Childcare and Education Deliberation Density Ranking — 238 Municipal Councils

This page presents the share of childcare, declining birthrate, and education-related speeches in each municipal council's total proceedings as an observational value. Distribution data for 238 municipalities across Japan. These are not quality rankings — they reflect the relative emphasis placed on these topics in each council.

n = 238·CC BY 4.0·Updated 2026-05-17

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238

Municipalities

9.1%

Simple average

9.1%

Median

15.4%

Maximum

0.3%

Minimum

Top 30 Municipalities by Deliberation Density

The 30 municipalities with the highest share of childcare, declining birthrate, and education speeches in council proceedings. A higher density reflects stronger local emphasis on these topics as community issues, not a judgment of council quality.

Childcare and Education Deliberation Density — Top 30 Municipalities
Rank	Prefecture	Municipality	Population	Aging Rate	FPI	Density
1	Mie	多気町	13,637	34.6%	0.52	15.42%
2	Nagano	高森町	12,606	32.5%	0.41	14.89%
3	Kumamoto	上天草市	23,592	42.0%	0.25	14.62%
4	Fukuoka	福津市	69,201	28.2%	0.58	14.33%
5	Gifu	笠松町	21,829	28.0%	0.71	13.03%
6	Ehime	宇和島市	66,981	39.8%	0.34	12.91%
7	Tochigi	上三川町	30,748	23.6%	0.95	12.73%
8	Fukushima	三春町	16,080	34.6%	0.45	12.60%
9	Okinawa	今帰仁村	9,183	33.9%	0.27	12.50%
10	Gunma	邑楽町	25,558	32.3%	0.76	12.34%
11	Miyagi	蔵王町	10,916	38.2%	0.46	12.34%
12	Kumamoto	和水町	9,007	42.4%	0.25	12.31%
13	Tochigi	那須塩原市	115,611	27.8%	0.79	12.02%
14	Nagano	松川町	12,445	34.5%	0.39	11.97%
15	Nara	明日香村	5,049	41.1%	0.23	11.97%
16	Iwate	矢巾町	26,160	26.3%	0.67	11.87%
17	Hiroshima	竹原市	22,557	42.0%	0.64	11.76%
18	Aichi	幸田町	42,023	21.7%	1.11	11.71%
19	Ibaraki	東海村	38,151	25.1%	1.36	11.71%
20	Ibaraki	阿見町	49,643	27.5%	0.91	11.68%
21	Aichi	弥富市	43,534	26.2%	0.96	11.59%
22	Mie	玉城町	15,035	28.3%	0.59	11.57%
23	Miyagi	利府町	35,863	24.6%	0.82	11.49%
24	Fukuoka	鞍手町	14,774	39.2%	0.45	11.49%
25	Saitama	上尾市	230,066	27.0%	0.89	11.46%
26	Nagasaki	波佐見町	14,111	32.2%	0.41	11.39%
27	Hiroshima	海田町	30,810	23.8%	0.79	11.34%
28	Oita	玖珠町	13,808	38.4%	0.36	11.27%
29	Fukushima	伊達市	55,997	36.1%	0.40	11.21%
30	Kagoshima	龍郷町	6,014	32.8%	0.17	11.17%

Bottom 30 Municipalities by Deliberation Density

The 30 municipalities with the lowest deliberation density. A lower value does not indicate indifference to childcare or education — it reflects the distribution of topics across that council's proceedings.

Childcare and Education Deliberation Density — Bottom 30 Municipalities
Rank	Prefecture	Municipality	Population	Aging Rate	FPI	Density
238	Hokkaido	紋別市	19,760	36.3%	0.32	0.31%
237	Fukuoka	吉富町	6,512	32.4%	0.40	4.18%
236	Kagoshima	宇検村	1,604	43.2%	0.09	4.27%
235	Tokyo	利島村	300	24.5%	0.13	4.66%
234	Yamagata	大蔵村	2,760	39.2%	0.15	4.85%
233	Okinawa	渡嘉敷村	665	20.3%	0.10	5.31%
232	Shizuoka	松崎町	5,658	48.8%	0.28	5.69%
231	Miyazaki	日之影町	3,419	45.6%	0.17	6.17%
230	Kyoto	伊根町	1,861	48.4%	0.11	6.19%
229	Okinawa	大宜味村	2,910	37.1%	0.40	6.30%
228	Hokkaido	今金町	4,444	41.2%	0.20	6.32%
227	Gifu	東白川村	2,011	45.1%	0.16	6.33%
226	Fukushima	只見町	3,690	47.2%	0.23	6.46%
225	Tochigi	芳賀町	15,377	32.0%	1.03	6.49%
224	Niigata	阿賀町	9,047	49.6%	0.20	6.51%
223	Kumamoto	南関町	8,657	39.3%	0.40	6.55%
222	Hokkaido	長万部町	4,696	40.9%	0.24	6.57%
221	Hokkaido	陸別町	2,120	39.1%	0.17	6.57%
220	Okinawa	国頭村	4,459	34.3%	0.21	6.67%
219	Yamagata	西川町	4,536	45.6%	0.23	6.69%
218	Kumamoto	南小国町	3,804	40.3%	0.21	6.70%
217	Wakayama	那智勝浦町	13,468	43.9%	0.32	6.71%
216	Akita	潟上市	31,271	35.4%	0.33	6.73%
215	Fukushima	鏡石町	12,356	27.9%	0.60	6.82%
214	Hokkaido	豊浦町	3,491	39.6%	0.19	6.84%
213	Fukushima	柳津町	2,841	45.3%	0.19	6.85%
212	Iwate	岩泉町	7,843	44.3%	0.16	6.95%
211	Nara	高取町	6,045	41.3%	0.31	6.96%
210	Miyazaki	木城町	4,710	37.2%	0.89	6.96%
209	Fukushima	国見町	8,095	42.2%	0.31	6.96%

