Share of population urban in Australia
Australia: Share of population urban was 87.72 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
87.72
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
49th
of 236 countries
All-time high
87.72
in 2025
All-time low
75.83
in 1950
Years of data
76
1950–2025
Share of population urban in Australia, 1950–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Australia recorded 87.72 for share of population urban in 2025. That is the highest value across all 76 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population urban in Australia peaked at 87.72 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 75.83, in 1950.
That places Australia 49th out of 236 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 76 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 78.8 | 75.83 | 81.2 | 10 |
| 1960s | 82.96 | 81.59 | 84.78 | 10 |
| 1970s | 85.8 | 85.27 | 85.99 | 10 |
| 1980s | 85.49 | 85.35 | 85.78 | 10 |
| 1990s | 85.29 | 85.12 | 85.4 | 10 |
| 2000s | 85.59 | 85.11 | 86.13 | 10 |
| 2010s | 86.78 | 86.22 | 87.3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 87.44 | 87.24 | 87.72 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Australia
More population data for Australia
- Population growth rate 0.503 (2100)
- Population density 5.61 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 2.09 million (2100)
- Population growth rate by level of development 0.503 (2100)
- Fertility vs contraception 1.48 (2024)
- Fertility vs unmet contraception 1.48 (2024)
- Refugee population by country or territory of asylum 29,511 (2024)
- Fertility and wanted fertility 1.48 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs share that are religious 1.64 (2023)
- Effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected to surviv 1.63 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of population urban in Australia?
- Share of population urban in Australia was 87.72 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of population urban recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 87.72 in 2025.
- What is the lowest share of population urban recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 75.83 in 1950.
- How does Australia rank for share of population urban?
- Australia ranks 49th out of 236 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of population urban rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of population urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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