Australia vs El Salvador: Population in the largest city
Australia
22.3%
in 2025
El Salvador
23.6%
in 2025
Australia rank
107th
El Salvador rank
104th
Population in the largest city over time
- Australia
- El Salvador
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 23.6% against 22.3% in Australia, a difference of 1.3%.
That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.1 times Australia's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, El Salvador has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 107th and El Salvador ranks 104th of 153 countries.
El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | El Salvador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 25.6% | 31.4% | 5.8% | El Salvador |
| 1970s | 26.4% | 35.5% | 9.1% | El Salvador |
| 1980s | 25.4% | 36.7% | 11.3% | El Salvador |
| 1990s | 24.6% | 34.9% | 10.3% | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 22.5% | 29.6% | 7.1% | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 22.0% | 25.8% | 3.8% | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 22.4% | 23.8% | 1.4% | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population in the largest city, Australia or El Salvador?
- El Salvador, at 23.6% against 22.3% in Australia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population in the largest city between Australia and El Salvador?
- 1.3%, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and El Salvador?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Australia and El Salvador rank globally for population in the largest city?
- Australia ranks 107th and El Salvador ranks 104th of 153 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN), published as Population in the largest city (% of urban population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population in largest city is the percentage of a country's urban population living in that country's largest metropolitan area.