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Population in Australia compared to Italy: Trends, Charts, Rankings

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The latest officially reported population of Australia was 27,614,411 in 2025 vs 58,915,656 people in Italy in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Australia's population is 28,010,980 people compared to 58,708,169 in Italy.

Population statistics:

  • Italy's population is 2.1 times bigger than Australia's.
  • Australia is ranked the 55th most populous country in the world, while Italy is the 26th.
  • The countries together account for 1.04% of the world: 0.34% for Australia vs 0.71% for Italy.
  • For the last 10 years, Australia has had an average growth rate of +1.49% per year vs -0.21% in Italy.
  • Since 2006, the population of Australia has increased from 20.5M people to 28M (37% growth), while Italy has grown from 58.4M to 58.7M (0.53% growth).

Australia vs Italy: population by year and forecast

Australia
Factual

Projection
Italy
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Australia Italy
2100 44,268,623 35,295,729
2099 44,045,424 35,533,045
2098 43,816,219 35,764,971
2097 43,573,042 36,003,567
2096 43,335,272 36,240,310
2095 43,106,279 36,477,183
2094 42,884,039 36,710,370
2093 42,648,686 36,941,728
2092 42,410,825 37,181,889
2091 42,168,735 37,416,123
2090 41,927,939 37,654,289
2089 41,695,112 37,896,069
2088 41,454,360 38,134,560
2087 41,226,316 38,375,540
2086 41,005,658 38,612,968
2085 40,792,190 38,857,421
2084 40,580,657 39,105,783
2083 40,356,871 39,352,795
2082 40,140,558 39,608,119
2081 39,916,925 39,866,527
2080 39,703,296 40,130,426
2079 39,489,029 40,403,049
2078 39,273,623 40,680,460
2077 39,056,566 40,962,463
2076 38,845,418 41,254,005
2075 38,632,596 41,558,635
2074 38,418,045 41,883,296
2073 38,207,153 42,216,283
2072 37,999,068 42,564,739
2071 37,792,119 42,921,274
2070 37,578,242 43,295,245
2069 37,359,215 43,679,714
2068 37,138,635 44,073,736
2067 36,919,449 44,471,480
2066 36,701,629 44,883,154
2065 36,492,733 45,309,461
2064 36,290,454 45,741,985
2063 36,076,918 46,180,658
2062 35,866,124 46,633,125
2061 35,656,154 47,088,290
2060 35,450,525 47,542,648
2059 35,244,589 47,998,659
2058 35,027,089 48,452,892
2057 34,817,156 48,899,246
2056 34,607,988 49,344,799
2055 34,393,278 49,776,680
2054 34,179,940 50,197,999
2053 33,970,136 50,613,632
2052 33,760,935 51,012,772
2051 33,546,695 51,404,003
2050 33,330,712 51,791,523
2049 33,115,090 52,164,254
2048 32,887,237 52,522,170
2047 32,671,939 52,876,346
2046 32,443,408 53,212,697
2045 32,220,633 53,541,344
2044 32,001,023 53,856,790
2043 31,780,612 54,176,580
2042 31,556,888 54,477,632
2041 31,336,104 54,765,213
2040 31,119,045 55,052,803
2039 30,906,074 55,342,225
2038 30,686,214 55,619,470
2037 30,471,145 55,895,913
2036 30,247,954 56,164,408
2035 30,023,790 56,435,468
2034 29,801,152 56,703,168
2033 29,576,548 56,963,528
2032 29,349,199 57,220,334
2031 29,115,445 57,487,786
2030 28,877,548 57,749,232
2029 28,638,212 57,994,812
2028 28,388,452 58,236,078
2027 28,135,058 58,477,957
2026 27,879,933 58,708,169
2025 27,614,411 58,915,656
2024 27,194,286 58,952,704
2023 26,659,922 58,984,216
2022 26,018,721 59,013,667
2021 25,685,412 59,133,173
2020 25,649,248 59,438,851
2019 25,334,826 59,729,081
2018 24,963,258 59,877,221
2017 24,592,588 60,002,252
2016 24,190,907 60,115,223
2015 23,815,995 60,229,605
2014 23,475,686 60,320,707
2013 23,128,129 60,311,613
2012 22,733,465 60,191,247
2011 22,340,024 60,026,841
2010 22,031,750 59,819,407
2009 21,691,653 59,555,454
2008 21,249,199 59,211,181
2007 20,827,622 58,756,247
2006 20,450,966 58,399,861
2005 20,176,844 58,166,682
2004 19,932,722 57,828,179
2003 19,720,737 57,399,184
2002 19,495,210 57,089,824
2001 19,274,701 56,976,981
2000 19,028,802 56,942,108
1999 18,812,264 56,916,317
1998 18,607,584 56,906,744
1997 18,423,037 56,890,372
1996 18,224,767 56,860,281
1995 18,004,882 56,844,303
1994 17,805,468 56,843,400
1993 17,634,808 56,831,821
1992 17,478,635 56,797,087
1991 17,284,036 56,758,521
1990 17,065,128 56,719,240
1989 16,814,416 56,671,781
1988 16,532,164 56,629,288
1987 16,263,874 56,601,931
1986 16,018,350 56,596,155
1985 15,788,312 56,593,071
1984 15,579,391 56,576,718
1983 15,393,472 56,564,074
1982 15,184,247 56,543,548
1981 14,923,260 56,501,675
1980 14,692,000 56,433,883
1979 14,514,000 56,317,749
1978 14,358,000 56,155,143
1977 14,192,000 55,955,411
1976 14,033,000 55,718,260
1975 13,893,000 55,441,001
1974 13,723,000 55,110,868
1973 13,380,000 54,751,406
1972 13,177,000 54,381,345
1971 12,937,000 54,073,490
1970 12,507,000 53,821,850
1969 12,263,000 53,537,950
1968 12,009,000 53,235,750
1967 11,799,000 52,900,500
1966 11,651,000 52,519,000
1965 11,388,000 52,112,350
1964 11,167,000 51,675,350
1963 10,950,000 51,252,000
1962 10,742,000 50,879,450
1961 10,483,000 50,536,350
1960 10,276,477 50,199,700

