Urban population share in Japan
92.3% of people in Japan lived in urban areas in 2025. The value for 2025 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1960.
Japan, 2025
92.3%
Change from 2024
+0.1percentage points
World, 2025
57.8%
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2025
80.4%
Position in 2025
26th of 217
Urban population share in Japan over time
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% of total population. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Japan | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 92.3% | 57.8% |
| 2024 | 92.2% | 57.6% |
| 2023 | 92.1% | 57.3% |
| 2022 | 92.0% | 57.1% |
| 2021 | 91.9% | 56.8% |
| 2020 | 91.8% | 56.4% |
| 2019 | 91.7% | 56.1% |
| 2018 | 91.6% | 55.8% |
| 2017 | 91.5% | 55.3% |
| 2016 | 91.5% | 54.9% |
| 2015 | 91.4% | 54.4% |
| 2014 | 91.3% | 53.9% |
| 2013 | 91.2% | 53.4% |
| 2012 | 91.0% | 52.9% |
| 2011 | 90.9% | 52.5% |
| 2010 | 90.6% | 51.8% |
| 2009 | 90.1% | 51.4% |
| 2008 | 89.3% | 50.9% |
| 2007 | 88.3% | 50.4% |
| 2006 | 87.1% | 49.9% |
| 2005 | 86.0% | 49.4% |
| 2004 | 84.4% | 48.9% |
| 2003 | 82.4% | 48.4% |
| 2002 | 80.5% | 47.8% |
| 2001 | 79.2% | 47.3% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.1 percentage points from 92.2% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 91.4%, the figure has changed by +0.9 percentage points.
- Among the 217 countries with data for 2025, Japan has the 26th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 57.8%.
More for Japan
All statistics for Japan
Population estimates and projections
124,370,947 people
2023 · UN Population Division
Median age estimates and projections
49.0 years
2023 · UN Population Division
Fertility rate estimates and projections
1.21 births per woman
2023 · UN Population Division
Population growth estimates and projections
-0.48%
2023 · UN Population Division
Population
123,366,734 people
2025 · World Bank
Population growth
-0.49%
2025 · World Bank