2025 年 48 巻 4 号 p. 39-50
In April 2024, approximately ten years after the national government initiated regional revitalization in Japan, the Population Strategy Council announced 744 “municipalities in danger of extinction.” The most significant feature of the report was the presentation of “9 classifications by population characteristics” for 1,729 municipalities as a new evaluation method, within four status types: A. self-sustainable, B. black-hole, C. in danger of extinction, and D. others. It was formed based on the estimated rate of decline in the female population aged 20-39 between 2020 and 2050.
This study examines latent characteristics and structural accessibility, mainly using the framework of the 9 classifications, focusing on types A and C. The results revealed that type A has advantages in basic municipality structure, such as urbanity. On the other hand, type C has strengths in quality of life and well-being, such as livability. In addition, structural accessibility between A and C was also observed, findings that would be difficult to find without detailed analyses, such as subdivisions.
