Australia vs Brazil: Long term urban population region

Australia
91.46
in 2025
Brazil
89.46
in 2025
Australia rank
22nd
Brazil rank
25th

Long term urban population region over time

  • Australia
  • Brazil
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How they compare

Australia currently reports 91.46 against 89.46 in Brazil, a difference of 2.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Brazil ahead.

Australia ranks 22nd and Brazil ranks 25th of 202 countries.

Across the 40 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 20 and Brazil in 20.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Brazil Difference Ahead
1000s 0.0008 0.0017 0.0009 Brazil
1100s 0.0023 0.005 0.0027 Brazil
1200s 0.0068 0.0149 0.0081 Brazil
1300s 0.0203 0.0446 0.0244 Brazil
1400s 0.0608 0.1339 0.0732 Brazil
1500s 0.1823 0.4018 0.2195 Brazil
1600s 0.5469 1.21 0.6584 Brazil
1700s 1.64 3.62 1.98 Brazil
1710s 1.91 4.07 2.16 Brazil
1720s 2.23 4.46 2.23 Brazil
1730s 2.61 4.89 2.28 Brazil
1740s 3.04 5.35 2.31 Brazil
1750s 3.55 5.86 2.32 Brazil
1760s 4.14 6.42 2.28 Brazil
1770s 4.83 7.03 2.2 Brazil
1780s 5.63 7.7 2.07 Brazil
1790s 6.57 8.44 1.87 Brazil
1800s 7.67 9.24 1.57 Brazil
1810s 8.94 10.12 1.18 Brazil
1820s 10.43 11.08 0.6491 Brazil
1830s 12.17 12.14 0.0343 Australia
1840s 14.2 13.29 0.907 Australia
1850s 16.57 14.56 2.01 Australia
1860s 19.33 15.95 3.38 Australia
1870s 22.55 17.46 5.09 Australia
1880s 26.31 19.13 7.18 Australia
1890s 30.69 20.95 9.74 Australia
1900s 35.81 22.94 12.86 Australia
1910s 41.78 25.13 16.65 Australia
1920s 48.74 27.52 21.22 Australia
1930s 56.86 30.14 26.72 Australia
1940s 66.34 33.02 33.32 Australia
1950s 79.02 40.22 38.79 Australia
1960s 83.79 50.23 33.56 Australia
1970s 84.69 61.12 23.57 Australia
1980s 85.44 70.83 14.61 Australia
1990s 86.07 77.49 8.57 Australia
2000s 88.06 83.53 4.53 Australia
2010s 89.85 87.51 2.34 Australia
2020s 91.11 89.09 2.02 Australia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher long term urban population region, Australia or Brazil?
Australia, at 91.46 against 89.46 in Brazil as of 2025.
What is the difference in long term urban population region between Australia and Brazil?
2, with Australia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Brazil?
108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
How do Australia and Brazil rank globally for long term urban population region?
Australia ranks 22nd and Brazil ranks 25th of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Long term urban population region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Long term urban population region
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
202 places, 21,784 data points, 1000–2025
Last refreshed