Australia vs Chile: Share of population living in urbanized areas
Australia
91.5%
in 2025
Chile
92.3%
in 2025
Australia rank
22nd
Chile rank
21st
Share of population living in urbanized areas over time
- Australia
- Chile
How they compare
Chile currently reports 92.3% against 91.5% in Australia, a difference of 0.8%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 22nd and Chile ranks 21st of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 38 and Chile in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Chile | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Australia |
| 1100s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Australia |
| 1200s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Australia |
| 1300s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Australia |
| 1400s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Australia |
| 1500s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Australia |
| 1600s | 0.5% | 0.3% | 0.2% | Australia |
| 1700s | 1.6% | 1.0% | 0.6% | Australia |
| 1710s | 1.9% | 1.4% | 0.5% | Australia |
| 1720s | 2.2% | 1.7% | 0.6% | Australia |
| 1730s | 2.6% | 1.9% | 0.7% | Australia |
| 1740s | 3.0% | 2.3% | 0.8% | Australia |
| 1750s | 3.5% | 2.6% | 0.9% | Australia |
| 1760s | 4.1% | 3.1% | 1.1% | Australia |
| 1770s | 4.8% | 3.6% | 1.2% | Australia |
| 1780s | 5.6% | 4.2% | 1.5% | Australia |
| 1790s | 6.6% | 4.9% | 1.7% | Australia |
| 1800s | 7.7% | 5.7% | 2.0% | Australia |
| 1810s | 8.9% | 6.6% | 2.3% | Australia |
| 1820s | 10.4% | 7.7% | 2.7% | Australia |
| 1830s | 12.2% | 9.0% | 3.1% | Australia |
| 1840s | 14.2% | 10.5% | 3.7% | Australia |
| 1850s | 16.6% | 12.3% | 4.3% | Australia |
| 1860s | 19.3% | 14.3% | 5.0% | Australia |
| 1870s | 22.5% | 16.7% | 5.8% | Australia |
| 1880s | 26.3% | 19.5% | 6.8% | Australia |
| 1890s | 30.7% | 22.8% | 7.9% | Australia |
| 1900s | 35.8% | 26.6% | 9.2% | Australia |
| 1910s | 41.8% | 31.0% | 10.8% | Australia |
| 1920s | 48.7% | 36.2% | 12.6% | Australia |
| 1930s | 56.9% | 42.2% | 14.7% | Australia |
| 1940s | 66.3% | 49.2% | 17.1% | Australia |
| 1950s | 79.0% | 61.6% | 17.4% | Australia |
| 1960s | 83.8% | 71.3% | 12.5% | Australia |
| 1970s | 84.7% | 78.1% | 6.6% | Australia |
| 1980s | 85.4% | 82.4% | 3.1% | Australia |
| 1990s | 86.1% | 84.3% | 1.7% | Australia |
| 2000s | 88.1% | 87.3% | 0.7% | Australia |
| 2010s | 89.8% | 90.1% | 0.2% | Chile |
| 2020s | 91.1% | 91.8% | 0.7% | Chile |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of population living in urbanized areas, Australia or Chile?
- Chile, at 92.3% against 91.5% in Australia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of population living in urbanized areas between Australia and Chile?
- 0.8%, with Chile ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Chile?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Australia and Chile rank globally for share of population living in urbanized areas?
- Australia ranks 22nd and Chile ranks 21st of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of population living in urbanized areas. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of population living in urban areas in a country over time.