The latest officially reported population of Australia was 27,196,812 in 2024 vs 9,132,629 people in Belarus in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Australia's population is 27,722,756 people compared to 9,011,944 in Belarus.
Population statistics:
- Australia's population is 3.08 times bigger than Belarus'.
- Australia is ranked the 55th most populous country in the world, while Belarus is the 101st.
- The countries together account for 0.44% of the world: 0.33% for Australia vs 0.11% for Belarus.
- For the last 10 years, Australia has had an average growth rate of +1.49% per year vs -0.3% in Belarus.
- Since 2006, the population of Australia has increased from 20.5M people to 27.7M (35.6% growth), while Belarus has declined from 9.6M to 9.01M (6.17% decline).
- Australia is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 43.9M people, while Belarus' population already peaked in 1993 at 10.2M people and is projected to decrease to 4.39M people by 2100.
Australia vs Belarus: live population counter
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| Current population |
27722756
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9011944
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| Population rank | 55/197 | 101/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.33% | 0.11% |
| One net population change |
58.7 seconds
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11.5 minutes
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| One birth every |
1.83 minutes
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8.02 minutes
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| One death every |
2.86 minutes
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4.29 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
3.79 minutes
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2.81 hours
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| Annual migration change | +138,510 | -3,119 |
| Daily growth/decline | +1,471 | -125 |
| Annual growth/decline | +536,890 | -45,669 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +2.01% | -0.5% |
| Population growth rate rank | 51/197 | 187/197 |
Australia and Belarus: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 10,276,477 | 8,198,000 | - | - |
| 1961 | 10,483,000 | 8,271,216 | 2.01% | 0.89% |
| 1962 | 10,742,000 | 8,351,928 | 2.47% | 0.98% |
| 1963 | 10,950,000 | 8,437,232 | 1.94% | 1.02% |
| 1964 | 11,167,000 | 8,524,224 | 1.98% | 1.03% |
| 1965 | 11,388,000 | 8,610,000 | 1.98% | 1.01% |
| 1966 | 11,651,000 | 8,696,496 | 2.31% | 1% |
| 1967 | 11,799,000 | 8,785,648 | 1.27% | 1.03% |
| 1968 | 12,009,000 | 8,874,552 | 1.78% | 1.01% |
| 1969 | 12,263,000 | 8,960,304 | 2.12% | 0.97% |
| 1970 | 12,507,000 | 9,040,000 | 1.99% | 0.89% |
| 1971 | 12,937,000 | 9,115,576 | 3.44% | 0.84% |
| 1972 | 13,177,000 | 9,188,968 | 1.86% | 0.81% |
| 1973 | 13,380,000 | 9,257,272 | 1.54% | 0.74% |
| 1974 | 13,723,000 | 9,317,584 | 2.56% | 0.65% |
| 1975 | 13,893,000 | 9,367,000 | 1.24% | 0.53% |
| 1976 | 14,033,000 | 9,411,000 | 1.01% | 0.47% |
| 1977 | 14,192,000 | 9,463,000 | 1.13% | 0.55% |
| 1978 | 14,358,000 | 9,525,000 | 1.17% | 0.66% |
| 1979 | 14,514,000 | 9,584,000 | 1.09% | 0.62% |
| 1980 | 14,692,000 | 9,643,000 | 1.23% | 0.62% |
| 1981 | 14,923,260 | 9,710,000 | 1.57% | 0.69% |
| 1982 | 15,184,247 | 9,776,000 | 1.75% | 0.68% |
| 1983 | 15,393,472 | 9,843,000 | 1.38% | 0.69% |
| 1984 | 15,579,391 | 9,910,000 | 1.21% | 0.68% |
| 1985 | 15,788,312 | 9,975,000 | 1.34% | 0.66% |
| 1986 | 16,018,350 | 10,043,000 | 1.46% | 0.68% |
| 1987 | 16,263,874 | 10,111,000 | 1.53% | 0.68% |
| 1988 | 16,532,164 | 10,140,000 | 1.65% | 0.29% |
| 1989 | 16,814,416 | 10,170,000 | 1.71% | 0.3% |
| 1990 | 17,065,128 | 10,189,348 | 1.49% | 0.19% |
| 1991 | 17,284,036 | 10,194,050 | 1.28% | 0.05% |
| 1992 | 17,478,635 | 10,216,470 | 1.13% | 0.22% |
| 1993 | 17,634,808 | 10,239,050 | 0.89% | 0.22% |
| 1994 | 17,805,468 | 10,226,955 | 0.97% | -0.12% |
| 1995 | 18,004,882 | 10,193,831 | 1.12% | -0.32% |
| 1996 | 18,224,767 | 10,159,569 | 1.22% | -0.34% |
| 1997 | 18,423,037 | 10,117,433 | 1.09% | -0.41% |
