Japan vs Tunisia: Long term urban population region

Japan
72.42
in 2025
Tunisia
72.34
in 2025
Japan rank
79th
Tunisia rank
81st

Long term urban population region over time

  • Japan
  • Tunisia
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How they compare

Japan currently reports 72.42 against 72.34 in Tunisia, a difference of 0.08.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Japan ahead.

Japan ranks 79th and Tunisia ranks 81st of 202 countries.

Across the 40 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 19 and Tunisia in 21.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Tunisia Difference Ahead
1000s 2.9 2.27 0.6285 Japan
1100s 0.5728 2.4 1.83 Tunisia
1200s 0.8593 2.53 1.67 Tunisia
1300s 1.29 2.65 1.36 Tunisia
1400s 1.93 2.78 0.8467 Tunisia
1500s 2.9 2.91 0.0072 Tunisia
1600s 4.4 3.03 1.37 Japan
1700s 5 3.16 1.84 Japan
1710s 5 3.56 1.44 Japan
1720s 5 3.9 1.1 Japan
1730s 5 4.27 0.7273 Japan
1740s 5 4.68 0.3204 Japan
1750s 5 5.13 0.1253 Tunisia
1760s 5 5.61 0.6135 Tunisia
1770s 5 6.15 1.15 Tunisia
1780s 5 6.73 1.73 Tunisia
1790s 5 7.37 2.37 Tunisia
1800s 5 8.08 3.08 Tunisia
1810s 5.25 8.85 3.6 Tunisia
1820s 5.51 9.69 4.18 Tunisia
1830s 5.79 10.61 4.82 Tunisia
1840s 6.08 11.62 5.54 Tunisia
1850s 6.38 12.73 6.35 Tunisia
1860s 6.7 13.94 7.24 Tunisia
1870s 7.04 15.27 8.23 Tunisia
1880s 7.39 16.72 9.34 Tunisia
1890s 7.76 18.32 10.56 Tunisia
1900s 20.88 20.06 0.8148 Japan
1910s 22.62 21.97 0.644 Japan
1920s 24.5 24.06 0.436 Japan
1930s 27.69 26.36 1.34 Japan
1940s 30 28.87 1.13 Japan
1950s 38.48 34.24 4.24 Japan
1960s 47.03 40.41 6.62 Japan
1970s 56.6 47.01 9.59 Japan
1980s 61.28 53.64 7.65 Japan
1990s 64.83 61 3.83 Japan
2000s 66.22 65.15 1.07 Japan
2010s 68.57 68.85 0.2819 Tunisia
2020s 71.56 71.55 0.0033 Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher long term urban population region, Japan or Tunisia?
Japan, at 72.42 against 72.34 in Tunisia as of 2025.
What is the difference in long term urban population region between Japan and Tunisia?
0.08, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Tunisia?
108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
How do Japan and Tunisia rank globally for long term urban population region?
Japan ranks 79th and Tunisia ranks 81st 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