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People > Urban and rural Stats: compare key data on Australia & United States

Definitions

  • Female rural population: Total number of females living in rural areas by country.
  • Female urban population: Total number of females living in urban areas by country.
  • Females living in cities proper: Total number of females living in cities proper. The UN definition for city proper varies for each country but usually refers to a locality with legal boundaries, some form of local government and does not include its outlying suburbs and districts. Numbers only include cities proper with a population over 100,000.
  • Male rural population: Total number of males living in rural areas by country.
  • Male urban population: Total number of males living in urban areas by country.
  • Male urban population per thousand people: Total number of males living in urban areas by country. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Males living in cities proper: Total number of males living in cities proper. The UN definition for city proper varies for each country but usually refers to a locality with legal boundaries, some form of local government and does not include its outlying suburbs and districts. Numbers only include cities proper with a population over 100,000.
  • Males living in cities proper per thousand people: Total number of males living in cities proper. The UN definition for city proper varies for each country but usually refers to a locality with legal boundaries, some form of local government and does not include its outlying suburbs and districts. Numbers only include cities proper with a population over 100,000. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Males living in urban agglomerations per thousand people: Total number of males living in urban agglomerations. An urban agglomeration should not be confused with a metropolitan area, whereas an agglomeration refers to multiple connected urban cities, while a metropolitan area refers to a central urban area with outlying suburban cities and districts. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Population living in cities proper: Each city population by sex, city and city type.
  • Population living in urban agglomerations: Total population living in urban agglomerations. An urban agglomeration should not be confused with a metropolitan area, whereas an agglomeration refers to multiple connected urban cities, while a metropolitan area refers to a central urban area with outlying suburban cities and districts.
  • Rural population: Total population living in rural areas by country.
  • Rural population per thousand people: Total population living in rural areas by country. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Urban population: Total population living in urban areas by country.
  • Urban population per thousand people: Total population living in urban areas by country. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Females living in cities proper per thousand people: Total number of females living in cities proper. The UN definition for city proper varies for each country but usually refers to a locality with legal boundaries, some form of local government and does not include its outlying suburbs and districts. Numbers only include cities proper with a population over 100,000. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Females living in urban agglomerations: Total number of females living in urban agglomerations. An urban agglomeration should not be confused with a metropolitan area, whereas an agglomeration refers to multiple connected urban cities, while a metropolitan area refers to a central urban area with outlying suburban cities and districts.
  • Females living in urban agglomerations per thousand people: Total number of females living in urban agglomerations. An urban agglomeration should not be confused with a metropolitan area, whereas an agglomeration refers to multiple connected urban cities, while a metropolitan area refers to a central urban area with outlying suburban cities and districts. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Male rural population per thousand people: Total number of males living in rural areas by country. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Female urban population per thousand people: Total number of females living in urban areas by country. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Population living in urban agglomerations per thousand people: Total population living in urban agglomerations. An urban agglomeration should not be confused with a metropolitan area, whereas an agglomeration refers to multiple connected urban cities, while a metropolitan area refers to a central urban area with outlying suburban cities and districts. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Female rural population per thousand people: Total number of females living in rural areas by country. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Males living in urban agglomerations: Total number of males living in urban agglomerations. An urban agglomeration should not be confused with a metropolitan area, whereas an agglomeration refers to multiple connected urban cities, while a metropolitan area refers to a central urban area with outlying suburban cities and districts.
STAT Australia United States HISTORY
Female rural population 1.94 million
Ranked 26th.
29.41 million
Ranked 3rd. 15 times more than Australia

Female urban population 9.29 million
Ranked 16th.
127.55 million
Ranked 1st. 14 times more than Australia

Females living in cities proper 140,872
Ranked 21st. 37% more than United States
103,121
Ranked 24th.

Male rural population 2 million
Ranked 26th.
30.08 million
Ranked 3rd. 15 times more than Australia

Male urban population 9.1 million
Ranked 16th.
121.7 million
Ranked 1st. 13 times more than Australia

Male urban population per thousand people 407.68
Ranked 8th. 4% more than United States
393.43
Ranked 15th.

Males living in cities proper 139,833
Ranked 18th. 51% more than United States
92,855
Ranked 27th.

Males living in cities proper per thousand people 6.26
Ranked 33th. 21 times more than United States
0.3
Ranked 51st.

Males living in urban agglomerations per thousand people 3.62
Ranked 16th. 5 times more than United States
0.736
Ranked 5th.
Population living in cities proper 30.3 million
Ranked 4th.
85.41 million
Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than Australia

Population living in urban agglomerations 162,292
Ranked 11th.
429,882
Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than Australia
Rural population 3.93 million
Ranked 31st.
59.49 million
Ranked 5th. 15 times more than Australia

Rural population per thousand people 176.24
Ranked 62nd.
192.33
Ranked 67th. 9% more than Australia

Urban population 18.39 million
Ranked 20th.
249.25 million
Ranked 2nd. 14 times more than Australia

Urban population per thousand people 823.76
Ranked 10th. 2% more than United States
805.79
Ranked 17th.

Females living in cities proper per thousand people 6.31
Ranked 33th. 19 times more than United States
0.333
Ranked 51st.

Females living in urban agglomerations 81,556
Ranked 10th.
222,073
Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than Australia
Females living in urban agglomerations per thousand people 3.65
Ranked 16th. 5 times more than United States
0.787
Ranked 5th.
Male rural population per thousand people 89.53
Ranked 54th.
97.25
Ranked 61st. 9% more than Australia

Female urban population per thousand people 416.08
Ranked 7th. 1% more than United States
412.36
Ranked 12th.

Population living in urban agglomerations per thousand people 7.27
Ranked 16th. 5 times more than United States
1.52
Ranked 6th.
Female rural population per thousand people 86.71
Ranked 54th.
95.08
Ranked 60th. 10% more than Australia

Males living in urban agglomerations 80,736
Ranked 10th.
207,809
Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than Australia

SOURCES: United Nations Statistics Division. Source tables; United Nations Statistics Division. Source tables; United Nations Statistics Division. Source tables. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; United Nations Statistics Division. Source tables. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.

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