	2,410	2,432	2,163	1,960	1,770	1,668	Tottori
Toyama	22,318	15,249	9,979	7,165	5,424	4,772	4,229	3,373	2,896	2,634	2,573	2,598	2,638	2,665	2,498	2,358	2,299	2,258	2,027	Toyama
Wakayama	14,128	13,609	9,908	4,526	4,566	4,064	3,949	3,385	2,316	2,322	2,595	2,705	2,778	2,959	2,520	2,429	2,244	2,070	1,908	Wakayama
Yamagata	27,059	17,910	10,177	8,376	8,002	8,872	8,116	6,385	4,213	4,105	4,059	3,954	3,888	3,626	3,279	3,097	2,897	2,584	2,297	Yamagata
Yamaguchi	29,928	20,028	13,653	9,480	7,997	7,589	5,923	4,713	3,350	3,090	3,286	3,593	3,779	3,617	3,649	3,472	3,173	2,958	2,831	Yamaguchi
Yamanashi	4,453	4,528	2,379	2,306	2,415	1,920	1,756	1,631	1,216	1,301	1,450	1,384	1,422	1,305	1,425	1,336	1,423	1,284	1,285	Yamanashi
JAPAN TOTAL	1,170,143	1,063,256	843,248	732,033	671,597	598,084	550,127	456,797	343,024	333,220	337,288	341,146	341,588	329,326	319,831	301,673	289,127	276,352	256,672	JAPAN TOTAL

prefecture	1955	1960	1965	1970	1975	1980	1985	1990	1995	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	prefecture
Aichi		73,237			111,528	87,697	80,186	70,942	71,899	75,206	73,738	74,736	73,057	71,823	70,236	70,417	67,110	69,999	70,218	Aichi
Akita		23,553			17,499	16,324	13,663	10,992	9,995	9,367	9,168	9,007	8,874	8,456	8,062	7,998	7,697	7,726	7,502	Akita
Aomori		29,881			24,031	21,761	19,095	14,635	13,972	13,594	13,146	12,920	12,889	12,434	11,723	11,554	10,524	10,556	10,162	Aomori
Chiba		39,563			77,416	65,554	60,719	53,356	54,388	54,961	54,005	55,318	54,511	54,607	52,789	52,983	50,588	51,762	51,821	Chiba
Ehime		25,039			23,315	19,721	17,644	14,612	13,849	13,606	13,046	13,207	13,006	12,488	12,534	12,057	11,528	11,752	11,753	Ehime
Fukui		12,888			12,421	10,724	10,044	8,668	8,244	8,269	8,053	8,036	7,958	7,758	7,446	7,283	7,148	7,324	7,191	Fukui
Fukuoka		67,318			71,059	64,404	58,837	48,164	46,849	47,811	46,682	47,290	46,985	46,443	45,035	45,143	43,421	45,304	46,393	Fukuoka
Fukushima		39,239			31,287	29,504	27,305	22,721	21,306	20,743	20,497	20,332	20,008	19,466	18,824	18,306	17,538	17,541	17,101	Fukushima
Gifu		28,516			31,538	25,834	23,873	20,292	20,187	20,447	20,151	20,276	19,603	19,617	19,156	18,363	17,706	18,092	17,696	Gifu
Gumma		25,510			29,616	25,140	22,917	19,470	19,431	19,422	19,111	19,445	19,024	18,763	18,337	17,745	17,134	17,061	16,817	Gumma
Hiroshima		34,453			46,843	37,360	33,501	28,857	27,609	27,914	27,119	27,384	27,328	26,508	26,285	25,734	24,740	25,330	25,887	Hiroshima
Hokkaido		93,852			89,631	75,526	66,413	54,428	49,950	49,065	46,680	46,780	46,236	46,101	44,939	44,020	41,420	42,204	41,550	Hokkaido
Hyogo		64,642			86,839	68,677	61,332	53,916	51,947	54,421	53,765	54,455	52,585	52,314	50,520	49,789	47,273	48,771	48,685	Hyogo
Ibaraki		35,664			40,466	36,369	33,479	28,784	28,234	28,602	28,261	28,220	27,864	27,337	26,523	26,167	24,244	25,128	24,829	Ibaraki
Ishikawa		15,990			18,817	15,138	13,256	11,535	11,093	11,642	11,290	11,467	11,342	10,886	10,906	10,528	10,049	10,235	10,294	Ishikawa
Iwate		27,827			22,182	19,638	17,232	14,254	13,021	12,778	12,420	12,410	12,272	11,862	11,376	11,167	10,545	10,556	10,344	Iwate
Kagawa	16,641	13,540	13,721	14,522	15,539	12,993	11,529	9,555	9,301	9,664	9,651	9,808	9,472	9,438	9,123	9,068	8,686	8,664	8,701	Kagawa
Kagoshima		37,821			24,592	24,540	23,375	18,892	16,649	16,227	15,663	16,272	15,943	15,755	15,535	15,198	14,834	15,080	15,090	Kagoshima
Kanagawa		60,704			118,656	94,356	86,101	79,437	80,692	83,104	81,792	82,906	81,839	81,498	80,262	79,441	76,196	79,118	79,193	Kanagawa
Kochi		12,663			11,773	9,378	9,350	7,182	6,939	6,761	6,649	6,811	6,736	6,513	6,244	6,084	5,916	6,015	5,717	Kochi
