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Kami Shi Facts

Area	539.5 km²
Population	26,750
Male Population	12,893 (48.2%)
Female Population	13,857 (51.8%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)	-19.6%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	-13.1%
Median Age	54.5 years (Male: 49.8, Female: 58.2)
GDP per capita (PPP)	$24,005 (2022)
Local Time
Timezone	Japan Standard Time
Lat & Lng	33.70816, 133.85322
Postal Codes	781, 782, 789

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Kami Shi Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020	2025*	2030*
Population	33,279	32,534	30,774	27,213	26,750	26,198	25,471
Population Density	61.7 / km²	60.3 / km²	57 / km²	50.4 / km²	49.6 / km²	48.6 / km²	47.2 / km²

* Projected

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Kami Shi Population change from 2000 to 2020

Decrease of 13.1% from year 2000 to 2020

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Kami Shi	-19.6%	-17.8%	-13.1%
Kōchi Prefecture	—	—	—
Japan	—	—	—

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Kami Shi Median Age

Median Age: 54.5 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Kami Shi	54.5 yrs	58.2 yrs	49.8 yrs
Kōchi Prefecture	50.8 yrs	53.2 yrs	48.1 yrs
Japan	45.1 yrs	46.9 yrs	43.5 yrs

Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

Kami Shi Population Density

Population Density: 49.6 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Density
Kami Shi	26,750	539.5 km²	49.6 / km²
Kōchi Prefecture	706,280	7,106.9 km²	99.4 / km²
Japan	122.9 million	373,410.9 km²	329 / km²

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Kami Shi Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 300 to 2100

Sources:

JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid
CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)
[Link] Klein Goldewijk, K., Beusen, A., Doelman, J., and Stehfest, E.: Anthropogenic land use estimates for the Holocene – HYDE 3.2, Earth Syst. Sci. Data, 9, 927–953, https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-9-927-2017, 2017.

Human Development Index (HDI)

Statistic composite index of life expectancy, education, and per capita income.

Source: [Link] Kummu, M., Taka, M. &Guillaume, J. Gridded global datasets for Gross Domestic Product and Human Development Index over 1990–2015. Sci Data 5, 180004 (2018) doi:10.1038/sdata.2018.4

Kami Shi Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2017 international $)

Data	1990	1995	2000	2005	2010	2015	2020	2022
GDP per capita	$16,336	$18,525	$21,695	$22,003	$20,199	$21,201	$23,095	$24,005
Total GDP	$530.9M	$535.1M	$641.6M	$616.3M	$534.3M	$544.9M	$569.7M	$587.3M

Source: [Link] Kummu, M., Kosonen, M. & Masoumzadeh Sayyar, S. Downscaled gridded global dataset for gross domestic product (GDP) per capita PPP over 1990–2022. Sci Data 12, 178 (2025) doi:10.1038/s41597-025-04487-x

Kami Shi CO2 Emissions

Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Emissions Per Capita in Tonnes Per Year

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Kami Shi	108,171 tn	4.04 tn	200.5 tons/km²
Kōchi Prefecture	2,888,214 tn	4.09 tn	406.4 tons/km²
Japan	541,995,101 tn	4.41 tn	1,451.5 tons/km²

Sources: [Link] Moran, D., Kanemoto K; Jiborn, M., Wood, R., Többen, J., and Seto, K.C. (2018) Carbon footprints of 13,000 cities. Environmental Research Letters DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/aac72a

Kami Shi CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	108,171 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	4.04 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)	200.5 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Hazard	Risk Level
Flood	High (8)
Earthquake	High (8)
Cyclone	High (10)
Landslide	High (9)

* Risk, particularly concerning flood or landslide, may not be for the entire area.

Sources:

Dilley, M., R.S. Chen, U. Deichmann, A.L. Lerner-Lam, M. Arnold, J. Agwe, P. Buys, O. Kjekstad, B. Lyon, and G. Yetman. 2005. Natural Disaster Hotspots: A Global Risk Analysis. Washington, D.C.: World Bank. https://doi.org/10.1596/0-8213-5930-4.
Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University, and Norwegian Geotechnical Institute - NGI. 2005. Global Landslide Hazard Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4P848VZ.
Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University, International Bank for Reconstruction and Development - The World Bank, and United Nations Environment Programme Global Resource Information Database Geneva - UNEP/GRID-Geneva. 2005. Global Cyclone Hazard Frequency and Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4CZ353K.
Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University. 2005. Global Flood Hazard Frequency and Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4668B3D.
Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University. 2005. Global Earthquake Hazard Distribution - Peak Ground Acceleration. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4BZ63ZS.

Recent Nearby Earthquakes

Magnitude 3.0 and greater

Date▼	Time↕	Magnitude↕	Distance↕	Depth↕	Location↕	Link
3/13/19	4:48 AM	5.2	93.7 km	37,250 m	22km ESE of Anan, Japan	usgs.gov
3/7/19	2:20 AM	4.4	65.1 km	24,130 m	34km SSW of Anan, Japan	usgs.gov
11/25/18	9:19 AM	4.6	61.7 km	45,580 m	13km SW of Komatsushima, Japan	usgs.gov
6/14/17	10:24 AM	4.4	46 km	26,780 m	13km SSE of Niihama, Japan	usgs.gov
2/7/17	6:19 PM	4.3	70.7 km	31,480 m	45km ENE of Muroto, Japan	usgs.gov
4/21/16	2:20 PM	4.3	58.8 km	10,000 m	32km NE of Muroto, Japan	usgs.gov
12/25/15	2:20 AM	4.1	54.3 km	26,090 m	39km SSW of Anan, Japan	usgs.gov
9/2/15	7:07 AM	4.7	87.5 km	16,540 m	38km ESE of Muroto, Japan	usgs.gov
2/6/15	1:25 AM	4.7	50.9 km	10,800 m	29km SW of Anan, Japan	usgs.gov
10/26/12	7:44 PM	4.6	50.8 km	27,600 m	Shikoku, Japan	usgs.gov

Source: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

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