Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Australia
Australia: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita was 0.8569 people per person in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
0.8569 people per person
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
42nd
of 215 countries
All-time high
0.8816 people per person
in 2021
All-time low
0.8163 people per person
in 1960
Years of data
66
1960–2025
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Australia, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
Australia recorded 0.8569 people per person for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in 2025.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Australia peaked at 0.8816 people per person in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.8163 people per person, in 1960.
Australia ranks 42nd of 215 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Australia, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.8163 people per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.8208 people per person | +0.5% |
| 1962 | 0.8196 people per person | -0.1% |
| 1963 | 0.8218 people per person | +0.3% |
| 1964 | 0.8239 people per person | +0.3% |
| 1965 | 0.8269 people per person | +0.4% |
| 1966 | 0.8279 people per person | +0.1% |
| 1967 | 0.8372 people per person | +1.1% |
| 1968 | 0.8435 people per person | +0.7% |
| 1969 | 0.8485 people per person | +0.6% |
| 1970 | 0.859 people per person | +1.2% |
| 1971 | 0.8596 people per person | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 0.8653 people per person | +0.7% |
| 1973 | 0.8671 people per person | +0.2% |
| 1974 | 0.8589 people per person | -0.9% |
| 1975 | 0.8598 people per person | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 0.8608 people per person | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 0.8604 people per person | -0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.8598 people per person | -0.1% |
| 1979 | 0.8597 people per person | -0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.8595 people per person | -0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.8586 people per person | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 0.8568 people per person | -0.2% |
| 1983 | 0.8566 people per person | -0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.8567 people per person | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.8564 people per person | -0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.8563 people per person | -0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.8566 people per person | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.8569 people per person | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.8566 people per person | -0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.857 people per person | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.8574 people per person | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.8574 people per person | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.8579 people per person | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 0.8577 people per person | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.8572 people per person | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 0.8562 people per person | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 0.8557 people per person | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 0.8559 people per person | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.8557 people per person | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.8557 people per person | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.8555 people per person | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.8572 people per person | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 0.8584 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.8601 people per person | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 0.8612 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.8633 people per person | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 0.8642 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.8652 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.8649 people per person | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.8665 people per person | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.8687 people per person | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.869 people per person | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.8698 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.8717 people per person | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.8736 people per person | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.8752 people per person | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.8762 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.8777 people per person | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.8781 people per person | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.8759 people per person | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.8816 people per person | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 0.8795 people per person | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 0.868 people per person | -1.3% |
| 2024 | 0.8605 people per person | -0.9% |
| 2025 | 0.8569 people per person | -0.4% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 0.8569 people per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.8051 people per person, 1.1× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Australia's 0.8569 people per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.6545 people per person, 1.3× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.8286 people per person | 0.8163 people per person | 0.8485 people per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.861 people per person | 0.8589 people per person | 0.8671 people per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.8571 people per person | 0.8563 people per person | 0.8595 people per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8568 people per person | 0.8557 people per person | 0.8579 people per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8606 people per person | 0.8555 people per person | 0.8652 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8726 people per person | 0.8665 people per person | 0.8781 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8704 people per person | 0.8569 people per person | 0.8816 people per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Australia
More population data for Australia
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate 0.5057 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate 0.5755 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate 0.5057 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate 0.2553 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 32,193 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 0.8589 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate 0.2773 % change on previous year (2100)
- World population growth 0.5% (2100)
- Population density 5.61 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 2.09 million people (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Australia?
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Australia was 0.8569 people per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8816 people per person in 2021.
- What is the lowest number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8163 people per person in 1960.
- How does Australia rank for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita?
- Australia ranks 42nd out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Number of people living in urban and rural areas ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.