Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, per square kilometre in Australia
Australia: Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, per square kilometre was 0.003 1000 No per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.003 1000 No per square kilometre
Change on year
up 1.3%
World rank
183rd
of 190 countries
All-time high
0.003 1000 No per square kilometre
in 2023
All-time low
0.0011 1000 No per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, per square kilometre in Australia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 No per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population - est. & proj. — urban population, per square kilometre in Australia is 0.003 1000 No per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 14.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population - est. & proj. — urban population, per square kilometre in Australia peaked at 0.003 1000 No per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0011 1000 No per square kilometre, in 1961.
Australia ranks 183rd of 190 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, per square kilometre in Australia, year by year
| Year | 1000 No per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0011 1000 No per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0011 1000 No per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1963 | 0.0012 1000 No per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1964 | 0.0012 1000 No per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1965 | 0.0012 1000 No per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1966 | 0.0013 1000 No per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1967 | 0.0013 1000 No per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1968 | 0.0013 1000 No per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1969 | 0.0014 1000 No per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1970 | 0.0014 1000 No per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1971 | 0.0014 1000 No per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1972 | 0.0015 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1973 | 0.0015 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1974 | 0.0015 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1975 | 0.0015 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1976 | 0.0015 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1977 | 0.0016 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1978 | 0.0016 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1979 | 0.0016 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0016 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1981 | 0.0017 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1982 | 0.0017 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1983 | 0.0017 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1984 | 0.0017 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1985 | 0.0018 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1986 | 0.0018 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1987 | 0.0018 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1988 | 0.0018 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1989 | 0.0019 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1990 | 0.0019 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1991 | 0.0019 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0019 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 0.002 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 0.002 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 0.002 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 0.002 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 0.002 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0021 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0021 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0021 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0021 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0021 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0022 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0022 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0022 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0023 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0023 1000 No per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0024 1000 No per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0024 1000 No per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0025 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0025 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0025 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0026 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0026 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0027 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0027 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0027 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0028 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0028 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0028 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0029 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0029 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 0.003 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0012 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0011 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0014 1000 No per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0015 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0014 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0016 1000 No per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0017 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0016 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0019 1000 No per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.002 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0019 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0021 1000 No per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0022 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0021 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0024 1000 No per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0026 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0025 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0028 1000 No per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0029 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0028 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.003 1000 No per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 180 Iceland 0.0033 1000 No per square kilometre compare
- 181 Botswana 0.0033 1000 No per square kilometre compare
- 182 Libya 0.0032 1000 No per square kilometre compare
- 184 Mauritania 0.0029 1000 No per square kilometre compare
- 185 Papua New Guinea 0.0028 1000 No per square kilometre compare
- 186 Suriname 0.0024 1000 No per square kilometre compare
More work & labour data for Australia
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual 0.5057 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth 0.4907 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth 0.5202 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -0.9895 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.8931 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 30,186 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 3,001 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 21,642 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 21,502 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 43,144 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population - est. & proj. — urban population, per square kilometre in Australia?
- Population - est. & proj. — urban population, per square kilometre in Australia was 0.003 1000 No per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest population - est. & proj. — urban population, per square kilometre recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.003 1000 No per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest population - est. & proj. — urban population, per square kilometre recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0011 1000 No per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Australia rank for population - est. & proj. — urban population, per square kilometre?
- Australia ranks 183rd out of 190 countries with data for 2023.
- Is population - est. & proj. — urban population, per square kilometre rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.