Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, per square kilometre in Japan
Japan: Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, per square kilometre was 0.3162 1000 No per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.3162 1000 No per square kilometre
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
17th
of 190 countries
All-time high
0.3211 1000 No per square kilometre
in 2012
All-time low
0.1656 1000 No per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, per square kilometre in Japan, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 No per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population - est. & proj. — urban population, per square kilometre in Japan is 0.3162 1000 No per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and down 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population - est. & proj. — urban population, per square kilometre in Japan peaked at 0.3211 1000 No per square kilometre in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.1656 1000 No per square kilometre, in 1961.
Japan ranks 17th of 190 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, per square kilometre in Japan, year by year
| Year | 1000 No per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1656 1000 No per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.1696 1000 No per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1963 | 0.1737 1000 No per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1964 | 0.1779 1000 No per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1965 | 0.1822 1000 No per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1966 | 0.1866 1000 No per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1967 | 0.1911 1000 No per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1968 | 0.1958 1000 No per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1969 | 0.2007 1000 No per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1970 | 0.2057 1000 No per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1971 | 0.2109 1000 No per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1972 | 0.2163 1000 No per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1973 | 0.2218 1000 No per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1974 | 0.2271 1000 No per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1975 | 0.2323 1000 No per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1976 | 0.2356 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1977 | 0.2382 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1978 | 0.2406 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1979 | 0.2428 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1980 | 0.245 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1981 | 0.2472 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1982 | 0.2495 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1983 | 0.2516 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 0.2546 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1985 | 0.2565 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 0.2581 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 0.2598 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 0.2613 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 0.2627 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 0.2641 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 0.2655 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 0.2668 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 0.2681 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 0.2693 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 0.2704 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 0.2715 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 0.2725 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 0.2734 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 0.2743 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 0.2752 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 0.2803 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 0.2865 1000 No per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 0.2923 1000 No per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 0.2977 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 0.3027 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 0.307 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 0.3108 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 0.3142 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 0.3174 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 0.3203 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 0.3211 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.3211 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.3211 1000 No per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.321 1000 No per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.3208 1000 No per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.3205 1000 No per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.3201 1000 No per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.3197 1000 No per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.3191 1000 No per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.3185 1000 No per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.3178 1000 No per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.3171 1000 No per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 0.3162 1000 No per square kilometre | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1826 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.1656 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.2007 1000 No per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.2271 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.2057 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.2428 1000 No per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2546 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.245 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.2627 1000 No per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2696 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.2641 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.2743 1000 No per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2984 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.2752 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.3174 1000 No per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3205 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.3191 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.3211 1000 No per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3174 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.3162 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.3185 1000 No per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Japan
- 14 Israel 0.3903 1000 No per square kilometre compare
- 15 Puerto Rico 0.3837 1000 No per square kilometre compare
- 16 Belgium 0.3783 1000 No per square kilometre compare
- 18 Guam 0.3044 1000 No per square kilometre compare
- 19 United States Virgin Islands 0.2868 1000 No per square kilometre compare
- 20 Cayman Islands 0.2756 1000 No per square kilometre compare
More work & labour data for Japan
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.4984 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.5262 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.4728 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -2.25 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate -0.4618 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 103,039 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 5,756 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 39,867 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 36,979 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 76,846 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population - est. & proj. — urban population, per square kilometre in Japan?
- Population - est. & proj. — urban population, per square kilometre in Japan was 0.3162 1000 No per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest population - est. & proj. — urban population, per square kilometre recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3211 1000 No per square kilometre in 2012.
- What is the lowest population - est. & proj. — urban population, per square kilometre recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1656 1000 No per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Japan rank for population - est. & proj. — urban population, per square kilometre?
- Japan ranks 17th out of 190 countries with data for 2023.
- Is population - est. & proj. — urban population, per square kilometre rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.5%. 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 Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.