Japan vs Post-demographic dividend: Urban population, per square kilometre
Japan
314.5 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Post-demographic dividend
29.17 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Japan rank
25th
Post-demographic dividend rank
25th
Urban population, per square kilometre over time
- Japan
- Post-demographic dividend
How they compare
Japan currently reports 314.5 units per square kilometre against 29.17 units per square kilometre in Post-demographic dividend, a difference of 285.33 units per square kilometre.
That makes Japan's figure about 10.8 times Post-demographic dividend's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.
Japan ranks 25th and Post-demographic dividend ranks 25th 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 | 181.29 units per square kilometre | 17.43 units per square kilometre | 163.86 units per square kilometre | Japan |
| 1970s | 225.59 units per square kilometre | 20.3 units per square kilometre | 205.29 units per square kilometre | Japan |
| 1980s | 252.34 units per square kilometre | 22.51 units per square kilometre | 229.82 units per square kilometre | Japan |
| 1990s | 267.66 units per square kilometre | 24.08 units per square kilometre | 243.57 units per square kilometre | Japan |
| 2000s | 296.31 units per square kilometre | 26.14 units per square kilometre | 270.17 units per square kilometre | Japan |
| 2010s | 318.7 units per square kilometre | 28.09 units per square kilometre | 290.61 units per square kilometre | Japan |
| 2020s | 316.24 units per square kilometre | 28.98 units per square kilometre | 287.26 units per square kilometre | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban population, per square kilometre, Japan or Post-demographic dividend?
- Japan, at 314.5 units per square kilometre against 29.17 units per square kilometre in Post-demographic dividend as of 2023.
- What is the difference in urban population, per square kilometre between Japan and Post-demographic dividend?
- 285.33 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 urban population, per square kilometre?
- Japan ranks 25th and Post-demographic dividend ranks 25th of 216 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Urban population, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Urban population 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.