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Urban population share in Japan

Urban population share in Japan was 92.3% in 2025, according to the World Bank. That is up 0.1 pts from 2024. That is the 26th highest of 215 countries in 2025.

202592.3%
Change on 2024+0.1 pts
Rank26th of 215Countries ranked
Series high92.32025
Series low63.31960

Urban population share in Japan, 1960 to 2025

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60708090100196019701980199020002010202020251960: 63.3 %1961: 64.3 %1962: 65.2 %1963: 66.1 %1964: 67 %1965: 67.9 %1966: 68.7 %1967: 69.5 %1968: 70.3 %1969: 71.1 %1970: 71.9 %1971: 72.7 %1972: 73.7 %1973: 74.6 %1974: 75.4 %1975: 75.9 %1976: 76 %1977: 76 %1978: 76.1 %1979: 76.1 %1980: 76.2 %1981: 76.3 %1982: 76.3 %1983: 76.5 %1984: 76.6 %1985: 76.7 %1986: 76.8 %1987: 76.9 %1988: 77.1 %1989: 77.2 %1990: 77.3 %1991: 77.5 %1992: 77.6 %1993: 77.7 %1994: 77.9 %1995: 78 %1996: 78.1 %1997: 78.2 %1998: 78.3 %1999: 78.4 %2000: 78.6 %2001: 79.2 %2002: 80.5 %2003: 82.4 %2004: 84.4 %2005: 86 %2006: 87.1 %2007: 88.3 %2008: 89.3 %2009: 90.1 %2010: 90.6 %2011: 90.9 %2012: 91 %2013: 91.2 %2014: 91.3 %2015: 91.4 %2016: 91.5 %2017: 91.5 %2018: 91.6 %2019: 91.7 %2020: 91.8 %2021: 91.9 %2022: 92 %2023: 92.1 %2024: 92.2 %2025: 92.3 %
%. Source: World Bank. Retrieved 2026-10-09, published 2026-10-08.
All 66 values
Period%
202592.3
202492.2
202392.1
202292
202191.9
202091.8
201991.7
201891.6
201791.5
201691.5
201591.4
201491.3
201391.2
201291
201190.9
201090.6
200990.1
200889.3
200788.3
200687.1
200586
200484.4
200382.4
200280.5
200179.2
200078.6
199978.4
199878.3
199778.2
199678.1
199578
199477.9
199377.7
199277.6
199177.5
199077.3
198977.2
198877.1
198776.9
198676.8
198576.7
198476.6
198376.5
198276.3
198176.3
198076.2
197976.1
197876.1
197776
197676
197575.9
197475.4
197374.6
197273.7
197172.7
197071.9
196971.1
196870.3
196769.5
196668.7
196567.9
196467
196366.1
196265.2
196164.3
196063.3

Rankings

Definition

People living in urban areas, as each national statistical office defines them, as a percentage of total population. World Bank series based on the UN World Urbanization Prospects.

Countries define urban areas differently, so shares are only roughly comparable between countries.

How to cite

World Bank, World Development Indicators. Urban population, % of total population (SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS). https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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What is the share of urban population in Japan?

Urban population share in Japan was 92.3% in 2025, according to the World Bank. That is up 0.1 pts from 2024. That is the 26th highest of 215 countries in 2025.

Where does this figure come from?

World Bank. Urban population, % of total population (SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-09.

What was the highest share of urban population in Japan?

92.3% in 2025, the highest value since 1960 in this series.

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