Population of Australia
Source | UN (World Population Prospects 2022) |
Date | 21 Feb 2024 |
The current population of Australia is 26,653,114 as of April 27, 2024, based on interpolation of the latest United Nations data. The population of Australia is projected at 26,699,482 or 26.7 million as of July 1, 2024. The total population in Australia is projected at 26,439,111 or 26.44 million people for the year 2023.
Australia is the most populous country in Oceania, and at 55th position in the world in the list of 237 countries/territories.
- Population
- Growth rate
- Net change
Year | Population | Growth | Share (%) | ||
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1 Jan | 1 July | Net Change | rate (%) | to World | |
1950 | 8,048,900 | 8,177,167 | 256,535 | 3.137 | 0.33 |
1951 | 8,305,435 | 8,419,830 | 228,790 | 2.717 | 0.33 |
1952 | 8,534,225 | 8,632,792 | 197,135 | 2.284 | 0.33 |
1953 | 8,731,360 | 8,819,165 | 175,609 | 1.991 | 0.33 |
1954 | 8,906,969 | 9,003,370 | 192,802 | 2.142 | 0.33 |
1955 | 9,099,771 | 9,209,844 | 220,147 | 2.390 | 0.34 |
1956 | 9,319,918 | 9,429,810 | 219,784 | 2.331 | 0.34 |
1957 | 9,539,702 | 9,644,191 | 208,977 | 2.167 | 0.34 |
1958 | 9,748,679 | 9,853,146 | 208,933 | 2.121 | 0.34 |
1959 | 9,957,612 | 10,065,683 | 216,143 | 2.147 | 0.34 |
1960 | 10,173,755 | 10,286,647 | 225,783 | 2.195 | 0.34 |
1961 | 10,399,538 | 10,505,938 | 212,799 | 2.026 | 0.34 |
1962 | 10,612,337 | 10,711,941 | 199,207 | 1.860 | 0.34 |
1963 | 10,811,544 | 10,917,375 | 211,662 | 1.939 | 0.34 |
1964 | 11,023,206 | 11,131,609 | 216,806 | 1.948 | 0.34 |
1965 | 11,240,012 | 11,359,442 | 238,861 | 2.103 | 0.34 |
1966 | 11,478,873 | 11,592,675 | 227,605 | 1.963 | 0.34 |
1967 | 11,706,478 | 11,809,110 | 205,264 | 1.738 | 0.34 |
1968 | 11,911,742 | 12,027,262 | 231,039 | 1.921 | 0.34 |
1969 | 12,142,781 | 12,268,349 | 251,135 | 2.047 | 0.34 |
1970 | 12,393,916 | 12,595,034 | 402,237 | 3.194 | 0.34 |
1971 | 12,796,153 | 12,993,834 | 395,361 | 3.043 | 0.34 |
1972 | 13,191,514 | 13,300,308 | 217,589 | 1.636 | 0.35 |
1973 | 13,409,103 | 13,513,318 | 208,431 | 1.542 | 0.34 |
1974 | 13,617,534 | 13,713,388 | 191,707 | 1.398 | 0.34 |
1975 | 13,809,241 | 13,886,854 | 155,227 | 1.118 | 0.34 |
1976 | 13,964,468 | 14,038,072 | 147,208 | 1.049 | 0.34 |
1977 | 14,111,676 | 14,193,365 | 163,378 | 1.151 | 0.34 |
1978 | 14,275,054 | 14,355,814 | 161,519 | 1.125 | 0.33 |
