Japan has a population density of 881 people per square mile compared to 5,886 people in the Vatican. Japan has 32,817 sq ft of land per person vs 5,274 sq ft in the Vatican. In the list of countries ranked from the most to the least densely populated, Japan and the Vatican are ranked 28th and 3rd, respectively.
Population density is calculated as the ratio of population to land area. Japan has 1.52% of the world's population and 0.24% of the land area of all countries, compared to 0.00001% of the population and 0.0000003% of the land area for the Vatican, hence the population density in Japan is 85% lower than in the Vatican.
Population density comparison
Japan
|
Vatican
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Population density | 881 ppl/mi² | 5,886 ppl/mi² |
| Population density rank | 28/197 | 3/197 |
| Population |
123324642
|
949
|
| Land area | 140,761 sq mi | 0.17 sq mi |
| Land area per capita | 31,653 sq ft | 4,736 sq ft |
| Rural population | 7.87% | n/a |
| Urban population | 92.1% | n/a |
| Living in agglomerations of 1M+ people | 28% | 0% |
Japan vs the Vatican:
Population density chart by year
From 2000 to 2019, population density in Japan decreased by 0.17%, compared to a 13.6% growth in the Vatican.
In 2000, Japan ranked 18th for population density and is in 28th place now. The Vatican was 3rd in 2000 and still ranks 3rd out of 197 currently.
people per square mile
| Year | Population density | |
|---|---|---|
|
Japan
|
Vatican
|
|
| 2024 | 881 | - |
| 2023 | 885 | - |
| 2022 | 889 | - |
| 2021 | 893 | - |
| 2020 | 897 | - |
| 2019 | 900 | 5,886 |
| 2018 | 901 | 5,886 |
| 2017 | 902 | 5,886 |
| 2016 | 903 | 5,886 |
| 2015 | 903 | 5,886 |
| 2014 | 904 | 4,956 |
| 2013 | 906 | 4,939 |
| 2012 | 907 | 4,921 |
| 2011 | 908 | 4,897 |
| 2010 | 910 | 4,880 |
| 2009 | 910 | 4,862 |
| 2008 | 910 | 4,850 |
| 2007 | 910 | 4,833 |
| 2006 | 908 | 5,486 |
| 2005 | 908 | 5,421 |
| 2004 | 908 | 5,421 |
| 2003 | 908 | 5,362 |
| 2002 | 906 | 5,298 |
| 2001 | 903 | 5,239 |
| 2000 | 901 | 5,180 |
| 1999 | 900 | - |
| 1998 | 898 | - |
| 1997 | 896 | - |
| 1996 | 894 | - |
| 1995 | 891 | - |
| 1994 | 889 | - |
| 1993 | 887 | - |
| 1992 | 884 | - |
| 1991 | 881 | - |
| 1990 | 877 | - |
| 1989 | 874 | - |
| 1988 | 871 | - |
| 1987 | 867 | - |
| 1986 | 863 | - |
| 1985 | 858 | - |
| 1984 | 853 | - |
| 1983 | 844 | - |
| 1982 | 838 | - |
| 1981 | 832 | - |
| 1980 | 826 | - |
| 1979 | 819 | - |
| 1978 | 812 | - |
| 1977 | 805 | - |
| 1976 | 797 | - |
| 1975 | 788 | - |
| 1974 | 778 | - |
| 1973 | 768 | - |
| 1972 | 757 | - |
| 1971 | 747 | - |
| 1970 | 730 | - |
| 1969 | 722 | - |
| 1968 | 713 | - |
| 1967 | 705 | - |
| 1966 | 698 | - |
| 1965 | 692 | - |
| 1964 | 684 | - |
| 1963 | 677 | - |
| 1962 | 671 | - |
| 1961 | 664 | - |
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