Australia Population

Population now

26,493,962

World: 55th
Oceania: 1st

Male:	13,188,345	(49.78 %)
Female:	13,305,617	(50.22 %)

Births in 2024:	252,949
Deaths in 2024:	146,124

Life expectancy & Rates (2024)

Male:	82.18 years
Female:	85.93 years
Total:	84.01 years
Median Age:	37.70 years

Birth Rate:	11.65
Death Rate:	6.73
Growth Rate:	0.73 %
Fertility Rate:	1.73

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Median Age
Population structure (mid 2024)
Urbanization

Australia Population History

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Year	Total	Male	Female	Sex Ratio	Growth rate	Birth rate	Death rate	Fertility rate	Life exp., total Life expectancy	Life exp., male	Life exp., female	Median Age	Urbanization	Density, people / km2 Density, people/km2
1960	10M	5M	5M	1.02	1.60%	22.40	8.60	3.45	70.82	67.79	74.00	28.58	81.53%	1.34
1961	10M	5M	5M	1.02	1.69%	22.90	8.50	3.54	70.97	67.90	74.20	28.30	81.94%	1.36
1962	11M	5M	5M	1.02	1.54%	22.10	8.70	3.44	70.94	67.84	74.20	28.03	82.23%	1.40
1963	11M	6M	5M	1.02	1.47%	21.50	8.70	3.33	70.91	67.78	74.20	27.78	82.51%	1.42
1964	11M	6M	6M	1.01	1.28%	20.50	9.00	3.15	70.88	67.72	74.20	27.56	82.79%	1.45
1965	11M	6M	6M	1.01	1.23%	19.60	8.80	2.98	70.85	67.66	74.20	27.35	83.07%	1.48
1966	12M	6M	6M	1.01	1.22%	19.80	8.90	2.88	70.82	67.60	74.20	27.03	83.34%	1.52
1967	12M	6M	6M	1.01	1.23%	19.40	8.70	2.85	70.87	67.64	74.26	26.76	83.51%	1.53
1968	12M	6M	6M	1.01	1.21%	20.10	9.10	2.89	70.92	67.68	74.32	26.55	83.67%	1.56
1969	12M	6M	6M	1.01	1.34%	20.40	8.70	2.89	70.97	67.72	74.38	26.41	83.84%	1.60
1970	13M	6M	6M	1.01	1.29%	20.60	9.00	2.86	71.02	67.76	74.44	26.35	84.00%	1.63
1971	13M	6M	6M	1.01	1.49%	21.40	8.60	2.96	71.07	67.80	74.50	26.43	84.16%	1.68
1972	13M	7M	7M	1.01	1.42%	20.10	8.30	2.74	71.46	68.16	74.92	26.53	84.32%	1.71
1973	13M	7M	7M	1.01	1.23%	18.50	8.30	2.49	71.85	68.52	75.34	26.66	84.48%	1.74
1974	14M	7M	7M	1.01	1.12%	17.80	8.40	2.40	72.24	68.88	75.76	26.83	84.64%	1.79
1975	14M	7M	7M	1	1.14%	16.70	7.80	2.15	72.63	69.24	76.18	27.06	84.79%	1.81
1976	14M	7M	7M	1	1.03%	16.20	8.00	2.06	73.01	69.60	76.60	27.19	84.95%	1.83
1977	14M	7M	7M	1	1.09%	15.90	7.60	2.01	73.34	69.92	76.94	27.43	85.10%	1.85
1978	14M	7M	7M	1	1.08%	15.60	7.50	1.95	73.67	70.24	77.28	27.73	85.25%	1.87
1979	15M	7M	7M	1	1.10%	15.30	7.30	1.91	74.00	70.56	77.62	28.03	85.40%	1.89
1980	15M	7M	7M	1	1.10%	15.30	7.30	1.89	74.33	70.88	77.96	28.30	85.55%	1.91
1981	15M	7M	7M	1	1.15%	15.70	7.30	1.94	74.66	71.20	78.30	28.63	85.70%	1.94
1982	15M	8M	8M	1	1.11%	15.80	7.50	1.93	74.90	71.50	78.48	28.90	85.67%	1.97
1983	15M	8M	8M	1	1.16%	15.80	7.30	1.92	75.15	71.80	78.66	29.13	85.64%	2.00
1984	16M	8M	8M	1	1.11%	15.00	7.10	1.84	75.39	72.10	78.84	29.38	85.61%	2.02
1985	16M	8M	8M	1	1.38%	15.70	6.60	1.92	75.63	72.40	79.02	29.69	85.58%	2.05
1986	16M	8M	8M	1	1.05%	15.00	7.30	1.87	75.87	72.70	79.20	29.90	85.55%	2.08
1987	16M	8M	8M	1	1.05%	15.40	7.50	1.85	76.15	73.02	79.44	30.17	85.52%	2.12
