Japan vs Upper middle income: Urban population
Urban population over time
- Japan
- Upper middle income
How they compare
Upper middle income currently reports 2.10 billion against 113.87 million in Japan, a difference of 1.99 billion.
That makes Upper middle income's figure about 18.4 times Japan's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Upper middle income has been ahead every year.
Japan ranks 7th and Upper middle income ranks 6th of 215 countries.
Upper middle income has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Upper middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 65.73 million | 357.05 million | 291.32 million | Upper middle income |
| 1970s | 82.69 million | 496.03 million | 413.35 million | Upper middle income |
| 1980s | 92.17 million | 722.28 million | 630.11 million | Upper middle income |
| 1990s | 97.58 million | 998.02 million | 900.44 million | Upper middle income |
| 2000s | 108.00 million | 1.36 billion | 1.26 billion | Upper middle income |
| 2010s | 116.17 million | 1.77 billion | 1.66 billion | Upper middle income |
| 2020s | 114.88 million | 2.05 billion | 1.94 billion | Upper middle income |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban population, Japan or Upper middle income?
- Upper middle income, at 2.10 billion against 113.87 million in Japan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in urban population between Japan and Upper middle income?
- 1.99 billion, with Upper middle income ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Upper middle income?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Japan and Upper middle income rank globally for urban population?
- Japan ranks 7th and Upper middle income ranks 6th of 215 countries.
- 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.