KEY STATISTICS
| Year | Date of the survey |
2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Land | |||||||
| The total area (sq. km) | 1.Oct. | 5,777.19 | 5,777.22 | 5,777.27 |
5,777.31 |
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| Population | |||||||
| Population | 1.Oct. | 1,869,669 | 1,862,575 |
1,854,724 |
1,848,107 |
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| Male | 1.Oct. | 911,035 | 906,958 | 903,398 | 899,880 |
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| Female | 1.Oct. | 958,634 | 955,617 | 951,326 | 948,227 |
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| Number of households | 1.Oct. | 709,737 | 714,191 |
704,607 |
709,355 |
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| Density of population (per sq. km) | 1.Oct. | 323.6 | 322.4 |
321.0 |
319.9 |
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| ratio of population by three age group | |||||||
| Under 15 | 1.Oct. | 261,178 | 259,987 |
253,174 |
250,891 |
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| 15 to 64 | 1.Oct. | 1,184,341 | 1,176,215 |
1,142,275 |
1,136,536 |
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| 65 and over | 1.Oct. | 421,467 | 431,147 |
447,103 |
448,508 |
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| Prefectural Accounts | |||||||
| Gross Prefectural DomesticProduct (billion yen) | |||||||
| At current prices | fiscal year | 7,409 | 7,100 | 7,342 |
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| At constant prices | fiscal year | 8,246 | 7,716 | 8,290 |
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| Economic growth rate (%) | |||||||
| At current prices | fiscal year | △9.4 | △4.2 | 3.4 |
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| At constant prices | fiscal year | △4.6 | △6.4 | 7.4 |
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| Prefectual Income, per capita (thousand yen) | fiscal year | 2,865 | 2,692 | 2,863 |
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| Industry | |||||||
| Establishments | 1.Oct. |
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- |
- |
88,392 |
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| Persons engaged | 1.Oct. |
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- |
- |
895,637 |
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| Agriculture | |||||||
| Number of farm management entities | 1.Feb. |
- |
- |
33,601 |
- |
- |
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| Number of commercial farm households | 1.Feb. |
- |
- |
32,965 |
- |
- |
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| Gross agricultural output (100million yen) | calender year | 1,117 | 1,058 |
1,024 |
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| Forestry | |||||||
| Forest land area(ha) | 31.Mar. | 372,866 | 372,866 | 372,529 |
372,494 |
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| Number of forestry management entities | 1.Feb. |
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- |
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2,132 |
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| Production of logs (thousand m3) | calender year | 298 | 282 |
260 |
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| Fisheries | |||||||
| Number of marine fishery establishments |
1.Jan. 1.Nov. |
5,155 |
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- |
- |
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| Quantity of fishery | marine fishery(t) | calender year | 172,822 |
165,014 |
185,301 |
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| InlandWater fishery(t) | calender year | 322 |
363 |
336 |
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| Manufacturing | |||||||
| Number of establishments | 31.Dec. | 4,685 | 4,188 | 3,983 |
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| Number of employees | 31.Dec. | 208,341 | 190,014 | 190,185 |
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| Value of manufactured goods shipments (million yen) | calender year | 11,745,058 | 9,374,584 | 9,764,734 |
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| Commerce | |||||||
| Number of establishments | Wholesale Trade | 1.Jun. |
- |
- |
- |
- |
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| Retail Trade | 1.Jun. |
- |
- |
- |
- |
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| Number of employees | Wholesale Trade | 1.Jun. |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Retail Trade | 1.Jun. |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
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| Annual sales of goods (million yen) | Wholesale Trade | 1.Jun. |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Retail Trade | 1.Jun. |
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