As of April 2021, around ** percent of municipalities in the Hokkaido region in Japan were classified as depopulated areas. Hokkaido was the region with the largest share of municipalities considered depopulated, followed by Chugoku and Shikoku.
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Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (Japan). (March 31, 2023). Share of areas that are classified as depopulated in Japan in 2021, by region [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 31, 2026, from /statistics/1262923/japan-share-depopulated-areas-by-region/
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