Japan vs Low & middle income: Urban population, per capita

Japan
0.923 units per person
in 2025
Low & middle income
0.5312 units per person
in 2025
Japan rank
26th
Low & middle income rank
27th

Urban population, per capita over time

  • Japan
  • Low & middle income
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How they compare

Japan currently reports 0.923 units per person against 0.5312 units per person in Low & middle income, a difference of 0.3918 units per person.

That makes Japan's figure about 1.7 times Low & middle income's.

Across all 66 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.

Japan ranks 26th and Low & middle income ranks 27th of 218 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Low & middle income Difference Ahead
1960s 0.6735 units per person 0.2332 units per person 0.4403 units per person Japan
1970s 0.7483 units per person 0.2635 units per person 0.4848 units per person Japan
1980s 0.7665 units per person 0.3139 units per person 0.4526 units per person Japan
1990s 0.7792 units per person 0.3604 units per person 0.4188 units per person Japan
2000s 0.8459 units per person 0.4214 units per person 0.4245 units per person Japan
2010s 0.9126 units per person 0.484 units per person 0.4286 units per person Japan
2020s 0.9203 units per person 0.5233 units per person 0.397 units per person Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban population, per capita, Japan or Low & middle income?
Japan, at 0.923 units per person against 0.5312 units per person in Low & middle income as of 2025.
What is the difference in urban population, per capita between Japan and Low & middle income?
0.3918 units per person, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Low & middle income?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Japan and Low & middle income rank globally for urban population, per capita?
Japan ranks 26th and Low & middle income ranks 27th of 218 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Urban population, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Urban population, per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
266 places, 17,526 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Urban population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.