Sapporo's 2024 population is now estimated at 2,660,947. In 1950, the population of Sapporo was 754,035. Sapporo experienced a decrease of -5,165 residents over the past year, marking an annual decline of -0.19%.These population estimates and projections come from the latest revision of the UN World Urbanization Prospects. These estimates represent the Urban agglomeration of Sapporo, which typically includes Sapporo's population in addition to adjacent suburban areas.
Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 2035 | 2,563,697 |
| 2034 | 2,573,792 |
| 2033 | 2,583,676 |
| 2032 | 2,593,341 |
| 2031 | 2,602,780 |
| 2030 | 2,611,982 |
| 2029 | 2,620,929 |
| 2028 | 2,629,592 |
| 2027 | 2,637,942 |
| 2026 | 2,645,945 |
| 2025 | 2,653,577 |
| 2024 | 2,660,947 |
| 2023 | 2,666,112 |
| 2022 | 2,668,982 |
| 2021 | 2,670,121 |
| 2020 | 2,669,680 |
| 2019 | 2,667,852 |
| 2018 | 2,664,966 |
| 2017 | 2,654,483 |
| 2016 | 2,644,041 |
| 2015 | 2,633,640 |
| 2014 | 2,623,294 |
| 2013 | 2,612,989 |
| 2012 | 2,602,739 |
| 2011 | 2,592,501 |
| 2010 | 2,585,951 |
| 2009 | 2,590,206 |
| 2008 | 2,594,461 |
| 2007 | 2,598,736 |
| 2006 | 2,603,012 |
| 2005 | 2,601,251 |
| 2004 | 2,581,683 |
| 2003 | 2,562,208 |
| 2002 | 2,542,906 |
| 2001 | 2,523,750 |
| 2000 | 2,508,246 |
| 1999 | 2,503,136 |
| 1998 | 2,498,043 |
| 1997 | 2,492,961 |
| 1996 | 2,487,896 |
| 1995 | 2,475,978 |
| 1994 | 2,444,010 |
| 1993 | 2,412,454 |
| 1992 | 2,381,348 |
| 1991 | 2,350,559 |
| 1990 | 2,319,356 |
| 1989 | 2,286,071 |
| 1988 | 2,253,309 |
| 1987 | 2,220,927 |
| 1986 | 2,189,055 |
| 1985 | 2,157,342 |
| 1984 | 2,125,261 |
| 1983 | 2,093,572 |
| 1982 | 2,062,397 |
| 1981 | 2,031,687 |
| 1980 | 1,996,031 |
| 1979 | 1,945,047 |
| 1978 | 1,895,434 |
| 1977 | 1,847,086 |
| 1976 | 1,800,035 |
| 1975 | 1,750,590 |
| 1974 | 1,692,594 |
| 1973 | 1,636,519 |
| 1972 | 1,582,375 |
| 1971 | 1,529,881 |
| 1970 | 1,479,196 |
| 1969 | 1,430,191 |
| 1968 | 1,382,874 |
| 1967 | 1,336,998 |
| 1966 | 1,292,704 |
| 1965 | 1,249,877 |
| 1964 | 1,208,525 |
| 1963 | 1,168,433 |
| 1962 | 1,129,723 |
| 1961 | 1,092,296 |
| 1960 | 1,056,158 |
| 1959 | 1,021,120 |
| 1958 | 987,291 |
| 1957 | 954,583 |
| 1956 | 923,000 |
| 1955 | 892,380 |
| 1954 | 862,816 |
| 1953 | 834,232 |
| 1952 | 806,631 |
| 1951 | 779,872 |
| 1950 | 754,035 |
Year | Population | Growth Rate | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 754,035 | 0% | 0 |
| 1951 | 779,872 | 3.43% | 25,837 |
| 1952 | 806,631 | 3.43% | 26,759 |
| 1953 | 834,232 | 3.42% | 27,601 |
| 1954 | 862,816 | 3.43% | 28,584 |
| 1955 | 892,380 | 3.43% | 29,564 |
| 1956 | 923,000 | 3.43% | 30,620 |
| 1957 | 954,583 | 3.42% | 31,583 |
| 1958 | 987,291 | 3.43% | 32,708 |
| 1959 | 1,021,120 | 3.43% | 33,829 |
| 1960 | 1,056,158 | 3.43% | 35,038 |
| 1961 | 1,092,296 | 3.42% | 36,138 |
| 1962 | 1,129,723 | 3.43% | 37,427 |
