[Tokyo Population | Aug 2026] Tokyo Hits 14.30M, +61,405 YoY; Adachi Ward Adds the Most at +5,550A · FULL TRANSLATION
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- Tokyo's population was 14,303,513 as of Aug 1, 2026, +61,405 YoY, a fresh high.
- Population is concentrated in the 23 wards (9,997,234), the core of rents and prices.
- Over three years Tokyo's population has climbed steadily as in-migration outweighs natural decline.
- Adachi Ward posted the largest YoY gain (+5,550); growth clusters in affordable outer wards.
From this issue we begin tracking Tokyo's population as a running series. The Tokyo Metropolitan Government estimates the population at 14,303,513 as of August 1, 2026 — up 1,527 from the prior month and 61,405 from a year earlier, a fresh high; households numbered 7,640,605. Where people move and which wards are growing directly shape rent levels and where to buy — for readers eyeing Tokyo rental property, this is the most basic base map.
The following summarizes the Tokyo Metropolitan Government's "Population of Tokyo (Estimate)," as of August 1, 2026 (Reiwa 8).
The estimate is based on the October 1, 2025 census (preliminary) and updated monthly using changes in the Basic Resident Register.
As of August 1, 2026, Tokyo's estimated population was 14,303,513. By area: the 23 special wards 9,997,234; the Tama city area 4,231,953; the county area 52,685; the islands 21,641.
Versus the prior month, the total rose 1,527 (+0.01%): the wards +1,411, the city area +170, the county area -36, the islands -18. Versus a year earlier the total rose 61,405. Men numbered 6,994,078 and women 7,309,435; households totaled 7,640,605.
Wards with the largest month-on-month gains were Nakano (+323), Arakawa (+266), Itabashi (+260), Kita (+239), and Adachi (+211); the largest year-on-year gains were Adachi (+5,550), Edogawa (+4,873), Itabashi (+4,516), Ota (+3,712), and Suginami (+3,500).
(Summary translation by jpyonline under the Government Standard Terms of Use; refer to the original release for authoritative figures.)