Japan vs OECD members: Population density
Population density over time
- Japan
- OECD members
How they compare
Japan currently reports 341.55 people per sq. km of land area against 39.29 people per sq. km of land area in OECD members, a difference of 302.26 people per sq. km of land area.
That makes Japan's figure about 8.7 times OECD members's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.
Japan ranks 35th and OECD members ranks 36th of 216 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | OECD members | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 267.16 people per sq. km of land area | 24.62 people per sq. km of land area | 242.54 people per sq. km of land area | Japan |
| 1970s | 301.25 people per sq. km of land area | 27.48 people per sq. km of land area | 273.77 people per sq. km of land area | Japan |
| 1980s | 329.17 people per sq. km of land area | 30.11 people per sq. km of land area | 299.05 people per sq. km of land area | Japan |
| 1990s | 343.48 people per sq. km of land area | 32.56 people per sq. km of land area | 310.92 people per sq. km of land area | Japan |
| 2000s | 350.25 people per sq. km of land area | 35 people per sq. km of land area | 315.24 people per sq. km of land area | Japan |
| 2010s | 349.21 people per sq. km of land area | 37.41 people per sq. km of land area | 311.8 people per sq. km of land area | Japan |
| 2020s | 344.01 people per sq. km of land area | 38.93 people per sq. km of land area | 305.07 people per sq. km of land area | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population density, Japan or OECD members?
- Japan, at 341.55 people per sq. km of land area against 39.29 people per sq. km of land area in OECD members as of 2023.
- What is the difference in population density between Japan and OECD members?
- 302.26 people per sq. km of land area, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and OECD members?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Japan and OECD members rank globally for population density?
- Japan ranks 35th and OECD members ranks 36th of 216 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- FAO population estimates, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as Population density (people per sq. km of land area). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population density is midyear population divided by land area in square kilometers. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship--except for refugees not permanently settled in the country of asylum, who are generally considered part of the population of their country of origin. Land area is a country's total area, excluding area under inland water bodies, national claims to continental shelf, and exclusive economic zones. In most cases the definition of inland water bodies includes major rivers and lakes.