Editing Okinawa Prefecture (section)

==Demography==
[[File:Okinawa prefecture population pyramid in 2020.svg|thumb|285x285px|Okinawa prefecture population pyramid in 2020]]

=== Ethnic groups ===
The indigenous [[Ryukyuans]] make up the majority of Okinawa Prefecture's population and are also the main ethnic group of the [[Amami Islands]] to the north. Large Okinawan diaspora communities persist in places such as South America<ref>{{Cite web|date=August 18, 2015|translator=Mina Otsuka |author= Masayuki Fukasawa|title=Immigration—Missing Link in Japanese History: Why Are There So Many Okinawan Immigrants? – Part 1|url=http://www.discovernikkei.org/en/journal/2015/8/18/okinawan-1/|access-date=October 12, 2020|website=Discover Nikkei|language=en|archive-date=January 18, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210118165953/http://www.discovernikkei.org/en/journal/2015/8/18/okinawan-1/|url-status=live}}</ref> and [[Hawaii]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Center for Okinawan Studies|url=https://manoa.hawaii.edu/okinawa/wordpress/?page_id=78|access-date=October 12, 2020|archive-date=January 1, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200101095035/http://manoa.hawaii.edu/okinawa/wordpress/?page_id=78|url-status=live}}</ref> With the introduction of American military bases, there are an increasing number of half-American children in Okinawa, including prefecture governor [[Denny Tamaki]].<ref>{{Cite news|last=Rich|first=Motoko|date=September 25, 2018|title=A Marine's Son Takes On U.S. Military Bases in Okinawa|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/25/world/asia/okinawa-governor-election.html|access-date=September 28, 2020|issn=0362-4331|archive-date=December 7, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191207122625/https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/25/world/asia/okinawa-governor-election.html|url-status=live}}</ref> The prefecture also has a sizable minority of [[Yamato people]] from mainland Japan; exact population numbers are difficult to establish, as the Japanese government does not officially recognize Ryukyuans as a distinct ethnic group from Yamatos.

The overall ethnic identity of Okinawa residents is rather split. According to a telephone poll conducted by Lim John Chuan-tiong (林泉忠), an associate professor with the [[University of the Ryukyus]], 40.6% of respondents identified as "{{Nihongo2|沖縄人}} (Okinawan)", 21.3% identified as "{{Nihongo2|日本人}} (Japanese)" and 36.5% identified as both.<ref>{{Cite web |date=December 21, 2023 |title=Identity Survey of Okinawan Residents |url=http://questionnaire.blog16.fc2.com/blog-entry-416.html |access-date=May 25, 2023 |website=FC2 |archive-date=July 18, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070718071546/http://questionnaire.blog16.fc2.com/blog-entry-416.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>{{Self-published inline|date=May 2023}}

