Early-demographic dividend vs Japan: Urban population
Urban population over time
- Early-demographic dividend
- Japan
How they compare
Early-demographic dividend currently reports 1.71 billion against 113.87 million in Japan, a difference of 1.60 billion.
That makes Early-demographic dividend's figure about 15.0 times Japan's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Early-demographic dividend has been ahead every year.
Early-demographic dividend ranks 7th and Japan ranks 7th of 49 groups.
Early-demographic dividend has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Early-demographic dividend | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 262.27 million | 65.73 million | 196.54 million | Early-demographic dividend |
| 1970s | 390.40 million | 82.69 million | 307.72 million | Early-demographic dividend |
| 1980s | 580.02 million | 92.17 million | 487.85 million | Early-demographic dividend |
| 1990s | 813.49 million | 97.58 million | 715.92 million | Early-demographic dividend |
| 2000s | 1.08 billion | 108.00 million | 976.21 million | Early-demographic dividend |
| 2010s | 1.40 billion | 116.17 million | 1.28 billion | Early-demographic dividend |
| 2020s | 1.64 billion | 114.88 million | 1.52 billion | Early-demographic dividend |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban population, Early-demographic dividend or Japan?
- Early-demographic dividend, at 1.71 billion against 113.87 million in Japan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in urban population between Early-demographic dividend and Japan?
- 1.60 billion, with Early-demographic dividend ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Early-demographic dividend and Japan?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Early-demographic dividend and Japan rank globally for urban population?
- Early-demographic dividend ranks 7th and Japan ranks 7th of 49 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as Urban 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. It is calculated using World Bank population estimates and urban ratios from the United Nations World Urbanization Prospects. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.