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Australia vs South Africa: Urban population (% of total population)

Side-by-side comparison from World Bank Open Data.

In , Australia's Urban population (% of total population) was 87.60, compared to South Africa's 63.69. That makes Australia's value 37.5% higher than South Africa's.

Australia

Rank #42 of 217 globally

Australia trend
Latest (2024)
87.60
Year-over-year
+0.1%
10-year change
+1.0%
Peak
87.60 (2024)
Trough
85.62 (2005)

South Africa

Rank #111 of 217 globally

South Africa trend
Latest (2024)
63.69
Year-over-year
+0.2%
10-year change
+0.9%
Peak
63.69 (2024)
Trough
59.82 (2005)

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Source: World Bank Open Data (SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS), CC BY 4.0.