Australia - Urban population

Urban population

The value for Urban population in Australia was 22,158,130 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 22,158,130 in 2020 and a minimum value of 8,378,309 in 1960.

Definition: Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated using World Bank population estimates and urban ratios from the United Nations World Urbanization Prospects. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based on the United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects: 2018 Revision.

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Year Value
1960 8,378,309
1961 8,589,875
1962 8,832,932
1963 9,034,955
1964 9,245,383
1965 9,459,784
1966 9,709,943
1967 9,852,991
1968 10,048,170
1969 10,280,810
1970 10,505,760
1971 10,887,780
1972 11,110,850
1973 11,303,160
1974 11,614,600
1975 11,780,150
1976 11,920,610
1977 12,077,390
1978 12,240,480
1979 12,395,390
1980 12,569,300
1981 12,792,440
1982 13,002,990
1983 13,162,170
1984 13,307,370
1985 13,486,010
1986 13,704,060
1987 13,909,210
1988 14,133,870
1989 14,370,090
1990 14,579,230
1991 14,761,060
1992 14,920,610
1993 15,044,690
1994 15,181,750
1995 15,342,770
1996 15,521,690
1997 15,672,050
1998 15,811,360
1999 15,967,870
2000 16,133,530
2001 16,326,330
2002 16,550,800
2003 16,780,380
2004 17,000,210
2005 17,250,330
2006 17,531,120
2007 17,666,390
2008 18,049,710
2009 18,451,610
2010 18,767,080
2011 19,056,040
2012 19,414,830
2013 19,775,010
2014 20,095,660
2015 20,410,550
2016 20,755,800
2017 21,133,980
2018 21,488,110
2019 21,845,990
2020 22,158,130

Urban population (% of total population)

Urban population (% of total population) in Australia was 86.24 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 86.24 in 2020, while its lowest value was 81.53 in 1960.

Definition: Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. The data are collected and smoothed by United Nations Population Division.

Source: United Nations Population Division. World Urbanization Prospects: 2018 Revision.

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Year Value
1960 81.53
1961 81.94
1962 82.23
1963 82.51
1964 82.79
1965 83.07
1966 83.34
1967 83.51
1968 83.67
1969 83.84
1970 84.00
1971 84.16
1972 84.32
1973 84.48
1974 84.64
1975 84.79
1976 84.95
1977 85.10
1978 85.25
1979 85.40
1980 85.55
1981 85.70
1982 85.67
1983 85.64
1984 85.61
1985 85.58
1986 85.55
1987 85.52
1988 85.49
1989 85.46
1990 85.43
1991 85.40
1992 85.29
1993 85.16
1994 85.03
1995 84.90
1996 84.77
1997 84.64
1998 84.50
1999 84.37
2000 84.24
2001 84.10
2002 84.22
2003 84.34
2004 84.46
2005 84.58
2006 84.70
2007 84.82
2008 84.94
2009 85.06
2010 85.18
2011 85.30
2012 85.40
2013 85.50
2014 85.60
2015 85.70
2016 85.80
2017 85.90
2018 86.01
2019 86.12
2020 86.24

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Density & urbanization