Prefecture of Japan
Fukushima
福島県Fukushima is a prefecture of Japan. It covers about 14,000 km² (5,400 mi²), the 3rd largest of the 47 prefectures in Natural Earth’s file for Japan, and about the same size as Montenegro. About 1.8 million people live there (Wikidata, 2021).
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Facts
| Area, measured | 14,000 km²5,400 mi² |
|---|---|
| Official area | 13,800 km²Wikidata · agrees with our measure |
| Share of Japan | 3.7%of the area of the 47 prefectures |
| Rank by area | 3rd of 47prefectures of Japan |
| Population | 1.8 millionWikidata, 2021 |
| Density | 131 people per km² |
| Capital | Fukushima |
| Latitude range | 37°N to 38°N |
| Type | PrefectureJP-07 |
What the numbers say about Fukushima
- Fukushima covers 3.7% of the area of Japan and ranks 21st of 47 by population, against 3rd by area.
- It would take 26.7 prefectures the size of Fukushima to cover Japan.
- The largest, Hokkaido (Japan), is 5.63× the size of Fukushima; the smallest, Kagawa, is 13% of it.
- Closest in size within Japan: Nagano (13,700 km², 1.02×) and Iwate (15,500 km², 1.11×).
- Counted as a country, Fukushima would be larger than 80 of the 239 countries and territories listed on sizeversus, and would rank 160th by area, between East Timor (15,100 km²) and Montenegro (13,700 km²).
- With 1.8 million people it would rank 153rd of 238 by population.
- Fukushima has 131 people per km², about the density of Thailand, which has 129 per km².
- That makes Fukushima the 40th most densely populated of the 47 prefectures, 39% of the average for Japan (338 per km²).
- On a standard web map (Web Mercator), a place at 37°N is drawn about 1.6× too large in area, so Fukushima looks bigger there than it is.
- Laid out flat, Fukushima stretches about 130 km north to south and 167 km east to west.
- Wikidata's official figure of 13,800 km² agrees with our measured area of 14,000 km², to within 2%.
About the same size as
Beside the regions of other countries
The closest region by area and by people in each of the other countries that have regional pages here, within a factor of 2. All 395 regions side by side.
- ChinaAreaBeijing86% · 16,300 km²PeopleTibet50% · 3.6 million (2020)
- United StatesAreaConnecticut1.10× · 12,700 km²PeopleIdaho0.99× · 1.8 million (2020)
- IndiaAreaNagaland86% · 16,300 km²PeopleNagaland0.92× · 2.0 million (2011)
- GermanyAreaSchleswig-Holstein0.91× · 15,400 km²PeopleHamburg0.96× · 1.9 million (2022)
- FranceAreaÎle-de-France1.16× · 12,100 km²PeopleCentre-Val de Loire71% · 2.6 million (2022)
- ItalyAreaTrentino-Alto Adige1.03× · 13,500 km²PeopleCalabria0.94× · 1.9 million (2019)
- SpainAreaMurcia1.24× · 11,300 km²PeopleCastilla–La Mancha87% · 2.1 million (2024)
- BrazilAreaSergipe65% · 21,600 km²PeopleRondônia1.15× · 1.6 million (2022)
- CanadaAreanone within 2×PeopleManitoba1.36× · 1.3 million (2021)
- AustraliaAreanone within 2×PeopleSouth Australia0.96× · 1.9 million (2024)
- MexicoAreaQuerétaro1.20× · 11,700 km²PeopleQuintana Roo0.98× · 1.9 million (2020)
- ThailandAreaMae Hong Son1.03× · 13,600 km²PeopleKhon Kaen1.02× · 1.8 million (2020)
Where Fukushima sits in Japan
All 47 drawn on one equal-area map, so sizes are comparable. Select another to open it.
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Sources and method
- Outline
- Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 1 - States, Provinces, public domain
- Boundary
- De facto, as drawn by Natural Earth.
- Area
- Measured on the WGS84 ellipsoid from the full-detail outline, shown rounded. The region’s whole area is counted, every island included.
- Official figures
- Area, population and capital from Wikidata (CC0), fetched 2026-11-12
- Population
- Wikidata, 2021. Japan’s units share the 2021 figures where Wikidata has them; the year is shown wherever the figure is.
- Matching
- Countries come from Natural Earth’s country file. Places whose status is contested and dependencies are never used as automatic matches. A region under 2,500 km² is matched against the small countries and island nations.
- Data built
- 2026-11-12