Japan vs Kuwait: Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million
Japan
65.6%
in 2025
Kuwait
70.0%
in 2025
Japan rank
5th
Kuwait rank
4th
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million over time
- Japan
- Kuwait
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 70.0% against 65.6% in Japan, a difference of 4.4%.
That makes Kuwait's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Kuwait has been ahead every year.
Japan ranks 5th and Kuwait ranks 4th of 121 countries.
Kuwait has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Kuwait | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 46.5% | 59.6% | 13.1% | Kuwait |
| 1970s | 53.9% | 63.2% | 9.4% | Kuwait |
| 1980s | 56.2% | 59.3% | 3.1% | Kuwait |
| 1990s | 59.0% | 73.2% | 14.2% | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 60.8% | 68.1% | 7.3% | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 63.8% | 67.4% | 3.7% | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 65.2% | 70.1% | 4.9% | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, Japan or Kuwait?
- Kuwait, at 70.0% against 65.6% in Japan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million between Japan and Kuwait?
- 4.4%, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Kuwait?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Japan and Kuwait rank globally for population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million?
- Japan ranks 5th and Kuwait ranks 4th of 121 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN), published as Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million (% of total population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population in urban agglomerations of more than one million is the percentage of a country's population living in metropolitan areas that in 2018 had a population of more than one million people.