Rural population as a share of total population fell 0.879% to 13.6% in Australia in 2021, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, rural population as a share of total population in Australia reached an all time high of 18.5% in 1960 and an all time low of 13.6% in 2021. When compared to Australia's main peers, rural population as a share of total population in Indonesia amounted to 42.7%, 22.3% in Malaysia, 13.2% in New Zealand and 86.5% in Papua New Guinea in 2021.
Australia has been ranked 148th within the group of 171 countries we follow in terms of rural population as a share of total population, 4 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Rural Population (As % of Total) | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| Australia | % | 14.3% | 14.2% | 14.1% | 14.0% | 13.9% | ||||||||||||||||
| Cambodia | % | 77.8% | 77.4% | 77.0% | 76.6% | 76.2% | ||||||||||||||||
| Indonesia | % | 46.7% | 46.0% | 45.3% | 44.7% | 44.0% | ||||||||||||||||
| Malaysia | % | 25.8% | 25.2% | 24.6% | 24.0% | 23.4% | ||||||||||||||||
| New Zealand | % | 13.7% | 13.6% | 13.5% | 13.5% | 13.4% | ||||||||||||||||
| Papua New Guinea | % | 87.0% | 87.0% | 86.9% | 86.8% | 86.8% | ||||||||||||||||
| Philippines | % | 53.7% | 53.5% | 53.3% | 53.1% | 52.9% | ||||||||||||||||
| Singapore | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Thailand | % | 52.3% | 51.6% | 50.8% | 50.1% | 49.3% | ||||||||||||||||
| Vietnam | % | 66.2% | 65.5% | 64.8% | 64.1% | 63.4% |
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