Okinawa’s population reaches 1,456,417, an increase of 5,482 over last January
February 1, 2020 Ryukyu Shimpo
The estimated prefectural population as of January 1, 2020, announced by the Okinawa Prefecture Statistics Division on January 31, was 1,456,417, an increase of 618 people (0.04%) from the previous month, and an increase of 5,482 people (0.38%) compared to January 2019.
The municipality having the largest rate of increase relative to January 2019 was Nakagusuku Village, with an increase of 2.26%, and next was Miyakojima City, with an increase of 1.63%.
The municipality with the largest rate of decrease was Tonaki Village, with a decrease of 5.29%, and next was Tarama Village, with a decrease of 4.31%.
(English translation by T&CT and Sandi Aritza)
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