16 Fastest Declining Metro Areas in the World

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1. Nagasaki, Japan

Percentage Change in Population (2020-2024): -3.43%

Population (2020): 414,000

Population (2024): 400,000

Nagasaki ranks as the fastest-declining city in the world. The city is positioned on the island of Kyushu in Japan. Nagasaki serves as the capital of the Nagasaki Prefecture. The city has an important historical significance as it was subject to an atomic bomb during World War II. While the city was an industrial center, developments were formed on surrounding hills to cater to its housing demand. These developments constituted small homes and were inaccessible and hence, they eventually lost their appeal. In the early 1990s, the city faced an industrial decline which enhanced a population shrinkage. Nagasaki’s population dropped from 506,000 people in 1975 to 429,000 in 2015. According to the United Nations, the city experienced another population decline of 3.43% between 2020 and 2024.

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