City evidence profile
Sendai Population 2005
Kagoshima, Japan 31.816670, 130.300000
2005 population · Estimate
55,438
UN WUP Degree of Urbanization city population at mid-year
Location record
Kagoshima
Japan · JPN
CityEvidence derived analysis
Research snapshot
The latest city density observation is 2,520 people per km² for 2005. The latest city land-area observation is 22.0 km² for 2005.
2005 density2,520people/km²
Population through time
One source series, shown without converting estimates into “live” counters.
| Year | Population | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 53,784 | Estimate | UN World Urbanization Prospects 2025 |
| 2005 | 55,438 | Estimate | UN World Urbanization Prospects 2025 |
Context, without fake precision
Country-level indicators are labelled as country context and are never presented as city measurements.
Country population growth
-0.5%
2025 · World Bank · national value
Country urban population
92.3%
2025 · World Bank · national value
Country life expectancy
84.0
2024 · World Bank · national value
Country population
123,366,734
2025 · World Bank · national value
City population density
2,520
2005 · UN World Urbanization Prospects 2025 · people/km²
City land area
22.0
2005 · UN World Urbanization Prospects 2025 · km²
Sources & provenance
See which dataset supports each city measurement and which figures are country-level context.
UN World Urbanization Prospects 2025City population · 2005 · Estimate · refreshed 2026-10-12
Open source ↗UN World Urbanization Prospects 2025City population density · 2005 · refreshed 2026-10-12
Open source ↗UN World Urbanization Prospects 2025City land area · 2005 · refreshed 2026-10-12
Open source ↗World Bank Open DataNational context series · latest population observation 2025 · refreshed 2026-10-12
Open source ↗GeoNames geographic referenceCoordinates, country and administrative-area identity used for place reference and matching.
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