Japan vs United Arab Emirates: Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million
Japan
65.6%
in 2025
United Arab Emirates
57.5%
in 2025
Japan rank
5th
United Arab Emirates rank
8th
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million over time
- Japan
- United Arab Emirates
How they compare
Japan currently reports 65.6% against 57.5% in United Arab Emirates, a difference of 8.1%.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.1 times United Arab Emirates's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was United Arab Emirates ahead.
Japan ranks 5th and United Arab Emirates ranks 8th of 121 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 4 and United Arab Emirates in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | United Arab Emirates | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 46.5% | 52.7% | 6.1% | United Arab Emirates |
| 1970s | 53.9% | 59.2% | 5.4% | United Arab Emirates |
| 1980s | 56.2% | 57.3% | 1.1% | United Arab Emirates |
| 1990s | 59.0% | 54.6% | 4.4% | Japan |
| 2000s | 60.8% | 53.7% | 7.1% | Japan |
| 2010s | 63.8% | 57.7% | 6.1% | Japan |
| 2020s | 65.2% | 61.5% | 3.6% | 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 United Arab Emirates?
- Japan, at 65.6% against 57.5% in United Arab Emirates as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million between Japan and United Arab Emirates?
- 8.1%, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and United Arab Emirates?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Japan and United Arab Emirates rank globally for population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million?
- Japan ranks 5th and United Arab Emirates ranks 8th 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.