The current population of Australia is 27,722,756 people, as of 2026 based on the adjusted UN estimation. The latest officially reported number was 27,196,812 in 2024.
Population facts:
- Since 2006, population has increased from 20.5M people to 27.7M (35.6% growth in 20 years).
- Australia is ranked 55/197 by population and was ranked 54th in 2006.
- Australia is projected to reach 43.9M people in 2100.
- For the last 20 years, Australia has had an average growth rate of 1.78% per year.
- Australia accounts for 0.33% of the world's population.
Australia population clock
Australia
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World
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Current population |
27722756
|
8280917972
|
| Population rank | 55/197 | N/A |
| Percent of world population | 0.33% | N/A |
| One net population change |
58.7 seconds
|
0.41 seconds
|
| One birth every |
1.83 minutes
|
0.24 seconds
|
| One death every |
2.86 minutes
|
0.52 seconds
|
| Daily growth/decline | +1,471 | +213,016 |
| Annual growth/decline | +536,890 | +77,751,015 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +2.01% | +0.96% |
| Population growth rate rank | 51/197 | N/A |
| One migration net change every |
3.79 minutes
|
N/A |
| Annual migration change | +138,510 | N/A |
Australia population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 10,276,477 | - |
| 1961 | 10,483,000 | 2.01% |
| 1962 | 10,742,000 | 2.47% |
| 1963 | 10,950,000 | 1.94% |
| 1964 | 11,167,000 | 1.98% |
| 1965 | 11,388,000 | 1.98% |
| 1966 | 11,651,000 | 2.31% |
| 1967 | 11,799,000 | 1.27% |
| 1968 | 12,009,000 | 1.78% |
| 1969 | 12,263,000 | 2.12% |
| 1970 | 12,507,000 | 1.99% |
| 1971 | 12,937,000 | 3.44% |
| 1972 | 13,177,000 | 1.86% |
| 1973 | 13,380,000 | 1.54% |
| 1974 | 13,723,000 | 2.56% |
| 1975 | 13,893,000 | 1.24% |
| 1976 | 14,033,000 | 1.01% |
| 1977 | 14,192,000 | 1.13% |
| 1978 | 14,358,000 | 1.17% |
| 1979 | 14,514,000 | 1.09% |
| 1980 | 14,692,000 | 1.23% |
| 1981 | 14,923,260 | 1.57% |
| 1982 | 15,184,247 | 1.75% |
| 1983 | 15,393,472 | 1.38% |
| 1984 | 15,579,391 | 1.21% |
| 1985 | 15,788,312 | 1.34% |
| 1986 | 16,018,350 | 1.46% |
| 1987 | 16,263,874 | 1.53% |
| 1988 | 16,532,164 | 1.65% |
| 1989 | 16,814,416 | 1.71% |
| 1990 | 17,065,128 | 1.49% |
| 1991 | 17,284,036 | 1.28% |
| 1992 | 17,478,635 | 1.13% |
| 1993 | 17,634,808 | 0.89% |
| 1994 | 17,805,468 | 0.97% |
| 1995 | 18,004,882 | 1.12% |
| 1996 | 18,224,767 | 1.22% |
| 1997 | 18,423,037 | 1.09% |
| 1998 | 18,607,584 | 1% |
| 1999 | 18,812,264 | 1.1% |
| 2000 | 19,028,802 | 1.15% |
| 2001 | 19,274,701 | 1.29% |
| 2002 | 19,495,210 | 1.14% |
| 2003 | 19,720,737 | 1.16% |
| 2004 | 19,932,722 | 1.07% |
| 2005 | 20,176,844 | 1.22% |
| 2006 | 20,450,966 | 1.36% |
| 2007 | 20,827,622 | 1.84% |
| 2008 | 21,249,199 | 2.02% |
| 2009 | 21,691,653 | 2.08% |
| 2010 | 22,031,750 | 1.57% |
| 2011 | 22,340,024 | 1.4% |
| 2012 | 22,733,465 | 1.76% |
| 2013 | 23,128,129 | 1.74% |
| 2014 | 23,475,686 | 1.5% |
| 2015 | 23,815,995 | 1.45% |
| 2016 | 24,190,907 | 1.57% |
| 2017 | 24,592,588 | 1.66% |
| 2018 | 24,963,258 | 1.51% |
| 2019 | 25,334,826 | 1.49% |
| 2020 | 25,649,248 | 1.24% |
| 2021 | 25,685,412 | 0.14% |
| 2022 | 26,018,721 | 1.3% |
| 2023 | 26,659,922 | 2.46% |
| 2024 | 27,196,812 | 2.01% |
| 2025 | 27,462,351 | 0.98% |
| 2026 | 27,720,006 | 0.94% |
| 2027 | 27,971,653 | 0.91% |
| 2028 | 28,220,660 | 0.89% |
| 2029 | 28,462,685 | 0.86% |
| 2030 | 28,698,853 | 0.83% |
| 2031 | 28,932,262 | 0.81% |
| 2032 | 29,160,438 | 0.79% |
| 2033 | 29,384,107 | 0.77% |
| 2034 | 29,605,432 | 0.75% |
| 2035 | 29,826,537 | 0.75% |
| 2036 | 30,047,917 | 0.74% |
| 2037 | 30,264,792 | 0.72% |
| 2038 | 30,480,032 | 0.71% |
| 2039 | 30,694,219 | 0.7% |
| 2040 | 30,907,034 | 0.69% |
| 2041 | 31,123,706 | 0.7% |
| 2042 | 31,343,677 | 0.71% |
| 2043 | 31,563,469 | 0.7% |
| 2044 | 31,781,220 | 0.69% |
| 2045 | 32,000,146 | 0.69% |
| 2046 | 32,223,471 | 0.7% |
| 2047 | 32,443,112 | 0.68% |
| 2048 | 32,662,412 | 0.68% |
| 2049 | 32,881,878 | 0.67% |
| 2050 | 33,095,459 | 0.65% |
Australia has a population of 27.7M as of 2026, compared to 24.2M in 2016, 20.5M in 2006, and 18.2M in 1996.
Over the past 10 years, the population has had a trend to increase by an average of 1.46% per year. Australia is ranked 82nd out of 197 countries by a 10-year average growth rate.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 20 years (in 2046) Australia will have 32,223,471 people (16.2% growth) with a rank change from 55th to 60th.
By the year 2100, Australia's population is projected to grow by 58.4% to 43.9M people.
Largest cities by population
|
Australia
|
|
|---|---|
| City | Population |
| Sydney | 5.45M |
| Melbourne | 5.35M |
| Brisbane | 2.71M |
| Perth | 2.14M |
| Adelaide | 1.39M |
| Gold Coast | 608K |
| Canberra | 381K |
| Sunshine Coast | 284K |
| Wollongong | 262K |
| Ipswich | 233K |
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Australia population statistics
|
Australia
|
World
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 84.3 years | 73.8 years |
| Average age | 40.1 years | 33.8 years |
| Median age | 39 years | 31.6 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 49.6:50.4 | 50.3:49.7 |
| Fertility rate | 1.5 births per woman | 2.2 births per woman |
| Population density | 9.16 ppl/mi² | 141.6 ppl/mi² |
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