Urban population rose 0.320% to 22.2 mil in Australia in 2021, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, urban population in Australia reached an all time high of 22.2 mil in 2021 and an all time low of 8.38 mil in 1960. When compared to Australia's main peers, urban population in Indonesia amounted to 158 mil, 25.5 mil in Malaysia, 4.45 mil in New Zealand and 1.23 mil in Papua New Guinea in 2021.
Australia has been ranked 40th within the group of 176 countries we follow in terms of urban population, 2 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Urban Population | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| Australia | mil | 20.4 | 20.8 | 21.1 | 21.5 | 21.8 | ||||||||||||||||
| Cambodia | mil | 3.42 | 3.53 | 3.64 | 3.75 | 3.86 | ||||||||||||||||
| Indonesia | mil | 138 | 141 | 145 | 148 | 151 | ||||||||||||||||
| Malaysia | mil | 23.1 | 23.6 | 24.1 | 24.6 | 25.1 | ||||||||||||||||
| New Zealand | mil | 3.98 | 4.07 | 4.16 | 4.24 | 4.31 | ||||||||||||||||
| Papua New Guinea | mil | 1.13 | 1.16 | 1.19 | 1.23 | 1.26 | ||||||||||||||||
| Philippines | mil | 47.7 | 48.7 | 49.8 | 50.9 | 52.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Singapore | mil | 5.54 | 5.61 | 5.61 | 5.64 | 5.70 | ||||||||||||||||
| Thailand | mil | 33.5 | 34.2 | 34.9 | 35.5 | 36.1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Vietnam | mil | 31.2 | 32.1 | 33.1 | 34.1 | 35.1 |
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