Five Largest Cities:
• Tokyo • Yokohama • Osaka • Nagoya • Sapporo |
Rank-size Rule:
- 8,945,695 - 4,472,847 - 2,981,898 - 2,236,423 - 1,789,139 |
Actual Populations:
- 8,945,695 - 3,688,773 - 2,665,314 - 2,263,894 - 1,913,545 |
The rank-size rule is quite useful for the country of Japan. It may be a few hundreds off, take or leave. For example, Sapporo is 1,789,139 using the rank-size rule. However, that estimate is only about 200,000 off from the actual population of 1,913,545.
• Population: 127,587,800
• Population Density per sq. km: 339
• % Urban Population: 91%
• % Urban Population Living in Slums: --
• Average % Change in Urban Population: 0.2%
• % with Improved Urban Sanitation: 100%
• % with Improved Urban Water Supply: 100%
• Population Density per sq. km: 339
• % Urban Population: 91%
• % Urban Population Living in Slums: --
• Average % Change in Urban Population: 0.2%
• % with Improved Urban Sanitation: 100%
• % with Improved Urban Water Supply: 100%