Urban population share in Australia
87.7% of people in Australia lived in urban areas in 2025. The value for 2025 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1960.
Australia, 2025
87.7%
Change from 2024
+0.1percentage points
World, 2025
57.8%
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2025
80.4%
Position in 2025
41st of 217
Urban population share in Australia over time
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% of total population. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Australia | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 87.7% | 57.8% |
| 2024 | 87.6% | 57.6% |
| 2023 | 87.5% | 57.3% |
| 2022 | 87.3% | 57.1% |
| 2021 | 87.2% | 56.8% |
| 2020 | 87.3% | 56.4% |
| 2019 | 87.3% | 56.1% |
| 2018 | 87.2% | 55.8% |
| 2017 | 87.1% | 55.3% |
| 2016 | 87.0% | 54.9% |
| 2015 | 86.9% | 54.4% |
| 2014 | 86.7% | 53.9% |
| 2013 | 86.6% | 53.4% |
| 2012 | 86.4% | 52.9% |
| 2011 | 86.3% | 52.5% |
| 2010 | 86.2% | 51.8% |
| 2009 | 86.1% | 51.4% |
| 2008 | 86.0% | 50.9% |
| 2007 | 85.9% | 50.4% |
| 2006 | 85.7% | 49.9% |
| 2005 | 85.6% | 49.4% |
| 2004 | 85.5% | 48.9% |
| 2003 | 85.4% | 48.4% |
| 2002 | 85.3% | 47.8% |
| 2001 | 85.1% | 47.3% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.1 percentage points from 87.6% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 86.9%, the figure has changed by +0.8 percentage points.
- Among the 217 countries with data for 2025, Australia has the 41st highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 57.8%.
More for Australia
All statistics for Australia
Population estimates and projections
26,451,124 people
2023 · UN Population Division
Median age estimates and projections
37.8 years
2023 · UN Population Division
Fertility rate estimates and projections
1.64 births per woman
2023 · UN Population Division
Population growth estimates and projections
0.99%
2023 · UN Population Division
Population
27,614,411 people
2025 · World Bank
Population growth
1.53%
2025 · World Bank