Hiroshima: population
Hiroshima, Japan: 1.19 million people in 2025, by the UN estimate.
Rank among the cities of the country: 8 of 137.
In 1975 it had 1.24 million people.
In 2000 it had 1.29 million people, so it has grown by -8% since then.
For 2050 the UN projects 971,000 people.
A city here is a dense area of at least 1,500 people per km² with at least 50,000 people, drawn on a population grid by the UN degree of urbanisation. It can differ from the city’s administrative borders and from national statistics. Years from 2026 on are projections.
Largest cities: Japan
| City | 2025 | 2050, projected |
|---|---|---|
| Tōkyō (Tokyo) | 33,412,512 | 30,657,618 |
| Osaka | 12,964,145 | 10,449,439 |
| Nagoya | 7,146,160 | 6,292,819 |
| Fukuoka | 2,225,078 | 1,935,396 |
| Sapporo | 1,964,519 | 1,772,609 |
| Sendai | 1,256,440 | 1,084,163 |
| Kitakyushu | 1,206,731 | 1,022,354 |
| Hiroshima | 1,185,788 | 971,268 |
| Naha | 1,060,017 | 1,025,374 |
| Nara | 993,952 | 751,876 |
Sources: World Urbanization Prospects 2025, UN DESA Population Division (CC BY 3.0 IGO).
