Australia vs Saudi Arabia: Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million
Australia
16.77 million
in 2025
Saudi Arabia
18.19 million
in 2025
Australia rank
25th
Saudi Arabia rank
23rd
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million over time
- Australia
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Saudi Arabia currently reports 18.19 million against 16.77 million in Australia, a difference of 1.42 million.
That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 1.1 times Australia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 25th and Saudi Arabia ranks 23rd of 121 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 6 and Saudi Arabia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.36 million | 755,216 | 5.61 million | Australia |
| 1970s | 8.55 million | 1.95 million | 6.60 million | Australia |
| 1980s | 9.67 million | 4.05 million | 5.62 million | Australia |
| 1990s | 10.95 million | 7.29 million | 3.66 million | Australia |
| 2000s | 11.90 million | 10.13 million | 1.77 million | Australia |
| 2010s | 14.24 million | 14.24 million | 8,360 | Australia |
| 2020s | 16.23 million | 17.43 million | 1.20 million | Saudi Arabia |
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 Saudi Arabia?
- Saudi Arabia, at 18.19 million against 16.77 million in Australia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million between Australia and Saudi Arabia?
- 1.42 million, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Saudi Arabia?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Australia and Saudi Arabia rank globally for population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million?
- Australia ranks 25th and Saudi Arabia ranks 23rd 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.