Australia vs Uzbekistan: Number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas
Australia
4.58 million people
in 2020
Uzbekistan
4.90 million people
in 2020
Australia rank
65th
Uzbekistan rank
63rd
Number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas over time
- Australia
- Uzbekistan
How they compare
Uzbekistan currently reports 4.90 million people against 4.58 million people in Australia, a difference of 314,570 people.
That makes Uzbekistan'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 Uzbekistan ranks 63rd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 2 and Uzbekistan in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Uzbekistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.87 million people | 2.62 million people | 246,675 people | Australia |
| 1960s | 3.14 million people | 3.01 million people | 127,780 people | Australia |
| 1970s | 3.40 million people | 3.41 million people | 8,115 people | Uzbekistan |
| 1980s | 3.62 million people | 4.00 million people | 381,215 people | Uzbekistan |
| 1990s | 3.88 million people | 4.35 million people | 474,835 people | Uzbekistan |
| 2000s | 4.20 million people | 4.28 million people | 84,535 people | Uzbekistan |
| 2010s | 4.43 million people | 4.49 million people | 58,015 people | Uzbekistan |
| 2020s | 4.58 million people | 4.90 million people | 314,570 people | Uzbekistan |
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 Uzbekistan?
- Uzbekistan, at 4.90 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 Uzbekistan?
- 314,570 people, with Uzbekistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Uzbekistan?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2020.
- How do Australia and Uzbekistan rank globally for number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas?
- Australia ranks 65th and Uzbekistan ranks 63rd 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.