Australia vs Ethiopia: Population in largest city

Australia
5.39 million
in 2025
Ethiopia
5.96 million
in 2025
Australia rank
41st
Ethiopia rank
38th

Population in largest city over time

  • Australia
  • Ethiopia
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How they compare

Ethiopia currently reports 5.96 million against 5.39 million in Australia, a difference of 564,790.

That makes Ethiopia'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.

Globally, Australia ranks 41st and Ethiopia ranks 38th of 153 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Population in largest city
Source
World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
153 places, 10,098 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Population in largest city is the urban population living in the country's largest metropolitan area.