IBRD only vs Japan: Urban population

IBRD only
2.94 billion
in 2025
Japan
113.87 million
in 2025
IBRD only rank
5th
Japan rank
7th

Urban population over time

  • IBRD only
  • Japan
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How they compare

IBRD only currently reports 2.94 billion against 113.87 million in Japan, a difference of 2.82 billion.

That makes IBRD only's figure about 25.8 times Japan's.

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

IBRD only ranks 5th and Japan ranks 7th of 49 groups.

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About this data

Indicator
Urban population
Source
World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
264 places, 17,394 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

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.