Population of Kyoto Prefecture Japan 1920-2023

Published by Statista Research Department, Mar 5, 2025

In 2023, the population in Kyoto amounted to around 2.54 million people, slightly less than in the previous year. Unlike other major Japanese cities like Tokyo or Osaka, Kyoto's population numbers did not seem to be affected by the war years during the 1940s. The prefecture's population listed a continuous growth from 1.29 million people in 1920 to 2.64 million inhabitants in 2010.

Population of Kyoto Prefecture in Japan from 1920 to 2023 (in millions)

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November 2024

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Japan

Survey time period

1920 to 2023

Supplementary notes

Values have been rounded.

Figures for the years 2016 to 2022 are from previous reporting (except for 2020).

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