1979 | 14,436,573 | 14,520,527 | 167,908 | 1.156 | 0.33 |
1980 | 14,604,481 | 14,706,322 | 203,681 | 1.385 | 0.33 |
1981 | 14,808,162 | 14,930,052 | 243,781 | 1.633 | 0.33 |
1982 | 15,051,943 | 15,168,445 | 233,004 | 1.536 | 0.33 |
1983 | 15,284,947 | 15,383,076 | 196,258 | 1.276 | 0.33 |
1984 | 15,481,205 | 15,579,476 | 196,542 | 1.262 | 0.33 |
1985 | 15,677,747 | 15,785,682 | 215,869 | 1.368 | 0.32 |
1986 | 15,893,616 | 16,012,299 | 237,366 | 1.482 | 0.32 |
1987 | 16,130,982 | 16,259,249 | 256,534 | 1.578 | 0.32 |
1988 | 16,387,516 | 16,525,903 | 276,774 | 1.675 | 0.32 |
1989 | 16,664,290 | 16,796,588 | 264,596 | 1.575 | 0.32 |
1990 | 16,928,886 | 17,048,003 | 238,234 | 1.397 | 0.32 |
1991 | 17,167,120 | 17,271,086 | 207,931 | 1.204 | 0.32 |
1992 | 17,375,051 | 17,462,504 | 174,906 | 1.002 | 0.32 |
1993 | 17,549,957 | 17,631,511 | 163,107 | 0.925 | 0.32 |
1994 | 17,713,064 | 17,805,504 | 184,880 | 1.038 | 0.31 |
1995 | 17,897,944 | 18,002,999 | 210,110 | 1.167 | 0.31 |
1996 | 18,108,054 | 18,211,845 | 207,583 | 1.140 | 0.31 |
1997 | 18,315,637 | 18,410,250 | 189,227 | 1.028 | 0.31 |
1998 | 18,504,864 | 18,601,667 | 193,606 | 1.041 | 0.31 |
1999 | 18,698,470 | 18,800,892 | 204,843 | 1.090 | 0.31 |
2000 | 18,903,313 | 19,017,963 | 229,300 | 1.206 | 0.31 |
2001 | 19,132,613 | 19,248,143 | 231,059 | 1.200 | 0.31 |
2002 | 19,363,672 | 19,475,844 | 224,344 | 1.152 | 0.31 |
2003 | 19,588,016 | 19,698,999 | 221,966 | 1.127 | 0.31 |
2004 | 19,809,982 | 19,925,056 | 230,148 | 1.155 | 0.31 |
2005 | 20,040,130 | 20,171,731 | 263,201 | 1.305 | 0.31 |
2006 | 20,303,331 | 20,467,030 | 327,398 | 1.600 | 0.31 |
2007 | 20,630,729 | 20,830,828 | 400,198 | 1.921 | 0.31 |
2008 | 21,030,927 | 21,247,873 | 433,892 | 2.042 | 0.31 |
2009 | 21,464,819 | 21,660,892 | 392,146 | 1.810 | 0.31 |
2010 | 21,856,965 | 22,019,168 | 324,407 | 1.473 | 0.32 |
2011 | 22,181,372 | 22,357,034 | 351,324 | 1.571 | 0.32 |
2012 | 22,532,696 | 22,729,269 | 393,146 | 1.730 | 0.32 |
2013 | 22,925,842 | 23,111,782 | 371,879 | 1.609 | 0.32 |
2014 | 23,297,721 | 23,469,579 | 343,717 | 1.465 | 0.32 |
2015 | 23,641,438 | 23,820,236 | 357,597 | 1.501 | 0.32 |
2016 | 23,999,035 | 24,195,701 | 393,333 | 1.626 | 0.32 |
2017 | 24,392,368 | 24,590,334 | 395,931 | 1.610 | 0.32 |
2018 | 24,788,299 | 24,979,230 | 381,862 | 1.529 | 0.33 |
2019 | 25,170,161 | 25,357,170 | 374,018 | 1.475 | 0.33 |
