Australia vs Taiwan: Urban and rural population 2050

Australia
3.38 million
in 2050
Taiwan
3.95 million
in 2050
Australia rank
85th
Taiwan rank
83rd

Urban and rural population 2050 over time

  • Australia
  • Taiwan
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How they compare

Taiwan currently reports 3.95 million against 3.38 million in Australia, a difference of 567,240.

That makes Taiwan's figure about 1.2 times Australia's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 133 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Australia ahead.

Australia ranks 85th and Taiwan ranks 83rd of 238 countries.

Across the 43 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 8 and Taiwan in 35.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Taiwan Difference Ahead
1000s 314,849 99,087 215,762 Australia
1100s 315,020 118,902 196,118 Australia
1200s 315,269 138,711 176,558 Australia
1300s 315,621 158,499 157,122 Australia
1400s 316,086 178,217 137,869 Australia
1500s 316,588 197,705 118,883 Australia
1600s 316,758 196,765 119,993 Australia
1700s 309,340 969,718 660,378 Taiwan
1710s 308,480 1.10 million 791,620 Taiwan
1720s 307,476 1.16 million 847,804 Taiwan
1730s 306,306 1.21 million 906,644 Taiwan
1740s 304,940 1.27 million 968,240 Taiwan
1750s 303,347 1.34 million 1.03 million Taiwan
1760s 301,488 1.40 million 1.10 million Taiwan
1770s 299,479 1.47 million 1.17 million Taiwan
1780s 297,344 1.54 million 1.24 million Taiwan
1790s 295,758 1.61 million 1.32 million Taiwan
1800s 277,522 1.69 million 1.41 million Taiwan
1810s 260,681 1.77 million 1.51 million Taiwan
1820s 254,199 1.85 million 1.60 million Taiwan
1830s 264,286 1.89 million 1.63 million Taiwan
1840s 321,486 1.94 million 1.62 million Taiwan
1850s 536,588 1.99 million 1.46 million Taiwan
1860s 1.02 million 2.04 million 1.02 million Taiwan
1870s 1.41 million 2.08 million 674,460 Taiwan
1880s 1.72 million 2.13 million 412,470 Taiwan
1890s 2.21 million 2.17 million 43,220 Australia
1900s 2.44 million 2.45 million 9,120 Taiwan
1910s 2.60 million 2.76 million 160,510 Taiwan
1920s 2.77 million 3.10 million 325,370 Taiwan
1930s 2.76 million 3.76 million 994,140 Taiwan
1940s 2.42 million 4.68 million 2.26 million Taiwan
1950s 1.92 million 4.81 million 2.88 million Taiwan
1960s 1.91 million 6.18 million 4.27 million Taiwan
1970s 1.95 million 6.48 million 4.53 million Taiwan
1980s 2.29 million 5.17 million 2.89 million Taiwan
1990s 2.65 million 4.95 million 2.30 million Taiwan
2000s 2.92 million 4.83 million 1.91 million Taiwan
2010s 3.14 million 4.73 million 1.59 million Taiwan
2020s 3.31 million 4.86 million 1.55 million Taiwan
2030s 3.29 million 4.52 million 1.23 million Taiwan
2040s 3.31 million 4.16 million 855,648 Taiwan
2050s 3.38 million 3.95 million 567,240 Taiwan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban and rural population 2050, Australia or Taiwan?
Taiwan, at 3.95 million against 3.38 million in Australia as of 2050.
What is the difference in urban and rural population 2050 between Australia and Taiwan?
567,240, with Taiwan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Taiwan?
133 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2050.
How do Australia and Taiwan rank globally for urban and rural population 2050?
Australia ranks 85th and Taiwan ranks 83rd of 238 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Urban and rural population 2050. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Urban and rural population 2050
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
239 places, 30,401 data points, 1000–2050
Last refreshed