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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Australia was 27,196,812 in 2024 vs 3,386,588 people in Uruguay in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Australia's population is 27,799,169 people compared to 3,382,789 in Uruguay.

Population statistics:

  • Australia's population is 8.22 times bigger than Uruguay's.
  • Australia is ranked the 55th most populous country in the world, while Uruguay is the 133rd.
  • The countries together account for 0.38% of the world: 0.34% for Australia vs 0.04% for Uruguay.
  • For the last 10 years, Australia has had an average growth rate of +1.49% per year vs +0.11% in Uruguay.
  • Since 2006, the population of Australia has increased from 20.5M people to 27.8M (35.9% growth), while Uruguay has grown from 3.29M to 3.38M (2.84% growth).

Australia vs Uruguay: population by year and forecast

Australia
Factual

Projection
Uruguay
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Australia Uruguay
2100 44,031,396 2,256,741
2099 43,809,392 2,279,899
2098 43,581,416 2,303,351
2097 43,339,542 2,326,987
2096 43,103,046 2,350,799
2095 42,875,281 2,374,835
2094 42,654,231 2,398,960
2093 42,420,140 2,423,269
2092 42,183,554 2,447,646
2091 41,942,760 2,472,126
2090 41,703,255 2,496,514
2089 41,471,675 2,520,852
2088 41,232,214 2,545,052
2087 41,005,392 2,569,100
2086 40,785,916 2,592,974
2085 40,573,592 2,616,629
2084 40,363,192 2,640,001
2083 40,140,606 2,663,150
2082 39,925,452 2,686,021
2081 39,703,018 2,708,594
2080 39,490,533 2,730,883
2079 39,277,415 2,752,831
2078 39,063,163 2,774,432
2077 38,847,269 2,795,709
2076 38,637,253 2,816,677
2075 38,425,571 2,837,308
2074 38,212,169 2,857,709
2073 38,002,408 2,877,721
2072 37,795,438 2,897,543
2071 37,589,598 2,917,097
2070 37,376,868 2,936,478
2069 37,159,014 2,955,616
2068 36,939,616 2,974,445
2067 36,721,604 2,992,987
2066 36,504,952 3,011,309
2065 36,297,175 3,029,441
2064 36,095,981 3,047,343
2063 35,883,588 3,065,064
2062 35,673,924 3,082,642
2061 35,465,080 3,100,006
2060 35,260,552 3,117,149
2059 35,055,719 3,133,952
2058 34,839,385 3,150,250
2057 34,630,577 3,166,055
2056 34,422,531 3,181,373
2055 34,208,970 3,196,072
2054 33,996,776 3,210,110
2053 33,788,097 3,223,395
2052 33,580,016 3,235,973
2051 33,366,925 3,247,888
2050 33,152,099 3,259,108
2049 32,937,633 3,269,675
2048 32,711,001 3,279,610
2047 32,496,856 3,288,969
2046 32,269,549 3,297,696
2045 32,047,969 3,305,917
2044 31,829,535 3,313,556
2043 31,610,306 3,320,565
2042 31,387,780 3,326,955
2041 31,168,179 3,332,884
2040 30,952,283 3,338,277
2039 30,740,454 3,343,295
2038 30,521,772 3,347,790
2037 30,307,856 3,351,911
2036 30,085,861 3,355,671
2035 29,862,898 3,359,126
2034 29,641,453 3,362,276
2033 29,418,053 3,365,250
2032 29,191,922 3,368,057
2031 28,959,421 3,370,727
2030 28,722,798 3,373,273
2029 28,484,745 3,375,805
2028 28,236,324 3,378,198
2027 27,984,287 3,380,504
2026 27,730,530 3,382,789
2025 27,466,430 3,384,805
2024 27,196,812 3,386,588
2023 26,659,922 3,388,081
2022 26,018,721 3,390,913
2021 25,685,412 3,396,695
2020 25,649,248 3,398,968
2019 25,334,826 3,397,206
2018 24,963,258 3,394,534
2017 24,592,588 3,388,438
2016 24,190,907 3,379,283
2015 23,815,995 3,368,017
2014 23,475,686 3,356,334
2013 23,128,129 3,345,337
2012 22,733,465 3,335,401
2011 22,340,024 3,326,825
2010 22,031,750 3,318,580
2009 21,691,653 3,310,091
2008 21,249,199 3,302,177
2007 20,827,622 3,295,153
2006 20,450,966 3,289,506
2005 20,176,844 3,285,771
2004 19,932,722 3,283,148
2003 19,720,737 3,281,186
2002 19,495,210 3,278,867
2001 19,274,701 3,274,251
2000 19,028,802 3,266,206
1999 18,812,264 3,254,015
1998 18,607,584 3,239,280
1997 18,423,037 3,223,345
1996 18,224,767 3,206,324
1995 18,004,882 3,189,440
1994 17,805,468 3,172,834
1993 17,634,808 3,156,345
1992 17,478,635 3,139,702
1991 17,284,036 3,122,354
1990 17,065,128 3,104,403
1989 16,814,416 3,086,255
1988 16,532,164 3,067,961
1987 16,263,874 3,049,896
1986 16,018,350 3,032,845
1985 15,788,312 3,017,037
1984 15,579,391 3,002,488
1983 15,393,472 2,988,778
1982 15,184,247 2,975,492
1981 14,923,260 2,963,246
1980 14,692,000 2,951,953
1979 14,514,000 2,939,903
1978 14,358,000 2,925,715
1977 14,192,000 2,909,461
1976 14,033,000 2,891,392
1975 13,893,000 2,872,320
1974 13,723,000 2,853,944
1973 13,380,000 2,837,133
1972 13,177,000 2,821,644
1971 12,937,000 2,806,462
1970 12,507,000 2,790,807
1969 12,263,000 2,773,974
1968 12,009,000 2,754,606
1967 11,799,000 2,732,277
1966 11,651,000 2,707,646
1965 11,388,000 2,681,169
1964 11,167,000 2,653,180
1963 10,950,000 2,623,766
1962 10,742,000 2,593,298
1961 10,483,000 2,562,044
1960 10,276,477 2,529,957

