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Population in Australia compared to the Czech Republic: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Australia was 27,196,812 in 2024 vs 10,905,028 people in the Czech Republic in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Australia's population is 27,799,169 people compared to 10,649,126 in the Czech Republic.

Population statistics:

  • Australia's population is 2.61 times bigger than the Czech Republic's.
  • Australia is ranked the 55th most populous country in the world, while the Czech Republic is the 93rd.
  • The countries together account for 0.46% of the world: 0.34% for Australia vs 0.13% for the Czech Republic.
  • For the last 10 years, Australia has had an average growth rate of +1.49% per year vs +0.34% in the Czech Republic.
  • Since 2006, the population of Australia has increased from 20.5M people to 27.8M (35.9% growth), while the Czech Republic has grown from 10.2M to 10.6M (4.01% growth).

Australia vs Czech Republic: population by year and forecast

Australia
Factual

Projection
Czech Republic
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Australia Czech Republic
2100 44,031,396 8,325,870
2099 43,809,392 8,347,035
2098 43,581,416 8,367,582
2097 43,339,542 8,387,141
2096 43,103,046 8,407,012
2095 42,875,281 8,425,776
2094 42,654,231 8,444,415
2093 42,420,140 8,462,470
2092 42,183,554 8,480,332
2091 41,942,760 8,497,856
2090 41,703,255 8,516,149
2089 41,471,675 8,534,417
2088 41,232,214 8,552,792
2087 41,005,392 8,572,217
2086 40,785,916 8,592,607
2085 40,573,592 8,613,126
2084 40,363,192 8,634,563
2083 40,140,606 8,656,688
2082 39,925,452 8,680,346
2081 39,703,018 8,705,288
2080 39,490,533 8,731,611
2079 39,277,415 8,759,446
2078 39,063,163 8,788,719
2077 38,847,269 8,819,271
2076 38,637,253 8,851,532
2075 38,425,571 8,886,209
2074 38,212,169 8,922,752
2073 38,002,408 8,961,377
2072 37,795,438 9,002,196
2071 37,589,598 9,044,814
2070 37,376,868 9,089,338
2069 37,159,014 9,135,444
2068 36,939,616 9,182,610
2067 36,721,604 9,231,075
2066 36,504,952 9,280,641
2065 36,297,175 9,331,222
2064 36,095,981 9,381,077
2063 35,883,588 9,430,947
2062 35,673,924 9,479,782
2061 35,465,080 9,527,543
2060 35,260,552 9,573,715
2059 35,055,719 9,618,240
2058 34,839,385 9,661,212
2057 34,630,577 9,702,890
2056 34,422,531 9,742,619
2055 34,208,970 9,780,337
2054 33,996,776 9,816,525
2053 33,788,097 9,850,555
2052 33,580,016 9,882,803
2051 33,366,925 9,913,797
2050 33,152,099 9,943,922
2049 32,937,633 9,972,314
2048 32,711,001 10,000,421
2047 32,496,856 10,028,123
2046 32,269,549 10,056,076
2045 32,047,969 10,083,671
2044 31,829,535 10,111,346
2043 31,610,306 10,139,564
2042 31,387,780 10,168,461
2041 31,168,179 10,198,407
2040 30,952,283 10,228,600
2039 30,740,454 10,260,066
2038 30,521,772 10,291,775
2037 30,307,856 10,324,680
2036 30,085,861 10,357,281
2035 29,862,898 10,390,525
2034 29,641,453 10,423,635
2033 29,418,053 10,456,466
2032 29,191,922 10,488,669
2031 28,959,421 10,519,813
2030 28,722,798 10,549,605
2029 28,484,745 10,578,033
2028 28,236,324 10,604,523
2027 27,984,287 10,627,835
2026 27,730,530 10,649,126
2025 27,466,430 10,792,466
2024 27,196,812 10,905,028
2023 26,659,922 10,864,042
2022 26,018,721 10,672,118
2021 25,685,412 10,505,772
2020 25,649,248 10,697,858
2019 25,334,826 10,671,870
2018 24,963,258 10,629,928
2017 24,592,588 10,594,438
2016 24,190,907 10,566,332
2015 23,815,995 10,546,059
2014 23,475,686 10,525,347
2013 23,128,129 10,514,272
2012 22,733,465 10,510,785
2011 22,340,024 10,496,088
2010 22,031,750 10,474,410
2009 21,691,653 10,443,936
2008 21,249,199 10,384,603
2007 20,827,622 10,298,828
2006 20,450,966 10,238,905
2005 20,176,844 10,211,216
2004 19,932,722 10,197,101
2003 19,720,737 10,193,998
2002 19,495,210 10,196,916
2001 19,274,701 10,216,605
2000 19,028,802 10,255,063
1999 18,812,264 10,283,860
1998 18,607,584 10,294,373
1997 18,423,037 10,304,131
1996 18,224,767 10,315,241
1995 18,004,882 10,327,253
1994 17,805,468 10,333,587
1993 17,634,808 10,329,855
1992 17,478,635 10,319,123
1991 17,284,036 10,308,578
1990 17,065,128 10,333,355
1989 16,814,416 10,361,068
1988 16,532,164 10,355,276
1987 16,263,874 10,347,318
1986 16,018,350 10,342,227
1985 15,788,312 10,337,118
1984 15,579,391 10,330,213
1983 15,393,472 10,323,856
1982 15,184,247 10,314,826
1981 14,923,260 10,300,591
1980 14,692,000 10,304,193
1979 14,514,000 10,292,341
1978 14,358,000 10,242,098
1977 14,192,000 10,186,755
1976 14,033,000 10,125,939
1975 13,893,000 10,058,620
1974 13,723,000 9,988,459
1973 13,380,000 9,922,266
1972 13,177,000 9,867,632
1971 12,937,000 9,826,815
1970 12,507,000 9,858,071
1969 12,263,000 9,896,580
1968 12,009,000 9,876,346
1967 11,799,000 9,852,899
1966 11,651,000 9,821,040
1965 11,388,000 9,779,358
1964 11,167,000 9,727,804
1963 10,950,000 9,670,685
1962 10,742,000 9,624,660
1961 10,483,000 9,586,651
1960 10,276,477 9,602,006

