Japan vs Korea: Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per square
Japan
222.95 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Korea
269.03 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Japan rank
7th
Korea rank
4th
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per square over time
- Japan
- Korea
How they compare
Korea currently reports 269.03 units per square kilometre against 222.95 units per square kilometre in Japan, a difference of 46.08 units per square kilometre.
That makes Korea's figure about 1.2 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 7th and Korea ranks 4th of 121 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 2 and Korea in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 126.44 units per square kilometre | 77.08 units per square kilometre | 49.36 units per square kilometre | Japan |
| 1970s | 162.35 units per square kilometre | 134.81 units per square kilometre | 27.54 units per square kilometre | Japan |
| 1980s | 185.05 units per square kilometre | 196.95 units per square kilometre | 11.9 units per square kilometre | Korea |
| 1990s | 202.6 units per square kilometre | 240.4 units per square kilometre | 37.79 units per square kilometre | Korea |
| 2000s | 212.88 units per square kilometre | 253.01 units per square kilometre | 40.13 units per square kilometre | Korea |
| 2010s | 222.65 units per square kilometre | 261.15 units per square kilometre | 38.5 units per square kilometre | Korea |
| 2020s | 223.51 units per square kilometre | 267.89 units per square kilometre | 44.38 units per square kilometre | Korea |
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 square, Japan or Korea?
- Korea, at 269.03 units per square kilometre against 222.95 units per square kilometre in Japan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per square between Japan and Korea?
- 46.08 units per square kilometre, with Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Korea?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Japan and Korea rank globally for population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per square?
- Japan ranks 7th and Korea ranks 4th of 121 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.