Japan vs Namibia: Population in the largest city
Japan
32.5%
in 2025
Namibia
32.5%
in 2025
Japan rank
66th
Namibia rank
67th
Population in the largest city over time
- Japan
- Namibia
How they compare
Japan currently reports 32.5% against 32.5% in Namibia, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 66th and Namibia ranks 67th of 153 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 2 and Namibia in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Namibia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 30.0% | 28.9% | 1.1% | Japan |
| 1970s | 31.4% | 34.0% | 2.5% | Namibia |
| 1980s | 32.8% | 38.8% | 6.0% | Namibia |
| 1990s | 34.3% | 38.4% | 4.1% | Namibia |
| 2000s | 32.9% | 37.5% | 4.5% | Namibia |
| 2010s | 32.0% | 34.2% | 2.2% | Namibia |
| 2020s | 32.4% | 32.4% | 0.0% | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population in the largest city, Japan or Namibia?
- Japan, at 32.5% against 32.5% in Namibia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population in the largest city between Japan and Namibia?
- 0.0%, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Namibia?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Japan and Namibia rank globally for population in the largest city?
- Japan ranks 66th and Namibia ranks 67th 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.