Austria vs Japan: Share of population living in urbanized areas
Austria
72.5%
in 2025
Japan
72.4%
in 2025
Austria rank
78th
Japan rank
79th
Share of population living in urbanized areas over time
- Austria
- Japan
How they compare
Austria currently reports 72.5% against 72.4% in Japan, a difference of 0.1%.
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 | 0.0% | 2.9% | 2.9% | Japan |
| 1100s | 0.0% | 0.6% | 0.6% | Japan |
| 1200s | 0.5% | 0.9% | 0.4% | Japan |
| 1300s | 1.0% | 1.3% | 0.3% | Japan |
| 1400s | 1.3% | 1.9% | 0.6% | Japan |
| 1500s | 1.3% | 2.9% | 1.6% | Japan |
| 1600s | 3.0% | 4.4% | 1.4% | Japan |
| 1700s | 4.8% | 5.0% | 0.2% | Japan |
| 1710s | 5.3% | 5.0% | 0.3% | Austria |
| 1720s | 5.8% | 5.0% | 0.8% | Austria |
| 1730s | 6.3% | 5.0% | 1.3% | Austria |
| 1740s | 6.8% | 5.0% | 1.8% | Austria |
| 1750s | 7.3% | 5.0% | 2.3% | Austria |
| 1760s | 7.5% | 5.0% | 2.5% | Austria |
| 1770s | 7.7% | 5.0% | 2.7% | Austria |
| 1780s | 8.0% | 5.0% | 3.0% | Austria |
| 1790s | 9.0% | 5.0% | 4.0% | Austria |
| 1800s | 10.0% | 5.0% | 5.0% | Austria |
| 1810s | 11.0% | 5.2% | 5.8% | Austria |
| 1820s | 12.0% | 5.5% | 6.5% | Austria |
| 1830s | 13.0% | 5.8% | 7.2% | Austria |
| 1840s | 15.0% | 6.1% | 8.9% | Austria |
| 1850s | 18.0% | 6.4% | 11.6% | Austria |
| 1860s | 23.0% | 6.7% | 16.3% | Austria |
| 1870s | 26.0% | 7.0% | 19.0% | Austria |
| 1880s | 29.0% | 7.4% | 21.6% | Austria |
| 1890s | 33.0% | 7.8% | 25.2% | Austria |
| 1900s | 36.0% | 20.9% | 15.1% | Austria |
| 1910s | 40.0% | 22.6% | 17.4% | Austria |
| 1920s | 52.9% | 24.5% | 28.4% | Austria |
| 1930s | 56.4% | 27.7% | 28.8% | Austria |
| 1940s | 60.0% | 30.0% | 30.0% | Austria |
| 1950s | 64.0% | 38.5% | 25.5% | Austria |
| 1960s | 64.7% | 47.0% | 17.6% | Austria |
| 1970s | 65.3% | 56.6% | 8.7% | Austria |
| 1980s | 65.5% | 61.3% | 4.2% | Austria |
| 1990s | 65.8% | 64.8% | 1.0% | Austria |
| 2000s | 66.6% | 66.2% | 0.4% | Austria |
| 2010s | 69.1% | 68.6% | 0.5% | Austria |
| 2020s | 71.7% | 71.6% | 0.1% | Austria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of population living in urbanized areas, Austria or Japan?
- Austria, at 72.5% against 72.4% in Japan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of population living in urbanized areas between Austria and Japan?
- 0.1%, 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 share of population living in urbanized areas?
- Austria ranks 78th and Japan ranks 79th of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of population living in urbanized areas. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of population living in urban areas in a country over time.