Japan vs Nigeria: Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million
Japan
80.94 million
in 2025
Nigeria
41.75 million
in 2025
Japan rank
5th
Nigeria rank
8th
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million over time
- Japan
- Nigeria
How they compare
Japan currently reports 80.94 million against 41.75 million in Nigeria, a difference of 39.19 million.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.9 times Nigeria's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.
Japan ranks 5th and Nigeria ranks 8th of 121 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 45.48 million | 2.91 million | 42.57 million | Japan |
| 1970s | 59.51 million | 5.15 million | 54.36 million | Japan |
| 1980s | 67.59 million | 9.30 million | 58.30 million | Japan |
| 1990s | 73.86 million | 14.40 million | 59.46 million | Japan |
| 2000s | 77.59 million | 20.58 million | 57.01 million | Japan |
| 2010s | 81.16 million | 28.87 million | 52.28 million | Japan |
| 2020s | 81.32 million | 38.11 million | 43.22 million | 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, Japan or Nigeria?
- Japan, at 80.94 million against 41.75 million in Nigeria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million between Japan and Nigeria?
- 39.19 million, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Nigeria?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Japan and Nigeria rank globally for population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million?
- Japan ranks 5th and Nigeria ranks 8th 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.