Israel vs Japan: Urban population share 2050

Israel
91.58
in 2025
Japan
92.3
in 2025
Israel rank
36th
Japan rank
33rd

Urban population share 2050 over time

  • Israel
  • Japan
020406080100100015122025

How they compare

Japan currently reports 92.3 against 91.58 in Israel, a difference of 0.72.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Japan ahead.

Israel ranks 36th and Japan ranks 33rd of 238 countries.

Across the 40 decades both report, Israel averaged higher in 36 and Japan in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Israel Japan Difference Ahead
1000s 1.39 2.9 1.51 Japan
1100s 1.7 0.5728 1.12 Israel
1200s 2.07 0.8593 1.21 Israel
1300s 2.52 1.29 1.23 Israel
1400s 2.77 1.93 0.8335 Israel
1500s 3.57 2.9 0.6735 Israel
1600s 4.31 4.4 0.0866 Japan
1700s 4.88 5 0.1193 Japan
1710s 5.46 5 0.4648 Israel
1720s 5.93 5 0.9347 Israel
1730s 6.43 5 1.43 Israel
1740s 6.96 5 1.96 Israel
1750s 7.51 5 2.51 Israel
1760s 8.1 5 3.1 Israel
1770s 8.71 5 3.71 Israel
1780s 9.36 5 4.36 Israel
1790s 10.03 5 5.03 Israel
1800s 10.74 5 5.74 Israel
1810s 11.63 5.25 6.38 Israel
1820s 12.63 5.51 7.12 Israel
1830s 13.73 5.79 7.94 Israel
1840s 14.91 6.08 8.83 Israel
1850s 16.2 6.38 9.82 Israel
1860s 17.6 6.7 10.9 Israel
1870s 19.36 7.04 12.32 Israel
1880s 21.29 7.39 13.91 Israel
1890s 23.43 7.76 15.67 Israel
1900s 25.77 20.88 4.89 Israel
1910s 28.34 22.62 5.73 Israel
1920s 31.04 24.5 6.54 Israel
1930s 34 27.69 6.31 Israel
1940s 37.24 30 7.24 Israel
1950s 72.12 52.16 19.96 Israel
1960s 80.63 67.35 13.28 Israel
1970s 86.5 74.83 11.66 Israel
1980s 89.72 76.65 13.07 Israel
1990s 90.81 77.92 12.89 Israel
2000s 91.57 84.59 6.98 Israel
2010s 91.7 91.26 0.4322 Israel
2020s 91.54 92.03 0.495 Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban population share 2050, Israel or Japan?
Japan, at 92.3 against 91.58 in Israel as of 2025.
What is the difference in urban population share 2050 between Israel and Japan?
0.72, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Israel and Japan?
108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
How do Israel and Japan rank globally for urban population share 2050?
Israel ranks 36th and Japan ranks 33rd of 238 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Urban population share 2050. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Urban population share 2050
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
239 places, 24,444 data points, 1000–2025
Last refreshed