Italy vs Japan: Annual growth rate of urban population share
Italy
0.1167
in 2025
Japan
0.1205
in 2025
Italy rank
150th
Japan rank
149th
Annual growth rate of urban population share over time
- Italy
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 0.1205 against 0.1167 in Italy, a difference of 0.0038.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Japan ahead.
Italy ranks 150th and Japan ranks 149th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 1 and Japan in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.8029 | 5.52 | 4.72 | Japan |
| 1960s | 0.8512 | 1.3 | 0.4492 | Japan |
| 1970s | 0.3883 | 0.6325 | 0.2442 | Japan |
| 1980s | -0.0131 | 0.1474 | 0.1605 | Japan |
| 1990s | 0.0649 | 0.16 | 0.0951 | Japan |
| 2000s | 0.1445 | 1.41 | 1.26 | Japan |
| 2010s | 0.2035 | 0.1485 | 0.055 | Italy |
| 2020s | 0.0461 | 0.1099 | 0.0638 | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual growth rate of urban population share, Italy or Japan?
- Japan, at 0.1205 against 0.1167 in Italy as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual growth rate of urban population share between Italy and Japan?
- 0.0038, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Japan?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do Italy and Japan rank globally for annual growth rate of urban population share?
- Italy ranks 150th 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.