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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From 2006 to 2016, the population of Australia increased by 3,739,941 people (a 18.3% growth), while Italy gained 1,715,362 people (a 2.94% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Australia gained 3,820,073 people (a 15.8% growth), while Italy's population decreased by 1,407,054 people (a 2.34% decline).

Australia was ranked 54th most populous country in 2006 and is 55th in 2026. Italy was ranked 23rd in 2006 and ranked 26th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Australia's population will grow by 19% to 33,330,712 people with a rank change from 55th to 59th. The population of Italy will decrease by 11.8% to 51,791,523 people and rank change from 26th to 40th.

Australia is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 44.3M people, while Italy's population already peaked in 2014 at 60.3M people and is projected to decrease to 35.3M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Australia
Factual

Projection
Italy
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Australia Italy
2100 0.51% -0.67%
2099 0.52% -0.65%
2098 0.56% -0.66%
2097 0.55% -0.65%
2096 0.53% -0.65%
2095 0.52% -0.64%
2094 0.55% -0.63%
2093 0.56% -0.65%
2092 0.57% -0.63%
2091 0.57% -0.63%
2090 0.56% -0.64%
2089 0.58% -0.63%
2088 0.55% -0.63%
2087 0.54% -0.61%
2086 0.52% -0.63%
2085 0.52% -0.64%
2084 0.55% -0.63%
2083 0.54% -0.64%
2082 0.56% -0.65%
2081 0.54% -0.66%
2080 0.54% -0.67%
2079 0.55% -0.68%
2078 0.56% -0.69%
2077 0.54% -0.71%
2076 0.55% -0.73%
2075 0.56% -0.78%
2074 0.55% -0.79%
2073 0.55% -0.82%
2072 0.55% -0.83%
2071 0.57% -0.86%
2070 0.59% -0.88%
2069 0.59% -0.89%
2068 0.59% -0.89%
2067 0.59% -0.92%
2066 0.57% -0.94%
2065 0.56% -0.95%
2064 0.59% -0.95%
2063 0.59% -0.97%
2062 0.59% -0.97%
2061 0.58% -0.96%
2060 0.58% -0.95%
2059 0.62% -0.94%
2058 0.6% -0.91%
2057 0.6% -0.9%
2056 0.62% -0.87%
2055 0.62% -0.84%
2054 0.62% -0.82%
2053 0.62% -0.78%
2052 0.64% -0.76%
2051 0.65% -0.75%
2050 0.65% -0.71%
2049 0.69% -0.68%
2048 0.66% -0.67%
2047 0.7% -0.63%
2046 0.69% -0.61%
2045 0.69% -0.59%
2044 0.69% -0.59%
2043 0.71% -0.55%
2042 0.7% -0.53%
2041 0.7% -0.52%
2040 0.69% -0.52%
2039 0.72% -0.5%
2038 0.71% -0.49%
