Niigata's 2024 population is now estimated at 795,916. In 1950, the population of Niigata was 159,000. Niigata experienced a decrease of -1,949 residents over the past year, marking an annual decline of -0.24%.These population estimates and projections come from the latest revision of the UN World Urbanization Prospects. These estimates represent the Urban agglomeration of Niigata, which typically includes Niigata's population in addition to adjacent suburban areas.
Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 2035 | 769,617 |
| 2034 | 772,392 |
| 2033 | 775,103 |
| 2032 | 777,745 |
| 2031 | 780,319 |
| 2030 | 782,819 |
| 2029 | 785,241 |
| 2028 | 787,577 |
| 2027 | 789,817 |
| 2026 | 791,952 |
| 2025 | 793,974 |
| 2024 | 795,916 |
| 2023 | 797,865 |
| 2022 | 799,832 |
| 2021 | 801,982 |
| 2020 | 804,298 |
| 2019 | 806,723 |
| 2018 | 809,198 |
| 2017 | 809,547 |
| 2016 | 809,896 |
| 2015 | 810,245 |
| 2014 | 810,593 |
| 2013 | 810,942 |
| 2012 | 811,290 |
| 2011 | 811,640 |
| 2010 | 811,999 |
| 2009 | 812,388 |
| 2008 | 812,776 |
| 2007 | 813,166 |
| 2006 | 813,556 |
| 2005 | 813,600 |
| 2004 | 812,624 |
| 2003 | 811,646 |
| 2002 | 810,671 |
| 2001 | 809,696 |
| 2000 | 808,335 |
| 1999 | 805,816 |
| 1998 | 803,308 |
| 1997 | 800,808 |
| 1996 | 798,319 |
| 1995 | 787,238 |
| 1994 | 751,706 |
| 1993 | 717,777 |
| 1992 | 685,423 |
| 1991 | 654,445 |
| 1990 | 624,906 |
| 1989 | 596,701 |
| 1988 | 569,804 |
| 1987 | 544,051 |
| 1986 | 519,495 |
| 1985 | 500,524 |
| 1984 | 495,280 |
| 1983 | 490,077 |
| 1982 | 484,935 |
| 1981 | 479,848 |
| 1980 | 471,061 |
| 1979 | 451,585 |
| 1978 | 432,938 |
| 1977 | 415,062 |
| 1976 | 397,946 |
| 1975 | 381,493 |
| 1974 | 365,740 |
| 1973 | 350,639 |
| 1972 | 336,180 |
| 1971 | 322,280 |
| 1970 | 310,976 |
| 1969 | 305,879 |
| 1968 | 300,873 |
| 1967 | 295,935 |
| 1966 | 291,085 |
| 1965 | 286,499 |
| 1964 | 282,533 |
| 1963 | 278,610 |
| 1962 | 274,748 |
| 1961 | 270,939 |
| 1960 | 263,677 |
| 1959 | 246,671 |
| 1958 | 230,783 |
| 1957 | 215,919 |
| 1956 | 202,030 |
| 1955 | 189,000 |
| 1954 | 182,578 |
| 1953 | 176,375 |
| 1952 | 170,390 |
| 1951 | 164,593 |
| 1950 | 159,000 |
Year | Population | Growth Rate | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 159,000 | 0% | 0 |
| 1951 | 164,593 | 3.52% | 5,593 |
| 1952 | 170,390 | 3.52% | 5,797 |
| 1953 | 176,375 | 3.51% | 5,985 |
| 1954 | 182,578 | 3.52% | 6,203 |
| 1955 | 189,000 | 3.52% | 6,422 |
| 1956 | 202,030 | 6.89% | 13,030 |
| 1957 | 215,919 | 6.87% | 13,889 |
| 1958 | 230,783 | 6.88% | 14,864 |
| 1959 | 246,671 | 6.88% | 15,888 |
| 1960 | 263,677 | 6.89% | 17,006 |
| 1961 | 270,939 | 2.75% | 7,262 |
| 1962 | 274,748 | 1.41% | 3,809 |
| 1963 | 278,610 | 1.41% | 3,862 |
| 1964 | 282,533 | 1.41% | 3,923 |
| 1965 | 286,499 | 1.4% | 3,966 |
| 1966 | 291,085 | 1.6% | 4,586 |
| 1967 | 295,935 | 1.67% | 4,850 |
| 1968 | 300,873 | 1.67% | 4,938 |
| 1969 | 305,879 | 1.66% | 5,006 |
| 1970 | 310,976 | 1.67% | 5,097 |
| 1971 | 322,280 | 3.64% | 11,304 |
