Sendai's 2024 population is now estimated at 2,341,433. In 1950, the population of Sendai was 537,571. Sendai experienced a decrease of -869 residents over the past year, marking an annual decline of -0.04%.These population estimates and projections come from the latest revision of the UN World Urbanization Prospects. These estimates represent the Urban agglomeration of Sendai, which typically includes Sendai's population in addition to adjacent suburban areas.
Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 2035 | 2,258,937 |
| 2034 | 2,267,779 |
| 2033 | 2,276,435 |
| 2032 | 2,284,896 |
| 2031 | 2,293,159 |
| 2030 | 2,301,213 |
| 2029 | 2,309,042 |
| 2028 | 2,316,620 |
| 2027 | 2,323,922 |
| 2026 | 2,330,917 |
| 2025 | 2,337,586 |
| 2024 | 2,341,433 |
| 2023 | 2,342,302 |
| 2022 | 2,339,991 |
| 2021 | 2,334,959 |
| 2020 | 2,327,417 |
| 2019 | 2,317,722 |
| 2018 | 2,306,451 |
| 2017 | 2,288,320 |
| 2016 | 2,270,332 |
| 2015 | 2,252,485 |
| 2014 | 2,234,803 |
| 2013 | 2,217,259 |
| 2012 | 2,199,878 |
| 2011 | 2,182,585 |
| 2010 | 2,175,648 |
| 2009 | 2,199,179 |
| 2008 | 2,222,930 |
| 2007 | 2,247,006 |
| 2006 | 2,271,308 |
| 2005 | 2,284,335 |
| 2004 | 2,263,375 |
| 2003 | 2,242,550 |
| 2002 | 2,221,946 |
| 2001 | 2,201,530 |
| 2000 | 2,184,060 |
| 1999 | 2,174,776 |
| 1998 | 2,165,544 |
| 1997 | 2,156,352 |
| 1996 | 2,147,211 |
| 1995 | 2,134,675 |
| 1994 | 2,112,201 |
| 1993 | 2,089,964 |
| 1992 | 2,067,991 |
| 1991 | 2,046,189 |
| 1990 | 2,021,178 |
| 1989 | 1,986,339 |
| 1988 | 1,952,147 |
| 1987 | 1,918,452 |
| 1986 | 1,885,384 |
| 1985 | 1,854,711 |
| 1984 | 1,829,910 |
| 1983 | 1,805,373 |
| 1982 | 1,781,198 |
| 1981 | 1,757,347 |
| 1980 | 1,731,488 |
| 1979 | 1,699,026 |
| 1978 | 1,667,217 |
| 1977 | 1,636,003 |
| 1976 | 1,605,415 |
| 1975 | 1,565,870 |
| 1974 | 1,500,316 |
| 1973 | 1,437,507 |
| 1972 | 1,377,409 |
| 1971 | 1,319,667 |
| 1970 | 1,264,421 |
| 1969 | 1,211,487 |
| 1968 | 1,160,838 |
| 1967 | 1,112,175 |
| 1966 | 1,065,615 |
| 1965 | 1,021,004 |
| 1964 | 978,319 |
| 1963 | 937,307 |
| 1962 | 898,068 |
| 1961 | 860,471 |
| 1960 | 824,497 |
| 1959 | 789,934 |
| 1958 | 756,864 |
| 1957 | 725,179 |
| 1956 | 694,861 |
| 1955 | 665,732 |
| 1954 | 637,862 |
| 1953 | 611,159 |
| 1952 | 585,608 |
| 1951 | 561,059 |
| 1950 | 537,571 |
Year | Population | Growth Rate | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 537,571 | 0% | 0 |
| 1951 | 561,059 | 4.37% | 23,488 |
| 1952 | 585,608 | 4.38% | 24,549 |
| 1953 | 611,159 | 4.36% | 25,551 |
| 1954 | 637,862 | 4.37% | 26,703 |
| 1955 | 665,732 | 4.37% | 27,870 |
| 1956 | 694,861 | 4.38% | 29,129 |
| 1957 | 725,179 | 4.36% | 30,318 |
| 1958 | 756,864 | 4.37% | 31,685 |
| 1959 | 789,934 | 4.37% | 33,070 |
| 1960 | 824,497 | 4.38% | 34,563 |
| 1961 | 860,471 | 4.36% | 35,974 |
| 1962 | 898,068 | 4.37% | 37,597 |
