Kanazawa's 2025 population is now estimated at 461,142. In 1950, the population of Kanazawa was 180,000. Kanazawa experienced a decrease of -1,091 residents over the past year, marking an annual decline of -0.24%.These population estimates and projections come from the latest revision of the UN World Urbanization Prospects. These estimates represent the Urban agglomeration of Kanazawa, which typically includes Kanazawa's population in addition to adjacent suburban areas.
| City | 2025 Pop. ↓ | Growth |
|---|---|---|
| Tokyo | 37,036,200 | -0.21% |
| Osaka | 18,921,600 | -0.24% |
| Nagoya | 9,534,790 | -0.23% |
| Fukuoka | 5,465,920 | -0.22% |
| Shizuoka | 2,930,170 | -0.18% |
| Sapporo | 2,653,580 | -0.28% |
| Sendai | 2,337,590 | -0.16% |
| Hiroshima | 2,058,190 | -0.23% |
| Niigata | 793,974 | -0.24% |
| Kumamoto | 735,149 | -0.22% |
| Okayama | 718,616 | -0.24% |
| Kagoshima | 578,881 | -0.4% |
| Utsunomiya | 517,568 | -0.24% |
| Matsuyama | 502,185 | -0.29% |
| Oita | 474,415 | -0.22% |
| Kurashiki | 470,339 | -0.23% |
| Kanazawa | 461,142 | -0.24% |
| Fukuyama | 460,453 | -0.23% |
| Takamatsu | 414,621 | -0.23% |
| Toyama | 405,849 | -0.36% |
| Nagasaki | 396,587 | -0.85% |
| Miyazaki | 394,714 | -0.22% |
| Toyohashi | 365,196 | -0.3% |
| Nagano | 364,210 | -0.41% |
| Takasaki | 364,200 | -0.22% |
| Iwaki | 354,272 | -0.26% |
| Koriyama | 323,937 | -0.4% |
| Maebashi | 323,018 | -0.45% |
| Asahikawa | 320,288 | -0.64% |
| Kochi | 320,242 | -0.56% |
| Naha | 317,702 | -0.26% |
| Kurume | 301,528 | -0.24% |
| Akita | 296,371 | -0.69% |
