Austria vs Japan: Long term urban population region

Austria
72.45
in 2025
Japan
72.42
in 2025
Austria rank
78th
Japan rank
79th

Long term urban population region over time

  • Austria
  • Japan
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How they compare

Austria currently reports 72.45 against 72.42 in Japan, a difference of 0.03.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Japan ahead.

Austria ranks 78th and Japan ranks 79th of 202 countries.

Across the 40 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 32 and Japan in 8.

Head to head by decade

Decade Austria Japan Difference Ahead
1000s 0 2.9 2.9 Japan
1100s 0 0.5728 0.5728 Japan
1200s 0.5 0.8593 0.3593 Japan
1300s 1 1.29 0.2889 Japan
1400s 1.3 1.93 0.6333 Japan
1500s 1.3 2.9 1.6 Japan
1600s 3 4.4 1.4 Japan
1700s 4.8 5 0.2 Japan
1710s 5.3 5 0.3 Austria
1720s 5.8 5 0.8 Austria
1730s 6.3 5 1.3 Austria
1740s 6.8 5 1.8 Austria
1750s 7.3 5 2.3 Austria
1760s 7.5 5 2.5 Austria
1770s 7.7 5 2.7 Austria
1780s 8 5 3 Austria
1790s 9 5 4 Austria
1800s 10 5 5 Austria
1810s 11 5.25 5.75 Austria
1820s 12 5.51 6.49 Austria
1830s 13 5.79 7.21 Austria
1840s 15 6.08 8.92 Austria
1850s 18 6.38 11.62 Austria
1860s 23 6.7 16.3 Austria
1870s 26 7.04 18.96 Austria
1880s 29 7.39 21.61 Austria
1890s 33 7.76 25.24 Austria
1900s 36 20.88 15.12 Austria
1910s 40 22.62 17.38 Austria
1920s 52.88 24.5 28.38 Austria
1930s 56.45 27.69 28.76 Austria
1940s 60.02 30 30.02 Austria
1950s 64.01 38.48 25.53 Austria
1960s 64.65 47.03 17.62 Austria
1970s 65.27 56.6 8.67 Austria
1980s 65.46 61.28 4.18 Austria
1990s 65.82 64.83 0.9922 Austria
2000s 66.59 66.22 0.364 Austria
2010s 69.07 68.57 0.502 Austria
2020s 71.69 71.56 0.1326 Austria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher long term urban population region, Austria or Japan?
Austria, at 72.45 against 72.42 in Japan as of 2025.
What is the difference in long term urban population region between Austria and Japan?
0.03, with Austria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Japan?
108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
How do Austria and Japan rank globally for long term urban population region?
Austria ranks 78th and Japan ranks 79th of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Long term urban population region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Long term urban population region
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
202 places, 21,784 data points, 1000–2025
Last refreshed