The following list sorts all cities (including towns and villages) in the
Japanese prefecture of
Hokkaido with a population of more than 10,000 according to the 2020 Census. As of October 1, 2020, 55 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.
The following table lists the 55 cities, towns and villages in Hokkaido with a population of at least 10,000 on October 1, 2020, according to the 2020 Census. The table also gives an overview of the evolution of the population since the 1995 census. [1]
Rank (2020) |
Name | Status | 2020 | 2015 | 2010 | 2005 | 2000 | 1995 |
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1 | Sapporo | City | 1,975,065 | 1,952,356 | 1,913,545 | 1,880,863 | 1,822,368 | 1,757,025 |
2 | Asahikawa | City | 329,513 | 339,605 | 347,095 | 355,004 | 359,536 | 360,568 |
3 | Hakodate | City | 251,271 | 265,979 | 279,127 | 294,264 | 305,311 | 318,308 |
4 | Tomakomai | City | 170,234 | 172,737 | 173,320 | 172,758 | 172,086 | 169,328 |
5 | Obihiro | City | 166,690 | 169,327 | 168,057 | 170,580 | 173,030 | 171,715 |
6 | Kushiro | City | 165,230 | 174,742 | 181,169 | 190,478 | 201,566 | 209,680 |
7 | Ebetsu | City | 121,145 | 120,636 | 123,722 | 125,601 | 123,877 | 115,495 |
8 | Kitami | City | 115,608 | 121,226 | 125,689 | 129,365 | 132,125 | 131,544 |
9 | Otaru | City | 111,422 | 121,924 | 131,928 | 142,161 | 150,687 | 157,022 |
10 | Chitose | City | 98,019 | 95,648 | 93,604 | 91,437 | 88,897 | 84,866 |
11 | Muroran | City | 82,457 | 88,564 | 94,535 | 98,372 | 103,278 | 109,766 |
12 | Iwamizawa | City | 79,424 | 84,499 | 90,145 | 93,677 | 96,302 | 97,042 |
13 | Eniwa | City | 70,378 | 69,702 | 69,384 | 67,614 | 65,239 | 62,351 |
14 | Kitahiroshima | City | 58,234 | 59,064 | 60,353 | 60,677 | 57,731 | 53,537 |
15 | Ishikari | City | 56,934 | 57,436 | 59,449 | 60,104 | 59,734 | 57,706 |
16 | Noboribetsu | City | 46,447 | 49,625 | 51,526 | 53,135 | 54,761 | 56,892 |
17 | Hokuto | City | 44,331 | 46,390 | 48,032 | 48,056 | 46,804 | 43,177 |
18 | Otofuke | Town | 43,613 | 44,807 | 45,085 | 42,452 | 39,201 | 37,528 |
19 | Takikawa | City | 39,533 | 41,192 | 43,170 | 45,562 | 46,861 | 48,425 |
20 | Abashiri | City | 35,783 | 39,077 | 40,998 | 42,045 | 43,395 | 44,176 |
21 | Wakkanai | City | 33,584 | 36,380 | 39,595 | 41,592 | 43,774 | 45,754 |
22 | Date | City | 32,857 | 34,995 | 36,278 | 37,066 | 37,139 | 36,647 |
23 | Nanae | Town | 27,707 | 28,120 | 28,463 | 28,424 | 28,354 | 27,040 |
24 | Nayoro | City | 27,289 | 29,048 | 30,591 | 31,628 | 33,328 | 34,664 |
25 | Makubetsu | Town | 25,778 | 26,760 | 26,547 | 26,868 | 26,080 | 24,240 |
