NATIONAL PROFILE on Chemicals Management - UNITAR

Table 1-2Urban and rural populationYEARPOPULATIONPOPULATION INURBAN AREAS (%) RURAL AREAS (%)1920 55,963,053 10,096,758 18 45,866,295 821925 59,736,822 12,896,850 22 46,839,972 781930 64,450,005 15,444,300 24 49,005,705 761935 69,254,148 22,666,307 33 46,587,841 671940 73,114,308 27,577,539 38 45,536,769 621945 71,998,104 20,022,333 28 51,975,771 721947 78,101,473 25,857,739 33 52,243,734 671950 84,114,574 31,365,523 37 52,749,051 631955 90,076,594 50,532,410 56 39,544,184 441960 94,301,623 59,677,885 63 34,622,465 371965 99,209,137 67,356,158 68 31,852,979 321970 104,665,171 75,428,660 72 29,236,511 281975 111,939,643 84,967,269 76 26,972,374 241980 117,060,396 89,187,409 76 27,872,987 241985 121,048,923 92,889,236 77 28,159,687 231990 123,611,167 95,643,521 77 27,967,646 231995 125,570,246 98,374,289 78 27,195,957 222000 126,925,843 99,865,289 79 27,060,554 21Source: Report on National Census, Statistics Bureau, Ministry of Public Management, Home Affairs, Posts and Telecommunications.Note: The population of Okinawa is not included in the figures for 1945 and 1947.Urban area population refers to the population of cities (including the Tokyo metropolitan special districts). Rural area population refers to the total population oftowns and villages.3