Australia vs United Arab Emirates: Annual growth rate of urban population share
Australia
0.133
in 2025
United Arab Emirates
0.1657
in 2025
Australia rank
147th
United Arab Emirates rank
145th
Annual growth rate of urban population share over time
- Australia
- United Arab Emirates
How they compare
United Arab Emirates currently reports 0.1657 against 0.133 in Australia, a difference of 0.0327.
That makes United Arab Emirates's figure about 1.2 times Australia's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was United Arab Emirates ahead.
Australia ranks 147th and United Arab Emirates ranks 145th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 2 and United Arab Emirates in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | United Arab Emirates | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.7593 | 3.14 | 2.38 | United Arab Emirates |
| 1960s | 0.4382 | 1.03 | 0.5939 | United Arab Emirates |
| 1970s | 0.0896 | 0.0711 | 0.0185 | Australia |
| 1980s | -0.0496 | -0.3336 | 0.2839 | Australia |
| 1990s | -0.0324 | 0.0413 | 0.0737 | United Arab Emirates |
| 2000s | 0.1236 | 0.516 | 0.3924 | United Arab Emirates |
| 2010s | 0.1322 | 0.2188 | 0.0866 | United Arab Emirates |
| 2020s | 0.0873 | 0.179 | 0.0917 | United Arab Emirates |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual growth rate of urban population share, Australia or United Arab Emirates?
- United Arab Emirates, at 0.1657 against 0.133 in Australia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual growth rate of urban population share between Australia and United Arab Emirates?
- 0.0327, with United Arab Emirates ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and United Arab Emirates?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do Australia and United Arab Emirates rank globally for annual growth rate of urban population share?
- Australia ranks 147th and United Arab Emirates ranks 145th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Annual growth rate of urban population share. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.