2020 | 25,544,179 | 25,670,051 | 251,743 | 0.981 | 0.33 |
2021 | 25,795,922 | 25,921,089 | 250,334 | 0.966 | 0.33 |
Year | Population | Growth | Share (%) | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 Jan | 1 July | Net Change | rate (%) | to World | |
2022 | 26,046,256 | 26,177,413 | 262,315 | 1.002 | 0.33 |
2023 | 26,308,571 | 26,439,111 | 261,081 | 0.987 | 0.33 |
2024 | 26,569,652 | 26,699,482 | 259,660 | 0.973 | 0.33 |
2025 | 26,829,312 | 26,958,054 | 257,483 | 0.955 | 0.33 |
2026 | 27,086,795 | 27,214,034 | 254,477 | 0.935 | 0.33 |
2027 | 27,341,272 | 27,467,171 | 251,797 | 0.917 | 0.33 |
2028 | 27,593,069 | 27,717,005 | 247,872 | 0.894 | 0.33 |
2029 | 27,840,941 | 27,962,250 | 242,617 | 0.868 | 0.33 |
2030 | 28,083,558 | 28,202,414 | 237,712 | 0.843 | 0.33 |
2031 | 28,321,270 | 28,437,615 | 232,690 | 0.818 | 0.33 |
2032 | 28,553,960 | 28,667,426 | 226,932 | 0.792 | 0.33 |
2033 | 28,780,892 | 28,892,146 | 222,509 | 0.770 | 0.33 |
2034 | 29,003,401 | 29,112,898 | 218,995 | 0.752 | 0.33 |
2035 | 29,222,396 | 29,329,425 | 214,058 | 0.730 | 0.33 |
2036 | 29,436,454 | 29,541,523 | 210,139 | 0.711 | 0.33 |
2037 | 29,646,593 | 29,750,263 | 207,339 | 0.697 | 0.33 |
2038 | 29,853,932 | 29,955,530 | 203,196 | 0.678 | 0.33 |
2039 | 30,057,128 | 30,157,199 | 200,143 | 0.664 | 0.33 |
2040 | 30,257,271 | 30,355,784 | 197,025 | 0.649 | 0.33 |
2041 | 30,454,296 | 30,551,298 | 194,004 | 0.635 | 0.33 |
2042 | 30,648,300 | 30,744,528 | 192,455 | 0.626 | 0.33 |
2043 | 30,840,755 | 30,935,796 | 190,081 | 0.614 | 0.33 |
2044 | 31,030,836 | 31,124,643 | 187,613 | 0.603 | 0.33 |
2045 | 31,218,449 | 31,310,778 | 184,658 | 0.590 | 0.33 |
2046 | 31,403,107 | 31,493,926 | 181,638 | 0.577 | 0.33 |
2047 | 31,584,745 | 31,673,994 | 178,497 | 0.564 | 0.33 |
2048 | 31,763,242 | 31,850,587 | 174,690 | 0.548 | 0.33 |
2049 | 31,937,932 | 32,023,534 | 171,203 | 0.535 | 0.33 |
2050 | 32,109,135 | 32,192,919 | 167,568 | 0.521 | 0.33 |
2051 | 32,276,703 | 32,358,849 | 164,291 | 0.508 | 0.33 |
2052 | 32,440,994 | 32,522,010 | 162,032 | 0.498 | 0.33 |
2053 | 32,603,026 | 32,683,280 | 160,508 | 0.491 | 0.33 |
2054 | 32,763,534 | 32,842,393 | 157,718 | 0.480 | 0.33 |
2055 | 32,921,252 | 32,998,543 | 154,583 | 0.468 | 0.33 |
2056 | 33,075,835 | 33,151,923 | 152,177 | 0.459 | 0.33 |
2057 | 33,228,012 | 33,303,997 | 151,969 | 0.456 | 0.33 |
2058 | 33,379,981 | 33,454,262 | 148,561 | 0.444 | 0.33 |
