Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Japan
Japan: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita was 0.921 people per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Japan, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
In 2025, number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Japan stood at 0.921 people per person. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Japan peaked at 0.921 people per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.6542 people per person, in 1960.
That places Japan 26th out of 215 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Japan, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.6542 people per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.6643 people per person | +1.6% |
| 1962 | 0.6739 people per person | +1.4% |
| 1963 | 0.6825 people per person | +1.3% |
| 1964 | 0.6909 people per person | +1.2% |
| 1965 | 0.6993 people per person | +1.2% |
| 1966 | 0.7083 people per person | +1.3% |
| 1967 | 0.7168 people per person | +1.2% |
| 1968 | 0.7256 people per person | +1.2% |
| 1969 | 0.7336 people per person | +1.1% |
| 1970 | 0.7416 people per person | +1.1% |
| 1971 | 0.7426 people per person | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 0.7509 people per person | +1.1% |
| 1973 | 0.7594 people per person | +1.1% |
| 1974 | 0.7668 people per person | +1.0% |
| 1975 | 0.7704 people per person | +0.5% |
| 1976 | 0.7714 people per person | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 0.7717 people per person | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.7718 people per person | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.7719 people per person | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.7718 people per person | -0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.7711 people per person | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 0.77 people per person | -0.2% |
| 1983 | 0.7687 people per person | -0.2% |
| 1984 | 0.7677 people per person | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 0.7669 people per person | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 0.7674 people per person | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 0.7686 people per person | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 0.7701 people per person | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 0.7713 people per person | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 0.7729 people per person | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 0.7743 people per person | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 0.7759 people per person | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 0.7775 people per person | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 0.7795 people per person | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 0.7814 people per person | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 0.7827 people per person | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 0.7836 people per person | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 0.7842 people per person | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 0.7855 people per person | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 0.7873 people per person | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 0.7923 people per person | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 0.8057 people per person | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 0.8239 people per person | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 0.8441 people per person | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 0.8605 people per person | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 0.8724 people per person | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 0.8833 people per person | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 0.8936 people per person | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 0.9022 people per person | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 0.907 people per person | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 0.9105 people per person | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 0.9124 people per person | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.9135 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.9141 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.9145 people per person | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.9151 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.9162 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.9171 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.9176 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.9181 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.9187 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.9188 people per person | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.9197 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 0.9203 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 0.921 people per person | +0.1% |
Japan compared with similar countries
- Japan's 0.921 people per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.8051 people per person, 1.1× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Japan's 0.921 people per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.6545 people per person, 1.4× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.6949 people per person | 0.6542 people per person | 0.7336 people per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.7618 people per person | 0.7416 people per person | 0.7719 people per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7694 people per person | 0.7669 people per person | 0.7718 people per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7798 people per person | 0.7729 people per person | 0.7855 people per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8465 people per person | 0.7873 people per person | 0.9022 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9138 people per person | 0.907 people per person | 0.9176 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9195 people per person | 0.9181 people per person | 0.921 people per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Japan
More population data for Japan
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.4984 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -5.09 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.4984 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.5507 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 103,784 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population -0.5891 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.2372 % change on previous year (2100)
- World population growth -0.5% (2100)
- Population density 210.83 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 2.83 million people (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Japan?
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Japan was 0.921 people per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.921 people per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6542 people per person in 1960.
- How does Japan rank for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita?
- Japan ranks 26th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Japan data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Number of people living in urban and rural areas ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.