2037 0.74% -0.48%
2036 0.75% -0.48%
2035 0.75% -0.47%
2034 0.76% -0.46%
2033 0.77% -0.45%
2032 0.8% -0.47%
2031 0.82% -0.45%
2030 0.84% -0.42%
2029 0.88% -0.41%
2028 0.9% -0.41%
2027 0.92% -0.39%
2026 0.96% -0.35%
2025 1.54% -0.06%
2024 2% -0.05%
2023 2.46% -0.05%
2022 1.3% -0.2%
2021 0.14% -0.51%
2020 1.24% -0.49%
2019 1.49% -0.25%
2018 1.51% -0.21%
2017 1.66% -0.19%
2016 1.57% -0.19%
2015 1.45% -0.15%
2014 1.5% 0.02%
2013 1.74% 0.2%
2012 1.76% 0.27%
2011 1.4% 0.35%
2010 1.57% 0.44%
2009 2.08% 0.58%
2008 2.02% 0.77%
2007 1.84% 0.61%
2006 1.36% 0.4%
2005 1.22% 0.59%
2004 1.07% 0.75%
2003 1.16% 0.54%
2002 1.14% 0.2%
2001 1.29% 0.06%
2000 1.15% 0.05%
1999 1.1% 0.02%
1998 1% 0.03%
1997 1.09% 0.05%
1996 1.22% 0.03%
1995 1.12% 0.002%
1994 0.97% 0.02%
1993 0.89% 0.06%
1992 1.13% 0.07%
1991 1.28% 0.07%
1990 1.49% 0.08%
1989 1.71% 0.08%
1988 1.65% 0.05%
1987 1.53% 0.01%
1986 1.46% 0.005%
1985 1.34% 0.03%
1984 1.21% 0.02%
1983 1.38% 0.04%
1982 1.75% 0.07%
1981 1.57% 0.12%
1980 1.23% 0.21%
1979 1.09% 0.29%
1978 1.17% 0.36%
1977 1.13% 0.43%
1976 1.01% 0.5%
1975 1.24% 0.6%
1974 2.56% 0.66%
1973 1.54% 0.68%
1972 1.86% 0.57%
1971 3.44% 0.47%
1970 1.99% 0.53%
1969 2.12% 0.57%
1968 1.78% 0.63%
1967 1.27% 0.73%
1966 2.31% 0.78%
1965 1.98% 0.85%
1964 1.98% 0.83%
1963 1.94% 0.73%
1962 2.47% 0.68%
1961 2.01% 0.67%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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In 2025, the population of Australia grew by 1.54%, while Italy's population declined by 0.06%.

Live population counters

Australia Italy
Current population
28010980
58708169
Population rank 55/197 26/197
Percent of world population 0.34% 0.71%
One net population change
1.25 minutes
14.2 minutes
One birth every
1.81 minutes
1.42 minutes
One death every
2.81 minutes
48.6 seconds
Daily growth/decline +1,151 -102
Annual growth/decline +420,125 -37,048
Annual growth/decline rate +1.54% -0.06%
Population growth rate rank 68/197 162/197
One migration net change every
3.84 minutes
6.99 minutes
Annual migration change +137,109 +75,448
Net migration rank 11/196 19/196
Foreign-born residents 8,111,404 6,553,671
Foreign-born residents rank 9/195 12/195
Foreign-born share of population 30.4% 11%
Foreign-born share rank 18/195 59/195

