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Urban population share in Japan

Latest: 92.3%
Previous: 92.2%
Change: +0.11 (+0.1%)
Reference period: Dec 31, 2025
Frequency: Annual
Unit: Percent

Urban population share over time

Annual, Percent, Not seasonally adjusted

Source: World Bank

Observations for Urban population share in Japan
Date	Value
Dec 31, 1966	68.7%
Dec 31, 1967	69.5%
Dec 31, 1968	70.3%
Dec 31, 1969	71.1%
Dec 31, 1970	71.9%
Dec 31, 1971	72.7%
Dec 31, 1972	73.7%
Dec 31, 1973	74.6%
Dec 31, 1974	75.4%
Dec 31, 1975	75.9%
Dec 31, 1976	76.0%
Dec 31, 1977	76.0%
Dec 31, 1978	76.1%
Dec 31, 1979	76.1%
Dec 31, 1980	76.2%
Dec 31, 1981	76.3%
Dec 31, 1982	76.3%
Dec 31, 1983	76.5%
Dec 31, 1984	76.6%
Dec 31, 1985	76.7%
Dec 31, 1986	76.8%
Dec 31, 1987	76.9%
Dec 31, 1988	77.1%
Dec 31, 1989	77.2%
Dec 31, 1990	77.3%
Dec 31, 1991	77.5%
Dec 31, 1992	77.6%
Dec 31, 1993	77.7%
Dec 31, 1994	77.9%
Dec 31, 1995	78.0%
Dec 31, 1996	78.1%
Dec 31, 1997	78.2%
Dec 31, 1998	78.3%
Dec 31, 1999	78.4%
Dec 31, 2000	78.6%
Dec 31, 2001	79.2%
Dec 31, 2002	80.5%
Dec 31, 2003	82.4%
Dec 31, 2004	84.4%
Dec 31, 2005	86.0%
Dec 31, 2006	87.1%
Dec 31, 2007	88.3%
Dec 31, 2008	89.3%
Dec 31, 2009	90.1%
Dec 31, 2010	90.6%
Dec 31, 2011	90.9%
Dec 31, 2012	91.0%
Dec 31, 2013	91.2%
Dec 31, 2014	91.3%
Dec 31, 2015	91.4%
Dec 31, 2016	91.5%
Dec 31, 2017	91.5%
Dec 31, 2018	91.6%
Dec 31, 2019	91.7%
Dec 31, 2020	91.8%
Dec 31, 2021	91.9%
Dec 31, 2022	92.0%
Dec 31, 2023	92.1%
Dec 31, 2024	92.2%
Dec 31, 2025	92.3%

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