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/australia/czech-republic | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Australia increased by 3,739,941 people (a 18.3% growth), while the Czech Republic gained 327,427 people (a 3.2% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Australia gained 3,608,262 people (a 14.9% growth), while the Czech Republic's population increased by 82,794 people (a 0.78% growth).

Australia was ranked 54th most populous country in 2006 and is 55th in 2026. The Czech Republic was ranked 80th in 2006 and ranked 93rd now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Australia's population will grow by 19.3% to 33,152,099 people with a rank change from 55th to 59th. The population of the Czech Republic will decrease by 6.62% to 9,943,922 people and rank change from 93rd to 98th.

Australia is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 44M people, while the Czech Republic's population already peaked in 2024 at 10.9M people and is projected to decrease to 8.33M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Australia
Factual

Projection
Czech Republic
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Australia Czech Republic
2100 0.51% -0.25%
2099 0.52% -0.25%
2098 0.56% -0.23%
2097 0.55% -0.24%
2096 0.53% -0.22%
2095 0.52% -0.22%
2094 0.55% -0.21%
2093 0.56% -0.21%
2092 0.57% -0.21%
2091 0.57% -0.21%
2090 0.56% -0.21%
2089 0.58% -0.21%
2088 0.55% -0.23%
2087 0.54% -0.24%
2086 0.52% -0.24%
2085 0.52% -0.25%
2084 0.55% -0.26%
2083 0.54% -0.27%
2082 0.56% -0.29%
2081 0.54% -0.3%
2080 0.54% -0.32%
2079 0.55% -0.33%
2078 0.56% -0.35%
2077 0.54% -0.36%
2076 0.55% -0.39%
2075 0.56% -0.41%
2074 0.55% -0.43%
2073 0.55% -0.45%
2072 0.55% -0.47%
2071 0.57% -0.49%
2070 0.59% -0.5%
2069 0.59% -0.51%
2068 0.59% -0.53%
2067 0.59% -0.53%
2066 0.57% -0.54%
2065 0.56% -0.53%
2064 0.59% -0.53%
2063 0.59% -0.52%
2062 0.59% -0.5%
2061 0.58% -0.48%
2060 0.58% -0.46%
2059 0.62% -0.44%
2058 0.6% -0.43%
2057 0.6% -0.41%
2056 0.62% -0.39%
2055 0.62% -0.37%
2054 0.62% -0.35%
2053 0.62% -0.33%
2052 0.64% -0.31%
2051 0.65% -0.3%
2050 0.65% -0.28%
2049 0.69% -0.28%
2048 0.66% -0.28%
2047 0.7% -0.28%
2046 0.69% -0.27%
2045 0.69% -0.27%
2044 0.69% -0.28%
2043 0.71% -0.28%
2042 0.7% -0.29%
2041 0.7% -0.3%
2040 0.69% -0.31%