2059 | 33,528,542 | 33,601,953 | 146,822 | 0.437 | 0.33 |
2060 | 33,675,364 | 33,747,588 | 144,449 | 0.428 | 0.34 |
2061 | 33,819,813 | 33,891,728 | 143,831 | 0.424 | 0.34 |
2062 | 33,963,644 | 34,034,206 | 141,124 | 0.415 | 0.34 |
2063 | 34,104,768 | 34,174,679 | 139,823 | 0.409 | 0.34 |
2064 | 34,244,591 | 34,313,450 | 137,718 | 0.401 | 0.34 |
2065 | 34,382,309 | 34,450,720 | 136,822 | 0.397 | 0.34 |
2066 | 34,519,131 | 34,586,466 | 134,670 | 0.389 | 0.34 |
2067 | 34,653,801 | 34,719,971 | 132,339 | 0.381 | 0.34 |
2068 | 34,786,140 | 34,852,217 | 132,153 | 0.379 | 0.34 |
2069 | 34,918,293 | 34,983,729 | 130,872 | 0.374 | 0.34 |
2070 | 35,049,165 | 35,113,058 | 127,786 | 0.364 | 0.34 |
2071 | 35,176,951 | 35,239,192 | 124,481 | 0.353 | 0.34 |
2072 | 35,301,432 | 35,362,319 | 121,773 | 0.344 | 0.34 |
2073 | 35,423,205 | 35,483,223 | 120,035 | 0.338 | 0.34 |
2074 | 35,543,240 | 35,602,050 | 117,620 | 0.330 | 0.34 |
2075 | 35,660,860 | 35,718,440 | 115,160 | 0.322 | 0.34 |
2076 | 35,776,020 | 35,831,823 | 111,605 | 0.311 | 0.35 |
2077 | 35,887,625 | 35,941,629 | 108,008 | 0.301 | 0.35 |
2078 | 35,995,633 | 36,048,135 | 105,003 | 0.291 | 0.35 |
2079 | 36,100,636 | 36,151,694 | 102,117 | 0.282 | 0.35 |
2080 | 36,202,753 | 36,252,872 | 100,237 | 0.276 | 0.35 |
2081 | 36,302,990 | 36,351,404 | 96,829 | 0.266 | 0.35 |
2082 | 36,399,819 | 36,446,618 | 93,598 | 0.257 | 0.35 |
2083 | 36,493,417 | 36,538,880 | 90,925 | 0.249 | 0.35 |
2084 | 36,584,342 | 36,629,440 | 90,197 | 0.246 | 0.35 |
2085 | 36,674,539 | 36,719,831 | 90,584 | 0.247 | 0.35 |
2086 | 36,765,123 | 36,808,950 | 87,655 | 0.238 | 0.35 |
2087 | 36,852,778 | 36,896,433 | 87,309 | 0.237 | 0.35 |
2088 | 36,940,087 | 36,983,114 | 86,054 | 0.233 | 0.35 |
2089 | 37,026,141 | 37,069,213 | 86,143 | 0.232 | 0.36 |
2090 | 37,112,284 | 37,156,043 | 87,517 | 0.236 | 0.36 |
2091 | 37,199,801 | 37,244,135 | 88,667 | 0.238 | 0.36 |
2092 | 37,288,468 | 37,333,372 | 89,807 | 0.241 | 0.36 |
2093 | 37,378,275 | 37,424,355 | 92,160 | 0.246 | 0.36 |
2094 | 37,470,435 | 37,516,818 | 92,766 | 0.247 | 0.36 |
2095 | 37,563,201 | 37,609,981 | 93,560 | 0.249 | 0.36 |
2096 | 37,656,761 | 37,704,899 | 96,277 | 0.255 | 0.36 |
2097 | 37,753,038 | 37,800,882 | 95,687 | 0.253 | 0.36 |
2098 | 37,848,725 | 37,896,276 | 95,101 | 0.251 | 0.37 |
2099 | 37,943,826 | 37,992,429 | 97,206 | 0.256 | 0.37 |
2100 | 38,041,032 | 38,089,401 | 96,737 | 0.254 | 0.37 |