Side-by-side official data
Ishikawa vs Tokyo
12 sourced measures, clear differences, and reference years you can check.
At a glance. Tokyo has the larger population in the 2024 estimates. Ishikawa has the larger total area. Population and area are rounded in the official source.
The comparison
How the figures differ
| Measure | Ishikawa ↗ | Tokyo ↗ | Absolute difference | Higher figure |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population ↗thousand people · 2024 | 1,098 | 14,178 | 13,080 | Tokyo |
| Total area ↗km² · 2024 | 4,186 | 2,200 | 1,986 | Ishikawa |
| Population density ↗people/km² · 2024 | 262 | 6,445 | 6,183 | Tokyo |
| Inhabitable area ↗km² · 2024 | 1,395 | 1,429 | 34 | Tokyo |
| Inhabitable area density ↗people/km² · 2024 | 787 | 9,924 | 9,137 | Tokyo |
| Population aged 0–14 ↗thousand people · 2024 | 124 | 1,494 | 1,370 | Tokyo |
| Population aged 15–64 ↗thousand people · 2024 | 636 | 9,469 | 8,833 | Tokyo |
| Population aged 65+ ↗thousand people · 2024 | 337 | 3,215 | 2,878 | Tokyo |
| Private households ↗households · 2020 | 468,835 | 7,216,650 | 6,747,815 | Tokyo |
| Members per household ↗people · 2020 | 2.34 | 1.92 | 0.42 | Ishikawa |
| Live birth rate ↗per 1,000 people · 2023 | 6.2 | 6.4 | 0.2 | Tokyo |
| Death rate ↗per 1,000 people · 2023 | 13.5 | 10.2 | 3.3 | Ishikawa |
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: Ishikawa's population is 0.08× Tokyo'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 →