Japan vs Mongolia: Share of population living in cities with more than 1 million residents
Japan
51.1%
in 2020
Mongolia
44.5%
in 2020
Japan rank
10th
Mongolia rank
13th
Share of population living in cities with more than 1 million residents over time
- Japan
- Mongolia
How they compare
Japan currently reports 51.1% against 44.5% in Mongolia, a difference of 6.6%.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.1 times Mongolia's.
Across all 15 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.
Japan ranks 10th and Mongolia ranks 13th of 180 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Mongolia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 28.1% | 0.0% | 28.1% | Japan |
| 1960s | 37.7% | 0.0% | 37.7% | Japan |
| 1970s | 44.0% | 0.0% | 44.0% | Japan |
| 1980s | 45.6% | 0.0% | 45.6% | Japan |
| 1990s | 47.6% | 0.0% | 47.6% | Japan |
| 2000s | 47.8% | 0.0% | 47.8% | Japan |
| 2010s | 49.6% | 19.7% | 29.9% | Japan |
| 2020s | 51.1% | 44.5% | 6.7% | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of population living in cities with more than 1 million residents, Japan or Mongolia?
- Japan, at 51.1% against 44.5% in Mongolia as of 2020.
- What is the difference in share of population living in cities with more than 1 million residents between Japan and Mongolia?
- 6.6%, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Mongolia?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2020.
- How do Japan and Mongolia rank globally for share of population living in cities with more than 1 million residents?
- Japan ranks 10th and Mongolia ranks 13th of 180 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of population living in cities with more than 1 million residents. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Percentage of the total population living in cities with 1 million or more people. City boundaries are defined using a consistent global approach based on satellite imagery and population data.