| 1972 | 336,180 | 4.31% | 13,900 |
| 1973 | 350,639 | 4.3% | 14,459 |
| 1974 | 365,740 | 4.31% | 15,101 |
| 1975 | 381,493 | 4.31% | 15,753 |
| 1976 | 397,946 | 4.31% | 16,453 |
| 1977 | 415,062 | 4.3% | 17,116 |
| 1978 | 432,938 | 4.31% | 17,876 |
| 1979 | 451,585 | 4.31% | 18,647 |
| 1980 | 471,061 | 4.31% | 19,476 |
| 1981 | 479,848 | 1.87% | 8,787 |
| 1982 | 484,935 | 1.06% | 5,087 |
| 1983 | 490,077 | 1.06% | 5,142 |
| 1984 | 495,280 | 1.06% | 5,203 |
| 1985 | 500,524 | 1.06% | 5,244 |
| 1986 | 519,495 | 3.79% | 18,971 |
| 1987 | 544,051 | 4.73% | 24,556 |
| 1988 | 569,804 | 4.73% | 25,753 |
| 1989 | 596,701 | 4.72% | 26,897 |
| 1990 | 624,906 | 4.73% | 28,205 |
| 1991 | 654,445 | 4.73% | 29,539 |
| 1992 | 685,423 | 4.73% | 30,978 |
| 1993 | 717,777 | 4.72% | 32,354 |
| 1994 | 751,706 | 4.73% | 33,929 |
| 1995 | 787,238 | 4.73% | 35,532 |
| 1996 | 798,319 | 1.41% | 11,081 |
| 1997 | 800,808 | 0.31% | 2,489 |
| 1998 | 803,308 | 0.31% | 2,500 |
| 1999 | 805,816 | 0.31% | 2,508 |
| 2000 | 808,335 | 0.31% | 2,519 |
| 2001 | 809,696 | 0.17% | 1,361 |
| 2002 | 810,671 | 0.12% | 975 |
| 2003 | 811,646 | 0.12% | 975 |
| 2004 | 812,624 | 0.12% | 978 |
| 2005 | 813,600 | 0.12% | 976 |
| 2006 | 813,556 | -0.01% | -44 |
| 2007 | 813,166 | -0.05% | -390 |
| 2008 | 812,776 | -0.05% | -390 |
| 2009 | 812,388 | -0.05% | -388 |
| 2010 | 811,999 | -0.05% | -389 |
| 2011 | 811,640 | -0.04% | -359 |
| 2012 | 811,290 | -0.04% | -350 |
| 2013 | 810,942 | -0.04% | -348 |
| 2014 | 810,593 | -0.04% | -349 |
| 2015 | 810,245 | -0.04% | -348 |
| 2016 | 809,896 | -0.04% | -349 |
| 2017 | 809,547 | -0.04% | -349 |
| 2018 | 809,198 | -0.04% | -349 |
| 2019 | 806,723 | -0.31% | -2,475 |
| 2020 | 804,298 | -0.3% | -2,425 |
| 2021 | 801,982 | -0.29% | -2,316 |
| 2022 | 799,832 | -0.27% | -2,150 |
| 2023 | 797,865 | -0.25% | -1,967 |
| 2024 | 795,916 | -0.24% | -1,949 |
| 2025 | 793,974 | -0.24% | -1,942 |
| 2026 | 791,952 | -0.25% | -2,022 |
| 2027 | 789,817 | -0.27% | -2,135 |
| 2028 | 787,577 | -0.28% | -2,240 |
| 2029 | 785,241 | -0.3% | -2,336 |
| 2030 | 782,819 | -0.31% | -2,422 |
| 2031 | 780,319 | -0.32% | -2,500 |
| 2032 | 777,745 | -0.33% | -2,574 |
| 2033 | 775,103 | -0.34% | -2,642 |
| 2034 | 772,392 | -0.35% | -2,711 |
| 2035 | 769,617 | -0.36% | -2,775 |
Name | 2024 Population | 2024 Growth |
|---|---|---|
| Tokyo | 37,115,035 | -0.21% |
| Osaka | 18,967,459 | -0.24% |
| Nagoya | 9,556,879 | -0.13% |
| Fukuoka | 5,478,076 | -0.22% |
| Shizuoka | 2,935,527 | -0.06% |
| Sapporo | 2,660,947 | -0.19% |
| Sendai | 2,341,433 | -0.04% |
| Hiroshima | 2,062,884 | -0.23% |
| Niigata | 795,916 | -0.24% |
| Kumamoto | 736,779 | -0.22% |
| Okayama | 720,343 | -0.24% |
| Kagoshima | 581,211 | -0.4% |
| Utsunomiya | 518,833 | -0.24% |
| Matsuyama | 503,659 | -0.29% |
| Oita | 475,472 | -0.22% |
| Kurashiki | 471,431 | -0.23% |
| Kanazawa | 462,233 | -0.24% |
| Fukuyama | 461,529 | -0.23% |
| Takamatsu | 415,595 | -0.23% |
| Toyama | 407,299 | -0.36% |