| 1963 | 937,307 | 4.37% | 39,239 |
| 1964 | 978,319 | 4.38% | 41,012 |
| 1965 | 1,021,004 | 4.36% | 42,685 |
| 1966 | 1,065,615 | 4.37% | 44,611 |
| 1967 | 1,112,175 | 4.37% | 46,560 |
| 1968 | 1,160,838 | 4.38% | 48,663 |
| 1969 | 1,211,487 | 4.36% | 50,649 |
| 1970 | 1,264,421 | 4.37% | 52,934 |
| 1971 | 1,319,667 | 4.37% | 55,246 |
| 1972 | 1,377,409 | 4.38% | 57,742 |
| 1973 | 1,437,507 | 4.36% | 60,098 |
| 1974 | 1,500,316 | 4.37% | 62,809 |
| 1975 | 1,565,870 | 4.37% | 65,554 |
| 1976 | 1,605,415 | 2.53% | 39,545 |
| 1977 | 1,636,003 | 1.91% | 30,588 |
| 1978 | 1,667,217 | 1.91% | 31,214 |
| 1979 | 1,699,026 | 1.91% | 31,809 |
| 1980 | 1,731,488 | 1.91% | 32,462 |
| 1981 | 1,757,347 | 1.49% | 25,859 |
| 1982 | 1,781,198 | 1.36% | 23,851 |
| 1983 | 1,805,373 | 1.36% | 24,175 |
| 1984 | 1,829,910 | 1.36% | 24,537 |
| 1985 | 1,854,711 | 1.36% | 24,801 |
| 1986 | 1,885,384 | 1.65% | 30,673 |
| 1987 | 1,918,452 | 1.75% | 33,068 |
| 1988 | 1,952,147 | 1.76% | 33,695 |
| 1989 | 1,986,339 | 1.75% | 34,192 |
| 1990 | 2,021,178 | 1.75% | 34,839 |
| 1991 | 2,046,189 | 1.24% | 25,011 |
| 1992 | 2,067,991 | 1.07% | 21,802 |
| 1993 | 2,089,964 | 1.06% | 21,973 |
| 1994 | 2,112,201 | 1.06% | 22,237 |
| 1995 | 2,134,675 | 1.06% | 22,474 |
| 1996 | 2,147,211 | 0.59% | 12,536 |
| 1997 | 2,156,352 | 0.43% | 9,141 |
| 1998 | 2,165,544 | 0.43% | 9,192 |
| 1999 | 2,174,776 | 0.43% | 9,232 |
| 2000 | 2,184,060 | 0.43% | 9,284 |
| 2001 | 2,201,530 | 0.8% | 17,470 |
| 2002 | 2,221,946 | 0.93% | 20,416 |
| 2003 | 2,242,550 | 0.93% | 20,604 |
| 2004 | 2,263,375 | 0.93% | 20,825 |
| 2005 | 2,284,335 | 0.93% | 20,960 |
| 2006 | 2,271,308 | -0.57% | -13,027 |
| 2007 | 2,247,006 | -1.07% | -24,302 |
| 2008 | 2,222,930 | -1.07% | -24,076 |
| 2009 | 2,199,179 | -1.07% | -23,751 |
| 2010 | 2,175,648 | -1.07% | -23,531 |
| 2011 | 2,182,585 | 0.32% | 6,937 |
| 2012 | 2,199,878 | 0.79% | 17,293 |
| 2013 | 2,217,259 | 0.79% | 17,381 |
| 2014 | 2,234,803 | 0.79% | 17,544 |
| 2015 | 2,252,485 | 0.79% | 17,682 |
| 2016 | 2,270,332 | 0.79% | 17,847 |
| 2017 | 2,288,320 | 0.79% | 17,988 |
| 2018 | 2,306,451 | 0.79% | 18,131 |
| 2019 | 2,317,722 | 0.49% | 11,271 |
| 2020 | 2,327,417 | 0.42% | 9,695 |
| 2021 | 2,334,959 | 0.32% | 7,542 |
| 2022 | 2,339,991 | 0.22% | 5,032 |
| 2023 | 2,342,302 | 0.1% | 2,311 |
| 2024 | 2,341,433 | -0.04% | -869 |
| 2025 | 2,337,586 | -0.16% | -3,847 |
| 2026 | 2,330,917 | -0.29% | -6,669 |
| 2027 | 2,323,922 | -0.3% | -6,995 |
| 2028 | 2,316,620 | -0.31% | -7,302 |
| 2029 | 2,309,042 | -0.33% | -7,578 |
| 2030 | 2,301,213 | -0.34% | -7,829 |
| 2031 | 2,293,159 | -0.35% | -8,054 |
| 2032 | 2,284,896 | -0.36% | -8,263 |
| 2033 | 2,276,435 | -0.37% | -8,461 |
| 2034 | 2,267,779 | -0.38% | -8,656 |
| 2035 | 2,258,937 | -0.39% | -8,842 |
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% |