Australia vs Low income: Urban population

Australia
24.22 million
in 2025
Low income
269.86 million
in 2025
Australia rank
40th
Low income rank
41st

Urban population over time

  • Australia
  • Low income
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How they compare

Low income currently reports 269.86 million against 24.22 million in Australia, a difference of 245.64 million.

That makes Low income's figure about 11.1 times Australia's.

Across all 66 years both countries report, Low income has been ahead every year.

Australia ranks 40th and Low income ranks 41st of 215 countries.

Low income has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Low income Difference Ahead
1960s 9.36 million 22.58 million 13.23 million Low income
1970s 11.73 million 36.49 million 24.76 million Low income
1980s 13.44 million 54.79 million 41.36 million Low income
1990s 15.30 million 83.27 million 67.98 million Low income
2000s 17.28 million 121.55 million 104.27 million Low income
2010s 20.54 million 180.12 million 159.58 million Low income
2020s 23.15 million 245.24 million 222.09 million Low income

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban population, Australia or Low income?
Low income, at 269.86 million against 24.22 million in Australia as of 2025.
What is the difference in urban population between Australia and Low income?
245.64 million, with Low income ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Low income?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Australia and Low income rank globally for urban population?
Australia ranks 40th and Low income ranks 41st of 215 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

Indicator
Urban population
Source
World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
264 places, 17,394 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.