In the past decade, Japan’s degree of urbanization has leveled off at around 92.04 percent. This means that less than 10 percent of Japan’s population of 126 million inhabitants do not live in an urban setting. Japan is well above the degree of urbanization worldwide, which is 55 percent. Japan is also known for its high population density: In 2017, it amounted to an eye-watering 347.78 inhabitants per square kilometer - however, it is not even among the top twenty countries with the highest population density worldwide. That ranking is lead by Monaco, followed by China, and Singapore. Japan’s aging population The main demographic challenge that Japan currently faces is an aging population, as the number of inhabitants over 65 years old is an increasing percentage of the population. As of 2018, Japan is the country with the largest percentage of total population over 65 years, and life expectancy at birth there is about 84 years. Simultaneously, the birth rate in Japan is declining, resulting in negative population growth in recent years. One method Japan is using to address these demographic shifts is by investing in automated work processes; it's one of the top countries interested in collaborative robots.

Japan JP: Urban Population Growth data was reported at 0.248 % in 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of 0.344 % for 2016. Japan JP: Urban Population Growth data is updated yearly, averaging 0.900 % from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2017, with 58 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 4.082 % in 1961 and a record low of 0.248 % in 2017. Japan JP: Urban Population Growth data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Japan – Table JP.World Bank: Population and Urbanization Statistics. Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated using World Bank population estimates and urban ratios from the United Nations World Urbanization Prospects.; ; World Bank staff estimates based on the United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects: 2014 Revision.; Weighted average;

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Historical dataset showing Japan urban population by year from 1960 to 2023.

Japan JP: Urban Population: % of Total Population data was reported at 94.316 % in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 93.928 % for 2016. Japan JP: Urban Population: % of Total Population data is updated yearly, averaging 77.150 % from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2017, with 58 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 94.316 % in 2017 and a record low of 63.272 % in 1960. Japan JP: Urban Population: % of Total Population data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Japan – Table JP.World Bank: Population and Urbanization Statistics. Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. The data are collected and smoothed by United Nations Population Division.; ; United Nations Population Division. World Urbanization Prospects: 2014 Revision.; Weighted average;

Time series data for the statistic Urban land area (sq. km) and country Japan. Indicator Definition:Urban land area in square kilometers, based on a combination of population counts (persons), settlement points, and the presence of Nighttime Lights. Areas are defined as urban where contiguous lighted cells from the Nighttime Lights or approximated urban extents based on buffered settlement points for which the total population is greater than 5,000 persons.

Until 2007, the share of the global population living in urban areas was always smaller than the rural population, but in 2021, the world's level of urbanization has risen to around 56 percent, and by 2050, it is estimated that two thirds of the world will live in urban areas. Urbanization on such a large scale is a relatively new phenomenon, and has a strong correlation with the industrial maturity of a society. For most of pre-industrial times, fewer than five percent of the total population lived in urban centers, which were generally trading and administrative centers. The main reason for this was the agricultural demands of the time, where subsistence farming was the primary method of food production for the general population. Compared to Japan and China, a larger share of Western Europe lived in urban centers in the 16th century, due to higher levels of trade along the Mediterranean and between northern states, but around 94 percent of the population still lived in a rural setting. Effect of industrialization With the onset of the first industrial revolution in the 19th century, the mechanization of agriculture and development of manufacturing industries saw a shift in labor demands in Western Europe. People began migrating to cities on a large scale, and migration to the U.S. also increased due to industrialization in the northeastern states. Urban populations then became more prosperous, although mortality rates were initially higher due to the more rapid spread of disease and poor sanitation infrastructure. This mortality also disproportionately affected children and more recent arrivals. Global trends Waves of industrialization in Europe saw further urbanization throughout the 1800s, and roughly a third of the population had urbanized by the end of the 19th century. Globally, it would take until the 1960s before one third of the population had urbanized, and it was not until the late 1990s where China's urbanization rate had reached this level. However, China's urbanization rate has grown rapidly since the 1980s, and is now around 80 percent of the EU's level, whereas it was closer to 50 percent just two decades previously. Japan's urbanization rate was comparable to Europe's for most of the 20th century, but increased further throughout the 2010s; today it has one of the highest rates among more developed nations, although this has presented some challenges for Japanese society.

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Japan Urban Land Price Index: NC: Metro Tokyo: Residential data was reported at 34.900 31Mar1990=100 in Mar 2002. This records a decrease from the previous number of 35.400 31Mar1990=100 for Sep 2001. Japan Urban Land Price Index: NC: Metro Tokyo: Residential data is updated semiannually, averaging 50.600 31Mar1990=100 from Mar 1985 (Median) to Mar 2002, with 35 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 118.400 31Mar1990=100 in Sep 1987 and a record low of 34.900 31Mar1990=100 in Mar 2002. Japan Urban Land Price Index: NC: Metro Tokyo: Residential data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Japan Real Estate Institute. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Japan – Table JP.EB016: Urban Land Price Index: 31Mar1990=100.

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JP: Land Use: Japan: Urban: Residential data was reported at 119.000 ha tt in 2016. This records an increase from the previous number of 118.000 ha tt for 2015. JP: Land Use: Japan: Urban: Residential data is updated yearly, averaging 107.000 ha tt from Dec 1972 (Median) to 2016, with 34 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 119.000 ha tt in 2016 and a record low of 70.000 ha tt in 1972. JP: Land Use: Japan: Urban: Residential data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Japan – Table JP.B078: Land Use Statistics.

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This scatter chart displays urban land area (km²) against urban population (people) in Japan. The data is about countries per year.