Natural population change vs migration

Australia
Natural

Migration
Italy
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Australia Italy
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 137,109 - 75,448
2024 103,773 138,510 -277,077 95,246
2023 104,641 140,232 -294,922 150,189
2022 111,881 140,972 -318,674 231,228
2021 138,701 116,768 -301,579 157,327
2020 133,376 44,447 -338,801 85,281
2019 136,808 207,142 -215,025 46,634
2018 157,269 226,412 -197,595 83,686
2017 150,015 255,023 -192,007 95,147
2016 152,403 254,648 -138,265 84,568
2015 150,041 212,350 -162,620 39,389
2014 154,940 200,177 -96,513 52,679
2013 159,584 215,823 -90,468 158,090
2012 161,408 235,776 -78,248 252,524
2011 156,380 197,657 -48,021 198,544
2010 158,628 166,752 -23,928 274,387
2009 160,518 235,628 -17,866 283,676
2008 155,119 275,773 -11,842 422,534
2007 154,124 249,873 -5,876 495,092
2006 132,931 191,985 0 215,995
2005 129,132 131,371 -17,450 258,702
2004 115,610 110,072 11,566 417,970
2003 118,325 104,437 -40,179 478,578
2002 116,971 108,852 -22,836 223,861
2001 117,575 117,552 -11,396 48,903
2000 119,882 111,186 -17,082 56,065
1999 118,517 92,900 -22,766 54,405
1998 120,949 81,310 -39,835 67,985
1997 121,592 67,661 -22,756 50,539
1996 125,751 82,965 -22,744 53,450
1995 131,436 80,456 -34,107 -460,287
1994 131,761 51,941 -17,053 502,750
1993 137,551 23,833 0 24,321
1992 139,829 40,767 22,718 51,747
1991 138,273 68,847 11,352 19,721
1990 143,347 100,093 22,688 35,317
1989 127,789 144,042 28,336 19,540
1988 127,298 153,330 33,977 18,553
1987 128,484 136,421 16,980 7,825
1986 123,342 113,061 11,319 -6,206
1985 143,674 98,327 28,297 6,911
1984 123,077 79,617 50,919 203
1983 130,844 73,251 33,939 -3,733
1982 126,030 111,722 79,161 -24,223
1981 125,356 121,921 73,452 7,182
1980 117,536 89,189 84,650 295,642
1979 116,112 52,137 129,531 42,637
1978 116,299 45,832 168,465 43,932
1977 117,793 44,946 190,248 42,246
1976 115,070 32,792 228,445 40,885
1975 123,648 25,336 271,660 43,051
1974 128,996 56,167 336,176 42,487
1973 136,476 62,928 328,508 41,631
1972 155,488 54,895 364,355 43,182
1971 165,593 223,991 383,922 -58,627
1970 145,081 256,295 376,753 -62,216
1969 143,477 108,770 390,827 -45,346
1968 132,099 100,963 399,268 -50,149
1967 126,249 80,904 439,074 -37,992
1966 126,996 110,864 488,427 -35,352
1965 122,990 118,891 474,222 -36,267
1964 128,420 91,588 527,089 -27,368
1963 140,161 73,237 440,767 -28,198
1962 143,943 58,315 427,387 -25,840
1961 150,955 64,495 459,880 -129,761
1960 141,816 85,707 426,697 -140,765

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Over the last 10 years, 43.5% of the population change in Australia is from natural causes (a gain of 1,338,908 people) and 56.5% is from migration (a gain of 1,736,504 people). In Italy 69.5% is from natural causes (a loss of 2,436,565 people) and 30.5% is from migration (a gain of 1,068,695 people).

As of 2024, 8,111,404 residents or 30.4% of the population were not native-born in Australia, compared to 6,553,671 people or 11% in Italy.

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
Italy
City Population
Rome 2.75M
Milan 1.35M
Naples 913K
Turin 842K
Palermo 630K
Genoa 559K
Bologna 388K
Florence 361K
Bari 315K
Catania 312K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  4. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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