Japan vs Jordan: Urban population (% of total population)
Japan
92.3%
in 2025
Jordan
93.2%
in 2025
Japan rank
26th
Jordan rank
24th
Urban population (% of total population) over time
- Japan
- Jordan
How they compare
Jordan currently reports 93.2% against 92.3% in Japan, a difference of 0.9%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 26th and Jordan ranks 24th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 6 and Jordan in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Jordan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 67.3% | 46.4% | 21.0% | Japan |
| 1970s | 74.8% | 54.6% | 20.2% | Japan |
| 1980s | 76.7% | 66.7% | 10.0% | Japan |
| 1990s | 77.9% | 77.6% | 0.3% | Japan |
| 2000s | 84.6% | 78.9% | 5.7% | Japan |
| 2010s | 91.3% | 87.9% | 3.3% | Japan |
| 2020s | 92.0% | 92.5% | 0.5% | Jordan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban population, Japan or Jordan?
- Jordan, at 93.2% against 92.3% in Japan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in urban population between Japan and Jordan?
- 0.9%, with Jordan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Jordan?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Japan and Jordan rank globally for urban population?
- Japan ranks 26th and Jordan ranks 24th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as Urban population (% 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
Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. The data are collected and smoothed by United Nations Population Division.