Updated on July 16, 2023 with the latest
July 2023-July 2024 estimates from the 2022 U.N. Revision

Australia Population (LIVE)

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Australia Population (1950 - 2023)

Yearly Population Growth Rate (%)

The current population of Australia is 26,506,548 as of Wednesday, October 4, 2023, based on Worldometer elaboration of the latest United Nations data ¹.
Australia 2023 population is estimated at 26,439,111 people at mid year.
Australia population is equivalent to 0.33% of the total world population.
Australia ranks number 55 in the list of countries (and dependencies) by population.
The population density in Australia is 3 per Km² (9 people per mi²).
The total land area is 7,682,300 Km2 (2,966,151 sq. miles)
86.1 % of the population is urban (22,768,759 people in 2023)
The median age in Australia is 37.5 years.

1. Updated on July 16, 2023 with the latest July 2023-July 2024 estimates from the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2022 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).

Population of Australia (2023 and historical)

Year	Population	Yearly % Change	Yearly Change	Migrants (net)	Median Age	Fertility Rate	Density (P/Km²)	Urban Pop %	Urban Population	Country's Share of World Pop	World Population	Australia Global Rank
2023	26,439,111	1.00 %	261,698	139,991	37.5	1.60	3	86.1 %	22,768,759	0.33 %	8,045,311,447	55
2022	26,177,413	0.99 %	256,324	139,991	37.2	1.60	3	85.9 %	22,483,604	0.33 %	7,975,105,156	55
2020	25,670,051	1.23 %	312,881	117,929	36.7	1.59	3	85.3 %	21,903,705	0.33 %	7,840,952,880	55
2015	23,820,236	1.58 %	360,214	209,466	36.3	1.81	3	85.6 %	20,396,531	0.32 %	7,426,597,537	53
2010	22,019,168	1.77 %	369,487	166,833	36.1	1.95	3	85.6 %	18,842,292	0.32 %	6,985,603,105	54
2005	20,171,731	1.18 %	230,754	132,109	35.5	1.84	3	84.9 %	17,118,434	0.31 %	6,558,176,119	53
2000	19,017,963	1.10 %	202,993	109,375	34.4	1.77	2	84.4 %	16,060,093	0.31 %	6,148,898,975	51
1995	18,002,999	1.10 %	190,999	79,727	32.7	1.83	2	85.2 %	15,346,879	0.31 %	5,743,219,454	50
1990	17,048,003	1.55 %	252,464	95,996	31.1	1.90	2	85.4 %	14,558,985	0.32 %	5,316,175,862	49
1985	15,785,682	1.43 %	215,872	87,895	29.8	1.92	2	85.3 %	13,461,702	0.32 %	4,861,730,613	46
1980	14,706,322	1.15 %	163,894	86,522	28.4	1.90	2	85.2 %	12,532,663	0.33 %	4,444,007,706	46
1975	13,886,854	1.97 %	258,364	31,122	27.1	2.16	2	84.5 %	11,727,714	0.34 %	4,069,437,231	42
1970	12,595,034	2.09 %	247,118	258,627	26.6	2.86	2	85.7 %	10,787,874	0.34 %	3,695,390,336	41
1965	11,359,442	2.00 %	214,559	118,655	27.3	2.98	1	83.1 %	9,439,263	0.34 %	3,337,111,983	42
1960	10,286,647	2.24 %	215,361	86,587	28.6	3.45	1	81.6 %	8,389,125	0.34 %	3,019,233,434	39
1955	9,209,844	2.41 %	206,535	95,973	29.2	3.27	1	79.4 %	7,309,544	0.34 %	2,746,072,141	42

Source: Worldometer (www.Worldometers.info)

Elaboration of data by United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2022 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).

Australia Population Forecast

139,991

Year	Population	Yearly % Change	Yearly Change	Migrants (net)	Median Age	Fertility Rate	Density (P/Km²)	Urban Pop %	Urban Population	Country's Share of World Pop	World Population	Australia Global Rank
2025	26,958,054	0.98 %	257,601	139,991	38.1	1.61	4	86.6 %	23,335,357	0.33 %	8,191,988,453	55
2030	28,202,414	0.91 %	248,872	139,991	39.5	1.62	4	87.7 %	24,740,161	0.33 %	8,546,141,327	57
2035	29,329,425	0.79 %	225,402	139,991	40.9	1.64	4	89.0 %	26,110,367	0.33 %	8,879,397,401	58
2040	30,355,784	0.69 %	205,272	139,991	42.1	1.65	4	90.5 %	27,469,166	0.33 %	9,188,250,492	60
2045	31,310,778	0.62 %	190,999	139,991	43.0	1.66	4	92.1 %	28,832,697	0.33 %	9,467,543,575	62
2050	32,192,919	0.56 %	176,428		43.6	1.65	4	93.8 %	30,186,022	0.33 %	9,709,491,761	63

Source: Worldometer (www.Worldometers.info)

Elaboration of data by United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2022 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).

