弘前市
- Hospitals with 400 or more reported beds
- 14.29%
- Share of reported beds at the three largest facilities
- 45.75%
Shares use facilities and bed counts reported in this snapshot; they do not rate places.
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- 弘前市 · Aomori Prefecture — In comparison scope Open profile
- 八戸市 · Aomori Prefecture — In comparison scope Open profile
Published measures
| Measure | 弘前市 | 八戸市 |
|---|---|---|
| Listed hospitals (facilities at provider locations) | 14 | 18 |
| Reported beds (beds reported by hospitals) | 3,073 | 3,302 |
| Resident population (people) | 159,488 | 215,080 |
| Listed hospitals per 100,000 residents | 8.78 | 8.37 |
| Reported beds per 100,000 residents | 1,926.79 | 1,535.24 |
“Reported beds” are not licensed, staffed, available or occupied beds. Per-population rates combine provider-location counts with resident-population denominators; they do not measure access or capacity.
Facility profile and published bed measures
| Measure | 弘前市 | 八戸市 |
|---|---|---|
| Listed hospitals (provider-location count) | 14 | 18 |
| Facilities with a reported bed count | 14 | 18 |
| Reported beds (hospital survey field) | 3,073 beds | 3,302 beds |
| Mean reported beds per reporting facility | 219.5 beds | 183.44 beds |
| Median reported beds per reporting facility | 155.5 beds | 132.5 beds |
| First quartile (Q1) of reported beds | 98.25 beds | 91.75 beds |
| Third quartile (Q3) of reported beds | 273.5 beds | 237.25 beds |
Bed summaries exclude records with unknown bed counts. A missing bed count is not treated as zero. These figures describe the listed facility records and do not measure capacity or access.
Distribution of listed hospitals by reported-bed band
Bands are descriptive groups of reported bed counts. They are not quality ratings or rankings.
| Measure | 弘前市 | 八戸市 |
|---|---|---|
| 0–99 beds | 4 | 6 |
| 100–199 beds | 4 | 7 |
| 200–399 beds | 4 | 3 |
| 400+ beds | 2 | 2 |
Differences in the selected measures
These are descriptive numerical differences based on this comparison. They do not imply that either place is better, worse, adequately served or underserved.
- Reported beds per 100,000 residents: 1,926.79 vs 1,535.24; absolute difference 391.55. Denominator: Resident population from the shared population release. Source periods: 1 June 2026 / 2025.
- Listed hospitals per 100,000 residents: 8.78 vs 8.37; absolute difference 0.41. Denominator: Resident population from the shared population release. Source periods: 1 June 2026 / 2025.
- Share of hospitals with 400 or more reported beds: 14.29% vs 11.11%; absolute difference 3.18 percentage points. Denominator: Facilities with reported bed values in the shared facility snapshot. Source periods: 1 June 2026.
Housing measures
Housing statistics describe the survey's municipal geography and reference period. They are not healthcare measures.
| Measure | 弘前市 | 八戸市 |
|---|---|---|
| Housing units | 80,440 housing units | 113,020 housing units |
| Vacant housing rate | 15.775733% | 17.943727% |
| Owner-occupied housing rate | 68.079531% | 67.243851% |
| Rented housing rate | 31.920469% | 32.756149% |
| Floor area per dwelling | 111.86 m² | 106.34 m² |
| Monthly rent (includes zero-yen responses) | 42,092 JPY per month | 43,544 JPY per month |
Road traffic safety records
These events are grouped by occurrence-location municipality, not by residents' place of residence or provider location. Counts do not measure individual risk or predict future events.
| Measure | 弘前市 | 八戸市 |
|---|---|---|
| Road traffic accidents | 279 cases | 470 cases |
| Road traffic deaths | 7 people | 9 people |
| Road traffic injuries | 322 people | 541 people |
Older population, households and care providers
Resident population
Resident-population geography.
| Measure | 弘前市 | 八戸市 |
|---|---|---|
| Population aged 65 and over | 53,922 people | 69,328 people |
| Population aged 75 and over | 27,960 people | 34,454 people |
| Share of population aged 65 and over | 32.39454% | 31.29494% |
Resident household measures
Household geography, based on residents' place of residence.
| Measure | 弘前市 | 八戸市 |
|---|---|---|
| Single-person households with a householder aged 65 and over | 9,619 households | 13,085 households |
Care providers by provider location
Provider-location geography. Provider counts do not show where residents receive services or whether services are available.
| Measure | 弘前市 | 八戸市 |
|---|---|---|
| Home-visit care providers | 73 service providers | 67 service providers |
| Visiting nursing providers | 27 service providers | 39 service providers |
| Day-care providers | 35 service providers | 48 service providers |
| Care-management providers | 75 service providers | 72 service providers |
| Welfare-facility providers | 12 service providers | 10 service providers |
Projected population
Future values are source-produced projections, not observed future outcomes. Each row retains its stated reference year and observation status.
