Australia vs Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million
Australia
60.7%
in 2025
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
39.6%
in 2025
Australia rank
7th
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank
4th
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million over time
- Australia
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
How they compare
Australia currently reports 60.7% against 39.6% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), a difference of 21.1%.
That makes Australia's figure about 1.5 times Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Australia has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 7th and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 4th of 121 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 56.3% | 25.1% | 31.2% | Australia |
| 1970s | 62.6% | 29.7% | 32.9% | Australia |
| 1980s | 61.5% | 32.6% | 28.9% | Australia |
| 1990s | 61.0% | 34.3% | 26.7% | Australia |
| 2000s | 58.9% | 35.9% | 23.0% | Australia |
| 2010s | 60.2% | 37.5% | 22.7% | Australia |
| 2020s | 61.3% | 39.1% | 22.2% | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, Australia or Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Australia, at 60.7% against 39.6% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million between Australia and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- 21.1%, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Australia and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank globally for population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million?
- Australia ranks 7th and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 4th of 121 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN), published as Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million (% of total population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population in urban agglomerations of more than one million is the percentage of a country's population living in metropolitan areas that in 2018 had a population of more than one million people.