{"id":170618,"date":"2025-04-24T09:53:23","date_gmt":"2025-04-24T00:53:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/?post_type=news&#038;p=170618&#038;lang=en"},"modified":"2025-04-24T09:53:23","modified_gmt":"2025-04-24T00:53:23","slug":"fukuoka-region-grows-as-rest-of-prefecture-declines","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/news\/fukuoka-region-grows-as-rest-of-prefecture-declines\/","title":{"rendered":"Fukuoka Region Grows as Rest of Prefecture Declines"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fukuoka Prefecture\u2019s total population stood at 5,097,710 as of October 1, 2024, marking a year-on-year decline of 9,202. However, the Fukuoka metropolitan area, centered on Fukuoka City, saw an increase of 13,310 people due to net in-migration, underscoring a growing population concentration in the region. In contrast, other regions in the prefecture saw declines: Kitakyushu dropped by 10,990 to 1,213,790; Chikugo fell by 6,639 to 769,432; and Chikuho decreased by 4,883 to 378,985. The Fukuoka area now makes up 53.7% of the prefecture&#8217;s population. Within the region, Chikuzen Town recorded the highest growth rate at 1.2%, followed by Fukuoka City (0.86%) and Fukutsu City (0.70%). Meanwhile, demographic shifts continue as the elderly population increased by 2,550, while the working-age and youth populations declined by 558 and 11,011, respectively, indicating ongoing aging and depopulation trends. <\/span><b>Source:<\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/www3.nhk.or.jp\/fukuoka-news\/20250423\/5010027962.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">NHK<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-170612\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/fnn_tenjin-busstop-watanabe-dori_2025_WEB.jpeg?resize=1400%2C1050&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Fukuoka Region Grows as Rest of Prefecture Declines\" width=\"1400\" height=\"1050\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/fnn_tenjin-busstop-watanabe-dori_2025_WEB.jpeg?w=1400&amp;ssl=1 1400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/fnn_tenjin-busstop-watanabe-dori_2025_WEB.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/fnn_tenjin-busstop-watanabe-dori_2025_WEB.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/fnn_tenjin-busstop-watanabe-dori_2025_WEB.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Stay informed with the latest Fukuoka &amp; Kyushu news and events in English. 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