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Kawasaki

Kanagawa · Japan
City population
1,538,262
#7
in Japan
#2
in Kanagawa
#308
worldwide
TokyoKawasaki
35.521, 139.717 · 19 km from Tokyo
City population
1,538,262
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in Japan
#7
of 1,216 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#308
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of Japan
1.2%
of the national population

About Kawasaki

Ranked 308th in the world, this city holds 1,538,262 residents and represents 1.2% of Japan's national population. Situated 19 km from Tokyo, it is the second-largest city in Kanagawa Prefecture. Neighbouring Yokohama, 11 km away, is considerably larger at 3,777,491 residents, while Ōta lies 5 km distant with a population of 748,081.

This summary is AI-generated from the figures on this page. The figures themselves come from the sources cited beside each value.

Position in Japan
#7of 1,216
LargestSmallest
Position in Kanagawa
#2of 33
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
Japan
Region
Kanagawa
Rank in region
#2of 33
Distance to capital
19 km
to Tokyo
Elevation
1 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Tokyo
Coordinates
35.521, 139.717
Record updated
2024-12-29
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 Japan

Closest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.

5KMŌta748K people11KMYokohama3.78M people15KMIsogo17K people16KMMinato City260K people17KMAzamino18K people

Compared with the World's Largest Cities

City-proper population against the fifteen largest cities in the dataset.

  1. Shanghai24.9M
  2. Beijing19M
  3. Shenzhen17.5M
  4. Guangzhou16.1M
  5. Kinshasa16M
  6. Istanbul15.7M
  7. Lagos15.4M
  8. Ho Chi Minh City14M
  9. Chengdu13.6M
  10. Lahore13M
  11. Mumbai12.7M
  12. São Paulo12.4M
  13. Mexico City12.3M
  14. Karachi11.6M
  15. Tianjin11.1M
  16. Kawasaki1.54M
City-proper figures only. Administrative boundaries differ between countries, so these are not directly comparable to metropolitan-area estimates.
Kawasaki compared with the fifteen largest cities
NameCity population
Shanghai24.9M
Beijing19M
Shenzhen17.5M
Guangzhou16.1M
Kinshasa16M
Istanbul15.7M
Lagos15.4M
Ho Chi Minh City14M
Chengdu13.6M
Lahore13M
Mumbai12.7M
São Paulo12.4M
Mexico City12.3M
Karachi11.6M
Tianjin11.1M
Kawasaki1.54M

Kawasaki Population FAQ

What is the population of Kawasaki?

Kawasaki has a city population of 1,538,262. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.

Where is Kawasaki?

Kawasaki is in Kanagawa, Japan, 19 km from the capital, Tokyo. Its coordinates are 35.521, 139.717.

How big is Kawasaki compared with other cities in Japan?

It is the 7th largest of the 1,216 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Japan, holding 1.2% of the national population.

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