India vs Japan: Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million
India
248.30 million
in 2025
Japan
80.94 million
in 2025
India rank
2nd
Japan rank
5th
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million over time
- India
- Japan
How they compare
India currently reports 248.30 million against 80.94 million in Japan, a difference of 167.36 million.
That makes India's figure about 3.1 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Japan ahead.
India ranks 2nd and Japan ranks 5th of 121 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, India averaged higher in 5 and Japan in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 39.85 million | 45.48 million | 5.63 million | Japan |
| 1970s | 56.69 million | 59.51 million | 2.82 million | Japan |
| 1980s | 80.52 million | 67.59 million | 12.93 million | India |
| 1990s | 111.13 million | 73.86 million | 37.26 million | India |
| 2000s | 147.52 million | 77.59 million | 69.93 million | India |
| 2010s | 190.73 million | 81.16 million | 109.57 million | India |
| 2020s | 233.90 million | 81.32 million | 152.57 million | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, India or Japan?
- India, at 248.30 million against 80.94 million in Japan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million between India and Japan?
- 167.36 million, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Japan?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do India and Japan rank globally for population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million?
- India ranks 2nd and Japan ranks 5th of 121 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN), published as Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million. 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 one million is the country's population living in metropolitan areas that in 2018 had a population of more than one million people.