Japan vs Lithuania: Share of population living in urbanized areas
Japan
72.4%
in 2025
Lithuania
72.4%
in 2025
Japan rank
79th
Lithuania rank
80th
Share of population living in urbanized areas over time
- Japan
- Lithuania
How they compare
Japan currently reports 72.4% against 72.4% in Lithuania, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 79th and Lithuania ranks 80th of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 22 and Lithuania in 18.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Lithuania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 2.9% | 0.0% | 2.9% | Japan |
| 1100s | 0.6% | 0.0% | 0.6% | Japan |
| 1200s | 0.9% | 0.0% | 0.8% | Japan |
| 1300s | 1.3% | 0.0% | 1.3% | Japan |
| 1400s | 1.9% | 0.1% | 1.8% | Japan |
| 1500s | 2.9% | 0.3% | 2.6% | Japan |
| 1600s | 4.4% | 1.0% | 3.4% | Japan |
| 1700s | 5.0% | 2.9% | 2.1% | Japan |
| 1710s | 5.0% | 3.2% | 1.8% | Japan |
| 1720s | 5.0% | 3.6% | 1.4% | Japan |
| 1730s | 5.0% | 3.9% | 1.1% | Japan |
| 1740s | 5.0% | 4.3% | 0.7% | Japan |
| 1750s | 5.0% | 4.7% | 0.3% | Japan |
| 1760s | 5.0% | 5.1% | 0.1% | Lithuania |
| 1770s | 5.0% | 5.6% | 0.6% | Lithuania |
| 1780s | 5.0% | 6.1% | 1.1% | Lithuania |
| 1790s | 5.0% | 6.7% | 1.7% | Lithuania |
| 1800s | 5.0% | 7.4% | 2.4% | Lithuania |
| 1810s | 5.2% | 8.1% | 2.8% | Lithuania |
| 1820s | 5.5% | 8.8% | 3.3% | Lithuania |
| 1830s | 5.8% | 9.7% | 3.9% | Lithuania |
| 1840s | 6.1% | 10.6% | 4.5% | Lithuania |
| 1850s | 6.4% | 11.6% | 5.2% | Lithuania |
| 1860s | 6.7% | 12.7% | 6.0% | Lithuania |
| 1870s | 7.0% | 13.9% | 6.9% | Lithuania |
| 1880s | 7.4% | 15.2% | 7.8% | Lithuania |
| 1890s | 7.8% | 16.7% | 8.9% | Lithuania |
| 1900s | 20.9% | 18.3% | 2.6% | Japan |
| 1910s | 22.6% | 20.0% | 2.6% | Japan |
| 1920s | 24.5% | 21.9% | 2.6% | Japan |
| 1930s | 27.7% | 24.0% | 3.7% | Japan |
| 1940s | 30.0% | 26.3% | 3.7% | Japan |
| 1950s | 38.5% | 33.6% | 4.9% | Japan |
| 1960s | 47.0% | 44.1% | 3.0% | Japan |
| 1970s | 56.6% | 55.0% | 1.6% | Japan |
| 1980s | 61.3% | 64.4% | 3.1% | Lithuania |
| 1990s | 64.8% | 67.5% | 2.6% | Lithuania |
| 2000s | 66.2% | 67.0% | 0.8% | Lithuania |
| 2010s | 68.6% | 68.7% | 0.1% | Lithuania |
| 2020s | 71.6% | 71.5% | 0.0% | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of population living in urbanized areas, Japan or Lithuania?
- Japan, at 72.4% against 72.4% in Lithuania as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of population living in urbanized areas between Japan and Lithuania?
- 0.0%, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Lithuania?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Japan and Lithuania rank globally for share of population living in urbanized areas?
- Japan ranks 79th and Lithuania ranks 80th 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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Share of population living in urban areas in a country over time.