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

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From 2006 to 2016, the population of Australia increased by 3,739,941 people (a 18.3% growth), while Uruguay gained 89,777 people (a 2.73% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Australia gained 3,608,262 people (a 14.9% growth), while Uruguay's population increased by 3,506 people (a 0.1% growth).

Australia was ranked 54th most populous country in 2006 and is 55th in 2026. Uruguay was ranked 129th in 2006 and ranked 133rd 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 Uruguay will decrease by 3.66% to 3,259,108 people and rank change from 133rd to 138th.

Australia is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 44M people, while Uruguay's population already peaked in 2020 at 3.4M people and is projected to decrease to 2.26M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Australia
Factual

Projection
Uruguay
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Australia Uruguay
2100 0.51% -1.02%
2099 0.52% -1.02%
2098 0.56% -1.02%
2097 0.55% -1.01%
2096 0.53% -1.01%
2095 0.52% -1.01%
2094 0.55% -1%
2093 0.56% -1%
2092 0.57% -0.99%
2091 0.57% -0.98%
2090 0.56% -0.97%
2089 0.58% -0.95%
2088 0.55% -0.94%
2087 0.54% -0.92%
2086 0.52% -0.9%
2085 0.52% -0.89%
2084 0.55% -0.87%
2083 0.54% -0.85%
2082 0.56% -0.83%
2081 0.54% -0.82%
2080 0.54% -0.8%
2079 0.55% -0.78%
2078 0.56% -0.76%
2077 0.54% -0.74%
2076 0.55% -0.73%
2075 0.56% -0.71%
2074 0.55% -0.7%
2073 0.55% -0.68%
2072 0.55% -0.67%
2071 0.57% -0.66%
2070 0.59% -0.65%
2069 0.59% -0.63%
2068 0.59% -0.62%
2067 0.59% -0.61%
2066 0.57% -0.6%
2065 0.56% -0.59%
2064 0.59% -0.58%
2063 0.59% -0.57%
2062 0.59% -0.56%
2061 0.58% -0.55%
2060 0.58% -0.54%
2059 0.62% -0.52%
2058 0.6% -0.5%
2057 0.6% -0.48%
2056 0.62% -0.46%
2055 0.62% -0.44%
2054 0.62% -0.41%
2053 0.62% -0.39%
2052 0.64% -0.37%
2051 0.65% -0.34%
2050 0.65% -0.32%
2049 0.69% -0.3%
2048 0.66% -0.28%
2047 0.7% -0.26%
2046 0.69% -0.25%
2045 0.69% -0.23%
2044 0.69% -0.21%
2043 0.71% -0.19%
2042 0.7% -0.18%
2041 0.7% -0.16%
2040 0.69% -0.15%
2039 0.72% -0.13%
2038 0.71% -0.12%
2037 0.74% -0.11%
2036 0.75% -0.1%
2035 0.75% -0.09%
