Urban population, annual growth rate in Australia
Australia: Urban population, annual growth rate was 1.68 % change on previous year in 2025. ▼ Falling
Urban population, annual growth rate in Australia, 1961–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
Australia recorded 1.68 % change on previous year for urban population, annual growth rate in 2025.
The figure is down 21.4% on the previous year and up 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population, annual growth rate in Australia peaked at 3.78 % change on previous year in 1971 and was at its lowest, 0.1001 % change on previous year, in 2021.
Australia ranks 87th of 218 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Urban population, annual growth rate in Australia, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2.44 % change on previous year | — |
| 1962 | 2.83 % change on previous year | +15.7% |
| 1963 | 2.23 % change on previous year | -21.2% |
| 1964 | 2.25 % change on previous year | +1.1% |
| 1965 | 2.27 % change on previous year | +0.9% |
| 1966 | 2.67 % change on previous year | +17.4% |
| 1967 | 1.8 % change on previous year | -32.7% |
| 1968 | 2.46 % change on previous year | +37.2% |
| 1969 | 2.82 % change on previous year | +14.4% |
| 1970 | 2.58 % change on previous year | -8.6% |
| 1971 | 3.78 % change on previous year | +46.8% |
| 1972 | 2.02 % change on previous year | -46.6% |
| 1973 | 1.68 % change on previous year | -16.7% |
| 1974 | 2.67 % change on previous year | +59.0% |
| 1975 | 1.31 % change on previous year | -51.0% |
| 1976 | 1.03 % change on previous year | -21.2% |
| 1977 | 1.11 % change on previous year | +7.6% |
| 1978 | 1.11 % change on previous year | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 1.01 % change on previous year | -9.5% |
| 1980 | 1.14 % change on previous year | +13.2% |
| 1981 | 1.49 % change on previous year | +31.0% |
| 1982 | 1.66 % change on previous year | +11.2% |
| 1983 | 1.27 % change on previous year | -23.5% |
| 1984 | 1.1 % change on previous year | -13.1% |
| 1985 | 1.26 % change on previous year | +14.5% |
| 1986 | 1.43 % change on previous year | +13.0% |
| 1987 | 1.54 % change on previous year | +7.9% |
| 1988 | 1.66 % change on previous year | +8.2% |
| 1989 | 1.72 % change on previous year | +3.6% |
| 1990 | 1.5 % change on previous year | -12.7% |
| 1991 | 1.29 % change on previous year | -14.3% |
| 1992 | 1.11 % change on previous year | -13.5% |
| 1993 | 0.8643 % change on previous year | -22.4% |
| 1994 | 0.9253 % change on previous year | +7.1% |
| 1995 | 1.07 % change on previous year | +15.5% |
| 1996 | 1.17 % change on previous year | +9.1% |
| 1997 | 1.03 % change on previous year | -11.3% |
| 1998 | 0.9538 % change on previous year | -7.8% |
| 1999 | 1.06 % change on previous year | +11.5% |
| 2000 | 1.13 % change on previous year | +6.3% |
| 2001 | 1.34 % change on previous year | +18.5% |
| 2002 | 1.31 % change on previous year | -2.6% |
| 2003 | 1.31 % change on previous year | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1.2 % change on previous year | -7.8% |
| 2005 | 1.34 % change on previous year | +11.6% |
| 2006 | 1.51 % change on previous year | +12.6% |
| 2007 | 2.02 % change on previous year | +33.3% |
| 2008 | 2.18 % change on previous year | +7.9% |
| 2009 | 2.2 % change on previous year | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 1.68 % change on previous year | -23.9% |
| 2011 | 1.53 % change on previous year | -9.0% |
| 2012 | 1.9 % change on previous year | +24.6% |
| 2013 | 1.89 % change on previous year | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 1.68 % change on previous year | -11.2% |
| 2015 | 1.63 % change on previous year | -2.6% |
| 2016 | 1.74 % change on previous year | +6.4% |
| 2017 | 1.79 % change on previous year | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 1.62 % change on previous year | -9.4% |
| 2019 | 1.58 % change on previous year | -2.8% |
| 2020 | 1.21 % change on previous year | -23.5% |
| 2021 | 0.1001 % change on previous year | -91.7% |
| 2022 | 1.41 % change on previous year | +1311.5% |
| 2023 | 2.64 % change on previous year | +87.1% |
| 2024 | 2.14 % change on previous year | -19.1% |
| 2025 | 1.68 % change on previous year | -21.4% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Urban population, annual growth rate in Australia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +1311.5% | 0.1001 % change on previous year | 1.41 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.42 % change on previous year | 1.8 % change on previous year | 2.83 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.83 % change on previous year | 1.01 % change on previous year | 3.78 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.43 % change on previous year | 1.1 % change on previous year | 1.72 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.1 % change on previous year | 0.8643 % change on previous year | 1.5 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.55 % change on previous year | 1.13 % change on previous year | 2.2 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.7 % change on previous year | 1.53 % change on previous year | 1.9 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.53 % change on previous year | 0.1001 % change on previous year | 2.64 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 84 Kazakhstan 1.73 % change on previous year compare
- 85 Timor-Leste 1.71 % change on previous year compare
- 86 Turkmenistan 1.7 % change on previous year compare
- 88 Nicaragua 1.63 % change on previous year compare
- 89 Cape Verde 1.59 % change on previous year compare
- 90 Maldives 1.57 % change on previous year compare
More climate change data for Australia
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 1.30 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 118,578 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 34,162 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 84,416 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 128.91 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 3,015 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 12,473 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 10,966 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 1,507 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 41.38 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is urban population, annual growth rate in Australia?
- Urban population, annual growth rate in Australia was 1.68 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest urban population, annual growth rate recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 3.78 % change on previous year in 1971.
- What is the lowest urban population, annual growth rate recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1001 % change on previous year in 2021.
- How does Australia rank for urban population, annual growth rate?
- Australia ranks 87th out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is urban population, annual growth rate rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Urban population, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Urban population. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Urban population World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Urban population. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.