1988	17M	8M	8M	1	1.07%	14.90	7.20	1.83	76.43	73.34	79.68	30.47	85.49%	2.15
1989	17M	8M	8M	0.99	1.04%	14.90	7.30	1.84	76.71	73.66	79.92	30.77	85.46%	2.19
1990	17M	9M	9M	0.99	1.20%	15.40	7.00	1.90	76.99	73.98	80.16	31.06	85.43%	2.22
1991	17M	9M	9M	0.99	1.16%	14.90	6.90	1.85	77.28	74.30	80.40	31.38	85.40%	2.25
1992	17M	9M	9M	0.99	1.13%	15.10	7.10	1.89	77.38	74.50	80.40	31.68	85.29%	2.28
1993	18M	9M	9M	0.99	1.13%	14.70	6.90	1.86	77.88	75.00	80.90	31.98	85.16%	2.30
1994	18M	9M	9M	0.99	1.04%	14.50	7.10	1.84	77.88	75.00	80.90	32.29	85.03%	2.32
1995	18M	9M	9M	0.99	1.06%	14.20	6.90	1.82	77.83	75.00	80.80	32.60	84.90%	2.35
1996	18M	9M	9M	0.99	0.99%	13.90	7.00	1.80	78.08	75.20	81.10	32.92	84.77%	2.38
1997	19M	9M	9M	0.99	0.94%	13.60	7.00	1.78	78.48	75.70	81.40	33.27	84.64%	2.41
1998	19M	9M	9M	0.99	0.96%	13.30	6.80	1.76	78.63	75.90	81.50	33.65	84.50%	2.43
1999	19M	9M	9M	0.99	0.93%	13.10	6.80	1.76	78.93	76.20	81.80	34.04	84.37%	2.46
2000	19M	10M	10M	1	0.94%	13.00	6.70	1.76	79.23	76.60	82.00	34.39	84.24%	2.49
2001	19M	10M	10M	1	0.92%	12.70	6.60	1.74	79.63	77.00	82.40	34.63	84.10%	2.53
2002	20M	10M	10M	1	0.88%	12.80	6.80	1.76	79.94	77.40	82.60	34.85	84.22%	2.56
2003	20M	10M	10M	1	0.91%	12.60	6.60	1.75	80.24	77.80	82.80	35.07	84.34%	2.59
2004	20M	10M	10M	1	0.89%	12.30	6.50	1.77	80.49	78.10	83.00	35.31	84.46%	2.62
2005	20M	10M	10M	1	1.00%	12.80	6.40	1.81	80.84	78.50	83.30	35.55	84.58%	2.65
2006	21M	10M	10M	1	1.02%	12.90	6.40	1.91	81.04	78.70	83.50	35.60	84.70%	2.69
2007	21M	10M	10M	1	1.10%	14.10	6.70	1.96	81.29	79.00	83.70	35.65	84.82%	2.71
2008	21M	11M	11M	1	1.09%	14.00	6.70	1.98	81.40	79.20	83.70	35.70	84.94%	2.76
2009	22M	11M	11M	1	1.14%	13.90	6.50	1.97	81.54	79.30	83.90	35.76	85.06%	2.82
2010	22M	11M	11M	1	1.11%	13.70	6.50	1.93	81.70	79.50	84.00	35.82	85.18%	2.87
2011	22M	11M	11M	1	1.06%	13.60	6.60	1.93	81.90	79.70	84.20	35.86	85.30%	2.91
2012	23M	11M	11M	1	1.08%	13.70	6.60	1.92	82.05	79.90	84.30	35.92	85.40%	2.96
2013	23M	12M	12M	1	1.08%	13.30	6.40	1.86	82.15	80.10	84.30	36.01	85.50%	3.01
2014	23M	12M	12M	0.99	1.00%	13.20	6.60	1.83	82.30	80.30	84.40	36.11	85.60%	3.05
2015	24M	12M	12M	0.99	0.95%	12.90	6.60	1.81	82.40	80.40	84.50	36.22	85.70%	3.10
2016	24M	12M	12M	0.99	0.95%	12.90	6.60	1.75	82.45	80.40	84.60	36.35	85.80%	3.15
2017	25M	12M	12M	0.99	0.94%	12.60	6.50	1.74	82.50	80.50	84.60	36.47	85.90%	3.20
2018	25M	12M	13M	0.99	1.00%	12.60	6.30	1.74	82.75	80.70	84.90	36.58	86.01%	3.25
2019	25M	13M	13M	0.99	0.81%	12.10	6.70	1.66	82.90	80.90	85.00	36.71	86.12%	3.30
2020	26M	13M	13M	0.99	0.83%	11.50	6.30	1.58	83.20	81.20	85.30	36.87	86.24%	3.34
2021	26M	13M	13M	0.99	0.83%	11.50	6.30	1.58	83.20	81.20	85.30	37.04	86.36%	3.35
2022	26M	13M	13M	0.99	0.83%	11.50	6.30	1.58	83.20	81.20	85.30	37.23	86.49%	3.38
2023	26M	13M	13M	0.99	0.75%	11.61	6.62	1.69	83.81	81.94	85.77	37.45	86.62%	3.42
2024	27M	13M	13M	0.99	0.73%	11.65	6.73	1.73	84.01	82.18	85.93	37.70	86.75%	3.45