| 1998 | 18,607,584 | 10,071,963 | 1% | -0.45% |
| 1999 | 18,812,264 | 10,026,738 | 1.1% | -0.45% |
| 2000 | 19,028,802 | 9,979,610 | 1.15% | -0.47% |
| 2001 | 19,274,701 | 9,928,549 | 1.29% | -0.51% |
| 2002 | 19,495,210 | 9,865,548 | 1.14% | -0.63% |
| 2003 | 19,720,737 | 9,796,749 | 1.16% | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 19,932,722 | 9,730,146 | 1.07% | -0.68% |
| 2005 | 20,176,844 | 9,663,915 | 1.22% | -0.68% |
| 2006 | 20,450,966 | 9,604,924 | 1.36% | -0.61% |
| 2007 | 20,827,622 | 9,560,953 | 1.84% | -0.46% |
| 2008 | 21,249,199 | 9,527,985 | 2.02% | -0.34% |
| 2009 | 21,691,653 | 9,504,583 | 2.08% | -0.25% |
| 2010 | 22,031,750 | 9,483,836 | 1.57% | -0.22% |
| 2011 | 22,340,024 | 9,461,643 | 1.4% | -0.23% |
| 2012 | 22,733,465 | 9,446,836 | 1.76% | -0.16% |
| 2013 | 23,128,129 | 9,443,211 | 1.74% | -0.04% |
| 2014 | 23,475,686 | 9,448,515 | 1.5% | 0.06% |
| 2015 | 23,815,995 | 9,461,076 | 1.45% | 0.13% |
| 2016 | 24,190,907 | 9,469,379 | 1.57% | 0.09% |
| 2017 | 24,592,588 | 9,458,989 | 1.66% | -0.11% |
| 2018 | 24,963,258 | 9,438,785 | 1.51% | -0.21% |
| 2019 | 25,334,826 | 9,419,758 | 1.49% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 25,649,248 | 9,379,952 | 1.24% | -0.42% |
| 2021 | 25,685,412 | 9,302,585 | 0.14% | -0.82% |
| 2022 | 26,018,721 | 9,228,071 | 1.3% | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 26,659,922 | 9,178,298 | 2.46% | -0.54% |
| 2024 | 27,196,812 | 9,132,629 | 2.01% | -0.5% |
| 2025 | 27,462,351 | 9,073,036 | 0.98% | -0.65% |
| 2026 | 27,720,006 | 9,011,944 | 0.94% | -0.67% |
| 2027 | 27,971,653 | 8,950,041 | 0.91% | -0.69% |
| 2028 | 28,220,660 | 8,887,762 | 0.89% | -0.7% |
| 2029 | 28,462,685 | 8,824,424 | 0.86% | -0.71% |
| 2030 | 28,698,853 | 8,760,466 | 0.83% | -0.72% |
| 2031 | 28,932,262 | 8,696,768 | 0.81% | -0.73% |
| 2032 | 29,160,438 | 8,633,068 | 0.79% | -0.73% |
| 2033 | 29,384,107 | 8,569,172 | 0.77% | -0.74% |
| 2034 | 29,605,432 | 8,505,555 | 0.75% | -0.74% |
| 2035 | 29,826,537 | 8,442,461 | 0.75% | -0.74% |
| 2036 | 30,047,917 | 8,379,897 | 0.74% | -0.74% |
| 2037 | 30,264,792 | 8,317,831 | 0.72% | -0.74% |
| 2038 | 30,480,032 | 8,255,917 | 0.71% | -0.74% |
| 2039 | 30,694,219 | 8,193,893 | 0.7% | -0.75% |
| 2040 | 30,907,034 | 8,132,083 | 0.69% | -0.75% |
| 2041 | 31,123,706 | 8,070,545 | 0.7% | -0.76% |
| 2042 | 31,343,677 | 8,009,602 | 0.71% | -0.76% |
| 2043 | 31,563,469 | 7,949,312 | 0.7% | -0.75% |
| 2044 | 31,781,220 | 7,889,014 | 0.69% | -0.76% |
| 2045 | 32,000,146 | 7,828,555 | 0.69% | -0.77% |
| 2046 | 32,223,471 | 7,767,902 | 0.7% | -0.77% |
| 2047 | 32,443,112 | 7,706,676 | 0.68% | -0.79% |
| 2048 | 32,662,412 | 7,644,179 | 0.68% | -0.81% |
| 2049 | 32,881,878 | 7,580,508 | 0.67% | -0.83% |
| 2050 | 33,095,459 | 7,516,034 | 0.65% | -0.85% |
From 2006 to 2016, the population of Australia increased by 3,739,941 people (a 18.3% growth), while Belarus lost 135,545 people (a 1.41% decline).
For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Australia gained 3,531,849 (a 14.6% growth), while Belarus' population decreased by -457,435 (a 4.83% decline).
Australia was ranked 54th most populous country in 2006 and is 55th in 2026. Belarus was ranked 82nd in 2006 and ranked 101st now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 24 years (in 2050) Australia's population will grow by 19.4% to 33,095,459 people with a rank change from 55th to 59th. The population of Belarus will decrease by 16.6% to 7,516,034 people and rank change from 101st to 114th.
Biggest cities by population
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| 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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Population differences between Australia and Belarus
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| Life expectancy | 84.3 years | 75 years |
| Average age | 40.1 years | 41.7 years |
| Median age | 39 years | 42 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 49.6:50.4 | 46.6:53.4 |
| Fertility rate | 1.5 births per woman | 1.21 births per woman |
| Population density | 9.16 ppl/mi² | 116.5 ppl/mi² |
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