What is the population of Fukuoka?
Fukuoka has a city population of 1,612,392. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.
About Fukuoka
Japan's largest city in Fukuoka prefecture, with a population of 1,612,392, it ranks sixth among the nation's cities. Located 879 km from Tokyo, it sits at low elevation near the coast. Four cities with populations between 39,000 and 111,000 lie within 9 km.
This summary is AI-generated from the figures on this page. The figures themselves come from the sources cited beside each value.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#1of 52
Elevation
3 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Tokyo
Coordinates
33.600, 130.417
Record updated
2026-01-20
Entry edited, not measured
City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.
Nearby Cities
All 1,216 in JapanClosest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.
Compared with the World's Largest Cities
City-proper population against the fifteen largest cities in the dataset.
| Name | City population |
|---|---|
| Shanghai | 24.9M |
| Beijing | 19M |
| Shenzhen | 17.5M |
| Guangzhou | 16.1M |
| Kinshasa | 16M |
| Istanbul | 15.7M |
| Lagos | 15.4M |
| Ho Chi Minh City | 14M |
| Chengdu | 13.6M |
| Lahore | 13M |
| Mumbai | 12.7M |
| São Paulo | 12.4M |
| Mexico City | 12.3M |
| Karachi | 11.6M |
| Tianjin | 11.1M |
| Fukuoka | 1.61M |
Fukuoka Population FAQ
Where is Fukuoka?
Fukuoka is in Fukuoka, Japan, 879 km from the capital, Tokyo. Its coordinates are 33.600, 130.417.
How big is Fukuoka compared with other cities in Japan?
It is the 6th largest of the 1,216 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Japan, holding 1.3% of the national population.