Australia Population Projections

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Year	Total	Male	Female	Sex Ratio	Growth rate	Birth rate	Death rate	Fertility rate	Life exp., total Life expectancy	Life exp., male	Life exp., female	Median Age	Urbanization	Density, people / km2 Density, people/km2
2025	27M	13M	13M	0.99	0.71%	11.69	6.84	1.77	84.21	82.43	86.09	37.92	86.89%	3.49
2026	27M	13M	14M	0.99	0.67%	11.57	6.91	1.77	84.33	82.56	86.21	38.14	87.03%	3.52
2027	27M	14M	14M	0.99	0.64%	11.45	6.98	1.76	84.45	82.69	86.32	38.35	87.17%	3.55
2028	28M	14M	14M	0.99	0.61%	11.32	7.05	1.76	84.58	82.81	86.44	38.56	87.32%	3.59
2029	28M	14M	14M	0.99	0.57%	11.20	7.12	1.75	84.70	82.94	86.55	38.77	87.47%	3.62
2030	28M	14M	14M	0.99	0.54%	11.08	7.19	1.75	84.82	83.07	86.67	39.00	87.62%	3.65
2031	28M	14M	14M	0.99	0.51%	11.02	7.28	1.75	84.94	83.19	86.79	39.17	87.78%	3.68
2032	29M	14M	14M	0.99	0.49%	10.97	7.37	1.75	85.06	83.32	86.90	39.34	87.94%	3.71
2033	29M	14M	14M	0.99	0.46%	10.91	7.46	1.74	85.19	83.44	87.02	39.52	88.10%	3.74
2034	29M	14M	15M	0.99	0.44%	10.86	7.55	1.74	85.31	83.57	87.13	39.68	88.26%	3.77
2035	29M	15M	15M	0.99	0.41%	10.80	7.64	1.74	85.43	83.69	87.25	39.84	88.43%	3.80
2036	29M	15M	15M	0.99	0.40%	10.80	7.73	1.74	85.55	83.81	87.37	39.94	88.60%	3.83
2037	30M	15M	15M	0.99	0.38%	10.80	7.82	1.74	85.66	83.93	87.48	40.04	88.77%	3.86
2038	30M	15M	15M	0.99	0.36%	10.80	7.92	1.73	85.78	84.05	87.60	40.11	88.94%	3.89
2039	30M	15M	15M	0.99	0.35%	10.80	8.01	1.73	85.89	84.17	87.71	40.21	89.11%	3.92
2040	30M	15M	15M	0.99	0.33%	10.80	8.10	1.73	86.01	84.29	87.83	40.29	89.29%	3.95
2041	31M	15M	15M	0.98	0.32%	10.82	8.17	1.73	86.13	84.41	87.94	40.32	89.46%	3.98
2042	31M	15M	16M	0.98	0.32%	10.84	8.24	1.73	86.24	84.52	88.06	40.35	89.64%	4.01
2043	31M	15M	16M	0.98	0.31%	10.85	8.30	1.72	86.36	84.64	88.17	40.37	89.81%	4.04
2044	31M	16M	16M	0.98	0.30%	10.87	8.37	1.72	86.47	84.75	88.29	40.42	89.98%	4.06
2045	31M	16M	16M	0.98	0.29%	10.89	8.44	1.72	86.59	84.87	88.40	40.48	90.15%	4.09
2046	32M	16M	16M	0.98	0.28%	10.89	8.48	1.72	86.70	84.99	88.51	40.51	90.32%	4.12
2047	32M	16M	16M	0.98	0.28%	10.88	8.52	1.72	86.82	85.10	88.63	40.55	90.48%	4.15
2048	32M	16M	16M	0.98	0.27%	10.88	8.55	1.72	86.93	85.22	88.74	40.61	90.64%	4.18
2049	32M	16M	16M	0.98	0.27%	10.87	8.59	1.72	87.05	85.33	88.86	40.69	90.80%	4.21
2050	33M	16M	16M	0.98	0.26%	10.87	8.63	1.72	87.16	85.45	88.97	40.78	90.96%	4.24

Highest City Populations in Australia

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Rank	City	Population, Urban Area	Population, City
1	Melbourne	5,134,579	4,246,375
2	Sydney	5,045,140	4,627,345
3	Brisbane	2,465,979	2,189,878
4	Perth	2,088,256	1,896,548
5	Adelaide	1,353,993	1,225,235
6	Gold Coast	719,993	640,778
7	Canberra	466,088	367,752
8	Newcastle	456,453	308,308
9	Wollongong	309,453	292,190

Map of Australia

All Countries in Oceania

Australia27M

Papua New Guinea10M

Fiji923k

Solomon Islands756k

French Polynesia287k

New Caledonia280k

Guam174k

Marshall Islands61k

Northern Mariana Islands59k

American Samoa55k