Population Density of Japan Prefectures
| Rank | Name | Population(1,000person) | Area(km2) | Density(person/km2) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Hokkai-do | 5225 | 83423.81 | 62.6 | |
| 2 Aomori-ken | 1238 | 9645.95 | 128.3 | |
| 3 Iwate-ken | 1211 | 15275.01 | 79.3 | |
| 4 Miyagi-ken | 2302 | 7282.29 | 316.1 | |
| 5 Akita-ken | 960 | 11637.52 | 82.5 | |
| 6 Yamagata-ken | 1068 | 9323.15 | 114.6 | |
| 7 Fukushima-ken | 1833 | 13784.14 | 133.0 | |
| 8 Ibaragi-ken | 2867 | 6097.54 | 470.2 | |
| 9 Tochigi-ken | 1933 | 6408.09 | 301.6 | |
| 10 Gunma-ken | 1939 | 6362.28 | 304.8 | |
| 11 Saitama-ken | 7345 | 3797.75 | 1934.0 | |
| 12 Chiba-ken | 6284 | 5156.74 | 1218.6 | |
| 13 Tokyo-to | 14048 | 2194.05 | 6402.8 | |
| 14 Kanagawa-ken | 9237 | 2416.32 | 3822.8 | |
| 15 Niigata-ken | 2201 | 12583.96 | 174.9 | |
| 16 Toyama-ken | 1035 | 4247.54 | 243.7 | |
| 17 Ishikawa-ken | 1133 | 4186.23 | 270.6 | |
| 18 Fukui-ken | 767 | 4190.58 | 183.0 | |
| 19 Yamanashi-ken | 810 | 4465.27 | 181.4 | |
| 20 Nagano-ken | 2048 | 13561.56 | 151.0 | |
| 21 Gifu-ken | 1979 | 10621.29 | 186.3 | |
| 22 Shizuoka-ken | 3633 | 7777.02 | 467.1 | |
| 23 Aichi-ken | 7542 | 5173.24 | 1457.9 | |
| 24 Mie-ken | 1770 | 5774.48 | 306.5 | |
| 25 Shiga-ken | 1414 | 4017.38 | 352.0 | |
| 26 Kyoto-fu | 2578 | 4612.2 | 559.0 | |
| 27 Osaka-fu | 8838 | 1905.34 | 4638.5 | |
| 28 Hyogo-ken | 5465 | 8400.94 | 650.5 | |
| 29 Nara-ken | 1324 | 3690.94 | 358.7 | |
| 30 Wakayama-ken | 923 | 4724.69 | 195.4 | |
| 31 Tottori-ken | 553 | 3507.13 | 157.7 | |
| 32 Shimane-ken | 671 | 6707.86 | 100.0 | |
| 33 Okayama-ken | 1888 | 7114.77 | 265.4 | |
| 34 Hiroshima-ken | 2800 | 8479 | 330.2 | |
| 35 Yamaguchi-ken | 1342 | 6112.5 | 219.6 | |
| 36 Tokushima-ken | 720 | 4146.99 | 173.6 | |
| 37 Kagawa-ken | 950 | 1876.91 | 506.2 | |
| 38 Ehime-ken | 1335 | 5675.98 | 235.2 | |
| 39 Kochi-ken | 692 | 7102.91 | 97.4 | |
| 40 Fukuoka-ken | 5135 | 4987.64 | 1029.5 | |
| 41 Saga-ken | 811 | 2440.67 | 332.3 | |
| 42 Nagasaki-ken | 1312 | 4130.99 | 317.6 | |
| 43 Kumamoto-ken | 1738 | 7409.18 | 234.6 | |
| 44 Oita-ken | 1124 | 6340.7 | 177.3 | |
| 45 Miyazaki-ken | 1070 | 7734.24 | 138.3 | |
| 46 Kagoshima-ken | 1588 | 9186.33 | 172.9 | |
| 47 Okinawa-ken | 1467 | 2282.15 | 642.8 |
Here is a table showing Population(1,000person), Area(km2), and Population Density(person/km2). Buttons ▼▲ will change the ordering.
Population data come from https://www.stat.go.jp/data/nihon/02.html (Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications.)
Area data come from https://www.gsi.go.jp/KOKUJYOHO/MENCHO/backnumber/GSI-menseki20221001.pdf (Geospatial Information Authority of Japan.)