2039 0.72% -0.31%
2038 0.71% -0.32%
2037 0.74% -0.31%
2036 0.75% -0.32%
2035 0.75% -0.32%
2034 0.76% -0.31%
2033 0.77% -0.31%
2032 0.8% -0.3%
2031 0.82% -0.28%
2030 0.84% -0.27%
2029 0.88% -0.25%
2028 0.9% -0.22%
2027 0.92% -0.2%
2026 0.96% -1.33%
2025 0.99% -1.03%
2024 2.01% 0.38%
2023 2.46% 1.8%
2022 1.3% 1.58%
2021 0.14% -1.8%
2020 1.24% 0.24%
2019 1.49% 0.39%
2018 1.51% 0.33%
2017 1.66% 0.27%
2016 1.57% 0.19%
2015 1.45% 0.2%
2014 1.5% 0.11%
2013 1.74% 0.03%
2012 1.76% 0.14%
2011 1.4% 0.21%
2010 1.57% 0.29%
2009 2.08% 0.57%
2008 2.02% 0.83%
2007 1.84% 0.59%
2006 1.36% 0.27%
2005 1.22% 0.14%
2004 1.07% 0.03%
2003 1.16% -0.03%
2002 1.14% -0.19%
2001 1.29% -0.38%
2000 1.15% -0.28%
1999 1.1% -0.1%
1998 1% -0.09%
1997 1.09% -0.11%
1996 1.22% -0.12%
1995 1.12% -0.06%
1994 0.97% 0.04%
1993 0.89% 0.1%
1992 1.13% 0.1%
1991 1.28% -0.24%
1990 1.49% -0.27%
1989 1.71% 0.06%
1988 1.65% 0.08%
1987 1.53% 0.05%
1986 1.46% 0.05%
1985 1.34% 0.07%
1984 1.21% 0.06%
1983 1.38% 0.09%
1982 1.75% 0.14%
1981 1.57% -0.03%
1980 1.23% 0.12%
1979 1.09% 0.49%
1978 1.17% 0.54%
1977 1.13% 0.6%
1976 1.01% 0.67%
1975 1.24% 0.7%
1974 2.56% 0.67%
1973 1.54% 0.55%
1972 1.86% 0.42%
1971 3.44% -0.32%
1970 1.99% -0.39%
1969 2.12% 0.2%
1968 1.78% 0.24%
1967 1.27% 0.32%
1966 2.31% 0.43%
1965 1.98% 0.53%
1964 1.98% 0.59%
1963 1.94% 0.48%
1962 2.47% 0.4%
1961 2.01% -0.16%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/australia/czech-republic | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Australia grew by 2.01%, while the Czech Republic's population grew by 0.38%.

Live population counters

Australia Czech Republic
Current population
27799169
10649126
Population rank 55/197 93/197
Percent of world population 0.34% 0.13%
One net population change
58.7 seconds
12.8 minutes
One birth every
1.83 minutes
5.76 minutes
One death every
2.86 minutes
4.65 minutes
Daily growth/decline +1,471 +112
Annual growth/decline +536,890 +40,986
Annual growth/decline rate +2.01% +0.38%
Population growth rate rank 51/197 142/197
One migration net change every
3.84 minutes
4.7 minutes
Annual migration change +137,109 -112,188
Net migration rank 11/196 182/196
Foreign-born residents 8,111,404 1,025,199
Foreign-born residents rank 9/195 59/195
Foreign-born share of population 30.4% 9.5%
Foreign-born share rank 18/195 67/195

