Urban population in Japan in 2025 — 113,867,674 people. Ranked 7 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 93.1%.
1960–2025 · people
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Japan
| Year | people | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 114M | −425,434 | −0.37% |
| 2024 | 114M | −365,173 | −0.32% |
| 2023 | 115M | −428,748 | −0.37% |
| 2022 | 115M | −381,810 | −0.33% |
| 2021 | 115M | −414,760 | −0.36% |
| 2020 | 116M | −259,656 | −0.22% |
| 2019 | 116M | −63,469 | −0.05% |
| 2018 | 116M | −35,941 | −0.03% |
| 2017 | 116M | +26,420 | +0.02% |
| 2016 | 116M | +68,791 | +0.06% |
| 2015 | 116M | +1,874 | +0% |
| 2014 | 116M | −22,653 | −0.02% |
| 2013 | 116M | −8,014 | −0.01% |
| 2012 | 116M | +23,137 | +0.02% |
| 2011 | 116M | +92,415 | +0.08% |
| 2010 | 116M | +673,554 | +0.58% |
| 2009 | 115M | +1.04M | +0.91% |
| 2008 | 114M | +1.36M | +1.21% |
| 2007 | 113M | +1.57M | +1.41% |
| 2006 | 111M | +1.59M | +1.45% |
| 2005 | 110M | +2.04M | +1.89% |
| 2004 | 108M | +2.53M | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 105M | +2.61M | +2.55% |
| 2002 | 103M | +2M | +1.99% |
| 2001 | 101M | +933,603 | +0.94% |
| 2000 | 99.71M | +374,762 | +0.38% |
| 1999 | 99.34M | +335,048 | +0.34% |
| 1998 | 99M | +388,098 | +0.39% |
| 1997 | 98.62M | +353,518 | +0.36% |
| 1996 | 98.26M | +371,151 | +0.38% |
| 1995 | 97.89M | +398,050 | +0.41% |
| 1994 | 97.49M | +441,969 | +0.46% |
| 1993 | 97.05M | +484,844 | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 96.57M | +526,776 | +0.55% |
| 1991 | 96.04M | +542,065 | +0.57% |
| 1990 | 95.5M | +481,270 | +0.51% |
| 1989 | 95.02M | +543,678 | +0.58% |
| 1988 | 94.47M | +553,204 | +0.59% |
| 1987 | 93.92M | +605,778 | +0.65% |
| 1986 | 93.31M | +640,873 | +0.69% |
| 1985 | 92.67M | +720,794 | +0.78% |
| 1984 | 91.95M | +733,924 | +0.8% |
| 1983 | 91.22M | +762,369 | +0.84% |
| 1982 | 90.46M | +739,619 | +0.82% |
| 1981 | 89.72M | +742,201 | +0.83% |
| 1980 | 88.97M | +762,518 | +0.86% |
| 1979 | 88.21M | +790,429 | +0.9% |
| 1978 | 87.42M | +841,059 | +0.97% |
| 1977 | 86.58M | +903,432 | +1.05% |
| 1976 | 85.68M | +1.05M | +1.24% |
| 1975 | 84.63M | +1.56M | +1.87% |
| 1974 | 83.07M | +1.94M | +2.4% |
| 1973 | 81.13M | +2.15M | +2.73% |
| 1972 | 78.97M | +2.12M | +2.76% |
| 1971 | 76.85M | +2.54M | +3.42% |
| 1970 | 74.31M | +1.64M | +2.25% |
| 1969 | 72.67M | +1.64M | +2.31% |
| 1968 | 71.03M | +1.58M | +2.28% |
| 1967 | 69.44M | +1.52M | +2.23% |
| 1966 | 67.93M | +1.44M | +2.17% |
| 1965 | 66.49M | +1.54M | +2.38% |
| 1964 | 64.94M | +1.51M | +2.38% |
| 1963 | 63.43M | +1.5M | +2.43% |
| 1962 | 61.93M | +1.48M | +2.44% |
| 1961 | 60.45M | +1.48M | +2.52% |
| 1960 | 58.97M | — | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
The population living in urban settlements, by national definitions of urban areas. The indicator complements the urban population share: a country with a modest urbanization percentage can hold one of the largest urban populations in the world simply because of its overall size.
Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.
What part of a country's residents lives in cities — the level of urbanization.
Environment Population in cities over 1 millionHow many people live in urban agglomerations larger than a million.
Environment Population living in slumsWhat share of the urban population lives in slums under the UN definition.
Demography PopulationResident population of every country as of mid-year — series from 1960 onward.
