List of cities in Okinawa Prefecture by population

The following list sorts all cities (including towns and villages) in the Japanese prefecture of Okinawa with a population of more than 5,000 according to the 2015 Census. As of October 1, 2015, 26 places fulfill this criterion and are listed here. This list refers only to the population of individual cities, towns and villages within their defined limits, which does not include other municipalities or suburban areas within urban agglomerations.

List

Naha

Okinawa

The following table lists the 26 cities, towns and villages in Okinawa with a population of at least 5,000 on October 1, 2015, according to the 2015 Census. The table also gives an overview of the evolution of the population since the 1995 census.[1]

Rank	Name	Status	2015	2010	2005	2000	1995
1	Naha	City	319,435	315,954	312,393	301,032	301,890
2	Okinawa	City	139,279	130,249	126,400	119,686	115,336
3	Uruma	City	118,898	116,979	113,535	109,992	105,228
4	Urasoe	City	114,232	110,351	106,049	102,734	96,002
5	Ginowan	City	96,243	91,928	89,769	86,744	82,862
6	Nago	City	61,674	60,231	59,463	56,606	53,955
7	Tomigusuku	City	61,119	57,261	52,516	50,198	45,253
8	Itoman	City	58,547	57,320	55,816	54,974	53,498
9	Miyakojima	City	51,186	52,039	53,493	54,249	54,326
10	Ishigaki	City	47,564	46,922	45,183	43,302	41,777
11	Nanjō	City	42,016	39,758	39,651	39,130	38,173
12	Yomitan	Village	39,504	38,200	37,306	36,115	32,912
13	Haebaru	Town	37,502	35,244	33,537	32,099	30,249
14	Nishihara	Town	34,508	34,766	33,733	32,777	28,516
15	Yaese	Town	29,066	26,681	25,121	24,626	23,031
16	Chatan	Town	28,308	27,264	26,848	25,554	23,737
17	Nakagusuku	Village	19,454	17,680	15,798	14,987	13,832
18	Yonabaru	Town	18,410	16,318	15,343	15,109	14,850
19	Kitanakagusuku	Village	16,148	15,951	15,790	15,745	15,023
20	Kadena	Town	13,685	13,827	13,629	13,661	13,752
21	Motobu	Town	13,536	13,870	14,383	14,522	14,718
22	Kin	Town	11,232	11,066	10,619	10,106	9,911
23	Onna	Village	10,652	10,144	9,635	9,064	8,685
24	Nakijin	Village	9,531	9,257	9,476	9,492	9,486
25	Kumejima	Town	7,755	8,519	9,177	9,359	9,819
26	Ginoza	Village	5,597	5,331	5,042	4,749	4,651

References

1. "Okinawa (Japan): Prefecture, Cities, Towns and Villages - Population Statistics, Charts and Map". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2019-06-15.