Japan vs Chinese Taipei: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate
Japan
-0.4058 % change on previous year
in 2025
Chinese Taipei
-0.4176 % change on previous year
in 2025
Japan rank
208th
Chinese Taipei rank
210th
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate over time
- Japan
- Chinese Taipei
How they compare
Japan currently reports -0.4058 % change on previous year against -0.4176 % change on previous year in Chinese Taipei, a difference of 0.0118 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1951 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 208th and Chinese Taipei ranks 210th of 234 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 3 and Chinese Taipei in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Chinese Taipei | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 7.22 % change on previous year | 4.79 % change on previous year | 2.44 % change on previous year | Japan |
| 1960s | 2.33 % change on previous year | 4.02 % change on previous year | 1.68 % change on previous year | Chinese Taipei |
| 1970s | 1.78 % change on previous year | 4.65 % change on previous year | 2.87 % change on previous year | Chinese Taipei |
| 1980s | 0.5952 % change on previous year | 2.5 % change on previous year | 1.91 % change on previous year | Chinese Taipei |
| 1990s | 0.4694 % change on previous year | 1.06 % change on previous year | 0.5861 % change on previous year | Chinese Taipei |
| 2000s | 1.51 % change on previous year | 0.7232 % change on previous year | 0.7855 % change on previous year | Japan |
| 2010s | 0.0594 % change on previous year | 0.1272 % change on previous year | 0.0678 % change on previous year | Chinese Taipei |
| 2020s | -0.3733 % change on previous year | -0.4514 % change on previous year | 0.0781 % change on previous year | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate, Japan or Chinese Taipei?
- Japan, at -0.4058 % change on previous year against -0.4176 % change on previous year in Chinese Taipei as of 2025.
- What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate between Japan and Chinese Taipei?
- 0.0118 % change on previous year, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Chinese Taipei?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2025.
- How do Japan and Chinese Taipei rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate?
- Japan ranks 208th and Chinese Taipei ranks 210th of 234 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Number of people living in urban and rural areas. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.