Fukuoka
450 km²
Osaka
2,212 km²
Osaka covers 2,212 km² of contiguous built-up land, 4.9× the built-up area of Fukuoka (450 km²).
| Fukuoka | Osaka | |
|---|---|---|
| Urban area | Fukuoka | Osaka–Kobe–Kyoto |
| Population (2025) | 2.21 million | 12.7 million |
| Built-up area | 450 km² | 2,212 km² |
| Density | 4,918 /km² | 5,721 /km² |
Urban area = contiguous built-up land and the people living in it in 2025, drawn the same way for every city regardless of administrative boundaries. Source: GHSL Urban Centre Database R2024A, European Commission, Joint Research Centre (CC BY 4.0); some names adjusted to the city names people use, and country attribution follows the dataset.