| Measure | 弘前市 | 八戸市 |
|---|---|---|
| Total population — 2020 (baseline) | 168,466 people | 223,415 people |
| Population aged 65 and over — 2020 (baseline) | 54,400 people | 69,756 people |
| Population aged 75 and over — 2020 (baseline) | 28,189 people | 34,581 people |
| Total population — 2025 (projected) | 157,226 people | 213,173 people |
| Population aged 65 and over — 2025 (projected) | 54,401 people | 71,283 people |
| Population aged 75 and over — 2025 (projected) | 31,156 people | 40,092 people |
| Total population — 2030 (projected) | 147,904 people | 201,707 people |
| Population aged 65 and over — 2030 (projected) | 54,515 people | 71,616 people |
| Population aged 75 and over — 2030 (projected) | 32,525 people | 43,140 people |
| Total population — 2035 (projected) | 138,286 people | 189,426 people |
| Population aged 65 and over — 2035 (projected) | 53,626 people | 71,928 people |
| Population aged 75 and over — 2035 (projected) | 32,712 people | 43,287 people |
| Total population — 2040 (projected) | 128,454 people | 176,687 people |
| Population aged 65 and over — 2040 (projected) | 53,096 people | 72,697 people |
| Population aged 75 and over — 2040 (projected) | 32,581 people | 42,750 people |
| Total population — 2045 (projected) | 118,428 people | 163,879 people |
| Population aged 65 and over — 2045 (projected) | 51,770 people | 71,441 people |
| Population aged 75 and over — 2045 (projected) | 31,656 people | 42,647 people |
| Total population — 2050 (projected) | 108,684 people | 151,087 people |
| Population aged 65 and over — 2050 (projected) | 49,544 people | 68,785 people |
| Population aged 75 and over — 2050 (projected) | 31,464 people | 43,634 people |
Children, families and related measures
This group brings together measures with different definitions and source periods. A listed specialty or facility record is not evidence of service quality, capacity, availability or access.
This measure reports the source-published capacity as of 1 April 2025. It does not show vacancies or places currently available. Figures published only for a designated city are not allocated to its wards. Where no ward-level figure is verified, no figure is shown; this does not mean zero.
| Measure | 弘前市 | 八戸市 |
|---|---|---|
| Population aged 0–14 | 33,428 people | 50,912 people |
| Share of population aged 0–14 | 10.46355% | 11.5722% |
| Facilities with a listed pediatrics entry | 3 facilities | 4 facilities |
| Physicians whose principal specialty is pediatrics | 47 people | 20 people |
| Facilities with a listed obstetrics and gynecology entry | 3 facilities | 2 facilities |
| Published childcare enrollment capacity | 4,538 capacity slots | 5,568 capacity slots |
| Households with members under 18 | 12,960 households | 19,103 households |
| Measure | 弘前市 | 八戸市 |
|---|---|---|
| Projected population aged 0–14 — 1 October 2020 | 17,435 people | 25,669 people |
| Projected population aged 0–14 — 1 October 2025 | 15,215 people | 22,460 people |
| Projected population aged 0–14 — 1 October 2030 | 13,356 people | 19,283 people |
| Projected population aged 0–14 — 1 October 2035 | 11,572 people | 16,838 people |
| Projected population aged 0–14 — 1 October 2040 | 10,591 people | 15,293 people |
| Projected population aged 0–14 — 1 October 2045 | 9,633 people | 13,828 people |
| Projected population aged 0–14 — 1 October 2050 | 8,607 people | 12,250 people |
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- Numeric differences describe facility composition. They do not indicate healthcare quality, capacity, access, need, adequacy, superiority or rank.
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Sources and reference periods
Hospital facility data
- Source agency or portal
- Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW)
- Reference period
- 1 June 2026
- Retrieved
- 22 August 2026 at 03:30:08 UTC
Municipality directory
- Source agency or portal
- Government Statistics Portal (e-Stat) / Statistics Bureau of Japan
- Reference period
- 1 June 2026
- Retrieved
- 24 August 2026 at 02:13:46 UTC
Resident population
- Source agency or portal
- Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications / Government Statistics Portal (e-Stat)
- Reference period
- 2025
- Retrieved
- 24 August 2026 at 04:43:28 UTC
Secondary medical area mapping
- Source agency or portal
- Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare / Government Statistics Portal (e-Stat)
- Reference period
- 1 October 2024
- Retrieved
- 24 August 2026 at 21:55:08 UTC
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