Australia vs Canada: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate
Australia
1.11 % change on previous year
in 2025
Canada
1.18 % change on previous year
in 2025
Australia rank
118th
Canada rank
115th
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate over time
- Australia
- Canada
How they compare
Canada currently reports 1.18 % change on previous year against 1.11 % change on previous year in Australia, a difference of 0.07 % change on previous year.
That makes Canada's figure about 1.1 times Australia's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1951 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 118th and Canada ranks 115th of 234 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 4 and Canada in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Canada | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.11 % change on previous year | 3.83 % change on previous year | 0.719 % change on previous year | Canada |
| 1960s | 2.45 % change on previous year | 2.86 % change on previous year | 0.4091 % change on previous year | Canada |
| 1970s | 1.84 % change on previous year | 1.44 % change on previous year | 0.3986 % change on previous year | Australia |
| 1980s | 1.45 % change on previous year | 1.34 % change on previous year | 0.1033 % change on previous year | Australia |
| 1990s | 1.12 % change on previous year | 1.37 % change on previous year | 0.2549 % change on previous year | Canada |
| 2000s | 1.54 % change on previous year | 1.31 % change on previous year | 0.2296 % change on previous year | Australia |
| 2010s | 1.72 % change on previous year | 1.22 % change on previous year | 0.4971 % change on previous year | Australia |
| 2020s | 1.03 % change on previous year | 1.24 % change on previous year | 0.2088 % change on previous year | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate, Australia or Canada?
- Canada, at 1.18 % change on previous year against 1.11 % change on previous year in Australia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate between Australia and Canada?
- 0.07 % change on previous year, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Canada?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2025.
- How do Australia and Canada rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate?
- Australia ranks 118th and Canada ranks 115th of 234 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Number of people living in urban and rural areas. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.