2034 0.76% -0.09%
2033 0.77% -0.08%
2032 0.8% -0.08%
2031 0.82% -0.08%
2030 0.84% -0.08%
2029 0.88% -0.07%
2028 0.9% -0.07%
2027 0.92% -0.07%
2026 0.96% -0.06%
2025 0.99% -0.05%
2024 2.01% -0.04%
2023 2.46% -0.08%
2022 1.3% -0.17%
2021 0.14% -0.07%
2020 1.24% 0.05%
2019 1.49% 0.08%
2018 1.51% 0.18%
2017 1.66% 0.27%
2016 1.57% 0.33%
2015 1.45% 0.35%
2014 1.5% 0.33%
2013 1.74% 0.3%
2012 1.76% 0.26%
2011 1.4% 0.25%
2010 1.57% 0.26%
2009 2.08% 0.24%
2008 2.02% 0.21%
2007 1.84% 0.17%
2006 1.36% 0.11%
2005 1.22% 0.08%
2004 1.07% 0.06%
2003 1.16% 0.07%
2002 1.14% 0.14%
2001 1.29% 0.25%
2000 1.15% 0.37%
1999 1.1% 0.45%
1998 1% 0.49%
1997 1.09% 0.53%
1996 1.22% 0.53%
1995 1.12% 0.52%
1994 0.97% 0.52%
1993 0.89% 0.53%
1992 1.13% 0.56%
1991 1.28% 0.58%
1990 1.49% 0.59%
1989 1.71% 0.6%
1988 1.65% 0.59%
1987 1.53% 0.56%
1986 1.46% 0.52%
1985 1.34% 0.48%
1984 1.21% 0.46%
1983 1.38% 0.45%
1982 1.75% 0.41%
1981 1.57% 0.38%
1980 1.23% 0.41%
1979 1.09% 0.48%
1978 1.17% 0.56%
1977 1.13% 0.62%
1976 1.01% 0.66%
1975 1.24% 0.64%
1974 2.56% 0.59%
1973 1.54% 0.55%
1972 1.86% 0.54%
1971 3.44% 0.56%
1970 1.99% 0.61%
1969 2.12% 0.7%
1968 1.78% 0.82%
1967 1.27% 0.91%
1966 2.31% 0.99%
1965 1.98% 1.05%
1964 1.98% 1.12%
1963 1.94% 1.17%
1962 2.47% 1.22%
1961 2.01% 1.27%

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

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In 2024, the population of Australia grew by 2.01%, while Uruguay's population declined by 0.04%.

Live population counters

Australia Uruguay
Current population
27799169
3382789
Population rank 55/197 133/197
Percent of world population 0.34% 0.04%
One net population change
58.7 seconds
5.87 hours
One birth every
1.83 minutes
15.7 minutes
One death every
2.86 minutes
15.9 minutes
Daily growth/decline +1,471 -4
Annual growth/decline +536,890 -1,493
Annual growth/decline rate +2.01% -0.04%
Population growth rate rank 51/197 167/197
One migration net change every
3.84 minutes
6.57 hours
Annual migration change +137,109 -1,338
Net migration rank 11/196 95/196
Foreign-born residents 8,111,404 160,064
Foreign-born residents rank 9/195 121/195
Foreign-born share of population 30.4% 4.7%
Foreign-born share rank 18/195 95/195

