Australia vs Japan: Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per capita
Australia
0.6073 units per person
in 2025
Japan
0.6561 units per person
in 2025
Australia rank
7th
Japan rank
5th
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per capita over time
- Australia
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 0.6561 units per person against 0.6073 units per person in Australia, a difference of 0.0488 units per person.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.1 times Australia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 7th and Japan ranks 5th of 121 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 4 and Japan in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5633 units per person | 0.4654 units per person | 0.0979 units per person | Australia |
| 1970s | 0.6256 units per person | 0.5386 units per person | 0.087 units per person | Australia |
| 1980s | 0.6152 units per person | 0.562 units per person | 0.0532 units per person | Australia |
| 1990s | 0.6105 units per person | 0.5898 units per person | 0.0206 units per person | Australia |
| 2000s | 0.5894 units per person | 0.6078 units per person | 0.0184 units per person | Japan |
| 2010s | 0.6018 units per person | 0.6376 units per person | 0.0358 units per person | Japan |
| 2020s | 0.6133 units per person | 0.6516 units per person | 0.0383 units per person | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per capita, Australia or Japan?
- Japan, at 0.6561 units per person against 0.6073 units per person in Australia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per capita between Australia and Japan?
- 0.0488 units per person, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Japan?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Australia and Japan rank globally for population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per capita?
- Australia ranks 7th and Japan ranks 5th of 121 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.