Germany vs Japan: Annual growth rate of urban population share
Germany
0.1%
in 2025
Japan
0.1%
in 2025
Germany rank
146th
Japan rank
149th
Annual growth rate of urban population share over time
- Germany
- Japan
How they compare
Germany currently reports 0.1% against 0.1% in Japan, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Germany's figure about 1.2 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Japan ahead.
Germany ranks 146th and Japan ranks 149th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 1 and Japan in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.7% | 5.5% | 4.8% | Japan |
| 1960s | 0.5% | 1.3% | 0.8% | Japan |
| 1970s | 0.0% | 0.6% | 0.6% | Japan |
| 1980s | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Japan |
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.2% | 0.2% | Japan |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 1.4% | 1.4% | Japan |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Japan |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Germany |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual growth rate of urban population share, Germany or Japan?
- Germany, at 0.1% against 0.1% in Japan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual growth rate of urban population share between Germany and Japan?
- 0.0%, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Japan?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do Germany and Japan rank globally for annual growth rate of urban population share?
- Germany ranks 146th and Japan ranks 149th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) β with minor processing by 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.
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About this data
Average annual rate of change of the share of the population living in urban areas.