It is estimated that Tokyo's population will be just 7.13 million, compared to 13.16 million as of the 2010 census. They also predicted the city will peak at 13.35 million in 2020 before a relentless downslide. This means that Tokyo's population is expected to halve in the next 90 years, and by 2100, 3.27 million of the 7.13 million residents in the city will be over the age of 65.
Is it getting it getting bigger or smaller?
Tokyo and the rest of Japan is getting smaller by the years it is expected to rapidly decline in population thanks to little immigration.Japan's population as a whole will decline by over 61% by 2100.
Does this growth have an impact on the living and working in Tokyo?
Tokyo is the world’s largest urban area in the world, it’s constant growth in population is changing all the time. Between 1955 and 2000, the population grew another 20 million people. The living and working do not get affected by the population change too much as Tokyo is constantly growing in urbanisation and technology. The only thing that would affect the people would be that the space is becoming limited with all the people coming into Tokyo.
See Some Examples
This shows how busy and crowded Tokyo is, Tokyo is constantly growing.
This shows a graph of the age distribution in Tokyo.