Australia vs Japan: Urban vs rural majority, annual growth rate
Australia
0.1338 % change on previous year
in 2025
Japan
0.1192 % change on previous year
in 2025
Australia rank
147th
Japan rank
148th
Urban vs rural majority, annual growth rate over time
- Australia
- Japan
How they compare
Australia currently reports 0.1338 % change on previous year against 0.1192 % change on previous year in Japan, a difference of 0.0146 % change on previous year.
That makes Australia's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1951 it was Japan ahead.
Australia ranks 147th and Japan ranks 148th of 234 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.7631 % change on previous year | 6.02 % change on previous year | 5.26 % change on previous year | Japan |
| 1960s | 0.4327 % change on previous year | 1.34 % change on previous year | 0.9029 % change on previous year | Japan |
| 1970s | 0.1256 % change on previous year | 0.6866 % change on previous year | 0.561 % change on previous year | Japan |
| 1980s | -0.0548 % change on previous year | 0.1422 % change on previous year | 0.1969 % change on previous year | Japan |
| 1990s | -0.0304 % change on previous year | 0.1597 % change on previous year | 0.1901 % change on previous year | Japan |
| 2000s | 0.1173 % change on previous year | 1.4 % change on previous year | 1.28 % change on previous year | Japan |
| 2010s | 0.1355 % change on previous year | 0.1766 % change on previous year | 0.0411 % change on previous year | Japan |
| 2020s | 0.0795 % change on previous year | 0.1058 % change on previous year | 0.0262 % change on previous year | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban vs rural majority, annual growth rate, Australia or Japan?
- Australia, at 0.1338 % change on previous year against 0.1192 % change on previous year in Japan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in urban vs rural majority, annual growth rate between Australia and Japan?
- 0.0146 % change on previous year, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Japan?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2025.
- How do Australia and Japan rank globally for urban vs rural majority, annual growth rate?
- Australia ranks 147th and Japan ranks 148th of 234 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Urban vs rural majority, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Urban vs rural majority. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.