Japan vs Taiwan: Urban and rural population projected to 2050
Japan
4.21 million people
in 2050
Taiwan
3.95 million people
in 2050
Japan rank
81st
Taiwan rank
83rd
Urban and rural population projected to 2050 over time
- Japan
- Taiwan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 4.21 million people against 3.95 million people in Taiwan, a difference of 258,030 people.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.1 times Taiwan's.
Across all 133 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.
Japan ranks 81st and Taiwan 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 | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 5.83 million people | 99,087 people | 5.73 million people | Japan |
| 1100s | 6.16 million people | 118,902 people | 6.05 million people | Japan |
| 1200s | 6.35 million people | 138,711 people | 6.21 million people | Japan |
| 1300s | 7.21 million people | 158,499 people | 7.05 million people | Japan |
| 1400s | 9.12 million people | 178,217 people | 8.94 million people | Japan |
| 1500s | 11.94 million people | 197,705 people | 11.75 million people | Japan |
| 1600s | 16.25 million people | 196,765 people | 16.06 million people | Japan |
| 1700s | 25.36 million people | 969,718 people | 24.40 million people | Japan |
| 1710s | 27.55 million people | 1.10 million people | 26.45 million people | Japan |
| 1720s | 27.55 million people | 1.16 million people | 26.39 million people | Japan |
| 1730s | 27.55 million people | 1.21 million people | 26.34 million people | Japan |
| 1740s | 27.55 million people | 1.27 million people | 26.28 million people | Japan |
| 1750s | 27.55 million people | 1.34 million people | 26.21 million people | Japan |
| 1760s | 27.36 million people | 1.40 million people | 25.96 million people | Japan |
| 1770s | 27.17 million people | 1.47 million people | 25.70 million people | Japan |
| 1780s | 26.98 million people | 1.54 million people | 25.44 million people | Japan |
| 1790s | 26.79 million people | 1.61 million people | 25.18 million people | Japan |
| 1800s | 26.60 million people | 1.69 million people | 24.91 million people | Japan |
| 1810s | 27.29 million people | 1.77 million people | 25.52 million people | Japan |
| 1820s | 27.97 million people | 1.85 million people | 26.12 million people | Japan |
| 1830s | 28.64 million people | 1.89 million people | 26.75 million people | Japan |
| 1840s | 29.30 million people | 1.94 million people | 27.36 million people | Japan |
| 1850s | 29.96 million people | 1.99 million people | 27.97 million people | Japan |
| 1860s | 30.95 million people | 2.04 million people | 28.91 million people | Japan |
| 1870s | 31.93 million people | 2.08 million people | 29.85 million people | Japan |
| 1880s | 34.09 million people | 2.13 million people | 31.96 million people | Japan |
| 1890s | 36.97 million people | 2.17 million people | 34.80 million people | Japan |
| 1900s | 35.43 million people | 2.45 million people | 32.97 million people | Japan |
| 1910s | 38.98 million people | 2.76 million people | 36.21 million people | Japan |
| 1920s | 42.25 million people | 3.10 million people | 39.15 million people | Japan |
| 1930s | 46.60 million people | 3.76 million people | 42.84 million people | Japan |
| 1940s | 51.18 million people | 4.68 million people | 46.50 million people | Japan |
| 1950s | 43.54 million people | 4.81 million people | 38.74 million people | Japan |
| 1960s | 32.78 million people | 6.18 million people | 26.60 million people | Japan |
| 1970s | 28.24 million people | 6.48 million people | 21.76 million people | Japan |
| 1980s | 28.17 million people | 5.17 million people | 22.99 million people | Japan |
| 1990s | 27.66 million people | 4.95 million people | 22.71 million people | Japan |
| 2000s | 19.67 million people | 4.83 million people | 14.84 million people | Japan |
| 2010s | 11.14 million people | 4.73 million people | 6.41 million people | Japan |
| 2020s | 9.56 million people | 4.86 million people | 4.70 million people | Japan |
| 2030s | 7.58 million people | 4.52 million people | 3.06 million people | Japan |
| 2040s | 5.43 million people | 4.16 million people | 1.26 million people | Japan |
| 2050s | 4.21 million people | 3.95 million people | 258,030 people | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban and rural population projected to 2050, Japan or Taiwan?
- Japan, at 4.21 million people against 3.95 million people in Taiwan as of 2050.
- What is the difference in urban and rural population projected to 2050 between Japan and Taiwan?
- 258,030 people, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Taiwan?
- 133 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2050.
- How do Japan and Taiwan rank globally for urban and rural population projected to 2050?
- Japan ranks 81st and Taiwan ranks 83rd of 238 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Urban and rural population projected to 2050. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of people living in rural areas, combining UN estimates and projections with modeled historical data.