Australia vs Western Sahara: Urban population share 2050
Australia
87.72
in 2025
Western Sahara
86.88
in 2025
Australia rank
47th
Western Sahara rank
50th
Urban population share 2050 over time
- Australia
- Western Sahara
How they compare
Australia currently reports 87.72 against 86.88 in Western Sahara, a difference of 0.84.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 47th and Western Sahara ranks 50th of 231 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 38 and Western Sahara in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Western Sahara | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.0008 | 0 | 0.0007 | Australia |
| 1100s | 0.0023 | 0.0001 | 0.0021 | Australia |
| 1200s | 0.0068 | 0.0004 | 0.0063 | Australia |
| 1300s | 0.0203 | 0.0012 | 0.019 | Australia |
| 1400s | 0.0608 | 0.0037 | 0.0571 | Australia |
| 1500s | 0.1823 | 0.0111 | 0.1712 | Australia |
| 1600s | 0.5469 | 0.0333 | 0.5136 | Australia |
| 1700s | 1.64 | 0.1 | 1.54 | Australia |
| 1710s | 1.91 | 0.1464 | 1.77 | Australia |
| 1720s | 2.23 | 0.183 | 2.05 | Australia |
| 1730s | 2.61 | 0.2287 | 2.38 | Australia |
| 1740s | 3.04 | 0.2859 | 2.75 | Australia |
| 1750s | 3.55 | 0.3574 | 3.19 | Australia |
| 1760s | 4.14 | 0.4467 | 3.69 | Australia |
| 1770s | 4.83 | 0.5584 | 4.27 | Australia |
| 1780s | 5.63 | 0.698 | 4.93 | Australia |
| 1790s | 6.57 | 0.8725 | 5.7 | Australia |
| 1800s | 7.67 | 1.09 | 6.57 | Australia |
| 1810s | 8.94 | 1.36 | 7.58 | Australia |
| 1820s | 10.43 | 1.7 | 8.73 | Australia |
| 1830s | 12.17 | 2.13 | 10.04 | Australia |
| 1840s | 14.2 | 2.66 | 11.54 | Australia |
| 1850s | 16.57 | 3.33 | 13.24 | Australia |
| 1860s | 19.33 | 4.16 | 15.17 | Australia |
| 1870s | 22.55 | 5.2 | 17.35 | Australia |
| 1880s | 26.31 | 6.5 | 19.81 | Australia |
| 1890s | 30.69 | 8.13 | 22.57 | Australia |
| 1900s | 35.81 | 10.16 | 25.65 | Australia |
| 1910s | 41.78 | 12.7 | 29.08 | Australia |
| 1920s | 48.74 | 15.87 | 32.87 | Australia |
| 1930s | 56.86 | 19.84 | 37.02 | Australia |
| 1940s | 66.34 | 24.8 | 41.54 | Australia |
| 1950s | 78.8 | 31.06 | 47.75 | Australia |
| 1960s | 82.96 | 34.02 | 48.94 | Australia |
| 1970s | 85.8 | 54.87 | 30.92 | Australia |
| 1980s | 85.49 | 82 | 3.49 | Australia |
| 1990s | 85.29 | 85.42 | 0.136 | Western Sahara |
| 2000s | 85.59 | 86.11 | 0.5263 | Western Sahara |
| 2010s | 86.78 | 86.49 | 0.2947 | Australia |
| 2020s | 87.44 | 86.77 | 0.6696 | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban population share 2050, Australia or Western Sahara?
- Australia, at 87.72 against 86.88 in Western Sahara as of 2025.
- What is the difference in urban population share 2050 between Australia and Western Sahara?
- 0.84, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Western Sahara?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Australia and Western Sahara rank globally for urban population share 2050?
- Australia ranks 47th and Western Sahara ranks 50th of 231 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.