Japan vs Taiwan, China: Urban and rural population 2050

Japan
4.21 million
in 2050
Taiwan, China
3.95 million
in 2050
Japan rank
81st
Taiwan, China rank
83rd

Urban and rural population 2050 over time

  • Japan
  • Taiwan, China
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How they compare

Japan currently reports 4.21 million against 3.95 million in Taiwan, China, a difference of 258,030.

That makes Japan's figure about 1.1 times Taiwan, China's.

Across all 133 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.

Japan ranks 81st and Taiwan, China ranks 83rd of 238 countries.

Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 43 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Taiwan, China Difference Ahead
1000s 5.83 million 99,087 5.73 million Japan
1100s 6.16 million 118,902 6.05 million Japan
1200s 6.35 million 138,711 6.21 million Japan
1300s 7.21 million 158,499 7.05 million Japan
1400s 9.12 million 178,217 8.94 million Japan
1500s 11.94 million 197,705 11.75 million Japan
1600s 16.25 million 196,765 16.06 million Japan
1700s 25.36 million 969,718 24.40 million Japan
1710s 27.55 million 1.10 million 26.45 million Japan
1720s 27.55 million 1.16 million 26.39 million Japan
1730s 27.55 million 1.21 million 26.34 million Japan
1740s 27.55 million 1.27 million 26.28 million Japan
1750s 27.55 million 1.34 million 26.21 million Japan
1760s 27.36 million 1.40 million 25.96 million Japan
1770s 27.17 million 1.47 million 25.70 million Japan
1780s 26.98 million 1.54 million 25.44 million Japan
1790s 26.79 million 1.61 million 25.18 million Japan
1800s 26.60 million 1.69 million 24.91 million Japan
1810s 27.29 million 1.77 million 25.52 million Japan
1820s 27.97 million 1.85 million 26.12 million Japan
1830s 28.64 million 1.89 million 26.75 million Japan
1840s 29.30 million 1.94 million 27.36 million Japan
1850s 29.96 million 1.99 million 27.97 million Japan
1860s 30.95 million 2.04 million 28.91 million Japan
1870s 31.93 million 2.08 million 29.85 million Japan
1880s 34.09 million 2.13 million 31.96 million Japan
1890s 36.97 million 2.17 million 34.80 million Japan
1900s 35.43 million 2.45 million 32.97 million Japan
1910s 38.98 million 2.76 million 36.21 million Japan
1920s 42.25 million 3.10 million 39.15 million Japan
1930s 46.60 million 3.76 million 42.84 million Japan
1940s 51.18 million 4.68 million 46.50 million Japan
1950s 43.54 million 4.81 million 38.74 million Japan
1960s 32.78 million 6.18 million 26.60 million Japan
1970s 28.24 million 6.48 million 21.76 million Japan
1980s 28.17 million 5.17 million 22.99 million Japan
1990s 27.66 million 4.95 million 22.71 million Japan
2000s 19.67 million 4.83 million 14.84 million Japan
2010s 11.14 million 4.73 million 6.41 million Japan
2020s 9.56 million 4.86 million 4.70 million Japan
2030s 7.58 million 4.52 million 3.06 million Japan
2040s 5.43 million 4.16 million 1.26 million Japan
2050s 4.21 million 3.95 million 258,030 Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban and rural population 2050, Japan or Taiwan, China?
Japan, at 4.21 million against 3.95 million in Taiwan, China as of 2050.
What is the difference in urban and rural population 2050 between Japan and Taiwan, China?
258,030, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Taiwan, China?
133 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2050.
How do Japan and Taiwan, China rank globally for urban and rural population 2050?
Japan ranks 81st and Taiwan, China ranks 83rd of 238 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Urban and rural population 2050. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Urban and rural population 2050
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
239 places, 30,401 data points, 1000–2050
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