Japan at a glance
- Across 1,895 municipalities, Japan runs from 72.3 to 255.4 men per 100 women aged 20–39.
- 391 sit at 115 or above and 200 at 95 or below.
- Summed across every municipality on this page the figure is 103.3; the published national figure is 104.2 (different source and vintage).
Every line is computed from the municipality table below. Green cells hold more women per man aged 20–39.
The map
Every municipality in Japan, shaded by men per 100 women aged 20–39. Green holds more women, red more men. The 13 dots are the cities with guides on this site.
94 or fewer112 or more men per 100 women
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Most women-heavy municipalities
Lowest men-per-100-women, 20–39. 30 of 1,786 with at least 300 people in the band, sortable by any column.
| Kyoto-shi Higashiyama-ku | Kyoto | 72.3 | 34k |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fukuoka-shi Chuo-ku | Fukuoka | 75.2 | 188k |
| Yamae-mura | Kumamoto | 77.6 | 3k |
| Ashiya-shi | Hyōgo | 82.7 | 92k |
| Kyoto-shi Nakagyo-ku | Kyoto | 83 | 104k |
| Takarazuka-shi | Hyōgo | 83.1 | 223k |
| Makurazaki-shi | Kagoshima | 83.1 | 20k |
| Hisayama-machi | Fukuoka | 83.4 | 9k |
| Kyoto-shi Shimogyo-ku | Kyoto | 83.5 | 76k |
| Osaka-shi Nishi-ku | Osaka | 83.5 | 100k |
| Osaka-shi Tennoji-ku | Osaka | 84 | 78k |
| Kobe-shi Chuo-ku | Hyōgo | 84.2 | 128k |
| Kamogawa-shi | Chiba | 84.4 | 32k |
| Kijo-cho | Miyazaki | 84.7 | 5k |
| Osaka-shi Chuo-ku | Osaka | 85.1 | 101k |
| Kagoshima-shi | Kagoshima | 85.3 | 556k |
| Higashikawa-cho | Hokkaido | 85.5 | 8k |
| Sapporo-shi Chuo-ku | Hokkaido | 85.9 | 239k |
| Osaka-shi Abeno-ku | Osaka | 86.1 | 108k |
| Kobe-shi Suma-ku | Hyōgo | 86.2 | 152k |
| Mimata-cho | Miyazaki | 86.5 | 26k |
| Kobe-shi Higashinada-ku | Hyōgo | 86.6 | 201k |
| Hayama-machi | Kanagawa | 86.9 | 31k |
| Kiho-cho | Mie | 87 | 10k |
| Ibusuki-shi | Kagoshima | 87.1 | 39k |
| Fukuoka-shi Minami-ku | Fukuoka | 87.4 | 259k |
| Sapporo-shi Nishi-ku | Hokkaido | 87.6 | 214k |
| Kawaminami-cho | Miyazaki | 87.6 | 15k |
| Tarumizu-shi | Kagoshima | 87.6 | 14k |
| Aibetsu-cho | Hokkaido | 87.9 | 3k |
Most men-heavy municipalities
Highest men-per-100-women, 20–39. 30 of 1,786 with at least 300 people in the band. Units housing an institution (prison, barracks, camp) read high here; the figure is correct, the dating signal is not.
