Japan vs Singapore: Annual growth rate of population share in cities with at least 300,000 inhabitants
Japan
-0.0%
in 2020
Singapore
-0.0%
in 2020
Japan rank
110th
Singapore rank
111th
Annual growth rate of population share in cities with at least 300,000 inhabitants over time
- Japan
- Singapore
How they compare
Japan currently reports -0.0% against -0.0% in Singapore, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 14 shared years of data; in 1955 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 110th and Singapore ranks 111th of 144 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 7 and Singapore in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Singapore | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.1% | 0.5% | 1.6% | Japan |
| 1960s | 2.1% | 0.8% | 1.2% | Japan |
| 1970s | 0.9% | 0.3% | 0.6% | Japan |
| 1980s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.2% | Japan |
| 1990s | 0.5% | 1.1% | 0.6% | Singapore |
| 2000s | 0.1% | -0.0% | 0.1% | Japan |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | Japan |
| 2020s | -0.0% | -0.0% | 0.0% | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual growth rate of population share in cities with at least 300,000 inhabitants, Japan or Singapore?
- Japan, at -0.0% against -0.0% in Singapore as of 2020.
- What is the difference in annual growth rate of population share in cities with at least 300,000 inhabitants between Japan and Singapore?
- 0.0%, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Singapore?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 1955 to 2020.
- How do Japan and Singapore rank globally for annual growth rate of population share in cities with at least 300,000 inhabitants?
- Japan ranks 110th and Singapore ranks 111th of 144 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual growth rate of population share in cities with at least 300,000 inhabitants. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average annual growth in the share of population living in cities with at least 300,000 people, calculated over five-year periods. For example, 2020 reflects average growth between 2015–2020. City boundaries are defined using a consistent global approach based on satellite imagery and population data.