Finland vs Japan: Population in the largest city
Finland
32.2%
in 2025
Japan
32.5%
in 2025
Finland rank
69th
Japan rank
66th
Population in the largest city over time
- Finland
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 32.5% against 32.2% in Finland, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Japan ahead.
Finland ranks 69th and Japan ranks 66th of 153 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 18.0% | 30.0% | 12.0% | Japan |
| 1970s | 19.8% | 31.4% | 11.6% | Japan |
| 1980s | 23.7% | 32.8% | 9.0% | Japan |
| 1990s | 28.4% | 34.3% | 5.9% | Japan |
| 2000s | 29.6% | 32.9% | 3.3% | Japan |
| 2010s | 31.2% | 32.0% | 0.8% | Japan |
| 2020s | 32.3% | 32.4% | 0.1% | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population in the largest city, Finland or Japan?
- Japan, at 32.5% against 32.2% in Finland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population in the largest city between Finland and Japan?
- 0.3%, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Japan?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Finland and Japan rank globally for population in the largest city?
- Finland ranks 69th and Japan ranks 66th of 153 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN), published as Population in the largest city (% of urban population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population in largest city is the percentage of a country's urban population living in that country's largest metropolitan area.