Side-by-side official data

Yamanashi vs Niigata

12 sourced measures, clear differences, and reference years you can check.

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

How the figures differ

MeasureYamanashi ↗Niigata ↗Absolute differenceHigher figure
Population ↗thousand people · 2024791
2,099
1,308Niigata
Total area ↗km² · 20244,465
12,584
8,119Niigata
Population density ↗people/km² · 2024177
167
10Yamanashi
Inhabitable area ↗km² · 2024953
4,550
3,597Niigata
Inhabitable area density ↗people/km² · 2024830
461
369Yamanashi
Population aged 0–14 ↗thousand people · 202485
220
135Niigata
Population aged 15–64 ↗thousand people · 2024453
1,162
709Niigata
Population aged 65+ ↗thousand people · 2024253
717
464Niigata
Private households ↗households · 2020338,057
862,796
524,739Niigata
Members per household ↗people · 20202.34
2.48
0.15Niigata
Live birth rate ↗per 1,000 people · 20235.7
5.2
0.5Yamanashi
Death rate ↗per 1,000 people · 202314.5
15.7
1.2Niigata

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: Yamanashi's population is 0.38× Niigata'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 →