Australia Population 1950-2023
Chart and table of Australia population from 1950 to 2023. United Nations projections are also included through the year 2100.
- The current population of Australia in 2023 is 26,439,111, a 1% increase from 2022.
- The population of Australia in 2022 was 26,177,413, a 0.99% increase from 2021.
- The population of Australia in 2021 was 25,921,089, a 0.98% increase from 2020.
- The population of Australia in 2020 was 25,670,051, a 1.23% increase from 2019.
| Similar Countries Ranked by Population |
| Country Name |
2023 Population |
| United States |
339,996,563 |
| Japan |
123,294,513 |
| Germany |
83,294,633 |
| United Kingdom |
67,736,802 |
| France |
64,756,584 |
| Italy |
58,870,762 |
| South Korea |
51,784,059 |
| Spain |
47,519,628 |
| Argentina |
45,773,884 |
| Poland |
41,026,067 |
| Canada |
38,781,291 |
| Saudi Arabia |
36,947,025 |
| Australia |
26,439,111 |
| Taiwan |
23,923,276 |
| Chile |
19,629,590 |
| Netherlands |
17,618,299 |
| Belgium |
11,686,140 |
| Sweden |
10,612,086 |
| Greece |
10,341,277 |
| Portugal |
10,247,605 |
| Hungary |
10,156,239 |
| UAE |
9,516,871 |
| Israel |
9,174,520 |
| Austria |
8,958,960 |
| Switzerland |
8,796,669 |
| Hong Kong |
7,491,609 |
| Singapore |
6,014,723 |
| Denmark |
5,910,913 |
| Finland |
5,545,475 |
| Norway |
5,474,360 |
| New Zealand |
5,228,100 |
| Ireland |
5,056,935 |
| Oman |
4,644,384 |
| Panama |
4,468,087 |
| Kuwait |
4,310,108 |
| Croatia |
4,008,617 |
| Uruguay |
3,423,108 |
| Puerto Rico |
3,260,314 |
| Lithuania |
2,718,352 |
| Qatar |
2,716,391 |
| Slovenia |
2,119,675 |
| Latvia |
1,830,211 |
| Trinidad and Tobago |
1,534,937 |
| Bahrain |
1,485,509 |
| Estonia |
1,322,765 |
| Cyprus |
1,260,138 |
| Macao |
704,149 |
| Luxembourg |
654,768 |
| Malta |
535,064 |
| Bahamas |
412,623 |
| Iceland |
375,318 |
| French Polynesia |
308,872 |
| New Caledonia |
292,991 |
| Barbados |
281,995 |
| Curacao |
192,077 |
| Guam |
172,952 |
| Seychelles |
107,660 |
| Aruba |
106,277 |
| Antigua and Barbuda |
94,298 |
| Isle of Man |
84,710 |
| Andorra |
80,088 |
| Cayman Islands |
69,310 |
| Bermuda |
64,069 |
| Greenland |
56,643 |
| Faroe Islands |
53,270 |
| Northern Mariana Islands |
49,796 |
| Turks and Caicos Islands |
46,062 |
| Sint Maarten (Dutch part) |
44,222 |
| Liechtenstein |
39,584 |
| Monaco |
36,297 |
| San Marino |
33,642 |
| Gibraltar |
32,688 |
| British Virgin Islands |
31,538 |
| Palau |
18,058 |
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Australia - Historical Population Data
|
| Year |
Population |
Growth Rate |
| 2023 |
26,439,111 |
1.00% |
| 2022 |
26,177,413 |
0.99% |
| 2021 |
25,921,089 |
0.98% |
| 2020 |
25,670,051 |
1.23% |
| 2019 |
25,357,170 |
1.51% |
| 2018 |
24,979,230 |
1.58% |
| 2017 |
24,590,334 |
1.63% |
| 2016 |
24,195,701 |
1.58% |
| 2015 |
23,820,236 |
1.49% |
| 2014 |
23,469,579 |
1.55% |
| 2013 |
23,111,782 |
1.68% |
| 2012 |
22,729,269 |
1.66% |
| 2011 |
22,357,034 |
1.53% |
| 2010 |
22,019,168 |
1.65% |
| 2009 |
21,660,892 |
1.94% |
| 2008 |
21,247,873 |
2.00% |
| 2007 |
20,830,828 |
1.78% |
| 2006 |
20,467,030 |
1.46% |
| 2005 |
20,171,731 |
1.24% |
| 2004 |
19,925,056 |
1.15% |
| 2003 |
19,698,999 |
1.15% |
| 2002 |
19,475,844 |
1.18% |
| 2001 |
19,248,143 |
1.21% |
| 2000 |
19,017,963 |
1.15% |
| 1999 |
18,800,892 |
1.07% |
| 1998 |
18,601,667 |
1.04% |
| 1997 |
18,410,250 |
1.09% |
| 1996 |
18,211,845 |
1.16% |
| 1995 |
18,002,999 |
1.11% |
| 1994 |
17,805,504 |
0.99% |
| 1993 |
17,631,511 |
0.97% |
| 1992 |
17,462,504 |
1.11% |
| 1991 |
17,271,086 |
1.31% |
| 1990 |
17,048,003 |
1.50% |
| 1989 |
16,796,588 |
1.64% |
| 1988 |
16,525,903 |
1.64% |
| 1987 |
16,259,249 |
1.54% |
| 1986 |
16,012,299 |
1.44% |
| 1985 |
15,785,682 |
1.32% |
| 1984 |
15,579,476 |
1.28% |
| 1983 |
15,383,076 |
1.41% |
| 1982 |
15,168,445 |
1.60% |
| 1981 |
14,930,052 |
1.52% |
| 1980 |
14,706,322 |
1.28% |
| 1979 |
14,520,527 |
1.15% |
| 1978 |
14,355,814 |
1.14% |
| 1977 |
14,193,365 |
1.11% |
| 1976 |
14,038,072 |
1.09% |
| 1975 |
13,886,854 |
1.26% |
| 1974 |
13,713,388 |
1.48% |
| 1973 |
13,513,318 |
1.60% |
| 1972 |
13,300,308 |
2.36% |
| 1971 |
12,993,834 |
3.17% |
| 1970 |
12,595,034 |
2.66% |
| 1969 |
12,268,349 |
2.00% |
| 1968 |
12,027,262 |
1.85% |
| 1967 |
11,809,110 |
1.87% |
| 1966 |
11,592,675 |
2.05% |
| 1965 |
11,359,442 |
2.05% |
| 1964 |
11,131,609 |
1.96% |
| 1963 |
10,917,375 |
1.92% |
| 1962 |
10,711,941 |
1.96% |
| 1961 |
10,505,938 |
2.13% |
| 1960 |
10,286,647 |
2.20% |
| 1959 |
10,065,683 |
2.16% |
| 1958 |
9,853,146 |
2.17% |
| 1957 |
9,644,191 |
2.27% |
| 1956 |
9,429,810 |
2.39% |
| 1955 |
9,209,844 |
2.29% |
| 1954 |
9,003,370 |
2.09% |
| 1953 |
8,819,165 |
2.16% |
| 1952 |
8,632,792 |
2.53% |
| 1951 |
8,419,830 |
2.97% |
| 1950 |
8,177,167 |
0.00% |
