Australia Population (LIVE)

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Australia Population (1950 - 2025)

Yearly Population Growth Rate (%)
  • The current population of Australia is 26,905,208 as of Friday, March 28, 2025, based on Worldometer’s elaboration of the latest United Nations data1.
  • Australia 2025 population is estimated at 26,974,026 people at mid-year.
  • Australia population is equivalent to 0.33% of the total world population.
  • Australia ranks number 55 in the list of countries (and dependencies) by population.
  • The population density in Australia is 4 per Km² (9 people per mi²).
  • The total land area is 7,682,300 Km² (2,966,151 sq. miles).
  • 86.51% of the population is urban (23,335,357 people in 2025)
  • The median age in Australia is 38.3 years.
1. U.N. Dept. of Economic and Social Affairs - Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).

Population of Australia (2025 and historical)

Year Population Yearly %
Change
Yearly
Change
Migrants
(net)
Median
Age
Fertility
Rate
Density
(P/Km²)
Urban
Pop %
Urban
Population
Country's
Share of
World Pop
World
Population
Australia
Global
Rank
2025 26,974,026 0.98% 260,821 137,109 38.3 1.64 4 86.5% 23,335,357 0.33% 8,231,613,070 55
2024 26,713,205 0.99% 262,081 138,510 38 1.64 3 86.3% 23,052,351 0.33% 8,161,972,572 55
2023 26,451,124 0.95% 250,140 140,232 37.8 1.64 3 86.1% 22,768,759 0.33% 8,091,734,930 54
2022 26,200,984 0.88% 228,597 140,972 37.5 1.64 3 85.8% 22,483,604 0.33% 8,021,407,192 55
2020 25,743,791 1.46% 359,158 44,447 36.9 1.59 3 85.1% 21,903,705 0.33% 7,887,001,292 55
2015 23,948,002 1.58% 361,284 212,350 36.3 1.8 3 85.2% 20,396,531 0.32% 7,470,491,872 54
2010 22,141,581 1.76% 369,418 166,752 36 1.95 3 85.1% 18,842,292 0.32% 7,021,732,148 56
2005 20,294,490 1.19% 232,404 131,371 35.5 1.85 3 84.4% 17,118,434 0.31% 6,586,970,132 53
2000 19,132,471 1.12% 207,425 111,186 34.4 1.76 2 83.9% 16,060,093 0.31% 6,171,702,993 52
1995 18,095,344 1.11% 193,809 80,456 32.7 1.82 2 84.8% 15,346,879 0.31% 5,758,878,982 48
1990 17,126,298 1.58% 258,110 100,093 31.1 1.91 2 85% 14,558,985 0.32% 5,327,803,110 49
1985 15,835,747 1.47% 222,880 98,327 29.8 1.9 2 85% 13,461,702 0.33% 4,868,943,465 46
1980 14,721,347 1.16% 165,472 89,189 28.4 1.9 2 85.1% 12,532,663 0.33% 4,447,606,236 47
1975 13,893,989 1.98% 258,916 25,336 27.1 2.21 2 84.4% 11,727,714 0.34% 4,070,735,277 41
1970 12,599,411 2.1% 248,387 256,295 26.5 2.86 2 85.6% 10,787,874 0.34% 3,694,683,794 41
1965 11,357,477 2.01% 215,333 118,891 27.3 2.98 1 83.1% 9,439,263 0.34% 3,334,533,703 41
1960 10,280,813 2.23% 215,126 85,707 28.6 3.45 1 81.6% 8,389,125 0.34% 3,015,470,894 39
1955 9,205,181 2.4% 205,686 94,986 29.2 3.27 1 79.4% 7,309,544 0.34% 2,740,213,792 41

Source: Worldometer (www.Worldometers.info)

Elaboration of data by United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).

Australia Population Forecast

Year Population Yearly %
Change
Yearly
Change
Migrants
(net)
Median
Age
Fertility
Rate
Density
(P/Km²)
Urban
Pop %
Urban
Population
Country's
Share of
World Pop
World
Population
Australia
Global
Rank
2030 28,188,539 0.88% 242,903 135,595 39.5 1.64 4 87.8% 24,740,161 0.33% 8,569,124,911 57
2035 29,296,168 0.77% 221,526 144,963 40.7 1.64 4 89.1% 26,110,367 0.33% 8,885,210,181 58
2040 30,357,450 0.71% 212,256 151,056 41.5 1.64 4 90.5% 27,469,166 0.33% 9,177,190,203 61
2045 31,431,123 0.7% 214,735 165,998 41.7 1.64 4 91.7% 28,832,697 0.33% 9,439,639,668 61
2050 32,506,969 0.68% 215,169 169,597 42 1.64 4 92.9% 30,186,022 0.34% 9,664,378,587 60

Source: Worldometer (www.Worldometers.info)

Elaboration of data by United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).

Australia Demographics

Life Expectancy
84.2 years

(life expectancy at birth, both sexes)

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Infant Mortality Rate
2.6

(infant deaths per 1,000 live births)

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Deaths under age 5
3.1

(per 1,000 live births)

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See also


Notes

The Australia Population (Live) counter shows a continuously updated estimate of the current population of Australia delivered by Worldometer’s RTS algorithm, which processes data collected from the United Nations Population Division.

The Population of Australia (1950 - 2025) chart plots the total population count as of July 1 of each year, from 1950 to 2025.

The Yearly Population Growth Rate chart plots the annual percentage changes in population registered on July 1 of each year, from 1951 to 2025. This value can differ from the Yearly % Change shown in the historical table, which shows the last year equivalent percentage change assuming homogeneous change in the preceding five year period.

Definitions

Year: as of July 1 of the year indicated.

Population: Overall total population (both sexes and all ages) in the country as of July 1 of the year indicated, as estimated by the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. For forecasted years, the U.N. medium-fertility variant is used.