Australia vs World: Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million
Australia
60.7%
in 2025
World
25.3%
in 2025
Australia rank
7th
World rank
10th
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million over time
- Australia
- World
How they compare
Australia currently reports 60.7% against 25.3% in World, a difference of 35.4%.
That makes Australia's figure about 2.4 times World's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Australia has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 7th and World ranks 10th of 121 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 56.3% | 15.0% | 41.4% | Australia |
| 1970s | 62.6% | 16.2% | 46.4% | Australia |
| 1980s | 61.5% | 17.3% | 44.2% | Australia |
| 1990s | 61.0% | 18.9% | 42.2% | Australia |
| 2000s | 58.9% | 21.0% | 38.0% | Australia |
| 2010s | 60.2% | 22.9% | 37.2% | Australia |
| 2020s | 61.3% | 24.7% | 36.6% | 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 World?
- Australia, at 60.7% against 25.3% in World as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million between Australia and World?
- 35.4%, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and World?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Australia and World rank globally for population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million?
- Australia ranks 7th and World ranks 10th 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.