Natural population change vs migration

Australia
Natural

Migration
Czech Republic
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Australia Czech Republic
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 137,109 - -112,188
2024 - 138,510 - -86,169
2023 103,974 140,232 -21,729 -14,638
2022 111,881 140,972 -19,209 329,739
2021 138,701 116,768 -28,365 4,111
2020 133,376 44,447 -19,257 4,336
2019 136,808 207,142 0 5,553
2018 157,269 226,412 1,063 5,849
2017 150,015 255,023 3,178 5,747
2016 152,403 254,648 5,283 5,465
2015 150,041 212,350 0 5,037
2014 154,940 200,177 4,210 6,303
2013 159,584 215,823 -2,103 5,427
2012 161,408 235,776 0 5,347
2011 156,380 197,657 2,099 16,841
2010 158,628 166,752 10,475 34,927
2009 160,518 235,628 10,444 31,270
2008 155,119 275,773 14,538 29,813
2007 154,124 249,873 9,268 27,887
2006 132,931 191,985 1,024 26,259
2005 129,132 131,371 -6,126 26,203
2004 115,610 110,072 -9,177 26,030
2003 118,325 104,437 -17,330 25,997
2002 116,971 108,852 -15,296 26,089
2001 117,575 117,552 -16,347 21,749
2000 119,882 111,186 -17,433 4,420
1999 118,517 92,900 -20,568 5,965
1998 120,949 81,310 -18,530 6,374
1997 121,592 67,661 -21,639 6,664
1996 125,751 82,965 -21,662 6,539
1995 131,436 80,456 -21,687 6,459
1994 131,761 51,941 -11,367 6,401
1993 137,551 23,833 3,099 7,197
1992 139,829 40,767 1,032 6,718
1991 138,273 68,847 4,124 5,568
1990 143,347 100,093 1,034 -3,529
1989 127,789 144,042 1,036 -2,175
1988 127,298 153,330 7,249 -1,359
1987 128,484 136,421 4,138 -1,514
1986 123,342 113,061 1,034 -771
1985 143,674 98,327 4,135 -1,173
1984 123,077 79,617 5,165 -1,481
1983 130,844 73,251 3,097 -1,971
1982 126,030 111,722 10,315 -1,018
1981 125,356 121,921 13,391 -372
1980 117,536 89,189 17,517 1,738
1979 116,112 52,137 44,257 -13
1978 116,299 45,832 52,234 -795
1977 117,793 44,946 55,009 -1,968
1976 115,070 32,792 61,768 -2,727
1975 123,648 25,336 67,393 -3,057
1974 128,996 56,167 66,923 -2,919
1973 136,476 62,928 57,549 -2,625
1972 155,488 54,895 44,404 -2,755
1971 165,593 223,991 31,445 -2,598
1970 145,081 256,295 24,646 -9,353
1969 143,477 108,770 22,762 -8,133
1968 132,099 100,963 21,728 -8,111
1967 126,249 80,904 29,558 -8,137
1966 126,996 110,864 35,355 -8,675
1965 122,990 118,891 43,029 -7,545
1964 128,420 91,588 52,531 -6,122
1963 140,161 73,237 48,353 -5,753
1962 143,943 58,315 29,836 -6,886
1961 150,955 64,495 36,430 -5,712
1960 141,816 85,707 34,567 2,748

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/australia/czech-republic | CC BY

Over the last 10 years, 43.6% of the population change in Australia is from natural causes (a gain of 1,389,408 people) and 56.4% is from migration (a gain of 1,798,171 people). In the Czech Republic 17.3% is from natural causes (a loss of 74,826 people) and 82.7% is from migration (a gain of 357,502 people).

As of 2024, 8,111,404 residents or 30.4% of the population were not native-born in Australia, compared to 1,025,199 people or 9.5% in the Czech Republic.

Biggest 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
Czech Republic
City Population
Prague 1.4M
Brno 403K
Ostrava 283K
Plzen 188K
Liberec 108K
Olomouc 103K
Ceske Budejovice 97.2K
Hradec Kralove 94.3K
Pardubice 92.3K
Usti nad Labem 90.9K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  4. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)

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