Sendai's 2024 population is now estimated at 2,341,430. In 1950, the population of Sendai was 537,571. Sendai experienced a decrease of -870 residents over the past year, marking an annual decline of -0.04%.These population estimates and projections come from the latest revision of the UN World Urbanization Prospects. These estimates represent the Urban agglomeration of Sendai, which typically includes Sendai's population in addition to adjacent suburban areas.
Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 2035 | 2,258,940 |
| 2034 | 2,267,780 |
| 2033 | 2,276,440 |
| 2032 | 2,284,900 |
| 2031 | 2,293,160 |
| 2030 | 2,301,210 |
| 2029 | 2,309,040 |
| 2028 | 2,316,620 |
| 2027 | 2,323,920 |
| 2026 | 2,330,920 |
| 2025 | 2,337,590 |
| 2024 | 2,341,430 |
| 2023 | 2,342,300 |
| 2022 | 2,339,990 |
| 2021 | 2,334,960 |
| 2020 | 2,327,420 |
| 2019 | 2,317,720 |
| 2018 | 2,306,450 |
| 2017 | 2,288,320 |
| 2016 | 2,270,330 |
| 2015 | 2,252,480 |
| 2014 | 2,234,800 |
| 2013 | 2,217,260 |
| 2012 | 2,199,880 |
| 2011 | 2,182,580 |
| 2010 | 2,175,650 |
| 2009 | 2,199,180 |
| 2008 | 2,222,930 |
| 2007 | 2,247,010 |
| 2006 | 2,271,310 |
| 2005 | 2,284,340 |
| 2004 | 2,263,380 |
| 2003 | 2,242,550 |
| 2002 | 2,221,950 |
| 2001 | 2,201,530 |
| 2000 | 2,184,060 |
| 1999 | 2,174,780 |
| 1998 | 2,165,540 |
| 1997 | 2,156,350 |
| 1996 | 2,147,210 |
| 1995 | 2,134,680 |
| 1994 | 2,112,200 |
| 1993 | 2,089,960 |
| 1992 | 2,067,990 |
| 1991 | 2,046,190 |
| 1990 | 2,021,180 |
| 1989 | 1,986,340 |
| 1988 | 1,952,150 |
| 1987 | 1,918,450 |
| 1986 | 1,885,380 |
| 1985 | 1,854,710 |
| 1984 | 1,829,910 |
| 1983 | 1,805,370 |
| 1982 | 1,781,200 |
| 1981 | 1,757,350 |
| 1980 | 1,731,490 |
| 1979 | 1,699,030 |
| 1978 | 1,667,220 |
| 1977 | 1,636,000 |
| 1976 | 1,605,420 |
| 1975 | 1,565,870 |
| 1974 | 1,500,320 |
| 1973 | 1,437,510 |
| 1972 | 1,377,410 |
| 1971 | 1,319,670 |
| 1970 | 1,264,420 |
| 1969 | 1,211,490 |
| 1968 | 1,160,840 |
| 1967 | 1,112,180 |
| 1966 | 1,065,620 |
| 1965 | 1,021,000 |
| 1964 | 978,319 |
| 1963 | 937,307 |
| 1962 | 898,068 |
| 1961 | 860,471 |
| 1960 | 824,497 |
| 1959 | 789,934 |
| 1958 | 756,864 |
| 1957 | 725,179 |
| 1956 | 694,861 |
| 1955 | 665,732 |
| 1954 | 637,862 |
| 1953 | 611,159 |
| 1952 | 585,608 |
| 1951 | 561,059 |
| 1950 | 537,571 |
Year | Population | Change | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 537,571 | 0% | 0 |
| 1951 | 561,059 | 4.37% | 23,488 |
| 1952 | 585,608 | 4.38% | 24,549 |
| 1953 | 611,159 | 4.36% | 25,551 |
| 1954 | 637,862 | 4.37% | 26,703 |
| 1955 | 665,732 | 4.37% | 27,870 |
| 1956 | 694,861 | 4.38% | 29,129 |
| 1957 | 725,179 | 4.36% | 30,318 |
| 1958 | 756,864 | 4.37% | 31,685 |
| 1959 | 789,934 | 4.37% | 33,070 |
| 1960 | 824,497 | 4.38% | 34,563 |
| 1961 | 860,471 | 4.36% | 35,974 |
| 1962 | 898,068 | 4.37% | 37,597 |
| 1963 | 937,307 | 4.37% | 39,239 |
| 1964 | 978,319 | 4.38% | 41,012 |
| 1965 | 1,021,000 | 4.36% | 42,681 |
| 1966 | 1,065,620 | 4.37% | 44,620 |
| 1967 | 1,112,180 | 4.37% | 46,560 |
| 1968 | 1,160,840 | 4.38% | 48,660 |
| 1969 | 1,211,490 | 4.36% | 50,650 |
| 1970 | 1,264,420 | 4.37% | 52,930 |
| 1971 | 1,319,670 | 4.37% | 55,250 |
