Editing Shimane Prefecture (section)

===Population by age===
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Total Population in age groups<br/>
2007 Estimated Population<br/>
Unit: Thousands
{| cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0
|-
! Age
! Population
|-
|0 - 4 
|[[Image:g30.png]][[Image:g10.png]][[Image:g05.png]][[Image:g03.png]] 30
|-
|5 - 9
|[[Image:g50.png]][[Image:g01.png]][[Image:g01.png]] 33
|-
|10 - 14
|[[Image:g50.png]][[Image:g03.png]][[Image:g01.png]][[Image:g01.png]] 35
|-
|15 - 19
|[[Image:g50.png]][[Image:g05.png]][[Image:g03.png]] 37
|-
|20 - 24
|[[Image:g30.png]][[Image:g10.png]][[Image:g05.png]][[Image:g03.png]][[Image:g01.png]][[Image:g01.png]][[Image:g01.png]] 32
|-
|25 - 29
|[[Image:g50.png]][[Image:g05.png]][[Image:g03.png]][[Image:g01.png]] 38
|-
|30 - 34
|[[Image:g50.png]][[Image:g10.png]][[Image:g05.png]][[Image:g03.png]][[Image:g01.png]] 44
|-
|35 - 39
|[[Image:g50.png]][[Image:g10.png]][[Image:g05.png]][[Image:g01.png]] 41
|-
|40 - 44
|[[Image:g50.png]][[Image:g05.png]][[Image:g03.png]][[Image:g01.png]] 38
|-
|45 - 49
|[[Image:g50.png]][[Image:g10.png]][[Image:g05.png]][[Image:g03.png]][[Image:g01.png]] 44
|-
|50 - 54
|[[Image:g50.png]][[Image:g30.png]][[Image:g01.png]] 51
|-
|55 - 59
|[[Image:g50.png]][[Image:g30.png]][[Image:g10.png]][[Image:g10.png]] 66
|-
|60 - 64
|[[Image:g50.png]][[Image:g10.png]][[Image:g05.png]][[Image:g03.png]][[Image:g01.png]] 44
|-
|65 - 69
|[[Image:g50.png]][[Image:g10.png]][[Image:g05.png]][[Image:g03.png]][[Image:g01.png]][[Image:g01.png]] 45
|-
|70 - 74
|[[Image:g50.png]][[Image:g10.png]][[Image:g10.png]][[Image:g05.png]][[Image:g03.png]][[Image:g01.png]] 50
|-
|75 - 79
|[[Image:g50.png]][[Image:g10.png]][[Image:g10.png]][[Image:g01.png]] 45
|-
|80 and over
|[[Image:g50.png]][[Image:g30.png]][[Image:g10.png]][[Image:g05.png]][[Image:g03.png]] 64
|}
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Population in age groups by gender<br/>
2007 Estimated population<br/>
Unit: Thousands
{| cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0
|-
! style="text-align:right;" |Male
! style="text-align:center;" |Age
! Female
|-
| style="text-align:right;" |15 [[Image:g10.png]][[Image:g10.png]][[Image:g03.png]]
| style="text-align:center;" |0 - 4
|[[Image:r10.png]][[Image:r10.png]][[Image:r03.png]] 15
|-
| style="text-align:right;" |17 [[Image:g10.png]][[Image:g10.png]][[Image:g05.png]][[Image:g01.png]]
| style="text-align:center;" |5 - 9
|[[Image:r10.png]][[Image:r10.png]][[Image:r05.png]] 16
|-
| style="text-align:right;" |18 [[Image:g10.png]][[Image:g10.png]][[Image:g05.png]][[Image:g01.png]][[Image:g01.png]]
| style="text-align:center;" |10 - 14
|[[Image:r10.png]][[Image:r10.png]][[Image:r05.png]][[Image:r01.png]] 17
|-
| style="text-align:right;" |19 [[Image:g30.png]]
| style="text-align:center;" |15 - 19
|[[Image:r10.png]][[Image:r10.png]][[Image:r05.png]][[Image:r03.png]] 18
|-
