Japan vs Mauritius: Share of population living in urban areas
Japan
91.1%
in 2020
Mauritius
90.9%
in 2020
Japan rank
25th
Mauritius rank
28th
Share of population living in urban areas over time
- Japan
- Mauritius
How they compare
Japan currently reports 91.1% against 90.9% in Mauritius, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 15 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 25th and Mauritius ranks 28th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 7 and Mauritius in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Mauritius | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 86.8% | 80.1% | 6.7% | Japan |
| 1960s | 88.1% | 83.8% | 4.3% | Japan |
| 1970s | 89.4% | 86.2% | 3.2% | Japan |
| 1980s | 89.9% | 87.5% | 2.5% | Japan |
| 1990s | 90.5% | 89.3% | 1.2% | Japan |
| 2000s | 91.0% | 90.9% | 0.1% | Japan |
| 2010s | 91.2% | 91.5% | 0.3% | Mauritius |
| 2020s | 91.1% | 90.9% | 0.2% | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of population living in urban areas, Japan or Mauritius?
- Japan, at 91.1% against 90.9% in Mauritius as of 2020.
- What is the difference in share of population living in urban areas between Japan and Mauritius?
- 0.2%, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Mauritius?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2020.
- How do Japan and Mauritius rank globally for share of population living in urban areas?
- Japan ranks 25th and Mauritius ranks 28th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of population living in urban areas. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated share of the population living in urban areas (the sum of cities and towns and suburbs). Urban areas are identified using satellite imagery and population data, applying the same definitions across countries.