Australia vs IDA only: Urban population (% of total population)
Australia
87.7%
in 2025
IDA only
36.9%
in 2025
Australia rank
41st
IDA only rank
43rd
Urban population (% of total population) over time
- Australia
- IDA only
How they compare
Australia currently reports 87.7% against 36.9% in IDA only, a difference of 50.8%.
That makes Australia's figure about 2.4 times IDA only's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Australia has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 41st and IDA only ranks 43rd of 218 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | IDA only | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 83.0% | 12.7% | 70.3% | Australia |
| 1970s | 85.8% | 16.5% | 69.2% | Australia |
| 1980s | 85.5% | 20.8% | 64.7% | Australia |
| 1990s | 85.3% | 24.3% | 61.0% | Australia |
| 2000s | 85.6% | 28.0% | 57.6% | Australia |
| 2010s | 86.8% | 32.5% | 54.3% | Australia |
| 2020s | 87.4% | 35.8% | 51.7% | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban population, Australia or IDA only?
- Australia, at 87.7% against 36.9% in IDA only as of 2025.
- What is the difference in urban population between Australia and IDA only?
- 50.8%, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and IDA only?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Australia and IDA only rank globally for urban population?
- Australia ranks 41st and IDA only ranks 43rd of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as Urban population (% 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
Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. The data are collected and smoothed by United Nations Population Division.