| style="text-align:right;" |16 [[Image:g10.png]][[Image:g10.png]][[Image:g05.png]]
| style="text-align:center;" |20 - 24
|[[Image:r10.png]][[Image:r10.png]][[Image:r05.png]] 16
|-
| style="text-align:right;" |19 [[Image:g30.png]]
| style="text-align:center;" |25 - 29
|[[Image:r30.png]] 19
|-
| style="text-align:right;" |22 [[Image:g30.png]][[Image:g03.png]][[Image:g01.png]]
| style="text-align:center;" |30 - 34
|[[Image:r30.png]][[Image:r03.png]][[Image:r01.png]] 22
|-
| style="text-align:right;" |20 [[Image:g30.png]][[Image:g01.png]]
| style="text-align:center;" |35 - 39
|[[Image:r30.png]][[Image:r01.png]] 20
|-
| style="text-align:right;" |19 [[Image:g30.png]]
| style="text-align:center;" |40 - 44
|[[Image:r30.png]] 19
|-
| style="text-align:right;" |22 [[Image:g30.png]][[Image:g03.png]][[Image:g01.png]]
| style="text-align:center;" |45 - 49
|[[Image:r30.png]][[Image:r03.png]][[Image:r01.png]] 22
|-
| style="text-align:right;" |26 [[Image:g30.png]][[Image:g10.png]][[Image:g03.png]]
| style="text-align:center;" |50 - 54
|[[Image:r30.png]][[Image:r10.png]][[Image:r01.png]][[Image:r01.png]] 25
|-
| style="text-align:right;" |34 [[Image:g30.png]][[Image:g10.png]][[Image:g05.png]][[Image:g03.png]]
| style="text-align:center;" |55 - 59
|[[Image:r30.png]][[Image:r10.png]][[Image:r05.png]][[Image:r01.png]] 32
|-
| style="text-align:right;" |22 [[Image:g30.png]][[Image:g03.png]][[Image:g01.png]]
| style="text-align:center;" |60 - 64
|[[Image:r30.png]][[Image:r05.png]][[Image:r03.png]] 23
|-
| style="text-align:right;" |20 [[Image:g30.png]][[Image:g01.png]]
| style="text-align:center;" |65 - 69
|[[Image:r30.png]][[Image:r10.png]][[Image:r01.png]] 24
|-
| style="text-align:right;" |22 [[Image:g30.png]][[Image:g03.png]][[Image:g01.png]]
| style="text-align:center;" |70 - 74
|[[Image:r30.png]][[Image:r10.png]][[Image:r03.png]][[Image:r01.png]] 28
|-
| style="text-align:right;" |19 [[Image:g30.png]]
| style="text-align:center;" |75 - 79
|[[Image:r30.png]][[Image:r10.png]][[Image:r03.png]] 26
|-
| style="text-align:right;" |20 [[Image:g30.png]][[Image:g01.png]]
| style="text-align:center;" |80 and over
|[[Image:r50.png]][[Image:r10.png]][[Image:r05.png]] 44
|}
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*Source: [http://www.stat.go.jp/data/jinsui/2004np/index.htm Graph 10/Prefectures Age（In Age groups）, Gender divided population－Total Population]<br/>(Ministry of Internal Affairs Statistics Bureau)

{{Japan prefectures population|name=Shimane|code=32000}}

{{Historical populations
| 1920 |   715,000
| 1930 |   740,000
| 1940 |   741,000
| 1950 |   913,000
| 1960 |   889,000
| 1970 |   773,575
| 1980 |   784,795
| 1990 |   781,021
| 2000 |   761,503
| 2010 |   717,397
| 2020 |   679,626
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| footnote = <ref>[http://www.citypopulation.de/Japan-Shimane.html Shimane 1995-2020 population statistics]</ref><ref>[http://www.demographia.com/db-japanpref.htm Shimane 1920-2000 population statistics]</ref>
}}