Side-by-side official data
Hokkaido vs Okinawa
12 sourced measures, clear differences, and reference years you can check.
At a glance. Hokkaido has the larger population in the 2024 estimates. Hokkaido has the larger total area. Population and area are rounded in the official source.
The comparison
How the figures differ
| Measure | Hokkaido ↗ | Okinawa ↗ | Absolute difference | Higher figure |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population ↗thousand people · 2024 | 5,043 | 1,466 | 3,577 | Hokkaido |
| Total area ↗km² · 2024 | 83,422 | 2,282 | 81,140 | Hokkaido |
| Population density ↗people/km² · 2024 | 64 | 642 | 578 | Okinawa |
| Inhabitable area ↗km² · 2024 | 22,691 | 1,126 | 21,565 | Hokkaido |
| Inhabitable area density ↗people/km² · 2024 | 222 | 1,302 | 1,080 | Okinawa |
| Population aged 0–14 ↗thousand people · 2024 | 497 | 231 | 266 | Hokkaido |
| Population aged 15–64 ↗thousand people · 2024 | 2,868 | 880 | 1,988 | Hokkaido |
| Population aged 65+ ↗thousand people · 2024 | 1,677 | 355 | 1,322 | Hokkaido |
| Private households ↗households · 2020 | 2,469,063 | 613,294 | 1,855,769 | Hokkaido |
| Members per household ↗people · 2020 | 2.04 | 2.33 | 0.29 | Okinawa |
| Live birth rate ↗per 1,000 people · 2023 | 4.8 | 8.7 | 3.9 | Okinawa |
| Death rate ↗per 1,000 people · 2023 | 14.9 | 10.5 | 4.4 | Hokkaido |
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: Hokkaido's population is 3.44× Okinawa'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 →