Japan vs Nepal: Population density

Japan

210.83 people per km²

in 2100

Nepal

222.05 people per km²

in 2100

Japan rank

73rd

Nepal rank

70th

Population density over time

Nepal currently reports 222.05 people per km² against 210.83 people per km² in Japan, a difference of 11.23 people per km².

That makes Nepal's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 318 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Japan ahead.

Japan ranks 73rd and Nepal ranks 70th 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.