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
- Japan
- Nepal
How they compare
Nepal currently reports 222.05 people per km² against 210.83 people per km² in Japan, a difference of 11.22 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 235 countries.
Across the 48 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 44 and Nepal in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Nepal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 16.46 people per km² | 10.46 people per km² | 6 people per km² | Japan |
| 1100s | 17.01 people per km² | 11.16 people per km² | 5.85 people per km² | Japan |
| 1200s | 17.56 people per km² | 11.86 people per km² | 5.7 people per km² | Japan |
| 1300s | 20.03 people per km² | 12.56 people per km² | 7.47 people per km² | Japan |
| 1400s | 25.51 people per km² | 13.25 people per km² | 12.26 people per km² | Japan |
| 1500s | 33.74 people per km² | 13.95 people per km² | 19.79 people per km² | Japan |
| 1600s | 46.64 people per km² | 17.44 people per km² | 29.2 people per km² | Japan |
| 1700s | 73.25 people per km² | 20.93 people per km² | 52.32 people per km² | Japan |
| 1710s | 79.56 people per km² | 21.44 people per km² | 58.12 people per km² | Japan |
| 1720s | 79.56 people per km² | 21.95 people per km² | 57.61 people per km² | Japan |
| 1730s | 79.56 people per km² | 22.46 people per km² | 57.1 people per km² | Japan |
| 1740s | 79.56 people per km² | 22.98 people per km² | 56.58 people per km² | Japan |
| 1750s | 79.56 people per km² | 23.49 people per km² | 56.07 people per km² | Japan |
| 1760s | 79.01 people per km² | 24 people per km² | 55.01 people per km² | Japan |
| 1770s | 78.46 people per km² | 24.51 people per km² | 53.95 people per km² | Japan |
| 1780s | 77.92 people per km² | 25.02 people per km² | 52.89 people per km² | Japan |
| 1790s | 77.37 people per km² | 25.54 people per km² | 51.83 people per km² | Japan |
| 1800s | 78.61 people per km² | 27.72 people per km² | 50.89 people per km² | Japan |
| 1810s | 82.7 people per km² | 27.3 people per km² | 55.4 people per km² | Japan |
| 1820s | 85.43 people per km² | 27.56 people per km² | 57.87 people per km² | Japan |
| 1830s | 86.36 people per km² | 28.62 people per km² | 57.75 people per km² | Japan |
| 1840s | 87.29 people per km² | 29.73 people per km² | 57.56 people per km² | Japan |
| 1850s | 89.32 people per km² | 30.79 people per km² | 58.53 people per km² | Japan |
| 1860s | 92.76 people per km² | 31.77 people per km² | 60.98 people per km² | Japan |
| 1870s | 97.67 people per km² | 32.96 people per km² | 64.71 people per km² | Japan |
| 1880s | 105.4 people per km² | 34.4 people per km² | 71 people per km² | Japan |
| 1890s | 115.45 people per km² | 35.38 people per km² | 80.07 people per km² | Japan |
| 1900s | 128.38 people per km² | 36.55 people per km² | 91.84 people per km² | Japan |
| 1910s | 144.56 people per km² | 37.52 people per km² | 107.03 people per km² | Japan |
| 1920s | 164.54 people per km² | 37.34 people per km² | 127.2 people per km² | Japan |
| 1930s | 188.17 people per km² | 37.3 people per km² | 150.87 people per km² | Japan |
| 1940s | 214.92 people per km² | 46.74 people per km² | 168.19 people per km² | Japan |
| 1950s | 251.17 people per km² | 63.98 people per km² | 187.19 people per km² | Japan |
| 1960s | 276 people per km² | 77.4 people per km² | 198.6 people per km² | Japan |
| 1970s | 308.37 people per km² | 95.96 people per km² | 212.42 people per km² | Japan |
| 1980s | 331.07 people per km² | 120.57 people per km² | 210.49 people per km² | Japan |
| 1990s | 343.78 people per km² | 152.83 people per km² | 190.95 people per km² | Japan |
| 2000s | 350.51 people per km² | 181.62 people per km² | 168.89 people per km² | Japan |
| 2010s | 349.67 people per km² | 193.85 people per km² | 155.81 people per km² | Japan |
| 2020s | 338.46 people per km² | 206.95 people per km² | 131.52 people per km² | Japan |
| 2030s | 318.92 people per km² | 220.77 people per km² | 98.15 people per km² | Japan |
| 2040s | 298.86 people per km² | 235.41 people per km² | 63.45 people per km² | Japan |
| 2050s | 279.93 people per km² | 245.2 people per km² | 34.73 people per km² | Japan |
| 2060s | 259.83 people per km² | 249.39 people per km² | 10.44 people per km² | Japan |
| 2070s | 240.76 people per km² | 247.67 people per km² | 6.91 people per km² | Nepal |
| 2080s | 227.2 people per km² | 240.45 people per km² | 13.25 people per km² | Nepal |
| 2090s | 216.56 people per km² | 229.13 people per km² | 12.57 people per km² | Nepal |
| 2100s | 210.83 people per km² | 222.05 people per km² | 11.23 people per km² | Nepal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population density, Japan or Nepal?
- Nepal, at 222.05 people per km² against 210.83 people per km² in Japan as of 2100.
- What is the difference in population density between Japan and Nepal?
- 11.22 people per km², with Nepal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Nepal?
- 318 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2100.
- How do Japan and Nepal rank globally for population density?
- Japan ranks 73rd and Nepal ranks 70th of 235 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024); UN FAO (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Population density. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population per square kilometer by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2100, based on data and estimates from different sources.