Australia Population 1950-2024

Chart and table of Australia population from 1950 to 2024. United Nations projections are also included through the year 2100.
  • The current population of Australia in 2024 is 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.
  • The population of Australia in 2021 was 25,921,089, a 0.98% increase from 2020.
Data Source: United Nations - World Population Prospects

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Similar Countries Ranked by Population
Country Name 2024 Population
United States 341,814,420
Japan 122,631,432
Germany 83,252,474
United Kingdom 67,961,439
France 64,881,830
Italy 58,697,744
South Korea 51,741,963
Spain 47,473,373
Argentina 46,057,866
Poland 40,221,726
Canada 39,107,046
Saudi Arabia 37,473,929
Australia 26,699,482
Taiwan 23,950,214
Chile 19,658,839
Netherlands 17,671,125
Belgium 11,715,774
Sweden 10,673,669
Greece 10,302,720
Portugal 10,223,349
Hungary 9,994,993
UAE 9,591,853
Israel 9,311,652
Austria 8,977,139
Switzerland 8,851,431
Hong Kong 7,496,681
Singapore 6,052,709
Denmark 5,939,695
Finland 5,549,886
Norway 5,514,477
New Zealand 5,269,939
Ireland 5,089,478
Oman 4,713,553
Panama 4,527,961
Kuwait 4,349,380
Croatia 3,986,627
Uruguay 3,423,316
Puerto Rico 3,268,802
Qatar 2,737,061
Lithuania 2,692,798
Slovenia 2,118,965
Latvia 1,810,240
Trinidad and Tobago 1,538,200
Bahrain 1,498,712
Estonia 1,319,041
Cyprus 1,268,467
Macao 713,082
Luxembourg 661,594
Malta 536,740
Bahamas 415,223
Iceland 377,689
French Polynesia 311,383
New Caledonia 295,966
Barbados 282,309
Curacao 192,965
Guam 174,114
Seychelles 108,263
Aruba 106,177
Antigua and Barbuda 94,816
Isle of Man 84,904
Andorra 80,341
Cayman Islands 69,885
Bermuda 63,935
Greenland 56,789
Faroe Islands 53,444
Northern Mariana Islands 50,025
Turks and Caicos Islands 46,431
Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 44,309
Liechtenstein 39,822
Monaco 36,157
San Marino 33,614
Gibraltar 32,718
British Virgin Islands 31,763
Palau 18,051
Australia - Historical Population Data
Year Population Growth Rate
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%