Japan vs Post-demographic dividend: Population, total, per square kilometre

Japan
341.55 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Post-demographic dividend
35.98 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Japan rank
35th
Post-demographic dividend rank
38th

Population, total, per square kilometre over time

  • Japan
  • Post-demographic dividend
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How they compare

Japan currently reports 341.55 units per square kilometre against 35.98 units per square kilometre in Post-demographic dividend, a difference of 305.57 units per square kilometre.

That makes Japan's figure about 9.5 times Post-demographic dividend's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.

Japan ranks 35th and Post-demographic dividend ranks 38th of 216 countries.

Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Post-demographic dividend Difference Ahead
1960s 267.16 units per square kilometre 26.45 units per square kilometre 240.71 units per square kilometre Japan
1970s 301.25 units per square kilometre 28.89 units per square kilometre 272.36 units per square kilometre Japan
1980s 329.17 units per square kilometre 30.87 units per square kilometre 298.3 units per square kilometre Japan
1990s 343.48 units per square kilometre 31.9 units per square kilometre 311.58 units per square kilometre Japan
2000s 350.25 units per square kilometre 33.35 units per square kilometre 316.89 units per square kilometre Japan
2010s 349.21 units per square kilometre 34.97 units per square kilometre 314.25 units per square kilometre Japan
2020s 344.01 units per square kilometre 35.83 units per square kilometre 308.18 units per square kilometre Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population, total, per square kilometre, Japan or Post-demographic dividend?
Japan, at 341.55 units per square kilometre against 35.98 units per square kilometre in Post-demographic dividend as of 2023.
What is the difference in population, total, per square kilometre between Japan and Post-demographic dividend?
305.57 units per square kilometre, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Post-demographic dividend?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Japan and Post-demographic dividend rank globally for population, total, per square kilometre?
Japan ranks 35th and Post-demographic dividend ranks 38th of 216 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Population, total, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Population, total, per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
264 places, 15,342 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Population, total divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.