Japan vs Jordan: Urban population share 2050

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

Urban population share 2050 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 7 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Japan ahead.

Japan ranks 33rd and Jordan ranks 31st of 238 countries.

Across the 40 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 13 and Jordan in 27.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Jordan Difference Ahead
1000s 2.9 2.55 0.3517 Japan
1100s 0.5728 2.7 2.13 Jordan
1200s 0.8593 2.86 2 Jordan
1300s 1.29 3.01 1.72 Jordan
1400s 1.93 3.17 1.23 Jordan
1500s 2.9 3.32 0.4224 Jordan
1600s 4.4 3.48 0.9227 Japan
1700s 5 3.63 1.37 Japan
1710s 5 4.09 0.9078 Japan
1720s 5 4.48 0.5181 Japan
1730s 5 4.91 0.0912 Japan
1740s 5 5.38 0.3762 Jordan
1750s 5 5.89 0.8883 Jordan
1760s 5 6.45 1.45 Jordan
1770s 5 7.06 2.06 Jordan
1780s 5 7.74 2.74 Jordan
1790s 5 8.47 3.47 Jordan
1800s 5 9.28 4.28 Jordan
1810s 5.25 10.16 4.91 Jordan
1820s 5.51 11.13 5.62 Jordan
1830s 5.79 12.19 6.4 Jordan
1840s 6.08 13.35 7.28 Jordan
1850s 6.38 14.62 8.24 Jordan
1860s 6.7 16.02 9.32 Jordan
1870s 7.04 17.54 10.51 Jordan
1880s 7.39 19.21 11.83 Jordan
1890s 7.76 21.04 13.29 Jordan
1900s 20.88 23.05 2.17 Jordan
1910s 22.62 25.24 2.63 Jordan
1920s 24.5 27.65 3.15 Jordan
1930s 27.69 30.28 2.59 Jordan
1940s 30 33.16 3.16 Jordan
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 urban population share 2050, Japan or Jordan?
Jordan, at 93.21 against 92.3 in Japan as of 2025.
What is the difference in urban population share 2050 between Japan and Jordan?
0.91, with Jordan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Jordan?
108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
How do Japan and Jordan rank globally for urban population share 2050?
Japan ranks 33rd and Jordan ranks 31st 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