Kumamoto		33,005			25,596	24,446	23,183	18,992	17,895	17,443	17,109	17,262	16,960	16,839	16,339	16,313	15,645	16,189	16,307	Kumamoto
Kyoto		29,194			39,921	32,139	28,479	24,209	23,219	24,312	23,831	23,997	23,364	22,859	22,371	22,066	21,560	22,100	21,597	Kyoto
Mie		24,113			25,862	21,446	19,745	17,917	17,500	17,829	17,375	17,726	17,094	17,190	16,497	16,287	15,345	15,816	15,716	Mie
Miyagi		31,363			32,760	31,129	28,025	23,324	22,267	22,312	21,886	22,154	21,751	21,474	20,829	20,236	19,326	19,706	19,810	Miyagi
Miyazaki		21,920			18,123	16,991	15,262	12,107	11,693	11,335	10,938	11,037	11,007	10,657	10,220	10,267	9,738	10,094	10,337	Miyazaki
Nagano		30,750			31,712	27,187	24,176	21,384	21,187	21,436	20,765	21,194	20,889	20,324	19,735	19,323	18,517	18,775	18,618	Nagano
Nagasaki		36,508			25,639	22,232	20,365	16,517	14,780	14,672	14,121	14,098	13,789	13,260	12,971	12,947	12,148	12,410	12,175	Nagasaki
Nara		11,994			17,983	15,949	14,659	13,315	13,337	13,779	13,158	13,270	12,768	12,472	12,137	11,749	11,184	11,476	11,261	Nara
Niigata		41,131			37,524	32,812	29,200	24,061	22,694	22,661	21,812	21,886	21,301	20,221	19,719	19,531	18,505	18,985	18,724	Niigata
Oita		20,127			18,336	16,296	14,420	11,631	11,125	11,129	10,714	10,910	10,891	10,424	10,213	10,024	9,780	10,156	10,162	Oita
Okayama		25,315			30,102	24,463	22,698	19,117	18,622	19,204	18,771	19,059	18,797	18,509	17,770	17,655	16,688	17,279	17,099	Okayama
Okinawa	x	x	x	x	22,371	20,281	20,657	17,088	16,751	16,928	16,680	16,773	17,169	16,571	16,303	16,362	16,115	16,483	16,588	Okinawa
Osaka		95,012			150,653	111,956	100,328	86,840	86,076	90,324	88,385	88,163	86,000	83,883	81,001	79,719	76,111	77,641	76,914	Osaka
Saga		17,294			13,085	12,466	11,705	9,555	8,729	8,741	8,551	8,745	8,561	8,202	7,898	7,844	7,508	7,647	7,703	Saga
Saitama		43,421			96,033	75,090	67,260	63,299	67,750	67,144	65,711	66,376	65,417	64,762	63,224	61,946	59,731	61,201	60,818	Saitama
Shiga		13,477			17,629	15,946	14,863	13,607	13,320	14,032	14,040	14,087	14,015	13,938	13,624	13,627	12,899	13,448	13,343	Shiga
Shimane		14,113			10,939	9,959	9,051	7,510	6,764	6,491	6,394	6,522	6,640	6,318	6,092	6,104	5,697	6,011	5,914	Shimane
Shizuoka		49,533			58,276	47,160	43,932	37,045	35,345	35,921	35,395	35,794	35,193	35,212	34,061	33,628	31,908	32,905	33,274	Shizuoka
Tochigi		26,066			29,673	25,928	23,842	19,995	18,662	18,836	18,485	18,976	18,911	18,376	18,122	17,816	17,363	17,647	17,233	Tochigi
Tokushima		13,317			12,020	10,544	9,708	7,943	7,472	7,255	7,135	7,224	7,038	6,836	6,556	6,493	5,913	6,257	6,011	Tokushima
Tokyo		164,826			186,701	139,953	126,178	103,983	96,823	98,960	97,959	100,209	98,421	100,118	98,534	99,272	96,542	101,674	103,837	Tokyo
Tottori		9,575			8,755	8,196	7,508	6,412	5,723	5,624	5,352	5,645	5,595	5,365	5,473	5,275	5,012	5,186	5,015	Tottori
Toyama		16,126			17,305	13,555	11,986	10,050	10,049	10,117	10,139	10,170	9,994	9,854	9,362	9,396	8,973	8,965	8,728	Toyama
Wakayama		15,905			16,340	13,444	12,086	10,126	9,879	9,886	9,563	9,566	9,345	8,943	8,561	8,153	7,835	7,930	7,689	Wakayama
Yamagata		22,288			17,226	16,871	14,893	12,555	11,507	11,030	10,815	10,919	10,907	10,489	10,087	9,920	9,357	9,513	9,139	Yamagata
Yamaguchi		24,981			23,956	19,798	17,674	13,729	13,240	13,275	13,138	13,121	12,989	12,578	12,166	12,020	11,514	11,692	11,714	Yamaguchi
Yamanashi		12,787			11,872	10,014	9,843	8,582	8,833	8,578	8,318	8,374	8,126	7,919	7,720	7,527	7,149	7,094	6,988	Yamanashi
JAPAN TOTAL	1,730,692	1,606,041	1,821,800	1,934,239	1,901,440	1,576,889	1,431,577	1,221,585	1,187,064	1,203,147	1,177,669	1,190,547	1,170,662	1,153,855	1,123,610	1,110,721	1,062,530	1,092,674	1,089,818	JAPAN TOTAL