| 1963 | 1,168,433 | 3.43% | 38,710 |
| 1964 | 1,208,525 | 3.43% | 40,092 |
| 1965 | 1,249,877 | 3.42% | 41,352 |
| 1966 | 1,292,704 | 3.43% | 42,827 |
| 1967 | 1,336,998 | 3.43% | 44,294 |
| 1968 | 1,382,874 | 3.43% | 45,876 |
| 1969 | 1,430,191 | 3.42% | 47,317 |
| 1970 | 1,479,196 | 3.43% | 49,005 |
| 1971 | 1,529,881 | 3.43% | 50,685 |
| 1972 | 1,582,375 | 3.43% | 52,494 |
| 1973 | 1,636,519 | 3.42% | 54,144 |
| 1974 | 1,692,594 | 3.43% | 56,075 |
| 1975 | 1,750,590 | 3.43% | 57,996 |
| 1976 | 1,800,035 | 2.82% | 49,445 |
| 1977 | 1,847,086 | 2.61% | 47,051 |
| 1978 | 1,895,434 | 2.62% | 48,348 |
| 1979 | 1,945,047 | 2.62% | 49,613 |
| 1980 | 1,996,031 | 2.62% | 50,984 |
| 1981 | 2,031,687 | 1.79% | 35,656 |
| 1982 | 2,062,397 | 1.51% | 30,710 |
| 1983 | 2,093,572 | 1.51% | 31,175 |
| 1984 | 2,125,261 | 1.51% | 31,689 |
| 1985 | 2,157,342 | 1.51% | 32,081 |
| 1986 | 2,189,055 | 1.47% | 31,713 |
| 1987 | 2,220,927 | 1.46% | 31,872 |
| 1988 | 2,253,309 | 1.46% | 32,382 |
| 1989 | 2,286,071 | 1.45% | 32,762 |
| 1990 | 2,319,356 | 1.46% | 33,285 |
| 1991 | 2,350,559 | 1.35% | 31,203 |
| 1992 | 2,381,348 | 1.31% | 30,789 |
| 1993 | 2,412,454 | 1.31% | 31,106 |
| 1994 | 2,444,010 | 1.31% | 31,556 |
| 1995 | 2,475,978 | 1.31% | 31,968 |
| 1996 | 2,487,896 | 0.48% | 11,918 |
| 1997 | 2,492,961 | 0.2% | 5,065 |
| 1998 | 2,498,043 | 0.2% | 5,082 |
| 1999 | 2,503,136 | 0.2% | 5,093 |
| 2000 | 2,508,246 | 0.2% | 5,110 |
| 2001 | 2,523,750 | 0.62% | 15,504 |
| 2002 | 2,542,906 | 0.76% | 19,156 |
| 2003 | 2,562,208 | 0.76% | 19,302 |
| 2004 | 2,581,683 | 0.76% | 19,475 |
| 2005 | 2,601,251 | 0.76% | 19,568 |
| 2006 | 2,603,012 | 0.07% | 1,761 |
| 2007 | 2,598,736 | -0.16% | -4,276 |
| 2008 | 2,594,461 | -0.16% | -4,275 |
| 2009 | 2,590,206 | -0.16% | -4,255 |
| 2010 | 2,585,951 | -0.16% | -4,255 |
| 2011 | 2,592,501 | 0.25% | 6,550 |
| 2012 | 2,602,739 | 0.39% | 10,238 |
| 2013 | 2,612,989 | 0.39% | 10,250 |
| 2014 | 2,623,294 | 0.39% | 10,305 |
| 2015 | 2,633,640 | 0.39% | 10,346 |
| 2016 | 2,644,041 | 0.39% | 10,401 |
| 2017 | 2,654,483 | 0.39% | 10,442 |
| 2018 | 2,664,966 | 0.39% | 10,483 |
| 2019 | 2,667,852 | 0.11% | 2,886 |
| 2020 | 2,669,680 | 0.07% | 1,828 |
| 2021 | 2,670,121 | 0.02% | 441 |
| 2022 | 2,668,982 | -0.04% | -1,139 |
| 2023 | 2,666,112 | -0.11% | -2,870 |
| 2024 | 2,660,947 | -0.19% | -5,165 |
| 2025 | 2,653,577 | -0.28% | -7,370 |
| 2026 | 2,645,945 | -0.29% | -7,632 |
| 2027 | 2,637,942 | -0.3% | -8,003 |
| 2028 | 2,629,592 | -0.32% | -8,350 |
| 2029 | 2,620,929 | -0.33% | -8,663 |
| 2030 | 2,611,982 | -0.34% | -8,947 |
| 2031 | 2,602,780 | -0.35% | -9,202 |
| 2032 | 2,593,341 | -0.36% | -9,439 |
| 2033 | 2,583,676 | -0.37% | -9,665 |
| 2034 | 2,573,792 | -0.38% | -9,884 |
| 2035 | 2,563,697 | -0.39% | -10,095 |
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% |