Australia vs France: Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million
Australia
16.77 million
in 2025
France
15.87 million
in 2025
Australia rank
25th
France rank
26th
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million over time
- Australia
- France
How they compare
Australia currently reports 16.77 million against 15.87 million in France, a difference of 900,800.
That makes Australia's figure about 1.1 times France's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was France ahead.
Australia ranks 25th and France ranks 26th of 121 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 1 and France in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | France | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.36 million | 10.73 million | 4.37 million | France |
| 1970s | 8.55 million | 11.85 million | 3.29 million | France |
| 1980s | 9.67 million | 12.64 million | 2.97 million | France |
| 1990s | 10.95 million | 13.33 million | 2.38 million | France |
| 2000s | 11.90 million | 14.09 million | 2.20 million | France |
| 2010s | 14.24 million | 14.97 million | 727,440 | France |
| 2020s | 16.23 million | 15.63 million | 597,300 | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, Australia or France?
- Australia, at 16.77 million against 15.87 million in France as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million between Australia and France?
- 900,800, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and France?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Australia and France rank globally for population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million?
- Australia ranks 25th and France ranks 26th of 121 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN), published as Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population in urban agglomerations of more than one million is the country's population living in metropolitan areas that in 2018 had a population of more than one million people.