Japan vs Middle income: Urban population (% of total population)
Japan
92.3%
in 2025
Middle income
55.4%
in 2025
Japan rank
26th
Middle income rank
23rd
Urban population (% of total population) over time
- Japan
- Middle income
How they compare
Japan currently reports 92.3% against 55.4% in Middle income, a difference of 36.9%.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.7 times Middle income's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.
Japan ranks 26th and Middle income ranks 23rd of 218 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 67.3% | 23.9% | 43.5% | Japan |
| 1970s | 74.8% | 26.9% | 47.9% | Japan |
| 1980s | 76.7% | 32.1% | 44.6% | Japan |
| 1990s | 77.9% | 36.9% | 41.0% | Japan |
| 2000s | 84.6% | 43.5% | 41.1% | Japan |
| 2010s | 91.3% | 50.3% | 41.0% | Japan |
| 2020s | 92.0% | 54.5% | 37.5% | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban population, Japan or Middle income?
- Japan, at 92.3% against 55.4% in Middle income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in urban population between Japan and Middle income?
- 36.9%, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Middle income?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Japan and Middle income rank globally for urban population?
- Japan ranks 26th and Middle income ranks 23rd 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.