Australia Population Growth Rate 1950-2025

Chart and table of Australia population from 1950 to 2025. United Nations projections are also included through the year 2100.
  • The current population of Australia in 2025 is 26,958,054, a 0.97% increase from 2024.
  • The population of Australia in 2024 was 26,699,482, a 0.98% increase from 2023.
  • The population of Australia in 2023 was 26,439,111, a 1% increase from 2022.
  • The population of Australia in 2022 was 26,177,413, a 0.99% increase from 2021.
Data Source: United Nations - World Population Prospects

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Similar Countries Ranked by Population Growth Rate
Country Name 2025 Population Growth Rate
United States 343,603,404
Japan 121,960,408
Germany 83,199,069
United Kingdom 68,180,606
France 65,003,384
Italy 58,518,843
South Korea 51,690,479
Spain 47,420,024
Argentina 46,337,520
Poland 39,616,730
Canada 39,431,447
Saudi Arabia 37,989,969
Australia 26,958,054
Taiwan 23,974,031
Chile 19,690,323
Netherlands 17,722,333
Belgium 11,744,521
Sweden 10,733,867
Greece 10,263,298
Portugal 10,198,116
Hungary 9,870,870
UAE 9,665,319
Israel 9,448,781
Austria 8,994,123
Switzerland 8,904,610
Hong Kong 7,499,791
Singapore 6,089,541
Denmark 5,968,467
Norway 5,554,468
Finland 5,553,985
New Zealand 5,310,695
Ireland 5,120,867
Oman 4,780,706
Panama 4,586,672
Kuwait 4,387,109
Croatia 3,964,392
Uruguay 3,423,454
Puerto Rico 3,275,311
Qatar 2,757,220
Lithuania 2,668,446
Slovenia 2,117,762
Latvia 1,790,796
Trinidad and Tobago 1,540,943
Bahrain 1,511,676
Estonia 1,314,900
Cyprus 1,276,508
Macao 721,922
Luxembourg 668,100
Malta 538,297
Bahamas 417,790
Iceland 380,010
French Polynesia 313,810
New Caledonia 298,873
Barbados 282,580
Curacao 193,837
Guam 175,263
Seychelles 108,844
Aruba 106,043
Antigua and Barbuda 95,319
Isle of Man 85,082
Andorra 80,578
Cayman Islands 70,445
Bermuda 63,778
Greenland 56,916
Faroe Islands 53,623
Northern Mariana Islands 50,255
Turks and Caicos Islands 46,797
Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 44,404
Liechtenstein 40,050
Monaco 36,051
San Marino 33,583
Gibraltar 32,742
British Virgin Islands 31,984
Palau 18,044
Australia - Historical Population Growth Rate Data
Year Population Growth Rate Growth Rate
2025 26,958,054 0.97%
2024 26,699,482 0.98%
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%