Sakai Town
In Sakai Town, Ibaraki Prefecture, the child medical expense subsidy covers both outpatient and inpatient care through the end of the fiscal year in which the child turns 20. Income limit: none. Co-payment: none. (As of April 1, 2025, Children and Families Agency survey.)
- Covered until (Outpatient)
- Age 20April 1, 2025
- Covered until (Inpatient)
- Age 20April 1, 2025
- Income limit
- NoApril 1, 2025
- Co-payment
- NoApril 1, 2025
- Coverage through age 18
- YesApril 1, 2025
- Population
- 24,769Resident register, 2024
- Share under 15
- 12.0%2020 census
Child medical expense subsidy
| Outpatient | Inpatient | |
|---|---|---|
| Covered until | Age 20through the end of the fiscal year in which the child turns 20 | Age 20through the end of the fiscal year in which the child turns 20 |
| Income limitchanged | No | No |
| Co-payment | No | No |
Changed since last year
- Income limit
- 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
- 24,769Rank 36 of 44 in the prefecture2024
- Share under 15
- 12.0%Rank 12 of 44 in the prefecture2020 census
- Share 65 and over
- 29.0%2020 census
- Share of foreign residents
- 3.7%2020 census
- Net migration (move-ins minus move-outs)2024. A positive number means more people moved in than moved out
- +120Rank 3 of 44 in the prefecture2024
- Births per 1,000 residents
- 4.9Rank 16 of 44 in the prefecture2023
- Nursery schools
- 42023
- Nursery schools per 1,000 children under 15
- 1.37Rank 18 of 44 in the prefecture2023
- Kindergartens
- 22024
- Elementary schools
- 52024
- Doctors per 10,000 residents
- 39.6Rank 3 of 44 in the prefecture2022
- Clinics per 10,000 residents
- 4.82023
- General hospitals
- 12023
- Owner-occupied homes
- 73.4%2023
- Floor area per dwelling
- 117.4 m²2023
- Fiscal strength indexAbove 1 means local tax revenue covers standard spending
- 0.67Rank 21 of 44 in the prefecture2022
- Restaurants
- 942021
Source: e-Stat, Statistical Observations of Municipalities 2026 (Statistics Bureau of Japan)
Compare with municipalities in the same prefecture (by population)
- Namegata City31,505
- Ibaraki Town30,523
- Itako City26,088
- Takahagi City25,769
- Yachiyo Town21,082
- Shirosato Town17,708
- Tone Town15,498
- Oarai Town15,461
Page updated: . You may quote this table. Please credit Machishirabe and the original survey.