Australia vs Central Europe and the Baltics: Urban population

Australia
24.22 million
in 2025
Central Europe and the Baltics
61.79 million
in 2025
Australia rank
40th
Central Europe and the Baltics rank
43rd

Urban population over time

  • Australia
  • Central Europe and the Baltics
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How they compare

Central Europe and the Baltics currently reports 61.79 million against 24.22 million in Australia, a difference of 37.57 million.

That makes Central Europe and the Baltics's figure about 2.6 times Australia's.

Across all 66 years both countries report, Central Europe and the Baltics has been ahead every year.

Australia ranks 40th and Central Europe and the Baltics ranks 43rd of 218 countries.

Central Europe and the Baltics has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Central Europe and the Baltics Difference Ahead
1960s 9.36 million 44.89 million 35.53 million Central Europe and the Baltics
1970s 11.73 million 55.34 million 43.61 million Central Europe and the Baltics
1980s 13.44 million 65.24 million 51.80 million Central Europe and the Baltics
1990s 15.30 million 67.56 million 52.27 million Central Europe and the Baltics
2000s 17.28 million 65.55 million 48.27 million Central Europe and the Baltics
2010s 20.54 million 63.86 million 43.32 million Central Europe and the Baltics
2020s 23.15 million 61.86 million 38.71 million Central Europe and the Baltics

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban population, Australia or Central Europe and the Baltics?
Central Europe and the Baltics, at 61.79 million against 24.22 million in Australia as of 2025.
What is the difference in urban population between Australia and Central Europe and the Baltics?
37.57 million, with Central Europe and the Baltics ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Central Europe and the Baltics?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Australia and Central Europe and the Baltics rank globally for urban population?
Australia ranks 40th and Central Europe and the Baltics ranks 43rd of 218 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as Urban population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Urban population
Source
World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
266 places, 17,526 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated using World Bank population estimates and urban ratios from the United Nations World Urbanization Prospects. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.