Japan vs Malaysia: Population in the largest city
Japan
32.5%
in 2025
Malaysia
32.3%
in 2025
Japan rank
66th
Malaysia rank
68th
Population in the largest city over time
- Japan
- Malaysia
How they compare
Japan currently reports 32.5% against 32.3% in Malaysia, a difference of 0.2%.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.
Japan ranks 66th and Malaysia ranks 68th of 153 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 30.0% | 15.8% | 14.3% | Japan |
| 1970s | 31.4% | 18.1% | 13.4% | Japan |
| 1980s | 32.8% | 22.9% | 9.9% | Japan |
| 1990s | 34.3% | 26.1% | 8.2% | Japan |
| 2000s | 32.9% | 28.7% | 4.3% | Japan |
| 2010s | 32.0% | 29.8% | 2.2% | Japan |
| 2020s | 32.4% | 32.0% | 0.4% | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population in the largest city, Japan or Malaysia?
- Japan, at 32.5% against 32.3% in Malaysia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population in the largest city between Japan and Malaysia?
- 0.2%, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Malaysia?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Japan and Malaysia rank globally for population in the largest city?
- Japan ranks 66th and Malaysia ranks 68th 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.