Australia vs IDA total: Urban population (% of total population)
Australia
87.7%
in 2025
IDA total
41.1%
in 2025
Australia rank
41st
IDA total rank
39th
Urban population (% of total population) over time
- Australia
- IDA total
How they compare
Australia currently reports 87.7% against 41.1% in IDA total, a difference of 46.6%.
That makes Australia's figure about 2.1 times IDA total's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Australia has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 41st and IDA total ranks 39th of 218 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | IDA total | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 83.0% | 15.1% | 67.9% | Australia |
| 1970s | 85.8% | 19.3% | 66.5% | Australia |
| 1980s | 85.5% | 23.9% | 61.5% | Australia |
| 1990s | 85.3% | 27.9% | 57.4% | Australia |
| 2000s | 85.6% | 32.0% | 53.6% | Australia |
| 2010s | 86.8% | 36.6% | 50.2% | Australia |
| 2020s | 87.4% | 40.0% | 47.4% | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban population, Australia or IDA total?
- Australia, at 87.7% against 41.1% in IDA total as of 2025.
- What is the difference in urban population between Australia and IDA total?
- 46.6%, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and IDA total?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Australia and IDA total rank globally for urban population?
- Australia ranks 41st and IDA total ranks 39th 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.