Historical Population
Year of census |
Population | Rank among cities in Japan |
---|---|---|
1920 | 422,942 | 6th, behind Kobe, Kyoto, Nagoya, Osaka and Tokyo |
1925 | 405,888 | 6th |
1930 | 620,306 | 6th |
1935 | 704,290 | 6th |
1940 | 968,091 | 5th, surpassing Kobe |
1945 | 814,379 | 4th, the city government of Tokyo having been disbanded in 1943 |
1950 | 951,189 | 4th |
1955 | 1,143,687 | 4th |
1960 | 1,375,710 | 3rd, surpassing Kyoto |
1965 | 1,788,915 | 3rd |
1970 | 2,238,264 | 2nd, surpassing Nagoya |
1975 | 2,621,771 | 2nd |
1980 | 2,773,674 | 1st, surpassing Osaka |
1985 | 2,992,926 | 1st |
1990 | 3,220,331 | 1st |
1995 | 3,307,136 | 1st |
2000 | 3,426,651 | 1st |
2005 | 3,579,133 | 1st |
2009 | 3,670,669 | 1st |
Yokohama's foreign population of nearly 78,000 includes Chinese, Koreans, Filipinos, and Brazilians.
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