Asahikawa's 2026 population is now estimated at 318,216. In 1950, the population of Asahikawa was 103,236. Asahikawa experienced a decrease of -2,072 residents over the past year, marking an annual decline of -0.65%. These population estimates and projections come from the latest revision of the UN World Urbanization Prospects. These estimates represent the Urban agglomeration of Asahikawa, which typically includes Asahikawa's population in addition to adjacent suburban areas.
| City | 2026 Pop. ↓ | Growth |
|---|---|---|
| Tokyo | 36,953,600 | -0.22% |
| Osaka | 18,873,900 | -0.25% |
| Nagoya | 9,511,730 | -0.24% |
| Fukuoka | 5,453,200 | -0.23% |
| Yokohama | 3,777,491 | 1% |
| Shizuoka | 2,921,450 | -0.3% |
| Sapporo | 2,645,940 | -0.29% |
| Sendai | 2,330,920 | -0.29% |
| Hiroshima | 2,053,290 | -0.24% |
| Niigata | 791,952 | -0.26% |
| Kumamoto | 733,444 | -0.23% |
| Okayama | 716,815 | -0.25% |
| Kagoshima | 576,499 | -0.41% |
| Utsunomiya | 516,249 | -0.26% |
| Matsuyama | 500,662 | -0.3% |
| Oita | 473,310 | -0.23% |
| Kurashiki | 469,199 | -0.24% |
| Kanazawa | 460,005 | -0.25% |
| Fukuyama | 459,330 | -0.24% |
| Takamatsu | 413,604 | -0.24% |
| Toyama | 404,360 | -0.37% |
| Miyazaki | 393,787 | -0.24% |
| Nagasaki | 393,167 | -0.86% |
| Toyohashi | 364,054 | -0.31% |
| Takasaki | 363,347 | -0.23% |
| Nagano | 362,689 | -0.42% |
| Iwaki | 353,321 | -0.27% |
| Koriyama | 322,624 | -0.4% |
| Maebashi | 321,546 | -0.46% |
| Kochi | 318,399 | -0.58% |
| Naha | 316,833 | -0.27% |
| Kurume | 300,782 | -0.25% |
| Akita | 294,304 | -0.7% |
| Okinawa | 142,840 | 1.01% |
