Japan vs Latin America & Caribbean: Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million
Japan
65.6%
in 2025
Latin America & Caribbean
39.7%
in 2025
Japan rank
5th
Latin America & Caribbean rank
3rd
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million over time
- Japan
- Latin America & Caribbean
How they compare
Japan currently reports 65.6% against 39.7% in Latin America & Caribbean, a difference of 25.9%.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.7 times Latin America & Caribbean's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.
Japan ranks 5th and Latin America & Caribbean ranks 3rd 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 | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 46.5% | 25.4% | 21.2% | Japan |
| 1970s | 53.9% | 29.8% | 24.0% | Japan |
| 1980s | 56.2% | 32.9% | 23.3% | Japan |
| 1990s | 59.0% | 34.6% | 24.4% | Japan |
| 2000s | 60.8% | 36.2% | 24.6% | Japan |
| 2010s | 63.8% | 37.7% | 26.1% | Japan |
| 2020s | 65.2% | 39.2% | 25.9% | 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?
- Japan, at 65.6% against 39.7% in Latin America & Caribbean as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million between Japan and Latin America & Caribbean?
- 25.9%, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Latin America & Caribbean?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Japan and Latin America & Caribbean rank globally for population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million?
- Japan ranks 5th and Latin America & Caribbean ranks 3rd 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.