KEY STATISTICS
| Year | Date of the survey |
2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Land | |||||||
| The total area (sq. km) | 1.Oct. | 5,776.87 | 5,777.17 | 5,777.19 | 5,777.22 | 5,777.27 | |
| Population | |||||||
| Population | 1.Oct. | 1,867,696 | 1,869,307 | 1,869,669 | 1,862,575 |
1,854,742 Preliminary figure |
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| Male | 1.Oct. | 908,440 | 910,282 | 911,035 | 906,958 |
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| Female | 1.Oct. | 959,256 | 959,025 | 958,634 | 955,617 |
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| Number of households | 1.Oct. | 688,088 | 699,272 | 709,737 | 714,191 |
703,704 Preliminary figure |
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| Density of population (per sq. km) | 1.Oct. | 323.3 | 323.6 | 323.6 | 322.4 |
321.0 Preliminary figure |
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| ratio of population by three age group | |||||||
| Under 15 | 1.Oct. | 226,741 | 263,697 | 261,178 | 259,987 |
… |
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| 15 to 64 | 1.Oct. | 1,197,255 | 1,190,615 | 1,184,341 | 1,176,215 |
… |
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| 65 and over | 1.Oct. | 400,647 | 411,063 | 421,467 | 431,147 |
… |
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| Prefectural Accounts | |||||||
| Gross Prefectural DomesticProduct (billion yen) | |||||||
| At current prices | fiscal year | 7,722 | 8,012 | 8,122 | 7,326 |
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| At constant prices | fiscal year | 8,708 | 9,250 | 9,577 | 8,891 |
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| Economic growth rate (%) | |||||||
| At current prices | fiscal year | 2.4 | 3.8 | 1.4 | △9.8 |
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| At constant prices | fiscal year | 5.7 | 6.2 | 3.5 | △7.2 |
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| Prefectual Income, per capita (thousand yen) | fiscal year | 3,084 | 3,159 | 3,224 | 2,829 |
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| Industry | |||||||
| Establishments | 1.Oct. |
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85,865 |
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- |
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| Persons engaged | 1.Oct. |
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833,745 |
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- |
- |
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| Agriculture | |||||||
| Number of farm management entities | 1.Feb. |
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33,601 | |
| Number of commercial farm households | 1.Feb. |
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- |
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32,965 | |
| Gross agricultural output (100million yen) | calender year | 1,142 | 1,099 | 1,117 | 1,058 |
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| Forestry | |||||||
| Forest land area(ha) | 31.Mar. | 373,220 | 373,205 | 372,866 | 372,866 |
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| Number of forestry management entities | 1.Feb. |
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- |
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2,132 | |
| Production of logs (thousand m3) | calender year | 334 | 293 | 298 | 399 |
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| Fisheries | |||||||
| Number of marine fishery establishments |
1.Jan. 1.Nov. |
6,813
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6,484
|
5,155 |
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- |
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| Quantity of fishery | marine fishery(t) | calender year | 187,815 | 170,885 | 172,822 |
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| InlandWater fishery(t) | calender year | 447 | 407 | 322 |
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| Manufacturing | |||||||
| Number of establishments | 31.Dec. | 4,651 | 4,598 | 4,685 | 4,188 |
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| Number of employees | 31.Dec. | 200,609 | 212,181 | 208,341 | 190,014 |
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| Value of manufactured goods shipments (million yen) | calender year | 10,788,479 | 11,601,777 | 11,745,058 | 93,734,581 |
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| Commerce | |||||||
| Number of establishments | Wholesale Trade | 1.Jun. |
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4,136 |
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- |
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| Retail Trade | 1.Jun. |
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17,466 |
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- |
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| Number of employees | Wholesale Trade | 1.Jun. |
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17,466 |
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- |
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| Retail Trade | 1.Jun. |
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112,723 |
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- |
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| Annual sales of goods (million yen) | Wholesale Trade | 1.Jun. |
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2,007,855 |
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- |
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| Retail Trade | 1.Jun. |
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1,932,530 |
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