Urban agglomeration
19.3M
Growth (20 yrs)
+3%
City fertility
1.19
Projected 2035
18.3M
Source: UN World Urbanization Prospects 2018
| Year | Population | Change | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 7,005,284 | — | Estimate |
| 1960 | 10,614,841 | +52% | Estimate |
| 1970 | 15,271,510 | +44% | Estimate |
| 1980 |
Source: MHLW Vital Statistics
Coordinates 34.69, 135.50 · map tiles © OpenStreetMap / CARTO
Source: World Bank
Source: World Bank
| 17,027,547 |
| +11% |
| Estimate |
| 1985 | 17,582,632 | +3% | Estimate |
| 1990 | 18,388,783 | +5% | Estimate |
| 2000 | 18,660,022 | +1% | Estimate |
| 2010 | 19,312,646 | +3% | Estimate |
| 2015 | 19,304,722 | -0% | Estimate |
| 2018 | 19,281,188 | -0% | Estimate |
| 2025 | 18,921,632 | -2% | UN projection |
| 2035 | 18,345,611 | -3% | UN projection |
Source: UN World Urbanization Prospects 2018. Values are for the urban agglomeration, not the administrative city boundary.
Since 1990, Osaka’s urban agglomeration grew from 18.4M to 19.3M (+5%). The UN projects 18.3M by 2035 · peak so far in 2011.
Estimates run through 2018; later years are UN projections. Source: UN World Urbanization Prospects 2018.
