KEY STATISTICS
| Year | Date or period | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Land | |||||||
| The total area(sq.km) | 1 Oct. | 5,774.41 | 5,774.42 | 5,774.45 | 5,774.49 | 5,774.47 | |
| Population and Households | |||||||
| Population | Total | 1 Oct. | 1,798,886 | 1,790,376 | 1,779,770 | 1,770,254 | 1,755,415 |
| Male | 1 Oct. | 876,318 | 873,224 | 869,046 | 864,475 | 857,062 | |
| Female | 1 Oct. | 922,568 | 917,152 | 910,724 | 905,779 | 898,353 | |
| Population of three age groups | 0～14 years old | 1 Oct. | ... | ... | ... | 211,090 | 206,522 |
| 15 to 64 | 1 Oct. | ... | ... | ... | 997,052 | 985,313 | |
| 65 and over | 1 Oct. | ... | ... | ... | 522,073 | 523,541 | |
| Number of households | 1 Oct. | 731,295 | 737,760 | 744,644 | 742,598 | 744,649 | |
| Population density (per sq.km) | 1 Oct. | 311.5 | 310.1 | 308.2 | 306.6 | 304.0 | |
| Prefectural Accounts | |||||||
| Gross prefectural domestic product (billion yen) | At current prices | fiscal year | 8,578 | 8,630 | 8,145 | 8,273 | … |
| In real terms | fiscal year | 8,597 | 8,763 | 8,302 | 8,364 | … | |
| Rate of increase over the previous fiscal year (%) | At current prices | fiscal year | 4.4 | 0.6 | -5.6 | 1.6 | … |
| In real terms | fiscal year | 4.8 | 1.9 | -5.3 | 0.8 | … | |
| Prefectural income per capita (thousand yen) | fiscal year | 3,200 | 3,211 | 2,994 | 2,948 | … | |
| Industry | |||||||
| Privately-Owned Establishments and Persons Engaged | |||||||
| Number of establishments | 1 Jun. | … |
… | … | … | 72,261 | |
| Number of persons engaged | 1 Jun. | … |
… | … | … | 798,103 | |
| Agriculture | |||||||
| Number of agricultural management entities | 1 Feb. | ... | … | … | 18,804 | … | |
| Number of commercial farm households | 1 Feb. | ... | … | … | 18,062 | … | |
| Total agricultural output (100million yen) | calendar year | 1,122 | 1,113 | 1,106 | 1,043 | 1,067 | |
| Forestry | |||||||
| Forest areas (ha) | 31 Mar. | 372,387 | 372,336 | 372,352 | 372,352 | 372,120 | |
| Number of forestal management entities | 1 Feb. | … | … | … | 527 | … | |
| Production of logs (thousands cubic metres) | calendar year | 245 | 295 | 292 | 274 | 277 | |
| Fisheries | |||||||
| Number of marine fishery management entities | 1 Nov. | … | 3,178 | … | … | … | |
| Quantity of catches (t) | Marine fisheries | calendar year | 154,672 | 131,881 | 130,988 | 124,667 | 107,377 |
| Inland water fisheries | calendar year | 180 | 176 | 116 | 82 | 54 | |
| Manufacturing | |||||||
| Number of establishments | 1 Jun. | 3,498 |
3,447 |
3,405 |
3,398 |
3,245 |
|
| Number of persons engaged | 1 Jun. | 197,322 | 200,475 | 204,521 | 207,694 | 201,632 | |
| Value of manufactured goods shipments (million yen) | calendar year | 10,503,438 | 11,207,911 | 10,717,256 | 10,491,865 | … | |
| Commerce | |||||||
| Number of establishments | Wholesale trade | 1 Jun. | … | … | … | … | 3,211 |
| Retail trade | 1 Jun. |
… | ... |
… | … | 11,879 | |
| Number of persons engaged | Wholesale trade | 1 Jun. | … | … | … | … | 25,115 |
| Retail trade | 1 Jun. | … | … | … | … | 95,834 | |
| Annual sales of goods (million yen) | Wholesale trade | 1 Jun. | … | … | … | … | 1,780,468 |
| Retail trade | 1 Jun. | … | … | … | … | 1,744,669 | |
Update Information
28 July 2023・Updated with latest data
・Corrected some data as shown in the errata information below
Errata Information
