As of 2020, about 29 percent of the population in Japan was concentrated in the Greater Tokyo Area. The three metropolitan areas Tokyo, Osaka, and Nagoya, accounted for around 53 percent of the Japanese population.
Distribution of the population in Japan from 1995 to 2020, by area
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Mitsui Fudosan. (September 30, 2022). Distribution of the population in Japan from 1995 to 2020, by area [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 03, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1249406/japan-share-population-by-area/
Mitsui Fudosan. "Distribution of the population in Japan from 1995 to 2020, by area." Chart. September 30, 2022. Statista. Accessed May 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1249406/japan-share-population-by-area/
Mitsui Fudosan. (2022). Distribution of the population in Japan from 1995 to 2020, by area. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1249406/japan-share-population-by-area/
Mitsui Fudosan. "Distribution of The Population in Japan from 1995 to 2020, by Area." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Sep 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1249406/japan-share-population-by-area/
Mitsui Fudosan, Distribution of the population in Japan from 1995 to 2020, by area Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1249406/japan-share-population-by-area/ (last visited May 03, 2024)
Distribution of the population in Japan from 1995 to 2020, by area [Graph], Mitsui Fudosan, September 30, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1249406/japan-share-population-by-area/