Japan vs Romania: Rural population
Japan
9.50 million
in 2025
Romania
9.10 million
in 2025
Japan rank
59th
Romania rank
61st
Rural population over time
- Japan
- Romania
How they compare
Japan currently reports 9.50 million against 9.10 million in Romania, a difference of 402,210.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.
Japan ranks 59th and Romania ranks 61st of 215 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 31.76 million | 11.92 million | 19.84 million | Japan |
| 1970s | 27.73 million | 11.46 million | 16.27 million | Japan |
| 1980s | 28.07 million | 10.87 million | 17.20 million | Japan |
| 1990s | 27.64 million | 10.49 million | 17.15 million | Japan |
| 2000s | 19.66 million | 10.02 million | 9.65 million | Japan |
| 2010s | 11.12 million | 9.20 million | 1.93 million | Japan |
| 2020s | 9.94 million | 9.12 million | 827,395 | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rural population, Japan or Romania?
- Japan, at 9.50 million against 9.10 million in Romania as of 2025.
- What is the difference in rural population between Japan and Romania?
- 402,210, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Romania?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Japan and Romania rank globally for rural population?
- Japan ranks 59th and Romania ranks 61st of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as Rural population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Rural population refers to people living in rural areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated as the difference between total population and urban population. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.