Japan vs Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million
Japan
65.6%
in 2025
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
39.6%
in 2025
Japan rank
5th
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank
4th
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million over time
- Japan
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
How they compare
Japan currently reports 65.6% against 39.6% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), a difference of 26.0%.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.7 times Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.
Japan ranks 5th and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 4th of 121 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 46.5% | 25.1% | 21.4% | Japan |
| 1970s | 53.9% | 29.7% | 24.2% | Japan |
| 1980s | 56.2% | 32.6% | 23.6% | Japan |
| 1990s | 59.0% | 34.3% | 24.7% | Japan |
| 2000s | 60.8% | 35.9% | 24.9% | Japan |
| 2010s | 63.8% | 37.5% | 26.2% | Japan |
| 2020s | 65.2% | 39.1% | 26.0% | Japan |
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 Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Japan, at 65.6% against 39.6% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million between Japan and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- 26.0%, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Japan and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank globally for population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million?
- Japan ranks 5th and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 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.