Japan vs Jordan: Share of population urban

Japan
92.3
in 2025
Jordan
93.21
in 2025
Japan rank
33rd
Jordan rank
31st

Share of population urban over time

  • Japan
  • Jordan
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How they compare

Jordan currently reports 93.21 against 92.3 in Japan, a difference of 0.91.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Japan ahead.

Japan ranks 33rd and Jordan ranks 31st of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 7 and Jordan in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Jordan Difference Ahead
1950s 52.16 38.05 14.11 Japan
1960s 67.35 46.36 20.98 Japan
1970s 74.83 54.62 20.21 Japan
1980s 76.65 66.65 10 Japan
1990s 77.92 77.6 0.3192 Japan
2000s 84.59 78.92 5.66 Japan
2010s 91.26 87.93 3.33 Japan
2020s 92.03 92.53 0.4966 Jordan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of population urban, Japan or Jordan?
Jordan, at 93.21 against 92.3 in Japan as of 2025.
What is the difference in share of population urban between Japan and Jordan?
0.91, with Jordan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Jordan?
76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
How do Japan and Jordan rank globally for share of population urban?
Japan ranks 33rd and Jordan ranks 31st of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Share of population urban. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Share of population urban
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
237 places, 18,012 data points, 1950–2025
Last refreshed