26 | Nemuro | City | 24,669 | 26,917 | 29,201 | 31,202 | 33,150 | 34,934 |
27 | Nakashibetsu | Town | 23,023 | 23,774 | 23,982 | 23,792 | 23,179 | 22,326 |
28 | Shinhidaka | Town | 21,522 | 23,231 | 25,419 | 27,265 | 28,438 | 29,337 |
29 | Mombetsu | City | 21,224 | 23,109 | 24,750 | 26,632 | 28,476 | 30,137 |
30 | Furano | City | 21,156 | 22,936 | 24,259 | 25,076 | 26,112 | 26,046 |
31 | Bibai | City | 20,430 | 23,035 | 26,034 | 29,083 | 31,183 | 33,434 |
32 | Rumoi | City | 20,123 | 22,221 | 24,457 | 26,826 | 28,325 | 30,060 |
33 | Fukagawa | City | 20,062 | 21,909 | 23,709 | 25,838 | 27,579 | 28,770 |
34 | Engaru | Town | 19,250 | 20,873 | 22,265 | 23,648 | 24,844 | 25,769 |
35 | Kushiro | Town | 19,115 | 19,833 | 20,526 | 21,855 | 22,478 | 21,986 |
36 | Bihoro | Town | 18,705 | 20,296 | 21,575 | 22,819 | 23,905 | 24,716 |
37 | Memuro | Town | 18,078 | 18,484 | 18,905 | 18,300 | 17,586 | 16,604 |
38 | Yoichi | Town | 18,012 | 19,607 | 21,258 | 22,734 | 23,685 | 24,485 |
39 | Shibetsu | City | 17,872 | 19,914 | 21,787 | 23,411 | 24,991 | 26,403 |
40 | Sunagawa | City | 16,506 | 17,694 | 19,056 | 20,068 | 21,072 | 21,722 |
41 | Shiraoi | Town | 16,225 | 17,740 | 19,376 | 20,748 | 21,662 | 22,414 |
42 | Tōbetsu | Town | 15,921 | 17,278 | 18,766 | 19,982 | 20,778 | 19,672 |
43 | Yakumo | Town | 15,844 | 17,252 | 18,896 | 20,131 | 21,438 | 22,315 |
44 | Kutchan | Town | 15,137 | 15,018 | 15,568 | 16,176 | 16,184 | 17,078 |
45 | Betsukai | Town | 14,382 | 15,273 | 15,855 | 16,460 | 16,910 | 17,549 |
46 | Mori | Town | 14,343 | 15,946 | 17,859 | 19,149 | 20,233 | 21,006 |
47 | Ashibetsu | City | 12,578 | 14,676 | 16,628 | 18,899 | 21,026 | 22,931 |
48 | Urakawa | Town | 12,083 | 13,075 | 14,389 | 15,698 | 16,634 | 17,186 |
49 | Iwanai | Town | 11,654 | 13,042 | 14,451 | 15,744 | 16,726 | 17,895 |
50 | Shari | Town | 11,443 | 12,231 | 13,045 | 13,431 | 14,066 | 14,634 |
51 | Hidaka | Town | 11,289 | 12,378 | 13,615 | 14,730 | 15,783 | 16,556 |
52 | Kuriyama | Town | 11,262 | 12,344 | 13,340 | 14,352 | 14,847 | 15,604 |
53 | Kamifurano | Town | 10,353 | 10,826 | 11,545 | 12,352 | 12,809 | 12,881 |
54 | Naganuma | Town | 10,300 | 11,076 | 11,691 | 12,401 | 12,452 | 12,293 |
55 | Higashikagura | Town | 10,141 | 10,233 | 9,292 | 9,194 | 8,127 | 7,676 |
Name | Status | 2020 | 2015 | 2010 | 2005 | 2000 | 1995 |
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Akabira | City | 9,707 | 11,105 | 12,637 | 14,401 | 15,753 | 17,351 |
Mikasa | City | 8,038 | 9,076 | 10,221 | 11,927 | 13,561 | 15,116 |
Yūbari | City | 7,341 | 8,843 | 10,922 | 13,001 | 14,791 | 17,116 |
Utashinai | City | 2,989 | 3,585 | 4,387 | 5,221 | 5,941 | 6,867 |