Japan vs Tanzania: Population in the largest city (% of urban population)
Japan
32.5%
in 2025
Tanzania
32.9%
in 2025
Japan rank
66th
Tanzania rank
65th
Population in the largest city (% of urban population) over time
- Japan
- Tanzania
How they compare
Tanzania currently reports 32.9% against 32.5% in Japan, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Tanzania ahead.
Japan ranks 66th and Tanzania ranks 65th of 153 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 4 and Tanzania in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Tanzania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 30.0% | 39.9% | 9.8% | Tanzania |
| 1970s | 31.4% | 34.1% | 2.7% | Tanzania |
| 1980s | 32.8% | 29.9% | 2.9% | Japan |
| 1990s | 34.3% | 29.8% | 4.5% | Japan |
| 2000s | 32.9% | 30.1% | 2.8% | Japan |
| 2010s | 32.0% | 31.4% | 0.6% | Japan |
| 2020s | 32.4% | 32.8% | 0.4% | Tanzania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population in the largest city, Japan or Tanzania?
- Tanzania, at 32.9% against 32.5% in Japan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population in the largest city between Japan and Tanzania?
- 0.4%, with Tanzania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Tanzania?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Japan and Tanzania rank globally for population in the largest city?
- Japan ranks 66th and Tanzania ranks 65th 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.