Japan vs Sudan: Number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas
Japan
11.21 million people
in 2020
Sudan
11.80 million people
in 2020
Japan rank
32nd
Sudan rank
29th
Number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas over time
- Japan
- Sudan
How they compare
Sudan currently reports 11.80 million people against 11.21 million people in Japan, a difference of 589,300 people.
That makes Sudan's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 15 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 32nd and Sudan ranks 29th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 7 and Sudan in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 11.83 million people | 3.59 million people | 8.24 million people | Japan |
| 1960s | 11.71 million people | 4.32 million people | 7.39 million people | Japan |
| 1970s | 11.69 million people | 5.18 million people | 6.50 million people | Japan |
| 1980s | 12.04 million people | 6.33 million people | 5.71 million people | Japan |
| 1990s | 11.88 million people | 6.91 million people | 4.97 million people | Japan |
| 2000s | 11.53 million people | 7.66 million people | 3.87 million people | Japan |
| 2010s | 11.30 million people | 9.13 million people | 2.17 million people | Japan |
| 2020s | 11.21 million people | 11.80 million people | 589,300 people | Sudan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas, Japan or Sudan?
- Sudan, at 11.80 million people against 11.21 million people in Japan as of 2020.
- What is the difference in number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas between Japan and Sudan?
- 589,300 people, with Sudan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Sudan?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2020.
- How do Japan and Sudan rank globally for number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas?
- Japan ranks 32nd and Sudan ranks 29th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of people living in rural areas. Rural areas are identified using satellite imagery and population data, applying the same definitions across countries.