=== Population ===
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Okinawa prefecture [[age pyramid]] {{As of|2003|October|1|lc=y}}<ref>{{citation | url = http://www.stat.go.jp/data/jinsui/2003np/ | place = Japan | publisher = Statistics Bureau (総務省 統計局) | year = 2003 | title = Jinsui | access-date = June 4, 2006 | archive-date = May 19, 2006 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20060519075755/http://www.stat.go.jp/data/jinsui/2003np/ | url-status = live }}</ref><br />
(per thousands of people)
{|
|-
! Age
! People
|-
|0–4
|[[File:g50.png|link=]] [[File:g30.png|link=]] [[File:g05.png|link=]] [[File:g03.png|link=]] [[File:g01.png|link=]] 84
|-
|5–9
|[[File:g50.png|link=]] [[File:g30.png|link=]] [[File:g10.png|link=]] 85
|-
|10–14
|[[File:g50.png|link=]] [[File:g30.png|link=]] [[File:g10.png|link=]] [[File:g01.png|link=]] [[File:g01.png|link=]] 87
|-
|15–19
|[[File:g50.png|link=]] [[File:g30.png|link=]] [[File:g10.png|link=]] [[File:g05.png|link=]] [[File:g03.png|link=]] [[File:g01.png|link=]] 94
|-
|20–24
|[[File:g50.png|link=]] [[File:g30.png|link=]] [[File:g10.png|link=]] [[File:g05.png|link=]] [[File:g01.png|link=]] 91
|-
|25–29
|[[File:g100.png|link=]] [[File:g01.png|link=]] [[File:g01.png|link=]] 97
|-
|30–34
|[[File:g100.png|link=]] [[File:g03.png|link=]] [[File:g01.png|link=]] 99
|-
|35–39
|[[File:g50.png|link=]] [[File:g30.png|link=]] [[File:g10.png|link=]] [[File:g01.png|link=]] [[File:g01.png|link=]] 87
|-
|40–44
|[[File:g50.png|link=]] [[File:g30.png|link=]] [[File:g10.png|link=]] [[File:g05.png|link=]] [[File:g01.png|link=]] 91
|-
|45–49
|[[File:g100.png|link=]] [[File:g01.png|link=]] 96
|-
|50–54
|[[File:g100.png|link=]] [[File:g05.png|link=]] [[File:g01.png|link=]] 100
|-
|55–59
|[[File:g50.png|link=]] [[File:g10.png|link=]] [[File:g05.png|link=]] [[File:g01.png|link=]] [[File:g01.png|link=]] 64
|-
|60–64
|[[File:g50.png|link=]] [[File:g10.png|link=]] [[File:g05.png|link=]] [[File:g03.png|link=]] 65
|-
|65–69
|[[File:g50.png|link=]] [[File:g10.png|link=]] [[File:g05.png|link=]] [[File:g03.png|link=]] [[File:g01.png|link=]] 66
|-
|70–74
|[[File:g50.png|link=]] [[File:g05.png|link=]] [[File:g01.png|link=]] 53
|-
|75–79
|[[File:g30.png|link=]] [[File:g05.png|link=]] [[File:g03.png|link=]] [[File:g01.png|link=]] 37
|-
|80 +
|[[File:g50.png|link=]] [[File:g05.png|link=]] [[File:g03.png|link=]] 55
|}
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<div style="width:33%; float:left; padding-left: 25px;">
Okinawa Prefecture age pyramid, divided by sex, {{As of|2003|October|1|lc=y}}<br />
(per thousands of people)
{|
|-
! align=right|Males
! align=center|Age
! Females
|-
| align=right|43 [[File:g30.png|link=]] [[File:g10.png|link=]] [[File:g05.png|link=]]
| align=center|0–4
|[[File:r30.png|link=]] [[File:r10.png|link=]] [[File:r03.png|link=]] 41
|-
| align=right|44 [[File:g30.png|link=]] [[File:g10.png|link=]] [[File:g05.png|link=]] [[File:g01.png|link=]]
| align=center|5–9
|[[File:r30.png|link=]] [[File:r10.png|link=]] [[File:r03.png|link=]] 41
|-
| align=right|45 [[File:g30.png|link=]] [[File:g10.png|link=]] [[File:g05.png|link=]] [[File:g01.png|link=]] [[File:g01.png|link=]]
| align=center|10–14
|[[File:r30.png|link=]] [[File:r10.png|link=]] [[File:r03.png|link=]] [[File:r01.png|link=]] 42
|-
| align=right|48 [[File:g50.png|link=]]
| align=center|15–19
|[[File:r30.png|link=]] [[File:r10.png|link=]] [[File:r05.png|link=]] [[File:r03.png|link=]] 46
|-
| align=right|46 [[File:g30.png|link=]] [[File:g10.png|link=]] [[File:g05.png|link=]] [[File:g03.png|link=]]
| align=center|20–24
|[[File:r30.png|link=]] [[File:r10.png|link=]] [[File:r05.png|link=]] [[File:r01.png|link=]] [[File:r01.png|link=]] 45
|-
| align=right|49 [[File:g50.png|link=]] [[File:g01.png|link=]]
| align=center|25–29
|[[File:r50.png|link=]] 48
|-
| align=right|49 [[File:g50.png|link=]] [[File:g01.png|link=]]
| align=center|30–34
|[[File:r50.png|link=]] [[File:r03.png|link=]] 50
|-
| align=right|43 [[File:g30.png|link=]] [[File:g10.png|link=]] [[File:g05.png|link=]]
| align=center|35–39
|[[File:r30.png|link=]] [[File:r10.png|link=]] [[File:r05.png|link=]] [[File:r01.png|link=]] 44
|-
| align=right|46 [[File:g30.png|link=]] [[File:g10.png|link=]] [[File:g05.png|link=]] [[File:g03.png|link=]]
| align=center|40–44
|[[File:r30.png|link=]] [[File:r10.png|link=]] [[File:r05.png|link=]] [[File:r01.png|link=]] [[File:r01.png|link=]] 45
|-
| align=right|49 [[File:g50.png|link=]] [[File:g01.png|link=]]
| align=center|45–49
|[[File:r30.png|link=]] [[File:r10.png|link=]] [[File:r05.png|link=]] [[File:r03.png|link=]] [[File:r01.png|link=]] 47
|-
| align=right|52 [[File:g50.png|link=]] [[File:g05.png|link=]]
| align=center|50–54
|[[File:r50.png|link=]] 48
|-
| align=right|32 [[File:g30.png|link=]] [[File:g03.png|link=]]
| align=center|55–59
|[[File:r30.png|link=]] [[File:r03.png|link=]] 32
|-
| align=right|32 [[File:g30.png|link=]] [[File:g03.png|link=]]
| align=center|60–64
|[[File:r30.png|link=]] [[File:r03.png|link=]] [[File:r01.png|link=]] 33
|-
| align=right|32 [[File:g30.png|link=]] [[File:g03.png|link=]]
| align=center|65–69
|[[File:r30.png|link=]] [[File:r05.png|link=]] [[File:r01.png|link=]] 34
|-
| align=right|24 [[File:g10.png|link=]] [[File:g10.png|link=]] [[File:g05.png|link=]]
| align=center|70–74
|[[File:r30.png|link=]] 29
|-
| align=right|14 [[File:g10.png|link=]] [[File:g03.png|link=]] [[File:g01.png|link=]]
| align=center|75–79
|[[File:r10.png|link=]] [[File:r10.png|link=]] [[File:r03.png|link=]] [[File:r01.png|link=]] 23
|-
| align=right|17 [[File:g10.png|link=]] [[File:g05.png|link=]] [[File:g03.png|link=]]
| align=center|80 +
|[[File:r30.png|link=]] [[File:r10.png|link=]] 38
|}
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Per Japanese census data,<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.citypopulation.de/Japan-Okinawa.html |title=Okinawa 1995–2020 population statistics |access-date=September 30, 2020 |archive-date=August 6, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200806033605/http://www.citypopulation.de/Japan-Okinawa.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.demographia.com/db-japanpref.htm |title=Okinawa 1920–2000 population statistics |access-date=September 30, 2020 |archive-date=April 29, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170429232102/http://www.demographia.com/db-japanpref.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> Okinawa prefecture has had continuous positive population growth since 1960.

{{Historical populations
| 1873 |   166,789
| 1920 |   572,000
| 1930 |   578,000
| 1940 |   575,000
| 1950 |   915,000
| 1960 |   883,000
| 1970 |   945,000
| 1980 | 1,107,000
| 1990 | 1,222,000
| 2000 | 1,318,220
| 2010 | 1,392,818
| 2020 | 1,457,162
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