The latest officially reported population of Australia was 27,204,809 in 2024 vs 1,408,975,000 people in China in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Australia's population is 27,677,455 people compared to 1,405,773,318 in China.
Population statistics:
- China's population is 50.8 times bigger than Australia's.
- Australia is ranked the 55th most populous country in the world, while China is the 2nd.
- The countries together account for 17.3% of the world: 0.33% for Australia vs 17% for China.
- For the last 10 years, Australia has had an average growth rate of +1.49% per year vs +0.3% in China.
- Since 2005, the population of Australia has increased from 20.2M people to 27.7M (37.2% growth), while China has grown from 1.3B to 1.41B (7.83% growth).
- Australia is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 43.9M people, while China's population already peaked in 2021 at 1.41B people and is projected to decrease to 629M people by 2100.
Australia vs China: live population counter
Australia
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China
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| Current population |
27677455
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1405773318
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| Population rank | 55/197 | 2/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.33% | 17% |
| One net population change |
57.1 seconds
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18.2 seconds
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| One birth every |
1.83 minutes
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3.5 seconds
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| One death every |
2.86 minutes
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2.84 seconds
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| One migration net change every |
3.79 minutes
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1.65 minutes
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| Annual migration change | +138,510 | -318,992 |
| Daily growth/decline | +1,512 | -4,753 |
| Annual growth/decline | +552,032 | -1,735,000 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +2.07% | -0.12% |
| Population growth rate rank | 51/197 | 173/197 |
Australia and China: population history and growth rate by year chart
Australia
Population
Growth rate
China
Population
Growth rate
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Australia
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China
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Australia
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China
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| 1960 | 10,276,477 | 667,070,000 | - | - |
| 1961 | 10,483,000 | 660,330,000 | 2.01% | -1.01% |
| 1962 | 10,742,000 | 665,770,000 | 2.47% | 0.82% |
| 1963 | 10,950,000 | 682,335,000 | 1.94% | 2.49% |
| 1964 | 11,167,000 | 698,355,000 | 1.98% | 2.35% |
| 1965 | 11,388,000 | 715,185,000 | 1.98% | 2.41% |
| 1966 | 11,651,000 | 735,400,000 | 2.31% | 2.83% |
| 1967 | 11,799,000 | 754,550,000 | 1.27% | 2.6% |
| 1968 | 12,009,000 | 774,510,000 | 1.78% | 2.65% |
| 1969 | 12,263,000 | 796,025,000 | 2.12% | 2.78% |
| 1970 | 12,507,000 | 818,315,000 | 1.99% | 2.8% |
| 1971 | 12,937,000 | 841,105,000 | 3.44% | 2.78% |
| 1972 | 13,177,000 | 862,030,000 | 1.86% | 2.49% |
| 1973 | 13,380,000 | 881,940,000 | 1.54% | 2.31% |
| 1974 | 13,723,000 | 900,350,000 | 2.56% | 2.09% |
| 1975 | 13,893,000 | 916,395,000 | 1.24% | 1.78% |
| 1976 | 14,033,000 | 930,685,000 | 1.01% | 1.56% |
| 1977 | 14,192,000 | 943,455,000 | 1.13% | 1.37% |
| 1978 | 14,358,000 | 956,165,000 | 1.17% | 1.35% |
| 1979 | 14,514,000 | 969,005,000 | 1.09% | 1.34% |
| 1980 | 14,692,000 | 981,235,000 | 1.23% | 1.26% |
| 1981 | 14,923,260 | 993,885,000 | 1.57% | 1.29% |
| 1982 | 15,184,247 | 1,008,630,000 | 1.75% | 1.48% |
| 1983 | 15,393,472 | 1,023,310,000 | 1.38% | 1.46% |
| 1984 | 15,579,391 | 1,036,825,000 | 1.21% | 1.32% |
| 1985 | 15,788,312 | 1,051,040,000 | 1.34% | 1.37% |
| 1986 | 16,018,350 | 1,066,790,000 | 1.46% | 1.5% |
| 1987 | 16,263,874 | 1,084,035,000 | 1.53% | 1.62% |
| 1988 | 16,532,164 | 1,101,630,000 | 1.65% | 1.62% |
| 1989 | 16,814,416 | 1,118,650,000 | 1.71% | 1.54% |
| 1990 | 17,065,128 | 1,135,185,000 | 1.49% | 1.48% |
| 1991 | 17,284,036 | 1,150,780,000 | 1.28% | 1.37% |
| 1992 | 17,478,635 | 1,164,970,000 | 1.13% | 1.23% |
| 1993 | 17,634,808 | 1,178,440,000 | 0.89% | 1.16% |