Prefecture Average Deliberation Density Ranking

Prefectures with 3 or more municipalities in the dataset, ranked by average deliberation density. All 28 qualifying prefectures are listed.

Prefecture Average Deliberation Density Ranking (n ≥ 3 municipalities)
Rank	Prefecture	Municipalities	Avg. Density
1	Mie	5	11.30%
2	Aichi	5	11.04%
3	Hyogo	5	10.21%
4	Saitama	6	10.20%
5	Nara	9	10.19%
6	Nagano	8	10.03%
7	Hiroshima	4	9.93%
8	Gifu	3	9.92%
9	Gunma	3	9.89%
10	Nagasaki	3	9.79%
11	Ibaraki	10	9.74%
12	Fukuoka	14	9.68%
13	Okayama	7	9.43%
14	Kumamoto	9	9.42%
15	Miyagi	10	9.23%
16	Ehime	6	9.22%
17	Chiba	5	8.99%
18	Tochigi	11	8.92%
19	Iwate	16	8.87%
20	Yamagata	6	8.74%
21	Wakayama	7	8.63%
22	Fukushima	15	8.62%
23	Kagoshima	8	8.61%
24	Okinawa	6	8.52%
25	Aomori	4	8.48%
26	Shimane	3	8.43%
27	Miyazaki	6	8.12%
28	Hokkaido	22	8.06%

Data Definition

Deliberation density (density_pct) is calculated as the number of speeches classified as childcare-, declining-birthrate-, or education-related divided by the total number of speeches in each municipal council. For full methodology and indicator limitations, see the methodology page linked below.

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Childcare and Education Deliberation Density Ranking — 238 Municipal Councils

n = 238·CC BY 4.0·Updated 2026-05-17

Top 30 Municipalities by Deliberation Density

Childcare and Education Deliberation Density — Top 30 Municipalities
Rank	Prefecture	Municipality	Population	Aging Rate	FPI	Density
1	Mie	多気町	13,637	34.6%	0.52	15.42%
2	Nagano	高森町	12,606	32.5%	0.41	14.89%
3	Kumamoto	上天草市	23,592	42.0%	0.25	14.62%
4	Fukuoka	福津市	69,201	28.2%	0.58	14.33%
5	Gifu	笠松町	21,829	28.0%	0.71	13.03%
6	Ehime	宇和島市	66,981	39.8%	0.34	12.91%
7	Tochigi	上三川町	30,748	23.6%	0.95	12.73%
8	Fukushima	三春町	16,080	34.6%	0.45	12.60%
9	Okinawa	今帰仁村	9,183	33.9%	0.27	12.50%
10	Gunma	邑楽町	25,558	32.3%	0.76	12.34%
11	Miyagi	蔵王町	10,916	38.2%	0.46	12.34%
12	Kumamoto	和水町	9,007	42.4%	0.25	12.31%
13	Tochigi	那須塩原市	115,611	27.8%	0.79	12.02%
14	Nagano	松川町	12,445	34.5%	0.39	11.97%
15	Nara	明日香村	5,049	41.1%	0.23	11.97%
16	Iwate	矢巾町	26,160	26.3%	0.67	11.87%
17	Hiroshima	竹原市	22,557	42.0%	0.64	11.76%
18	Aichi	幸田町	42,023	21.7%	1.11	11.71%
19	Ibaraki	東海村	38,151	25.1%	1.36	11.71%
20	Ibaraki	阿見町	49,643	27.5%	0.91	11.68%
21	Aichi	弥富市	43,534	26.2%	0.96	11.59%
22	Mie	玉城町	15,035	28.3%	0.59	11.57%
23	Miyagi	利府町	35,863	24.6%	0.82	11.49%
24	Fukuoka	鞍手町	14,774	39.2%	0.45	11.49%
25	Saitama	上尾市	230,066	27.0%	0.89	11.46%
26	Nagasaki	波佐見町	14,111	32.2%	0.41	11.39%
27	Hiroshima	海田町	30,810	23.8%	0.79	11.34%
28	Oita	玖珠町	13,808	38.4%	0.36	11.27%
29	Fukushima	伊達市	55,997	36.1%	0.40	11.21%
30	Kagoshima	龍郷町	6,014	32.8%	0.17	11.17%

