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Goal of the Village Administration

     

    The population of Yomitan Village in 1970 was 21,410. The average ratio of the village's population increase from 1980 to 1995 (15 years) is approximately 8% for each five year period. The population increases annually by 300 due to natural birth and by 100 due to relocation. The population has steadily increased.
    The number of people living in Yomitan Village ranks 18th highest in Okinawa, and the 3rd highest as a village only next to Tomigusuku Village (Okinawa) and Takizawa Village (Iwate) in all of Japan.

(As of October 1995)

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    1970

    1975

    1980

    1985

    1990

    1995

    Population 

    21410

    24232

    26516

    28536

    30750

    32912

    Increase Ratio 

    --

    13.2

    9.4

    7.6

    7.8

    7

    # of Household

    4302

    5185

    6073

    6890

    8045

    8965

(Reference: Census)

    Population

(As of March 31, 1999)
    # of Resident

    36272

    Male: 17,826 Female: 17,923
    # of Household 

    10728

    --
    Population Density 

    1030

    (1 person/ km2)
    # of Birth 

    501

    Birth Rate: 1.3 %
    # of Death 

    207

    Death Rate: 0.6%
    # of Moving-in

    1685

     

    # of Moving-out 

    1407

     

    Population Increase

    493

    Increase Rate: 12.0% of the previous year
    # of Aged People 

    4357

    Rate: 12.0% of the total population
    # of the Youth 

    7948

    Rate: 21.9% of the total population
(Reference: Census)
 

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