What is the population of Kyoto?
Kyoto has a city population of 1,463,723. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.
About Kyoto
Japan's ninth-largest city by population holds 1,463,723 residents and accounts for 1.2% of the national population. Located 365 km from Tokyo, it is the largest of 22 cities in its prefecture. Ōtsu, with 345,070 residents, stands 11 km away; several smaller cities including Kamigyō-ku (83,000) and Kōtari (80,608) lie within 12 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 22
Elevation
50 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Tokyo
Coordinates
35.021, 135.754
Record updated
2022-10-24
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 |
| Kyoto | 1.46M |
Kyoto Population FAQ
Where is Kyoto?
Kyoto is in Kyoto, Japan, 365 km from the capital, Tokyo. Its coordinates are 35.021, 135.754.
How big is Kyoto compared with other cities in Japan?
It is the 9th largest of the 1,216 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Japan, holding 1.2% of the national population.