{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"jp-urban-population-pct","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/jp-urban-population-pct","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/jp-urban-population-pct/","title":"Japan Urban Population Share (2025)","description":"Japan's Urban Population Share: 92.3 % of total population in 2025, +0.1pp YoY. World Bank (SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS), 1976–2025.","domain":"demo","category":"Demographics","keywords":["Demographics","World Bank","Japan","2025"],"publisher":"World Bank","frequency":"Annual","geography":"Japan","temporal_coverage":"1976/2025","unit":"% of total population","last_updated":"2026-07-25","last_updated_text":"25 July 2026","data_as_of":"2025","variable_measured":"Japan Urban Population Share","license":"https://apiardata.com/data-license","is_accessible_for_free":true,"sources":[{"name":"World Bank","url":"https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS?locations=JP"}],"meta":[{"label":"Frequency","value":"Annual"},{"label":"Coverage","value":"1976–2025"},{"label":"Observations","value":"50"},{"label":"Geography","value":"Japan"},{"label":"Last updated","value":"25 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"Japan (2025)","value":"92.3","unit":"% of total population","trend":{"direction":"up","value":"+0.1pp YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"+0.1pp","unit":"percentage points"},{"label":"Trend","value":"up","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"50","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"Japan Urban Population Share"}],"observation_count":50,"observations":[{"period":"1976","value":75.9718496490584},{"period":"1977","value":76.0333398797102},{"period":"1978","value":76.0764616511381},{"period":"1979","value":76.1171567691576},{"period":"1980","value":76.172396260342},{"period":"1981","value":76.2503223945228},{"period":"1982","value":76.3474944329034},{"period":"1983","value":76.4572744627542},{"period":"1984","value":76.5743728196347},{"period":"1985","value":76.6930644715793},{"period":"1986","value":76.81341381908},{"period":"1987","value":76.9402952490325},{"period":"1988","value":77.072111271414},{"period":"1989","value":77.2063887541774},{"period":"1990","value":77.3404178010312},{"period":"1991","value":77.4744816932723},{"period":"1992","value":77.6108029675096},{"period":"1993","value":77.7480283183434},{"period":"1994","value":77.8843368177677},{"period":"1995","value":78.0190838015653},{"period":"1996","value":78.1374047267253},{"period":"1997","value":78.2318902291629},{"period":"1998","value":78.3266396189341},{"period":"1999","value":78.448341899402},{"period":"2000","value":78.6126803295375},{"period":"2001","value":79.1577482060887},{"period":"2002","value":80.5469860733981},{"period":"2003","value":82.4206778416671},{"period":"2004","value":84.3710541898905},{"period":"2005","value":85.9573620483714},{"period":"2006","value":87.1460898958075},{"period":"2007","value":88.2701404492656},{"period":"2008","value":89.2921563808851},{"period":"2009","value":90.1131158718189},{"period":"2010","value":90.6228586840649},{"period":"2011","value":90.8631654434251},{"period":"2012","value":91.0265277326652},{"period":"2013","value":91.1516595654317},{"period":"2014","value":91.2548945132333},{"period":"2015","value":91.3532644103625},{"period":"2016","value":91.4541254852142},{"period":"2017","value":91.5498419685883},{"period":"2018","value":91.6377318609728},{"period":"2019","value":91.7164207898107},{"period":"2020","value":91.7809926267889},{"period":"2021","value":91.8741049279527},{"period":"2022","value":91.9776532428406},{"period":"2023","value":92.0826903891473},{"period":"2024","value":92.1901718034531},{"period":"2025","value":92.3001449420786}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"% of total population"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"YoY Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2025","value":"92.3","yoyChange":"+0.1pp"},{"year":"2024","value":"92.2","yoyChange":"+0.1pp"},{"year":"2023","value":"92.1","yoyChange":"+0.1pp"},{"year":"2022","value":"92.0","yoyChange":"+0.1pp"},{"year":"2021","value":"91.9","yoyChange":"+0.1pp"},{"year":"2020","value":"91.8","yoyChange":"+0.1pp"},{"year":"2019","value":"91.7","yoyChange":"+0.1pp"},{"year":"2018","value":"91.6","yoyChange":"+0.1pp"},{"year":"2017","value":"91.5","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2016","value":"91.5","yoyChange":"+0.1pp"},{"year":"2015","value":"91.4","yoyChange":"+0.1pp"},{"year":"2014","value":"91.3","yoyChange":"+0.1pp"},{"year":"2013","value":"91.2","yoyChange":"+0.2pp"},{"year":"2012","value":"91.0","yoyChange":"+0.1pp"},{"year":"2011","value":"90.9","yoyChange":"+0.3pp"},{"year":"2010","value":"90.6","yoyChange":"+0.5pp"},{"year":"2009","value":"90.1","yoyChange":"+0.8pp"},{"year":"2008","value":"89.3","yoyChange":"+1.0pp"},{"year":"2007","value":"88.3","yoyChange":"+1.2pp"},{"year":"2006","value":"87.1","yoyChange":"+1.2pp"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"This page tracks the urban population as a share of total population in Japan from 1990 to present. Urbanisation is a structural driver of consumer spending, infrastructure investment, and financial services adoption. It is published by World Bank and updated annually."},{"question":"How current is this data?","answer":"The most recent observation covers 2025. World Bank typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 1976–2025 (50 observations)."},{"question":"What is the long-term trend?","answer":"The series peaked at 92.3 % of total population in 2025 and reached its lowest recorded value of 76 in 1976. The latest reading of 92.3 in 2025 represents a change of +0.1pp."}]}