How many people live in the Tokyo metropolitan area?
Cities easy Data from 2023
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The answer
37,000,000 people
Roughly 37M.
Greater Tokyo is the largest urban agglomeration on Earth at about 37 million people — more than the entire population of Canada, in an area smaller than Connecticut. Tokyo proper holds around 14 million; the rest live in the surrounding prefectures and commute in.
Where this number comes from
| Source | United Nations World Urbanization Prospects |
|---|---|
| Figure refers to | 2023 |
| Last checked | |
| Unit | people |
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