Australia vs Ghana: Urban population
Urban population over time
- Australia
- Ghana
How they compare
Australia currently reports 24.22 million against 20.66 million in Ghana, a difference of 3.56 million.
That makes Australia's figure about 1.2 times Ghana's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Australia has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 40th and Ghana ranks 42nd of 218 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Ghana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.36 million | 2.05 million | 7.31 million | Australia |
| 1970s | 11.73 million | 3.06 million | 8.67 million | Australia |
| 1980s | 13.44 million | 4.41 million | 9.03 million | Australia |
| 1990s | 15.30 million | 6.83 million | 8.46 million | Australia |
| 2000s | 17.28 million | 10.48 million | 6.80 million | Australia |
| 2010s | 20.54 million | 15.15 million | 5.39 million | Australia |
| 2020s | 23.15 million | 19.27 million | 3.88 million | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban population, Australia or Ghana?
- Australia, at 24.22 million against 20.66 million in Ghana as of 2025.
- What is the difference in urban population between Australia and Ghana?
- 3.56 million, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Ghana?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Australia and Ghana rank globally for urban population?
- Australia ranks 40th and Ghana ranks 42nd 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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About this data
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.