Side-by-side official data
Fukui vs Yamanashi
12 sourced measures, clear differences, and reference years you can check.
At a glance. Yamanashi has the larger population in the 2024 estimates. Yamanashi has the larger total area. Population and area are rounded in the official source.
The comparison
How the figures differ
| Measure | Fukui ↗ | Yamanashi ↗ | Absolute difference | Higher figure |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population ↗thousand people · 2024 | 739 | 791 | 52 | Yamanashi |
| Total area ↗km² · 2024 | 4,191 | 4,465 | 274 | Yamanashi |
| Population density ↗people/km² · 2024 | 176 | 177 | 1 | Yamanashi |
| Inhabitable area ↗km² · 2024 | 1,077 | 953 | 124 | Fukui |
| Inhabitable area density ↗people/km² · 2024 | 686 | 830 | 144 | Yamanashi |
| Population aged 0–14 ↗thousand people · 2024 | 86 | 85 | 1 | Fukui |
| Population aged 15–64 ↗thousand people · 2024 | 417 | 453 | 36 | Yamanashi |
| Population aged 65+ ↗thousand people · 2024 | 235 | 253 | 18 | Yamanashi |
| Private households ↗households · 2020 | 290,692 | 338,057 | 47,365 | Yamanashi |
| Members per household ↗people · 2020 | 2.57 | 2.34 | 0.23 | Fukui |
| Live birth rate ↗per 1,000 people · 2023 | 6.3 | 5.7 | 0.6 | Fukui |
| Death rate ↗per 1,000 people · 2023 | 14.3 | 14.5 | 0.2 | Yamanashi |
Higher means a larger numerical value; it does not mean a better outcome. Age-group populations are published in thousands. Ratios use the rounded published figures: Fukui's population is 0.93× Yamanashi's.
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Sources. Statistical Handbook of Japan 2026 and Japan Statistical Yearbook 2026, Statistics Bureau of Japan. Reference years are shown per measure. Snapshot reviewed 2026-10-08. Methodology →