List of Japanese prefectures by population
Prefectures of Japan ranked by population as of October 1, 2015
Figures here are according to the official estimates of Japan as of October 1, 2011, except for the census population held on October 1, 2010.

List of Japanese prefectures by population

Section Title: Prefectures of Japan ranked by population as of October 1, 2015
Table Section Text: Figures here are according to the official estimates of Japan as of October 1, 2011, except for the census population held on October 1, 2010.

Rank	Prefectures	Japanese	Capital	Est. Area (km²)	Est. Total Population	Est. Male Population	Est. Female Population	Annual Change (Oct 1, 2010 to Sep 30, 2011)	Est. Population of Japanese Nationality

1	Tōkyō-to	東京都	Shinjuku-ku	2,188.67	13,195,974	6,523,551	6,672,423	36,586	12,869,205

2	Kanagawa-ken	神奈川県	Yokohama-shi	2,415.86	9,058,094	4,543,383	4,514,711	9,763	8,934,423

3	Ōsaka-fu	大阪府	Ōsaka-shi	1,899.28	8,861,012	4,279,771	4,581,241	4,233	8,698,609

4	Aichi-ken	愛知県	Nagoya-shi	5,165.12	7,416,336	3,705,395	3,710,941	5,617	7,261,898

5	Saitama-ken	埼玉県	Saitama-shi	3,798.08	7,207,139	3,612,453	3,594,686	12,583	7,117,493

6	Chiba-ken	千葉県	Chiba-shi	5,156.61	6,214,148	3,095,664	3,118,484	2,141	6,134,596

7	Hyōgo-ken	兵庫県	Kōbe-shi	8,396.16	5,581,968	2,669,033	2,912,935	6,165	5,504,516

8	Hokkaido	北海道	Sapporo-shi	83,457.00	5,485,952	2,591,405	2,894,547	20,467	5,467,326

9	Fukuoka-ken	福岡県	Fukuoka-shi	4,978.51	5,079,291	2,397,299	2,681,992	7,323	5,038,034

10	Shizuoka-ken	静岡県	Shizuoka-shi	7,780.50	3,749,274	1,846,407	1,902,867	15,733	3,694,014

11	Ibaraki-ken	茨城県	Mito-shi	6,095.72	2,957,706	1,474,297	1,483,409	12,064	2,918,842

12	Hiroshima-ken	広島県	Hiroshima-shi	8,479.70	2,855,045	1,377,843	1,477,202	5,705	2,823,615

13	Kyōto-fu	京都府	Kyōto-shi	4,613.21	2,631,671	1,262,660	1,369,011	4,421	2,589,740

14	Niigata-ken	新潟県	Niigata-shi	12,583.83	2,362,158	1,142,365	1,219,793	12,292	2,350,786

15	Miyagi-ken	宮城県	Sendai-shi	7,285.77	2,326,735	1,129,926	1,196,809	21,430	2,314,761

16	Nagano-ken	長野県	Nagano-shi	13,562.23	2,142,167	1,041,409	1,100,758	10,282	2,115,329

17	Gifu-ken	岐阜県	Gifu-shi	10,621.17	2,070,908	1,002,276	1,068,632	9,865	2,037,356

18	Gunma-ken	群馬県	Maebashi-shi	6,362.33	2,000,514	984,456	1,016,058	7,554	1,966,343

19	Tochigi-ken	栃木県	Utsunomiya-shi	6,408.28	2,000,010	993,515	1,006,495	7,673	1,974,639

20	Fukushima-ken	福島県	Fukushima-shi	13,782.76	1,989,834	967,024	1,022,810	39,230	1,981,379

21	Okayama-ken	岡山県	Okayama-shi	7,113.23	1,940,559	930,802	1,009,757	4,717	1,922,457

22	Mie-ken	三重県	Tsu-shi	5,777.31	1,847,223	899,880	947,343	7,501	1,816,423

23	Kumamoto-ken	熊本県	Kumamoto-shi	7,404.79	1,812,575	851,512	961,063	4,851	1,805,009

24	Kagoshima-ken	鹿児島県	Kagoshima-shi	9,188.82	1,698,695	793,523	905,172	7,547	1,692,899

25	Yamaguchi-ken	山口県	Yamaguchi-shi	6,114.09	1,442,428	680,028	762,400	8,910	1,430,683

26	Ehime-ken	愛媛県	Matsuyama-shi	5,678.33	1,423,406	669,671	753,735	8,087	1,416,061

27	Nagasaki-ken	長崎県	Nagasaki-shi	4,105.47	1,417,423	661,501	755,922	9,356	1,411,261

28	Shiga-ken	滋賀県	Ōtsu-shi	4,017.36	1,413,513	698,387	715,126	2,736	1,393,683

29	Okinawa-ken	沖縄県	Naha-shi	2,276.49	1,401,066	687,245	713,821	8,248	1,393,451

30	Nara-ken	奈良県	Nara-shi	3,691.09	1,395,845	660,457	735,388	4,883	1,386,694

31	Aomori-ken	青森県	Aomori-shi	9,644.55	1,362,820	640,699	722,121	10,519	1,359,540

32	Iwate-ken	岩手県	Morioka-shi	15,278.89	1,314,076	627,232	686,844	16,071	1,309,060

33	Ōita-ken	大分県	Ōita-shi	6,339.74	1,191,430	562,753	628,677	5,099	1,182,985

34	Ishikawa-ken	石川県	Kanazawa-shi	4,185.67	1,166,309	563,490	602,819	3,479	1,156,771

35	Yamagata-ken	山形県	Yamagata-shi	9,323.46	1,161,214	557,200	604,014	7,710	1,155,565

36	Miyazaki-ken	宮崎県	Miyazaki-shi	7,735.99	1,130,983	531,007	599,976	4,250	1,127,069

37	Toyama-ken	富山県	Toyama-shi	4,247.61	1,087,745	524,274	563,471	5,502	1,077,203

38	Akita-ken	秋田県	Akita-shi	11,636.28	1,074,858	504,513	570,345	11,139	1,071,848

39	Wakayama-ken	和歌山県	Wakayama-shi	4,726.29	995,010	467,776	527,234	7,188	990,288

40	Kagawa-ken	香川県	Takamatsu-shi	1,876.55	991,947	478,232	513,715	3,895	985,272

41	Yamanashi-ken	山梨県	Kōfu-shi	4,465.37	857,459	419,666	437,793	5,616	845,769

42	Saga-ken	佐賀県	Saga-shi	2,439.65	846,787	398,758	448,029	3,001	843,185

43	Fukui-ken	福井県	Fukui-shi	4,189.88	802,906	388,396	414,510	3,408	792,667

44	Tokushima-ken	徳島県	Tokushima-shi	4,146.74	780,236	370,323	409,913	5,255	776,346

45	Kōchi-ken	高知県	Kōchi-shi	7,105.16	758,469	356,257	402,212	5,987	755,431

46	Shimane-ken	島根県	Matsue-shi	6,707.96	712,292	340,649	371,643	5,105	707,588

47	Tottori-ken	鳥取県	Tottori-shi	3,507.28	585,494	279,362	306,132	3,173	582,023

Japan	日本国	Tōkyō-to	377,954.84	127,798,704	62,183,725	65,614,979	258,648	126,180,135

Sentence(s)

Tottori Prefecture is the least populous prefecture of Japan.

final_sentence: Tottori Prefecture is the least populous prefecture of Japan.