Shiraoi Town
In Shiraoi Town, Hokkaido, the child medical expense subsidy covers both outpatient and inpatient care through the end of the fiscal year in which the child turns 18 (end of high-school age). Income limit: none. Co-payment: none. (As of April 1, 2025, Children and Families Agency survey.)
In Hokkaido, 150 of 179 municipalities cover outpatient care through age 18, and Shiraoi Town is one of them.
Shiraoi Town is one of 124 municipalities in Hokkaido that meet all three conditions: coverage through age 18 for both outpatient and inpatient care, no income limit, and no co-payment.
Municipalities call this program by different names (小児医療費助成, こども医療費助成, 乳幼児医療費助成, 子育て支援医療). This site uses the national survey's term, "child medical expense subsidy".
- Covered until (Outpatient)
- Age 18(April 1, 2025)
- Covered until (Inpatient)
- Age 18(April 1, 2025)
- Income limit
- No(April 1, 2025)
- Co-payment
- No(April 1, 2025)
- Coverage through age 18
- Yes(April 1, 2025)
- Population
- 15,095(Resident register, 2024)
- Share under 15
- 6.8%(2020 census)
Child medical expense subsidy
| Item | Outpatient | Inpatient |
|---|---|---|
| Covered untilchanged | Age 18 through the end of the fiscal year in which the child turns 18 (end of high-school age) | Age 18 through the end of the fiscal year in which the child turns 18 (end of high-school age) |
| Income limitchanged | No | No |
| Co-paymentchanged | No | No |
Changed since last year
- Outpatient · Covered until
- Until school entry → Age 18
- Inpatient · Covered until
- Age 12 → Age 18
- Income limit
- Yes / Yes → No / No
- Co-payment
- Yes / Yes → No / No
Changes from last year (as of April 1, 2024) to this year (as of April 1, 2025).
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
- 15,095Rank 43 of 179 in Hokkaido2024
- Share under 15
- 6.8%Rank 169 of 179 in Hokkaido2020 census
- Share 65 and over
- 45.8%2020 census
- Share of foreign residents
- 1.2%2020 census
- Net migration (move-ins minus move-outs)2024. A positive number means more people moved in than moved out
- -108Rank 68 of 179 in Hokkaido2024
- Births per 1,000 residents
- 2.5Rank 163 of 179 in Hokkaido2023
- Nursery schools
- 22023
- Nursery schools per 1,000 children under 15
- 1.81Rank 94 of 179 in Hokkaido2023
- Kindergartens
- 12024
- Elementary schools
- 42024
- Doctors per 10,000 residents
- 6.0Rank 128 of 179 in Hokkaido2022
- Clinics per 10,000 residents
- 3.32023
- General hospitals
- 12023
- Owner-occupied homes
- 83.4%2023
- Floor area per dwelling
- 117.5 m²2023
- Fiscal strength indexAbove 1 means local tax revenue covers standard spending
- 0.39Rank 30 of 179 in Hokkaido2022
- Restaurants
- 742021
Source: e-Stat, Statistical Observations of Municipalities 2026 (Statistics Bureau of Japan)
"—" means e-Stat has no value for this item (the Housing and Land Survey does not cover towns and villages).
Compare with municipalities in the same prefecture (by population)
- Yoichi Town16,954
- Shibetsu City16,440
- Sunagawa City15,231
- Tobetsu Town15,113
- Yakumo Town14,514
- Betsukai Town13,964
- Mori Town13,582
- Ashibetsu City11,243
Page updated: . You may quote this table. Please credit Machishirabe and the original survey.