Chitose City
In Chitose City, Hokkaido, the child medical expense subsidy covers outpatient care through the end of the fiscal year in which the child turns 12 (end of elementary school) and inpatient care through the end of the fiscal year in which the child turns 15 (end of junior high school). Income limit: yes. Co-payment: yes. (As of April 1, 2025, Children and Families Agency survey.)
- Covered until (Outpatient)
- Age 12April 1, 2025
- Covered until (Inpatient)
- Age 15April 1, 2025
- Income limit
- YesApril 1, 2025
- Co-payment
- YesApril 1, 2025
- Coverage through age 18
- No (outpatient to Age 12, inpatient to Age 15)April 1, 2025
- Population
- 97,355Resident register, 2024
- Share under 15
- 13.3%2020 census
Child medical expense subsidy
| Outpatient | Inpatient | |
|---|---|---|
| Covered until | Age 12through the end of the fiscal year in which the child turns 12 (end of elementary school) | Age 15through the end of the fiscal year in which the child turns 15 (end of junior high school) |
| Income limit | Yes | Yes |
| Co-payment | Yes | Yes |
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
- 97,355Rank 10 of 179 in Hokkaido2024
- Share under 15
- 13.3%Rank 5 of 179 in Hokkaido2020 census
- Share 65 and over
- 23.2%2020 census
- Share of foreign residents
- 0.7%2020 census
- Net migration (move-ins minus move-outs)2024. A positive number means more people moved in than moved out
- -495Rank 49 of 179 in Hokkaido2024
- Births per 1,000 residents
- 6.7Rank 6 of 179 in Hokkaido2023
- Nursery schools
- 42023
- Nursery schools per 1,000 children under 15
- 0.31Rank 142 of 179 in Hokkaido2023
- Kindergartens
- 82024
- Elementary schools
- 182024
- Doctors per 10,000 residents
- 14.9Rank 48 of 179 in Hokkaido2022
- Clinics per 10,000 residents
- 5.92023
- General hospitals
- 52023
- Owner-occupied homes
- 51.9%2023
- Floor area per dwelling
- 87.6 m²2023
- Fiscal strength indexAbove 1 means local tax revenue covers standard spending
- 0.74Rank 3 of 179 in Hokkaido2022
- Restaurants
- 4462021
Source: e-Stat, Statistical Observations of Municipalities 2026 (Statistics Bureau of Japan)
Compare with municipalities in the same prefecture (by population)
- Kushiro City154,271
- Ebetsu City118,055
- Kitami City110,046
- Otaru City104,432
- Muroran City74,855
- Iwamizawa City74,204
- Eniwa City70,446
- Ishikari City57,143
Page updated: . You may quote this table. Please credit Machishirabe and the original survey.