Natural population change vs migration

Australia
Natural

Migration
Uruguay
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Australia Uruguay
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 137,109 - -1,338
2024 - 138,510 - -1,348
2023 103,974 140,232 298 -1,501
2022 111,881 140,972 -2,964 -1,501
2021 138,701 116,768 -5,621 -1,482
2020 133,376 44,447 4,048 -1,482
2019 136,808 207,142 3,873 -2,899
2018 157,269 226,412 7,322 -2,963
2017 150,015 255,023 10,907 -3,091
2016 152,403 254,648 14,008 -3,506
2015 150,041 212,350 16,194 -4,157
2014 154,940 200,177 16,238 -4,919
2013 159,584 215,823 16,318 -5,647
2012 161,408 235,776 15,520 -6,317
2011 156,380 197,657 14,934 -6,982
2010 158,628 166,752 16,231 -7,696
2009 160,518 235,628 16,947 -8,510
2008 155,119 275,773 16,838 -9,458
2007 154,124 249,873 17,422 -10,750
2006 132,931 191,985 17,783 -13,161
2005 129,132 131,371 18,926 -16,086
2004 115,610 110,072 18,067 -15,668
2003 118,325 104,437 18,628 -17,105
2002 116,971 108,852 20,073 -16,957
2001 117,575 117,552 20,729 -14,620
2000 119,882 111,186 21,060 -11,076
1999 118,517 92,900 21,844 -7,441
1998 120,949 81,310 22,114 -7,048
1997 121,592 67,661 23,737 -6,938
1996 125,751 82,965 24,635 -7,397
1995 131,436 80,456 24,872 -8,339
1994 131,761 51,941 24,637 -7,955
1993 137,551 23,833 24,212 -7,922
1992 139,829 40,767 24,847 -7,850
1991 138,273 68,847 25,422 -7,714
1990 143,347 100,093 25,699 -7,499
1989 127,789 144,042 25,322 -7,229
1988 127,298 153,330 25,071 -6,582
1987 128,484 136,421 24,469 -6,833
1986 123,342 113,061 24,505 -8,046
1985 143,674 98,327 23,988 -8,832
1984 123,077 79,617 23,684 -9,730
1983 130,844 73,251 24,146 -10,671
1982 126,030 111,722 25,224 -12,131
1981 125,356 121,921 24,968 -13,577
1980 117,536 89,189 25,451 -14,252
1979 116,112 52,137 27,456 -14,552
1978 116,299 45,832 30,076 -14,611
1977 117,793 44,946 31,321 -14,280
1976 115,070 32,792 33,199 -14,096
1975 123,648 25,336 33,393 -14,350
1974 128,996 56,167 32,221 -14,512
1973 136,476 62,928 30,213 -14,312
1972 155,488 54,895 28,896 -13,817
1971 165,593 223,991 28,584 -13,288
1970 145,081 256,295 28,737 -12,727
1969 143,477 108,770 28,805 -11,149
1968 132,099 100,963 29,103 -8,028
1967 126,249 80,904 29,514 -5,938
1966 126,996 110,864 30,293 -4,599
1965 122,990 118,891 30,807 -3,542
1964 128,420 91,588 31,340 -2,623
1963 140,161 73,237 31,824 -1,707
1962 143,943 58,315 31,441 -623
1961 150,955 64,495 30,975 703
1960 141,816 85,707 30,438 2,057

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

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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 Uruguay 70% is from natural causes (a gain of 64,303 people) and 30% is from migration (a loss of 27,501 people).

As of 2024, 8,111,404 residents or 30.4% of the population were not native-born in Australia, compared to 160,064 people or 4.7% in Uruguay.

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
Uruguay
City Population
Montevideo 1.3M
Salto 125K
Ciudad de la Costa 112K
Maldonado 86.8K
Rivera 84.8K
Paysandu 76.4K
Tacuarembo 54.8K
Melo 51.8K
Mercedes 42K
Artigas 40.7K

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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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