Australia vs Belgium: Urban population share 2050
Australia
87.72
in 2025
Belgium
87.67
in 2025
Australia rank
49th
Belgium rank
50th
Urban population share 2050 over time
- Australia
- Belgium
How they compare
Australia currently reports 87.72 against 87.67 in Belgium, a difference of 0.05.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Belgium ahead.
Australia ranks 49th and Belgium ranks 50th of 238 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 7 and Belgium in 33.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Belgium | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.0008 | 3 | 3 | Belgium |
| 1100s | 0.0023 | 9.9 | 9.9 | Belgium |
| 1200s | 0.0068 | 12.5 | 12.49 | Belgium |
| 1300s | 0.0203 | 15 | 14.98 | Belgium |
| 1400s | 0.0608 | 26.2 | 26.14 | Belgium |
| 1500s | 0.1823 | 29.6 | 29.42 | Belgium |
| 1600s | 0.5469 | 29.3 | 28.75 | Belgium |
| 1700s | 1.64 | 30.6 | 28.96 | Belgium |
| 1710s | 1.91 | 28.92 | 27.01 | Belgium |
| 1720s | 2.23 | 27.24 | 25.01 | Belgium |
| 1730s | 2.61 | 25.56 | 22.95 | Belgium |
| 1740s | 3.04 | 23.88 | 20.84 | Belgium |
| 1750s | 3.55 | 22.2 | 18.65 | Belgium |
| 1760s | 4.14 | 22.1 | 17.96 | Belgium |
| 1770s | 4.83 | 22 | 17.17 | Belgium |
| 1780s | 5.63 | 21.9 | 16.27 | Belgium |
| 1790s | 6.57 | 21.8 | 15.23 | Belgium |
| 1800s | 7.67 | 21.7 | 14.03 | Belgium |
| 1810s | 8.94 | 26.34 | 17.4 | Belgium |
| 1820s | 10.43 | 30.99 | 20.56 | Belgium |
| 1830s | 12.17 | 35.63 | 23.46 | Belgium |
| 1840s | 14.2 | 40.28 | 26.08 | Belgium |
| 1850s | 16.57 | 44.92 | 28.36 | Belgium |
| 1860s | 19.33 | 49.57 | 30.24 | Belgium |
| 1870s | 22.55 | 54.21 | 31.66 | Belgium |
| 1880s | 26.31 | 58.86 | 32.55 | Belgium |
| 1890s | 30.69 | 63.5 | 32.81 | Belgium |
| 1900s | 35.81 | 68.15 | 32.34 | Belgium |
| 1910s | 41.78 | 72.79 | 31.02 | Belgium |
| 1920s | 48.74 | 77.44 | 28.7 | Belgium |
| 1930s | 56.86 | 82.08 | 25.22 | Belgium |
| 1940s | 66.34 | 86.73 | 20.39 | Belgium |
| 1950s | 78.8 | 64.06 | 14.75 | Australia |
| 1960s | 82.96 | 67.87 | 15.1 | Australia |
| 1970s | 85.8 | 72.49 | 13.3 | Australia |
| 1980s | 85.49 | 76.47 | 9.02 | Australia |
| 1990s | 85.29 | 80.15 | 5.14 | Australia |
| 2000s | 85.59 | 83.39 | 2.2 | Australia |
| 2010s | 86.78 | 86.08 | 0.7085 | Australia |
| 2020s | 87.44 | 87.51 | 0.0673 | Belgium |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban population share 2050, Australia or Belgium?
- Australia, at 87.72 against 87.67 in Belgium as of 2025.
- What is the difference in urban population share 2050 between Australia and Belgium?
- 0.05, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Belgium?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Australia and Belgium rank globally for urban population share 2050?
- Australia ranks 49th and Belgium ranks 50th of 238 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Urban population share 2050. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.