Urban population share 2050 in Japan
Japan: Urban population share 2050 was 92.3 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
92.3
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
33rd
of 238 countries
All-time high
92.3
in 2025
All-time low
0.5728
in 1100
Years of data
108
1000–2025
Urban population share 2050 in Japan, 1000–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for urban population share 2050 in Japan is 92.3, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 108 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population share 2050 in Japan peaked at 92.3 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.5728, in 1100.
Japan ranks 33rd of 238 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Urban population share 2050 in Japan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1000 | 2.9 | — |
| 1100 | 0.5728 | -80.2% |
| 1200 | 0.8593 | +50.0% |
| 1300 | 1.29 | +50.0% |
| 1400 | 1.93 | +50.0% |
| 1500 | 2.9 | +50.0% |
| 1600 | 4.4 | +51.7% |
| 1700 | 5 | +13.6% |
| 1710 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 1720 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 1730 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 1740 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 1750 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 1760 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 1770 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 1780 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 1790 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 1800 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 1810 | 5.25 | +5.0% |
| 1820 | 5.51 | +5.0% |
| 1830 | 5.79 | +5.0% |
| 1840 | 6.08 | +5.0% |
| 1850 | 6.38 | +5.0% |
| 1860 | 6.7 | +5.0% |
| 1870 | 7.04 | +5.0% |
| 1880 | 7.39 | +5.0% |
| 1890 | 7.76 | +5.0% |
| 1900 | 20.88 | +169.1% |
| 1910 | 22.62 | +8.3% |
| 1920 | 24.5 | +8.3% |
| 1930 | 27.69 | +13.0% |
| 1940 | 30 | +8.3% |
| 1950 | 36.99 | +23.3% |
| 1951 | 39.55 | +6.9% |
| 1952 | 43.77 | +10.6% |
| 1953 | 48.73 | +11.3% |
| 1954 | 53.43 | +9.7% |
| 1955 | 56.81 | +6.3% |
| 1956 | 58.7 | +3.3% |
| 1957 | 60.1 | +2.4% |
| 1958 | 61.25 | +1.9% |
| 1959 | 62.26 | +1.7% |
| 1960 | 63.26 | +1.6% |
| 1961 | 64.27 | +1.6% |
| 1962 | 65.23 | +1.5% |
| 1963 | 66.14 | +1.4% |
| 1964 | 67.02 | +1.3% |
| 1965 | 67.88 | +1.3% |
| 1966 | 68.72 | +1.2% |
| 1967 | 69.53 | +1.2% |
| 1968 | 70.32 | +1.1% |
| 1969 | 71.09 | +1.1% |
| 1970 | 71.86 | +1.1% |
| 1971 | 72.71 | +1.2% |
| 1972 | 73.68 | +1.3% |
| 1973 | 74.63 | +1.3% |
| 1974 | 75.41 | +1.0% |
| 1975 | 75.85 | +0.6% |
| 1976 | 75.97 | +0.2% |
| 1977 | 76.03 | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 76.08 | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 76.12 | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 76.17 | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 76.25 | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 76.35 | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 76.46 | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 76.57 | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 76.69 | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 76.81 | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 76.94 | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 77.07 | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 77.21 | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 77.34 | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 77.47 | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 77.61 | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 77.75 | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 77.88 | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 78.02 | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 78.14 | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 78.23 | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 78.33 | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 78.45 | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 78.61 | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 79.16 | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 80.55 | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 82.42 | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 84.37 | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 85.96 | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 87.15 | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 88.27 | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 89.29 | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 90.11 | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 90.62 | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 90.86 | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 91.03 | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 91.15 | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 91.25 | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 91.35 | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 91.45 | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 91.55 | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 91.64 | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 91.72 | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 91.78 | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 91.87 | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 91.98 | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 92.08 | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 92.19 | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 92.3 | +0.1% |
Japan compared with similar countries
- Japan's 92.3 is above the median for high income countries, which is 81.33, 1.1× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Japan's 92.3 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 65.45, 1.4× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Urban population share 2050 in Japan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1900 | +169.1% | 7.76 | 20.88 |
| 1100 | -80.2% | 2.9 | 0.5728 |
| 1600 | +51.7% | 2.9 | 4.4 |
| 1200 | +50.0% | 0.5728 | 0.8593 |
| 1300 | +50.0% | 0.8593 | 1.29 |
| 1400 | +50.0% | 1.29 | 1.93 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 1 |
| 1100s | 0.5728 | 0.5728 | 0.5728 | 1 |
| 1200s | 0.8593 | 0.8593 | 0.8593 | 1 |
| 1300s | 1.29 | 1.29 | 1.29 | 1 |
| 1400s | 1.93 | 1.93 | 1.93 | 1 |
| 1500s | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 1 |
| 1600s | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 1 |
| 1700s | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 |
| 1710s | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 |
| 1720s | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 |
| 1730s | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 |
| 1740s | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 |
| 1750s | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 |
| 1760s | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 |
| 1770s | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 |
| 1780s | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 |
| 1790s | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 |
| 1800s | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 |
| 1810s | 5.25 | 5.25 | 5.25 | 1 |
| 1820s | 5.51 | 5.51 | 5.51 | 1 |
| 1830s | 5.79 | 5.79 | 5.79 | 1 |
| 1840s | 6.08 | 6.08 | 6.08 | 1 |
| 1850s | 6.38 | 6.38 | 6.38 | 1 |
| 1860s | 6.7 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 1 |
| 1870s | 7.04 | 7.04 | 7.04 | 1 |
| 1880s | 7.39 | 7.39 | 7.39 | 1 |
| 1890s | 7.76 | 7.76 | 7.76 | 1 |
| 1900s | 20.88 | 20.88 | 20.88 | 1 |
| 1910s | 22.62 | 22.62 | 22.62 | 1 |
| 1920s | 24.5 | 24.5 | 24.5 | 1 |
| 1930s | 27.69 | 27.69 | 27.69 | 1 |
| 1940s | 30 | 30 | 30 | 1 |
| 1950s | 52.16 | 36.99 | 62.26 | 10 |
| 1960s | 67.35 | 63.26 | 71.09 | 10 |
| 1970s | 74.83 | 71.86 | 76.12 | 10 |
| 1980s | 76.65 | 76.17 | 77.21 | 10 |
| 1990s | 77.92 | 77.34 | 78.45 | 10 |
| 2000s | 84.59 | 78.61 | 90.11 | 10 |
| 2010s | 91.26 | 90.62 | 91.72 | 10 |
| 2020s | 92.03 | 91.78 | 92.3 | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is urban population share 2050 in Japan?
- Urban population share 2050 in Japan was 92.3 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest urban population share 2050 recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 92.3 in 2025.
- What is the lowest urban population share 2050 recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5728 in 1100.
- How does Japan rank for urban population share 2050?
- Japan ranks 33rd out of 238 countries with data for 2025.
- Is urban population share 2050 rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Japan data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Urban population share 2050. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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