| Okuma-machi | Fukushima | 1175 | 842 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kawakami-mura | Nagano | 371.7 | 4k |
| Tomioka-machi | Fukushima | 290.6 | 2k |
| Minamimaki-mura | Nagano | 285.1 | 3k |
| Okushiri-cho | Hokkaido | 255.4 | 2k |
| Kamijima-cho | Ehime | 223.6 | 6k |
| Higashinaruse-mura | Akita | 208.8 | 3k |
| Rokkasho-mura | Aomori | 205.6 | 10k |
| Oshino-mura | Yamanashi | 198 | 9k |
| Etajima-shi | Hiroshima | 196.7 | 22k |
| Tsukigata-cho | Hokkaido | 196.4 | 4k |
| Naraha-machi | Fukushima | 189.6 | 4k |
| Genkai-cho | Saga | 184.3 | 5k |
| Hirono-machi | Fukushima | 184.2 | 5k |
| Katsuura-shi | Chiba | 179.2 | 17k |
| Oyama-cho | Shizuoka | 177.3 | 19k |
| Osakikamijima-cho | Hiroshima | 176.9 | 7k |
| Kyowa-cho | Hokkaido | 169.1 | 6k |
| Nishinoshima-cho | Shimane | 164.1 | 3k |
| Totsukawa-mura | Nara | 164 | 3k |
| Ryuo-cho | Shiga | 163.7 | 12k |
| Kamifurano-cho | Hokkaido | 161.2 | 10k |
| Ogasawara-mura | Tokyo | 160.5 | 3k |
| Koya-cho | Wakayama | 153.5 | 3k |
| Horonobe-cho | Hokkaido | 153.4 | 2k |
| Yachiyo-machi | Ibaraki | 152.2 | 21k |
| Nagi-cho | Okayama | 151.7 | 6k |
| Takanezawa-machi | Tochigi | 150 | 29k |
| Erimo-cho | Hokkaido | 150 | 4k |
| Naoshima-cho | Kagawa | 149.5 | 3k |
By Prefecture
Every prefecture in Japan, aggregated from the municipalities above.
| Municipalities | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Kagoshima | 92.2 | 1.5M | 43 |
| Nara | 94.5 | 1.3M | 39 |
| Fukuoka | 96 | 5.0M | 72 |
| Hyōgo | 96.7 | 5.3M | 49 |
| Miyazaki | 97.1 | 1.1M | 26 |
| Osaka | 97.4 | 8.6M | 72 |
| Saga | 97.5 | 798k | 20 |
| Kumamoto | 97.6 | 1.7M | 49 |
| Nagasaki | 98.1 | 1.3M | 21 |
| Kyoto | 99 | 2.5M | 36 |
| Okinawa | 100.2 | 1.4M | 41 |
| Wakayama | 100.4 | 915k | 30 |
| Hokkaido | 100.7 | 5.2M | 188 |
| Okayama | 100.8 | 1.8M | 30 |
| Tokyo | 101 | 14M | 62 |
| Ehime | 101 | 1.3M | 20 |
| Kōchi | 102 | 679k | 34 |
| Ōita | 102.1 | 1.1M | 18 |
| Tokushima | 102.4 | 691k | 24 |
| Tottori | 102.7 | 545k | 19 |
| Miyagi | 102.8 | 2.3M | 39 |
| Gifu | 103.9 | 1.9M | 42 |
| Kagawa | 104.2 | 928k | 17 |
| Aomori | 104.9 | 1.2M | 40 |
| Saitama | 104.9 | 7.1M | 72 |
| Yamaguchi | 104.9 | 1.3M | 19 |
| Hiroshima | 105.5 | 2.7M | 30 |
| Iwate | 106 | 1.2M | 33 |
| Chiba | 106 | 6.2M | 59 |
| Kanagawa | 106.1 | 9.0M | 58 |
| Shimane | 106.2 | 662k | 19 |
| Niigata | 106.5 | 2.2M | 37 |
| Akita | 106.7 | 951k | 25 |
| Ishikawa | 106.9 | 1.1M | 19 |
| Nagano | 107.1 | 2.0M | 77 |
| Yamagata | 107.3 | 1.1M | 35 |
| Fukui | 107.6 | 756k | 17 |
| Mie | 107.9 | 1.7M | 29 |
| Shiga | 108.3 | 1.4M | 19 |
| Yamanashi | 108.5 | 791k | 27 |
| Aichi | 109.3 | 7.3M | 69 |
| Shizuoka | 109.4 | 3.6M | 43 |
| Toyama | 110.8 | 1.0M | 15 |
| Fukushima | 110.9 | 1.8M | 58 |
| Gunma | 110.9 | 1.9M | 35 |
| Tochigi | 113.1 | 1.9M | 25 |
| Ibaraki | 113.4 | 2.8M | 44 |
Census age-by-sex counts. Figures for 2020. Data updated September 8, 2026. A ratio is a supply number, not a measure of dating success.
Japan population pyramid
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