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.
Highest 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.
| Observed Order | 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% |
Lowest 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.
| Observed Order | 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.
| Observed Order | 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.
