What is urban population, per capita in Japan?

Urban population, per capita in Japan was 0.923 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).

What is the highest urban population, per capita recorded in Japan?

The highest recorded value was 0.923 units per person in 2025.

What is the lowest urban population, per capita recorded in Japan?

The lowest recorded value was 0.6326 units per person in 1960.

How does Japan rank for urban population, per capita?

Japan ranks 26th out of 218 countries with data for 2025.

Is urban population, per capita rising or falling in Japan?

Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Japan data come from?

The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Urban population, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Urban population, per capita in Japan

Name: Urban population, per capita in Japan
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
License: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page

Japan: Urban population, per capita was 0.923 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)

0.923 units per person

Change on year

up 0.1%

World rank

26th

of 218 countries

All-time high

0.923 units per person

in 2025

All-time low

0.6326 units per person

in 1960

Years of data

1960–2025

Urban population, per capita in Japan, 1960–2025

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.

Analysis

In 2025, urban population, per capita in Japan stood at 0.923 units per person. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, urban population, per capita in Japan peaked at 0.923 units per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.6326 units per person, in 1960.

That places Japan 26th out of 218 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.

Urban population, per capita in Japan, year by year

Annual values for Urban population, per capita in Japan, 1960 to 2025.
Year	units per person	Change
1960	0.6326 units per person	—
1961	0.6427 units per person	+1.6%
1962	0.6523 units per person	+1.5%
1963	0.6614 units per person	+1.4%
1964	0.6702 units per person	+1.3%
1965	0.6788 units per person	+1.3%
1966	0.6872 units per person	+1.2%
1967	0.6953 units per person	+1.2%
1968	0.7032 units per person	+1.1%
1969	0.7109 units per person	+1.1%
1970	0.7186 units per person	+1.1%
1971	0.7271 units per person	+1.2%
1972	0.7368 units per person	+1.3%
1973	0.7463 units per person	+1.3%
1974	0.7541 units per person	+1.0%
1975	0.7585 units per person	+0.6%
1976	0.7597 units per person	+0.2%
1977	0.7603 units per person	+0.1%
1978	0.7608 units per person	+0.1%
1979	0.7612 units per person	+0.1%
1980	0.7617 units per person	+0.1%
1981	0.7625 units per person	+0.1%
1982	0.7635 units per person	+0.1%
1983	0.7646 units per person	+0.1%
1984	0.7657 units per person	+0.2%
1985	0.7669 units per person	+0.2%
1986	0.7681 units per person	+0.2%
1987	0.7694 units per person	+0.2%
1988	0.7707 units per person	+0.2%
1989	0.7721 units per person	+0.2%
1990	0.7734 units per person	+0.2%
1991	0.7747 units per person	+0.2%
1992	0.7761 units per person	+0.2%
1993	0.7775 units per person	+0.2%
1994	0.7788 units per person	+0.2%
1995	0.7802 units per person	+0.2%
1996	0.7814 units per person	+0.2%
1997	0.7823 units per person	+0.1%
1998	0.7833 units per person	+0.1%
1999	0.7845 units per person	+0.2%
2000	0.7861 units per person	+0.2%
2001	0.7916 units per person	+0.7%
2002	0.8055 units per person	+1.8%
2003	0.8242 units per person	+2.3%
2004	0.8437 units per person	+2.4%
2005	0.8596 units per person	+1.9%
2006	0.8715 units per person	+1.4%
2007	0.8827 units per person	+1.3%
2008	0.8929 units per person	+1.2%
2009	0.9011 units per person	+0.9%
2010	0.9062 units per person	+0.6%
2011	0.9086 units per person	+0.3%
2012	0.9103 units per person	+0.2%
2013	0.9115 units per person	+0.1%
2014	0.9126 units per person	+0.1%
2015	0.9135 units per person	+0.1%
2016	0.9145 units per person	+0.1%
2017	0.9155 units per person	+0.1%
2018	0.9164 units per person	+0.1%
2019	0.9172 units per person	+0.1%
2020	0.9178 units per person	+0.1%
2021	0.9187 units per person	+0.1%
2022	0.9198 units per person	+0.1%
2023	0.9208 units per person	+0.1%
2024	0.9219 units per person	+0.1%
2025	0.923 units per person	+0.1%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.6735 units per person	0.6326 units per person	0.7109 units per person	10
1970s	0.7483 units per person	0.7186 units per person	0.7612 units per person	10
1980s	0.7665 units per person	0.7617 units per person	0.7721 units per person	10
1990s	0.7792 units per person	0.7734 units per person	0.7845 units per person	10
2000s	0.8459 units per person	0.7861 units per person	0.9011 units per person	10
2010s	0.9126 units per person	0.9062 units per person	0.9172 units per person	10
2020s	0.9203 units per person	0.9178 units per person	0.923 units per person	6

Countries ranked near Japan

23 Iceland 0.9422 units per person compare
24 Jordan 0.9321 units per person compare
25 Argentina 0.9235 units per person compare
27 Northern Mariana Islands 0.9218 units per person compare
28 Gabon 0.9209 units per person compare
29 Israel 0.9158 units per person compare

See the full ranking of 266 places →

More climate change data for Japan

Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 337.64 million kg (2050)
Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 12,181 kt (2050)
Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 3,633 kt (2050)
Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 8,547 kt (2050)
Emissions from livestock — Emissions 13.71 kt (2050)
Emissions from livestock — Emissions 305.27 kt (2050)
Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 9,462 kt (2050)
Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 2,401 kt (2050)
Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 7,061 kt (2050)
Emissions from crops — Emissions 9.06 kt (2050)

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Frequently asked questions

What is urban population, per capita in Japan?: Urban population, per capita in Japan was 0.923 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest urban population, per capita recorded in Japan?: The highest recorded value was 0.923 units per person in 2025.
What is the lowest urban population, per capita recorded in Japan?: The lowest recorded value was 0.6326 units per person in 1960.
How does Japan rank for urban population, per capita?: Japan ranks 26th out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
Is urban population, per capita rising or falling in Japan?: Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Japan data come from?: The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Urban population, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Urban population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Urban population ÷ Population, total

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Urban population World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)

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Indicator: Urban population, per capita
Unit: units per person
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 266 places, 17,526 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 14 September 2026

Urban population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.