Australia vs Low income: Urban population
Urban population over time
- Australia
- Low income
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
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.