Which municipality has the highest Daycare waitlist rate in Japan?

As of 2025, Miyake-mura, Tokyo has the highest Daycare waitlist rate at 24.49% among 1,733 municipalities.

Which municipality has the lowest Daycare waitlist rate?

Aogashima-mura, Tokyo has the lowest Daycare waitlist rate at 0.00% (2025).

What is the average Daycare waitlist rate across municipalities?

The simple average across 1,733 municipalities is 0.11% (2025), based on Children and Families Agency — Status of Childcare Facilities.

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Daycare waitlist rate

Share of children who applied for daycare but could not get a place. Lower means easier to enroll.

2025Unit: %lower is better1,733 municipalities

Source: Children and Families Agency — Status of Childcare Facilities

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In 2025, Miyake-mura, Tokyo recorded the highest Daycare waitlist rate (24.49%) and Aogashima-mura, Tokyo the lowest (0.00%) among 1,733 municipalities in Japan. The national average is 0.11%. Source: Children and Families Agency — Status of Childcare Facilities.

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FAQ — Daycare waitlist rate

Which municipality has the highest Daycare waitlist rate in Japan?: As of 2025, Miyake-mura, Tokyo has the highest Daycare waitlist rate at 24.49% among 1,733 municipalities.
Which municipality has the lowest Daycare waitlist rate?: Aogashima-mura, Tokyo has the lowest Daycare waitlist rate at 0.00% (2025).
What is the average Daycare waitlist rate across municipalities?: The simple average across 1,733 municipalities is 0.11% (2025), based on Children and Families Agency — Status of Childcare Facilities.

▲ The top 5 are tinted sky, ▼ the bottom 5 amber. Ties share a rank (standard competition ranking).

The same metric at prefecture level lives at /ranking/muni_childcare_waiting_rate. For each municipality’s trend and detail, open its page from the municipality index.

Note: trend charts live on each municipality page (/municipality/{code}). This page does one thing — line up the whole country on a single axis.