City evidence profile
Shibata Population 2000
Niigata, Japan 37.950000, 139.333330
2000 population · Estimate
55,143
UN WUP Degree of Urbanization city population at mid-year
Location record
Niigata
Japan · JPN
CityEvidence derived analysis
Research snapshot
The latest city density observation is 3,446 people per km² for 2000. The latest city land-area observation is 16.0 km² for 2000.
2000 density3,446people/km²
Population through time
One source series, shown without converting estimates into “live” counters.
| Year | Population | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 67,881 | Estimate | UN World Urbanization Prospects 2025 |
| 1980 | 68,363 | Estimate | UN World Urbanization Prospects 2025 |
| 1990 | 59,499 | Estimate | UN World Urbanization Prospects 2025 |
| 2000 | 55,143 | 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
3,446
2000 · UN World Urbanization Prospects 2025 · people/km²
City land area
16.0
2000 · UN World Urbanization Prospects 2025 · km²
Sources & provenance
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UN World Urbanization Prospects 2025City population · 2000 · Estimate · refreshed 2026-10-12
Open source ↗UN World Urbanization Prospects 2025City population density · 2000 · refreshed 2026-10-12
Open source ↗UN World Urbanization Prospects 2025City land area · 2000 · 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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