Australia vs Senegal: Number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas
Australia
4.58 million people
in 2020
Senegal
5.06 million people
in 2020
Australia rank
65th
Senegal rank
62nd
Number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas over time
- Australia
- Senegal
How they compare
Senegal currently reports 5.06 million people against 4.58 million people in Australia, a difference of 478,860 people.
That makes Senegal's figure about 1.1 times Australia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 15 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 65th and Senegal ranks 62nd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 7 and Senegal in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Senegal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.87 million people | 1.27 million people | 1.60 million people | Australia |
| 1960s | 3.14 million people | 1.49 million people | 1.65 million people | Australia |
| 1970s | 3.40 million people | 1.74 million people | 1.66 million people | Australia |
| 1980s | 3.62 million people | 2.20 million people | 1.42 million people | Australia |
| 1990s | 3.88 million people | 2.86 million people | 1.02 million people | Australia |
| 2000s | 4.20 million people | 3.36 million people | 833,910 people | Australia |
| 2010s | 4.43 million people | 4.13 million people | 297,520 people | Australia |
| 2020s | 4.58 million people | 5.06 million people | 478,860 people | Senegal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas, Australia or Senegal?
- Senegal, at 5.06 million people against 4.58 million people in Australia as of 2020.
- What is the difference in number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas between Australia and Senegal?
- 478,860 people, with Senegal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Senegal?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2020.
- How do Australia and Senegal rank globally for number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas?
- Australia ranks 65th and Senegal ranks 62nd of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of people living in rural areas. Rural areas are identified using satellite imagery and population data, applying the same definitions across countries.