Germany vs Japan: Population density

Germany

202.93 people per km²

in 2100

Japan

210.83 people per km²

in 2100

Germany rank

75th

Japan rank

73rd

Population density over time

Japan currently reports 210.83 people per km² against 202.93 people per km² in Germany, a difference of 7.9 people per km².

The two have swapped places 4 times across 318 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Japan ahead.

Germany ranks 75th and Japan ranks 73rd of 234 countries.

Indicator: Population density
Unit: people per km²
Source: HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024); UN FAO (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 235 places, 68,610 data points, 1000–2100
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Population per square kilometer by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2100, based on data and estimates from different sources.