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Kagoshima vs Fukuoka

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At a glance. Fukuoka has the larger population in the 2024 estimates. Kagoshima has the larger total area. Population and area are rounded in the official source.
The comparison

How the figures differ

MeasureKagoshima ↗Fukuoka ↗Absolute differenceHigher figure
Population ↗thousand people · 20241,532
5,092
3,560Fukuoka
Total area ↗km² · 20249,186
4,988
4,198Kagoshima
Population density ↗people/km² · 2024167
1,021
854Fukuoka
Inhabitable area ↗km² · 20243,287
2,765
522Kagoshima
Inhabitable area density ↗people/km² · 2024466
1,842
1,376Fukuoka
Population aged 0–14 ↗thousand people · 2024191
632
441Fukuoka
Population aged 15–64 ↗thousand people · 2024817
3,004
2,187Fukuoka
Population aged 65+ ↗thousand people · 2024524
1,456
932Fukuoka
Private households ↗households · 2020725,855
2,318,479
1,592,624Fukuoka
Members per household ↗people · 20202.11
2.15
0.04Fukuoka
Live birth rate ↗per 1,000 people · 20236.4
6.8
0.4Fukuoka
Death rate ↗per 1,000 people · 202315.8
12.4
3.4Kagoshima

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: Kagoshima's population is 0.3× Fukuoka'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 →