Australia vs Greenland: Urban population share 2050
Australia
87.72
in 2025
Greenland
88.57
in 2025
Australia rank
49th
Greenland rank
46th
Urban population share 2050 over time
- Australia
- Greenland
How they compare
Greenland currently reports 88.57 against 87.72 in Australia, a difference of 0.85.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 49th and Greenland ranks 46th of 238 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 39 and Greenland in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Greenland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.0008 | 0.0002 | 0.0005 | Australia |
| 1100s | 0.0023 | 0.0007 | 0.0016 | Australia |
| 1200s | 0.0068 | 0.0021 | 0.0047 | Australia |
| 1300s | 0.0203 | 0.0062 | 0.0141 | Australia |
| 1400s | 0.0608 | 0.0185 | 0.0423 | Australia |
| 1500s | 0.1823 | 0.0556 | 0.1268 | Australia |
| 1600s | 0.5469 | 0.1667 | 0.3803 | Australia |
| 1700s | 1.64 | 0.5 | 1.14 | Australia |
| 1710s | 1.91 | 0.6164 | 1.3 | Australia |
| 1720s | 2.23 | 0.7397 | 1.49 | Australia |
| 1730s | 2.61 | 0.8877 | 1.72 | Australia |
| 1740s | 3.04 | 1.07 | 1.97 | Australia |
| 1750s | 3.55 | 1.28 | 2.27 | Australia |
| 1760s | 4.14 | 1.53 | 2.6 | Australia |
| 1770s | 4.83 | 1.84 | 2.99 | Australia |
| 1780s | 5.63 | 2.21 | 3.42 | Australia |
| 1790s | 6.57 | 2.65 | 3.92 | Australia |
| 1800s | 7.67 | 3.18 | 4.48 | Australia |
| 1810s | 8.94 | 3.82 | 5.13 | Australia |
| 1820s | 10.43 | 4.58 | 5.85 | Australia |
| 1830s | 12.17 | 5.5 | 6.68 | Australia |
| 1840s | 14.2 | 6.6 | 7.61 | Australia |
| 1850s | 16.57 | 7.91 | 8.65 | Australia |
| 1860s | 19.33 | 9.5 | 9.83 | Australia |
| 1870s | 22.55 | 11.4 | 11.15 | Australia |
| 1880s | 26.31 | 13.68 | 12.63 | Australia |
| 1890s | 30.69 | 16.41 | 14.28 | Australia |
| 1900s | 35.81 | 19.69 | 16.11 | Australia |
| 1910s | 41.78 | 23.63 | 18.14 | Australia |
| 1920s | 48.74 | 28.36 | 20.38 | Australia |
| 1930s | 56.86 | 34.03 | 22.83 | Australia |
| 1940s | 66.34 | 40.84 | 25.5 | Australia |
| 1950s | 78.8 | 52.15 | 26.65 | Australia |
| 1960s | 82.96 | 66.66 | 16.31 | Australia |
| 1970s | 85.8 | 74.32 | 11.48 | Australia |
| 1980s | 85.49 | 78.21 | 7.28 | Australia |
| 1990s | 85.29 | 80.72 | 4.57 | Australia |
| 2000s | 85.59 | 82.64 | 2.94 | Australia |
| 2010s | 86.78 | 85.72 | 1.07 | Australia |
| 2020s | 87.44 | 87.93 | 0.4903 | Greenland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban population share 2050, Australia or Greenland?
- Greenland, at 88.57 against 87.72 in Australia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in urban population share 2050 between Australia and Greenland?
- 0.85, with Greenland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Greenland?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Australia and Greenland rank globally for urban population share 2050?
- Australia ranks 49th and Greenland ranks 46th 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.