{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"au-urban-population-pct","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/au-urban-population-pct","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/au-urban-population-pct/","title":"Australia Urban Population Share (2025)","description":"Australia's Urban Population Share: 87.7 % of total population in 2025, +0.1pp YoY. World Bank (SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS), 1976–2025.","domain":"demo","category":"Demographics","keywords":["Demographics","World Bank","Australia","2025"],"publisher":"World Bank","frequency":"Annual","geography":"Australia","temporal_coverage":"1976/2025","unit":"% of total population","last_updated":"2026-07-25","last_updated_text":"25 July 2026","data_as_of":"2025","variable_measured":"Australia Urban Population Share","license":"https://apiardata.com/data-license","is_accessible_for_free":true,"sources":[{"name":"World Bank","url":"https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS?locations=AU"}],"meta":[{"label":"Frequency","value":"Annual"},{"label":"Coverage","value":"1976–2025"},{"label":"Observations","value":"50"},{"label":"Geography","value":"Australia"},{"label":"Last updated","value":"25 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"Australia (2025)","value":"87.7","unit":"% of total population","trend":{"direction":"up","value":"+0.1pp YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"+0.1pp","unit":"percentage points"},{"label":"Trend","value":"up","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"50","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"Australia Urban Population Share"}],"observation_count":50,"observations":[{"period":"1976","value":85.9912185628314},{"period":"1977","value":85.9717564438803},{"period":"1978","value":85.9214912027925},{"period":"1979","value":85.8525573446016},{"period":"1980","value":85.7770893731575},{"period":"1981","value":85.707218017469},{"period":"1982","value":85.6300575999377},{"period":"1983","value":85.5372200194631},{"period":"1984","value":85.4475664516222},{"period":"1985","value":85.3799543006555},{"period":"1986","value":85.3532409678372},{"period":"1987","value":85.3581201309523},{"period":"1988","value":85.3697439220883},{"period":"1989","value":85.3836041559764},{"period":"1990","value":85.3951926476336},{"period":"1991","value":85.4000007462027},{"period":"1992","value":85.3907597470933},{"period":"1993","value":85.3660763370105},{"period":"1994","value":85.3300727660859},{"period":"1995","value":85.2868710503009},{"period":"1996","value":85.2405932056372},{"period":"1997","value":85.1953612480762},{"period":"1998","value":85.1552971935996},{"period":"1999","value":85.1245230581889},{"period":"2000","value":85.1071608578257},{"period":"2001","value":85.1481094164726},{"period":"2002","value":85.2842102783464},{"period":"2003","value":85.4097077818668},{"period":"2004","value":85.518767609412},{"period":"2005","value":85.6190871221958},{"period":"2006","value":85.7492544263523},{"period":"2007","value":85.8968519574969},{"period":"2008","value":86.0253816967666},{"period":"2009","value":86.1278139101818},{"period":"2010","value":86.2198600512143},{"period":"2011","value":86.3268946146423},{"period":"2012","value":86.4451259136625},{"period":"2013","value":86.5740515760243},{"period":"2014","value":86.7221289343356},{"period":"2015","value":86.8778642539361},{"period":"2016","value":87.0166295249235},{"period":"2017","value":87.12809266445},{"period":"2018","value":87.2267680845925},{"period":"2019","value":87.3019647888406},{"period":"2020","value":87.2713470458985},{"period":"2021","value":87.2353407632761},{"period":"2022","value":87.3343268253813},{"period":"2023","value":87.4866955653765},{"period":"2024","value":87.6021469990446},{"period":"2025","value":87.7192672666333}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"% of total population"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"YoY Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2025","value":"87.7","yoyChange":"+0.1pp"},{"year":"2024","value":"87.6","yoyChange":"+0.1pp"},{"year":"2023","value":"87.5","yoyChange":"+0.2pp"},{"year":"2022","value":"87.3","yoyChange":"+0.1pp"},{"year":"2021","value":"87.2","yoyChange":"-0.1pp"},{"year":"2020","value":"87.3","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2019","value":"87.3","yoyChange":"+0.1pp"},{"year":"2018","value":"87.2","yoyChange":"+0.1pp"},{"year":"2017","value":"87.1","yoyChange":"+0.1pp"},{"year":"2016","value":"87.0","yoyChange":"+0.1pp"},{"year":"2015","value":"86.9","yoyChange":"+0.2pp"},{"year":"2014","value":"86.7","yoyChange":"+0.1pp"},{"year":"2013","value":"86.6","yoyChange":"+0.2pp"},{"year":"2012","value":"86.4","yoyChange":"+0.1pp"},{"year":"2011","value":"86.3","yoyChange":"+0.1pp"},{"year":"2010","value":"86.2","yoyChange":"+0.1pp"},{"year":"2009","value":"86.1","yoyChange":"+0.1pp"},{"year":"2008","value":"86.0","yoyChange":"+0.1pp"},{"year":"2007","value":"85.9","yoyChange":"+0.2pp"},{"year":"2006","value":"85.7","yoyChange":"+0.1pp"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"This page tracks the urban population as a share of total population in Australia from 1990 to present. Urbanisation is a structural driver of consumer spending, infrastructure investment, and financial services adoption. It is published by World Bank and updated annually."},{"question":"How current is this data?","answer":"The most recent observation covers 2025. World Bank typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 1976–2025 (50 observations)."},{"question":"What is the long-term trend?","answer":"The series peaked at 87.7 % of total population in 2025 and reached its lowest recorded value of 85.1 in 2000. The latest reading of 87.7 in 2025 represents a change of +0.1pp."}]}