Bottom 30 Municipalities by Deliberation Density

Childcare and Education Deliberation Density — Bottom 30 Municipalities
Rank	Prefecture	Municipality	Population	Aging Rate	FPI	Density
238	Hokkaido	紋別市	19,760	36.3%	0.32	0.31%
237	Fukuoka	吉富町	6,512	32.4%	0.40	4.18%
236	Kagoshima	宇検村	1,604	43.2%	0.09	4.27%
235	Tokyo	利島村	300	24.5%	0.13	4.66%
234	Yamagata	大蔵村	2,760	39.2%	0.15	4.85%
233	Okinawa	渡嘉敷村	665	20.3%	0.10	5.31%
232	Shizuoka	松崎町	5,658	48.8%	0.28	5.69%
231	Miyazaki	日之影町	3,419	45.6%	0.17	6.17%
230	Kyoto	伊根町	1,861	48.4%	0.11	6.19%
229	Okinawa	大宜味村	2,910	37.1%	0.40	6.30%
228	Hokkaido	今金町	4,444	41.2%	0.20	6.32%
227	Gifu	東白川村	2,011	45.1%	0.16	6.33%
226	Fukushima	只見町	3,690	47.2%	0.23	6.46%
225	Tochigi	芳賀町	15,377	32.0%	1.03	6.49%
224	Niigata	阿賀町	9,047	49.6%	0.20	6.51%
223	Kumamoto	南関町	8,657	39.3%	0.40	6.55%
222	Hokkaido	長万部町	4,696	40.9%	0.24	6.57%
221	Hokkaido	陸別町	2,120	39.1%	0.17	6.57%
220	Okinawa	国頭村	4,459	34.3%	0.21	6.67%
219	Yamagata	西川町	4,536	45.6%	0.23	6.69%
218	Kumamoto	南小国町	3,804	40.3%	0.21	6.70%
217	Wakayama	那智勝浦町	13,468	43.9%	0.32	6.71%
216	Akita	潟上市	31,271	35.4%	0.33	6.73%
215	Fukushima	鏡石町	12,356	27.9%	0.60	6.82%
214	Hokkaido	豊浦町	3,491	39.6%	0.19	6.84%
213	Fukushima	柳津町	2,841	45.3%	0.19	6.85%
212	Iwate	岩泉町	7,843	44.3%	0.16	6.95%
211	Nara	高取町	6,045	41.3%	0.31	6.96%
210	Miyazaki	木城町	4,710	37.2%	0.89	6.96%
209	Fukushima	国見町	8,095	42.2%	0.31	6.96%

Prefecture Average Deliberation Density Ranking

Prefectures with 3 or more municipalities in the dataset, ranked by average deliberation density. All 28 qualifying prefectures are listed.

Prefecture Average Deliberation Density Ranking (n ≥ 3 municipalities)
Rank	Prefecture	Municipalities	Avg. Density
1	Mie	5	11.30%
2	Aichi	5	11.04%
3	Hyogo	5	10.21%
4	Saitama	6	10.20%
5	Nara	9	10.19%
6	Nagano	8	10.03%
7	Hiroshima	4	9.93%
8	Gifu	3	9.92%
9	Gunma	3	9.89%
10	Nagasaki	3	9.79%
11	Ibaraki	10	9.74%
12	Fukuoka	14	9.68%
13	Okayama	7	9.43%
14	Kumamoto	9	9.42%
15	Miyagi	10	9.23%
16	Ehime	6	9.22%
17	Chiba	5	8.99%
18	Tochigi	11	8.92%
19	Iwate	16	8.87%
20	Yamagata	6	8.74%
21	Wakayama	7	8.63%
22	Fukushima	15	8.62%
23	Kagoshima	8	8.61%
24	Okinawa	6	8.52%
25	Aomori	4	8.48%
26	Shimane	3	8.43%
27	Miyazaki	6	8.12%
28	Hokkaido	22	8.06%

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