Buzen City
In Buzen City, Fukuoka Prefecture, the child medical expense subsidy covers both outpatient and inpatient care through the end of the fiscal year in which the child turns 15 (end of junior high school). Income limit: none. Co-payment: outpatient yes, inpatient no. (As of April 1, 2025, Children and Families Agency survey.)
- Covered until (Outpatient)
- Age 15April 1, 2025
- Covered until (Inpatient)
- Age 15April 1, 2025
- Income limit
- NoApril 1, 2025
- Co-payment
- outpatient yes, inpatient noApril 1, 2025
- Coverage through age 18
- No (both to Age 15)April 1, 2025
- Population
- 23,322Resident register, 2024
- Share under 15
- 11.6%2020 census
Child medical expense subsidy
| Outpatient | Inpatient | |
|---|---|---|
| Covered until | Age 15through the end of the fiscal year in which the child turns 15 (end of junior high school) | Age 15through the end of the fiscal year in which the child turns 15 (end of junior high school) |
| Income limit | No | No |
| Co-payment | Yes | No |
No change since April 1, 2024
Source: Children and Families Agency, Survey on Municipal Child Medical Expense Subsidies (municipal form, attachment 3) (As of April 1, 2025). Last checked September 24, 2026
The national survey records conditions as of April 1 and is published in December. Some municipalities have expanded coverage since then. Confirm the current conditions on the municipality's official website.
Key figures
- PopulationResident register, 2024
- 23,322Rank 39 of 60 in the prefecture2024
- Share under 15
- 11.6%Rank 48 of 60 in the prefecture2020 census
- Share 65 and over
- 37.4%2020 census
- Share of foreign residents
- 1.3%2020 census
- Net migration (move-ins minus move-outs)2024. A positive number means more people moved in than moved out
- -176Rank 56 of 60 in the prefecture2024
- Births per 1,000 residents
- 4.0Rank 54 of 60 in the prefecture2023
- Nursery schools
- 72023
- Nursery schools per 1,000 children under 15
- 2.48Rank 19 of 60 in the prefecture2023
- Kindergartens
- 12024
- Elementary schools
- 102024
- Doctors per 10,000 residents
- 16.7Rank 31 of 60 in the prefecture2022
- Clinics per 10,000 residents
- 12.42023
- General hospitals
- 12023
- Owner-occupied homes
- 77.8%2023
- Floor area per dwelling
- 118.8 m²2023
- Fiscal strength indexAbove 1 means local tax revenue covers standard spending
- 0.54Rank 28 of 60 in the prefecture2022
- Restaurants
- 812021
Source: e-Stat, Statistical Observations of Municipalities 2026 (Statistics Bureau of Japan)
Compare with municipalities in the same prefecture (by population)
- Sue Town29,307
- Mizumaki Town27,531
- Ukiha City27,382
- Miyawaka City26,092
- Fukuchi Town20,888
- Hirokawa Town19,141
- Onga Town18,900
- Miyako Town17,710
Page updated: . You may quote this table. Please credit Machishirabe and the original survey.