This is the average age ranking according to all prefectures.
The Japanese average age is 44.9 years old.
The 1st place is 39.1 years old in Okinawa. The lowest is 47.1 years old in Akita. This is a difference of 8 years old. Okinawa is the 1st place also in a female life expectancy.
The list of average age ranking
Average age ranking according to all prefectures |
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Ranking |
All prefectures |
Average age |
Male |
Woman |
Whole country |
43.3 | 41.9 | 44.7 | |
1 |
Okinawa |
39.1 | 37.8 | 40.4 |
2 |
Aichi |
41.5 | 40.4 | 42.6 |
3 |
Shiga |
41.6 | 40.2 | 43 |
4 |
Saitama |
41.8 | 40.9 | 42.7 |
5 |
Kanagawa |
41.8 | 40.7 | 42.9 |
6 |
Chiba |
42.4 | 41.4 | 43.5 |
7 |
Osaka |
42.6 | 41.4 | 43.7 |
8 |
Miyagi |
42.8 | 41.3 | 44.2 |
9 |
Tokyo |
42.8 | 41.6 | 44 |
10 |
Fukuoka |
42.9 | 41.1 | 44.5 |
11 |
Ibaraki |
43.1 | 41.8 | 44.3 |
12 |
Tochigi |
43.1 | 41.7 | 44.4 |
13 |
Hyogo |
43.1 | 41.8 | 44.4 |
14 |
Kyoto |
43.2 | 41.6 | 44.7 |
15 |
Nara |
43.4 | 42.1 | 44.6 |
16 |
Gifu |
43.5 | 42.2 | 44.8 |
17 |
Gumma |
43.6 | 42.2 | 45 |
18 |
Shizuoka |
43.6 | 42.2 | 45 |
19 |
Ishikawa |
43.7 | 41.9 | 45.4 |
20 |
Mie |
43.8 | 42.3 | 45.3 |
21 |
Hiroshima |
43.8 | 42.1 | 45.3 |
22 |
Yamanashi |
43.9 | 42.2 | 45.5 |
23 |
Saga |
43.9 | 41.9 | 45.7 |
24 |
Fukushima |
44.2 | 42.4 | 45.8 |
25 |
Okayama |
44.2 | 42.6 | 45.8 |
26 |
Fukui |
44.3 | 42.5 | 45.9 |
27 |
Hokkaido |
44.4 | 42.8 | 45.8 |
28 |
Aomori |
44.7 | 42.7 | 46.4 |
29 |
Kumamoto |
44.7 | 42.6 | 46.5 |
30 |
Miyazaki |
44.7 | 42.8 | 46.4 |
31 |
Nagasaki |
44.8 | 42.8 | 46.5 |
32 |
Nagano |
44.9 | 43.2 | 46.5 |
33 |
Kagawa |
45 | 43.3 | 46.6 |
34 |
Tottori |
45.1 | 42.9 | 47.1 |
35 |
Kagoshima |
45.1 | 43.1 | 46.9 |
36 |
Niigata |
45.2 | 43.4 | 46.9 |
37 |
Toyama |
45.3 | 43.3 | 47.1 |
38 |
Iwate |
45.4 | 43.4 | 47.1 |
39 |
Ehime |
45.4 | 43.5 | 47.1 |
40 |
Oita |
45.4 | 43.5 | 47.1 |
41 |
Wakayama |
45.5 | 43.7 | 47 |
42 |
Tokushima |
45.6 | 43.8 | 47.3 |
43 |
Yamagata |
45.8 | 43.8 | 47.5 |
44 |
Yamaguchi |
46.1 | 44.1 | 47.9 |
45 |
Kochi |
46.5 | 44.4 | 48.4 |
46 |
Shimane |
46.7 | 44.5 | 48.7 |
47 |
Akita |
47.1 | 45 | 49 |
Source: Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (2006) |