| 1994 | 17,805,468 | 1,191,835,000 | 0.97% | 1.14% |
| 1995 | 18,004,882 | 1,204,855,000 | 1.12% | 1.09% |
| 1996 | 18,224,767 | 1,217,550,000 | 1.22% | 1.05% |
| 1997 | 18,423,037 | 1,230,075,000 | 1.09% | 1.03% |
| 1998 | 18,607,584 | 1,241,935,000 | 1% | 0.96% |
| 1999 | 18,812,264 | 1,252,735,000 | 1.1% | 0.87% |
| 2000 | 19,028,802 | 1,262,645,000 | 1.15% | 0.79% |
| 2001 | 19,274,701 | 1,271,850,000 | 1.29% | 0.73% |
| 2002 | 19,495,210 | 1,280,400,000 | 1.14% | 0.67% |
| 2003 | 19,720,737 | 1,288,400,000 | 1.16% | 0.62% |
| 2004 | 19,932,722 | 1,296,075,000 | 1.07% | 0.6% |
| 2005 | 20,176,844 | 1,303,720,000 | 1.22% | 0.59% |
| 2006 | 20,450,966 | 1,311,020,000 | 1.36% | 0.56% |
| 2007 | 20,827,622 | 1,317,885,000 | 1.84% | 0.52% |
| 2008 | 21,249,199 | 1,324,655,000 | 2.02% | 0.51% |
| 2009 | 21,691,653 | 1,331,260,000 | 2.08% | 0.5% |
| 2010 | 22,031,750 | 1,337,705,000 | 1.57% | 0.48% |
| 2011 | 22,340,024 | 1,345,035,000 | 1.4% | 0.55% |
| 2012 | 22,733,465 | 1,354,190,000 | 1.76% | 0.68% |
| 2013 | 23,128,129 | 1,363,240,000 | 1.74% | 0.67% |
| 2014 | 23,475,686 | 1,371,860,000 | 1.5% | 0.63% |
| 2015 | 23,815,995 | 1,379,860,000 | 1.45% | 0.58% |
| 2016 | 24,190,907 | 1,387,790,000 | 1.57% | 0.57% |
| 2017 | 24,592,588 | 1,396,215,000 | 1.66% | 0.61% |
| 2018 | 24,963,258 | 1,402,760,000 | 1.51% | 0.47% |
| 2019 | 25,334,826 | 1,407,745,000 | 1.49% | 0.36% |
| 2020 | 25,649,248 | 1,411,100,000 | 1.24% | 0.24% |
| 2021 | 25,685,412 | 1,412,360,000 | 0.14% | 0.09% |
| 2022 | 26,014,399 | 1,412,175,000 | 1.28% | -0.01% |
| 2023 | 26,652,777 | 1,410,710,000 | 2.45% | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 27,204,809 | 1,408,975,000 | 2.07% | -0.12% |
| 2025 | 27,470,426 | 1,405,773,318 | 0.98% | -0.23% |
| 2026 | 27,728,157 | 1,402,614,510 | 0.94% | -0.22% |
| 2027 | 27,979,877 | 1,399,403,406 | 0.91% | -0.23% |
| 2028 | 28,228,958 | 1,395,886,569 | 0.89% | -0.25% |
| 2029 | 28,471,054 | 1,392,060,666 | 0.86% | -0.27% |
| 2030 | 28,707,292 | 1,387,961,846 | 0.83% | -0.29% |
| 2031 | 28,940,769 | 1,383,588,794 | 0.81% | -0.32% |
| 2032 | 29,169,013 | 1,378,934,346 | 0.79% | -0.34% |
| 2033 | 29,392,748 | 1,374,007,012 | 0.77% | -0.36% |
| 2034 | 29,614,137 | 1,368,825,481 | 0.75% | -0.38% |
| 2035 | 29,835,307 | 1,363,415,793 | 0.75% | -0.4% |
| 2036 | 30,056,752 | 1,357,772,486 | 0.74% | -0.41% |
| 2037 | 30,273,692 | 1,351,902,859 | 0.72% | -0.43% |
| 2038 | 30,488,994 | 1,345,840,038 | 0.71% | -0.45% |
| 2039 | 30,703,245 | 1,339,558,174 | 0.7% | -0.47% |
| 2040 | 30,916,122 | 1,333,028,062 | 0.69% | -0.49% |
| 2041 | 31,132,858 | 1,326,251,398 | 0.7% | -0.51% |
| 2042 | 31,352,893 | 1,319,222,019 | 0.71% | -0.53% |
| 2043 | 31,572,750 | 1,311,956,934 | 0.7% | -0.55% |
| 2044 | 31,790,565 | 1,304,437,340 | 0.69% | -0.57% |
| 2045 | 32,009,555 | 1,296,592,737 | 0.69% | -0.6% |
| 2046 | 32,232,946 | 1,288,357,014 | 0.7% | -0.64% |
| 2047 | 32,452,651 | 1,279,723,262 | 0.68% | -0.67% |
| 2048 | 32,672,016 | 1,270,661,954 | 0.68% | -0.71% |
| 2049 | 32,891,546 | 1,261,120,581 | 0.67% | -0.75% |
| 2050 | 33,105,190 | 1,251,102,086 | 0.65% | -0.79% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of Australia increased by 3,639,151 people (a 18% growth), while China gained 76,140,000 people (a 5.84% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Australia gained 3,861,460 (a 16.2% growth), while China's population increased by 25,913,318 (a 1.88% growth).
Australia was ranked 54th most populous country in 2005 and is 55th in 2025. China was ranked 1st in 2005 and ranked 2nd now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 25 years (in 2050) Australia's population will grow by 19.6% to 33,105,190 people with a rank change from 55th to 59th. The population of China will decrease by 11% to 1,251,102,086 people and will still be ranked 2nd.
Biggest cities by population
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Australia
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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 China
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Australia
|
China
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 84.2 years | 78.4 years |
| Average age | 40.1 years | 40.5 years |
| Median age | 39 years | 40.6 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 49.6:50.4 | 50.9:49.1 |
| Fertility rate | 1.5 births per woman | 1 births per woman |
| Population density | 9.16 ppl/mi² | 389 ppl/mi² |
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