IntervaOpen the desk

World Bank · Urban

Australia: Population in the largest city

22.26percent · 2025+1.3% since 2015

Population in largest city is the percentage of a country's urban population living in that country's largest metropolitan area. Annual figures for Australia from 1960 to 2025.

19862025

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
202522.259
202422.313
202322.447
202222.667
202122.589
202022.193
201922.02
201822.009
201721.973
201621.974
201521.963
201421.93
201321.907
201221.929
201121.954
201021.93
200921.939
200822.062
200722.179
200622.262
200522.43
200422.563
200322.664
200222.789
200122.915
200023.339
199923.722
199824.095
199724.448
199624.825
199524.872
199424.894
199324.88
199224.852
199124.885
199024.923
198925.014
198825.16
198725.291
198625.392
198525.463
198425.493
198325.482
198225.513
198125.642
198025.806
197925.879
197825.919
197725.986
197626.054
197526.105
197426.228
197326.707
197226.932
197127.249
197027.121
196926.676
196826.301
196725.839
196625.221
196525.314
196425.311
196325.301
196225.287
196125.42
196025.458

Source

Published by World Bank, produced by United Nations. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-07.

The dataset for every country, with quality and provenance →

Cite or download

World Bank (2026). Population in the largest city. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-population-in-the-largest-city (accessed 2026-11-08). catalog snapshot 2026-11-07.

CSV, all countriesJSON, AustraliaAPI and MCP

Population in the largest city in other countries

Rank Australia against its region, see where publishers disagree, or ask a question in plain words on the Interva desk.

Australia: Population in the largest city (1960–2025) · Interva