| 1972 | 1,377,410 | 4.38% | 57,740 |
| 1973 | 1,437,510 | 4.36% | 60,100 |
| 1974 | 1,500,320 | 4.37% | 62,810 |
| 1975 | 1,565,870 | 4.37% | 65,550 |
| 1976 | 1,605,420 | 2.53% | 39,550 |
| 1977 | 1,636,000 | 1.9% | 30,580 |
| 1978 | 1,667,220 | 1.91% | 31,220 |
| 1979 | 1,699,030 | 1.91% | 31,810 |
| 1980 | 1,731,490 | 1.91% | 32,460 |
| 1981 | 1,757,350 | 1.49% | 25,860 |
| 1982 | 1,781,200 | 1.36% | 23,850 |
| 1983 | 1,805,370 | 1.36% | 24,170 |
| 1984 | 1,829,910 | 1.36% | 24,540 |
| 1985 | 1,854,710 | 1.36% | 24,800 |
| 1986 | 1,885,380 | 1.65% | 30,670 |
| 1987 | 1,918,450 | 1.75% | 33,070 |
| 1988 | 1,952,150 | 1.76% | 33,700 |
| 1989 | 1,986,340 | 1.75% | 34,190 |
| 1990 | 2,021,180 | 1.75% | 34,840 |
| 1991 | 2,046,190 | 1.24% | 25,010 |
| 1992 | 2,067,990 | 1.07% | 21,800 |
| 1993 | 2,089,960 | 1.06% | 21,970 |
| 1994 | 2,112,200 | 1.06% | 22,240 |
| 1995 | 2,134,680 | 1.06% | 22,480 |
| 1996 | 2,147,210 | 0.59% | 12,530 |
| 1997 | 2,156,350 | 0.43% | 9,140 |
| 1998 | 2,165,540 | 0.43% | 9,190 |
| 1999 | 2,174,780 | 0.43% | 9,240 |
| 2000 | 2,184,060 | 0.43% | 9,280 |
| 2001 | 2,201,530 | 0.8% | 17,470 |
| 2002 | 2,221,950 | 0.93% | 20,420 |
| 2003 | 2,242,550 | 0.93% | 20,600 |
| 2004 | 2,263,380 | 0.93% | 20,830 |
| 2005 | 2,284,340 | 0.93% | 20,960 |
| 2006 | 2,271,310 | -0.57% | -13,030 |
| 2007 | 2,247,010 | -1.07% | -24,300 |
| 2008 | 2,222,930 | -1.07% | -24,080 |
| 2009 | 2,199,180 | -1.07% | -23,750 |
| 2010 | 2,175,650 | -1.07% | -23,530 |
| 2011 | 2,182,580 | 0.32% | 6,930 |
| 2012 | 2,199,880 | 0.79% | 17,300 |
| 2013 | 2,217,260 | 0.79% | 17,380 |
| 2014 | 2,234,800 | 0.79% | 17,540 |
| 2015 | 2,252,480 | 0.79% | 17,680 |
| 2016 | 2,270,330 | 0.79% | 17,850 |
| 2017 | 2,288,320 | 0.79% | 17,990 |
| 2018 | 2,306,450 | 0.79% | 18,130 |
| 2019 | 2,317,720 | 0.49% | 11,270 |
| 2020 | 2,327,420 | 0.42% | 9,700 |
| 2021 | 2,334,960 | 0.32% | 7,540 |
| 2022 | 2,339,990 | 0.22% | 5,030 |
| 2023 | 2,342,300 | 0.1% | 2,310 |
| 2024 | 2,341,430 | -0.04% | -870 |
| 2025 | 2,337,590 | -0.16% | -3,840 |
| 2026 | 2,330,920 | -0.29% | -6,670 |
| 2027 | 2,323,920 | -0.3% | -7,000 |
| 2028 | 2,316,620 | -0.31% | -7,300 |
| 2029 | 2,309,040 | -0.33% | -7,580 |
| 2030 | 2,301,210 | -0.34% | -7,830 |
| 2031 | 2,293,160 | -0.35% | -8,050 |
| 2032 | 2,284,900 | -0.36% | -8,260 |
| 2033 | 2,276,440 | -0.37% | -8,460 |
| 2034 | 2,267,780 | -0.38% | -8,660 |
| 2035 | 2,258,940 | -0.39% | -8,840 |
Name | 2024 Pop. | 2024 Growth |
|---|---|---|
| Tokyo | 37,115,000 | -0.21% |
| Osaka | 18,967,500 | -0.24% |
| Nagoya | 9,556,880 | -0.13% |
| Fukuoka | 5,478,080 | -0.22% |
| Shizuoka | 2,935,530 | -0.06% |
| Sapporo | 2,660,950 | -0.19% |
| Sendai | 2,341,430 | -0.04% |
| Hiroshima | 2,062,880 | -0.23% |
| Niigata | 795,916 | -0.24% |
| Kumamoto | 736,779 | -0.22% |
| Okayama | 720,343 | -0.24% |
| Kagoshima | 581,211 | -0.4% |
| Utsunomiya | 518,833 | -0.24% |
| Matsuyama | 503,659 | -0.29% |
| Oita | 475,472 | -0.22% |
| Kurashiki | 471,431 | -0.23% |
| Kanazawa | 462,233 | -0.24% |
| Fukuyama | 461,529 | -0.23% |
| Takamatsu | 415,595 | -0.23% |
| Toyama | 407,299 | -0.36% |