Australia Demographics

Main Page: Demographics of Australia

Life Expectancy

83.73 years

(life expectancy at birth, both sexes)
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Infant Mortality

2.7

(infant deaths per 1,000 live births)
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Deaths under age 5

3.3

(per 1,000 live births)
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Main Cities by Population in Australia

(includes boroughs, districts, urban agglomerations, etc.)

#	CITY NAME	POPULATION
1	Sydney	4,627,345
2	Melbourne	4,246,375
3	Brisbane	2,189,878
4	Perth	1,896,548
5	Adelaide	1,225,235
6	Gold Coast	591,473
7	Canberra	367,752
8	Newcastle	308,308
9	Wollongong	292,190
10	Logan City	282,673
11	Geelong	226,034
12	Hobart	216,656
13	Townsville	196,219
14	Cairns	153,075
15	Toowoomba	131,258
16	Darwin	129,062
17	Rockingham	108,022
18	Launceston	106,153
19	Bendigo	100,617
20	Ballarat	97,937
21	Mandurah	83,294
22	Mackay	74,219
23	Bundaberg	70,826
24	Bunbury	68,248
25	Maitland	67,132
26	Armadale	62,296
27	Rockhampton	61,724
28	Adelaide Hills	60,394
29	South Brisbane	60,000
30	Hervey Bay	52,230
31	Reservoir	47,637
32	Tamworth	47,597
33	Wagga Wagga	46,913
34	Albury	45,627
35	Berwick	44,779
36	Port Macquarie	41,491
37	Queanbeyan	40,661
38	Orange	39,329
39	Blacktown	39,000
40	Shepparton	38,773
41	Caloundra	38,706
42	Hoppers Crossing	38,108
43	Werribee	37,737
44	Melton	35,490
45	Castle Hill	35,389
46	Saint Albans	35,091
47	Nowra	34,479
48	Frankston	34,457
48	Frankston East	34,457
49	Rowville	34,145
50	Warrnambool	33,982
51	Baulkham Hills	33,945
52	Albany	33,650
53	Mount Waverley	33,611
54	St Albans	33,511
55	Auburn	33,122
56	Bathurst	33,110
57	Pakenham South	32,911
58	Point Cook	32,413
59	Dubbo	32,327
60	Epping	32,200
61	Wodonga	31,605
62	Kalgoorlie	31,107
63	Bankstown	30,572
64	Mill Park	30,517
65	Gladstone	30,489
66	Kwinana	30,433
67	Lismore	30,086
68	Mildura	30,016
69	Preston	29,925

Notes

The Australia Population (Live) counter shows a continuously updated estimate of the current population of Australia delivered by Worldometer's RTS algorithm, which processes data collected from the United Nations Population Division.

The Population of Australia (1950 - 2023) chart plots the total population count as of July 1 of each year, from 1950 to 2023.

The Yearly Population Growth Rate chart plots the annual percentage changes in population registered on July 1 of each year, from 1951 to 2023. This value can differ from the Yearly % Change shown in the historical table, which shows the last year equivalent percentage change assuming homogeneous change in the preceding five year period.

Definitions

Year: as of July 1 of the year indicated.

Population: Overall total population (both sexes and all ages) in the country as of July 1 of the year indicated, as estimated by the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2022 Revision. For forecasted years, the U.N. medium-fertility variant is used.

Yearly % Change: For 2023: percentage change in total population over the last year (from July 1, 2022 to June 30 2023). For all other years: latest year annual percentage change equivalent assuming homogeneous change in the preceding five year period, calculated through reverse compounding.

Yearly Change: For 2023: absolute change in total population (increase or decrease in number of people) over the last year (from July 1, 2022 to June 30 2023). For all other years: average annual numerical change over the preceding five year period.

Migrants (net): The average annual number of immigrants minus the number of emigrants over the preceding five year period (running from July 1 to June 30 of the initial and final years), or subsequent five year period (for 2016 data). A negative number means that there are more emigrants than immigrants.

Median Age: age that divides the population into two numerically equal groups: half of the people are older than the median age indicated and half are younger. This parameter provides an indication of age distribution.

Fertility Rate: (Total Fertility Rate, or TFR), it is expressed as children per woman. It is calculated as the average number of children an average woman will have during her reproductive period (15 to 49 years old) based on the current fertility rates of every age group in the country, and assuming she is not subject to mortality.

Density (P/Km²): (Population Density) Population per square Kilometer (Km²).

Urban Pop % : Urban population as a percentage of total population.

Urban Population: Population living in areas classified as urban according to the criteria used by each country.

Country's Share of World Pop: Total population in the country as a percentage of total World Population as of July 1 of the year indicated.

World Population: Total World Population as of July 1 of the year indicated.

Global Rank: Position held by Australia in the list of all countries worldwide ranked by population (from the highest population to the lowest population) as of July 1 of the year indicated.