Australia vs Japan: Annual growth rate of urban population share
Australia
0.133
in 2025
Japan
0.1205
in 2025
Australia rank
147th
Japan rank
149th
Annual growth rate of urban population share over time
- Australia
- Japan
How they compare
Australia currently reports 0.133 against 0.1205 in Japan, a difference of 0.0125.
That makes Australia's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Japan ahead.
Australia ranks 147th and Japan ranks 149th of 236 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.7593 | 5.52 | 4.76 | Japan |
| 1960s | 0.4382 | 1.3 | 0.8622 | Japan |
| 1970s | 0.0896 | 0.6325 | 0.5429 | Japan |
| 1980s | -0.0496 | 0.1474 | 0.1971 | Japan |
| 1990s | -0.0324 | 0.16 | 0.1924 | Japan |
| 2000s | 0.1236 | 1.41 | 1.29 | Japan |
| 2010s | 0.1322 | 0.1485 | 0.0163 | Japan |
| 2020s | 0.0873 | 0.1099 | 0.0226 | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual growth rate of urban population share, Australia or Japan?
- Australia, at 0.133 against 0.1205 in Japan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual growth rate of urban population share between Australia and Japan?
- 0.0125, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Japan?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do Australia and Japan rank globally for annual growth rate of urban population share?
- Australia ranks 147th and Japan ranks 149th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Annual growth rate of urban population share. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.