List of cities in Kagoshima Prefecture by population

The following list sorts all cities (including towns and villages) in the Japanese prefecture of Kagoshima with a population of more than 10,000 according to the 2020 Census. As of October 1, 2020, 24 places fulfill this criterion and are listed here. This list refers only to the population of individual cities, towns and villages within their defined limits, which does not include other municipalities or suburban areas within urban agglomerations.

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Kagoshima

Kirishima

Kanoya

Satsumasendai

The following table lists the 24 cities, towns and villages in Kagoshima with a population of at least 10,000 on October 1, 2020, according to the 2020 Census. The table also gives an overview of the evolution of the population since the 1995 census.

Rank (2020)	Name	Status	2020	2015	2010	2005	2000	1995
1	Kagoshima	City	593,460	599,814	605,846	604,367	601,693	594,430
2	Kirishima	City	123,205	125,857	127,487	127,309	127,912	122,279
3	Kanoya	City	101,204	103,608	105,070	106,208	106,462	105,059
4	Satsumasendai	City	92,459	96,076	99,589	102,370	105,464	106,737
5	Aira	City	76,405	75,173	74,809	74,840	73,640	71,762
6	Izumi	City	52,016	53,758	55,621	57,907	58,460	58,655
7	Hioki	City	47,166	49,249	50,822	52,411	53,391	52,791
8	Amami	City	41,416	43,156	46,121	49,617	51,898	53,410
9	Ibusuki	City	39,045	41,831	44,396	46,822	48,750	50,529
10	Soo	City	33,312	36,557	39,221	42,287	44,910	46,328
11	Minamikyūshū	City	33,118	36,352	39,065	42,191	44,137	45,792
12	Minamisatsuma	City	32,894	35,439	38,704	41,677	43,979	45,845
13	Shibushi	City	29,343	31,479	33,034	34,770	35,966	36,694
14	Ichikikushikino	City	27,511	29,282	31,144	32,993	34,266	35,534
15	Isa	City	24,461	26,810	29,304	31,499	33,508	35,007
16	Satsuma	Town	20,272	22,400	24,109	25,688	27,331	28,141
17	Makurazaki	City	20,052	22,046	23,638	25,150	26,317	27,640
18	Akune	City	19,289	21,198	23,154	25,072	26,270	27,506
19	Nishinoomote	City	14,701	15,967	16,951	18,198	18,866	19,822
20	Kimotsuki	Town	14,237	15,664	17,160	18,307	19,523	20,317
21	Tarumizu	City	13,817	15,520	17,248	18,928	20,107	20,933
22	Ōsaki	Town	12,385	13,241	14,215	15,303	16,018	16,480
23	Yakushima	Town	11,869	12,913	13,589	13,761	13,875	13,593
24	Tokunoshima	Town	10,161	11,160	12,090	12,892	13,127	13,640