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Share of population under 15
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Under-15 population share
As of 2024
Official latest
Share of the total population under 15. A gauge of the presence of child-rearing generations.
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Okinawa
15.8
%
2
Shiga
12.7
%
3
Saga
12.7
%
4
Kumamoto
12.6
%
5
Kagoshima
12.5
%
6
Miyazaki
12.5
%
7
Fukuoka
12.4
%
8
Aichi
12.2
%
9
Nagasaki
11.9
%
10
Hiroshima
11.8
%
11
Tottori
11.8
%
12
Fukui
11.7
%
13
Okayama
11.7
%
14
Shimane
11.7
%
15
Hyogo
11.5
%
16
Oita
11.4
%
17
Kagawa
11.4
%
18
Gifu
11.4
%
19
Ishikawa
11.3
%
20
Mie
11.2
%
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2026
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