Australia Population Density 1950-2020
NOTE: All data from 2020 and beyond are UN projections and DO NOT include any impacts of the COVID-19 virus.
Chart and table of Australia population density from 1950 to 2020. United Nations projections are also included through the year 2100.
- The current population density of Australia in 2020 is 3.29 people per square kilometer, a 1.18% increase from 2019.
- The population density of Australia in 2019 was 3.26 people per square kilometer, a 1.23% increase from 2018.
- The population density of Australia in 2018 was 3.22 people per square kilometer, a 1.28% increase from 2017.
- The population density of Australia in 2017 was 3.18 people per square kilometer, a 1.33% increase from 2016.
| Australia - Historical Population Density Data | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Population Density | Growth Rate |
| 2020 | 3.29 | 1.18% |
| 2019 | 3.26 | 1.23% |
| 2018 | 3.22 | 1.28% |
| 2017 | 3.18 | 1.33% |
| 2016 | 3.13 | 1.38% |
| 2015 | 3.09 | 1.42% |
| 2014 | 3.05 | 1.47% |
| 2013 | 3.00 | 1.53% |
| 2012 | 2.96 | 1.62% |
| 2011 | 2.91 | 1.73% |
| 2010 | 2.86 | 1.86% |
| 2009 | 2.81 | 1.96% |
| 2008 | 2.76 | 1.99% |
| 2007 | 2.70 | 1.90% |
| 2006 | 2.65 | 1.72% |
| 2005 | 2.61 | 1.50% |
| 2004 | 2.57 | 1.30% |
| 2003 | 2.54 | 1.15% |
| 2002 | 2.51 | 1.08% |
| 2001 | 2.48 | 1.07% |
| 2000 | 2.45 | 1.08% |
| 1999 | 2.43 | 1.08% |
| 1998 | 2.40 | 1.09% |
| 1997 | 2.38 | 1.09% |
| 1996 | 2.35 | 1.09% |
| 1995 | 2.32 | 1.09% |
| 1994 | 2.30 | 1.11% |
| 1993 | 2.27 | 1.16% |
| 1992 | 2.25 | 1.24% |
| 1991 | 2.22 | 1.35% |
| 1990 | 2.19 | 1.48% |
| 1989 | 2.16 | 1.59% |
| 1988 | 2.13 | 1.66% |
| 1987 | 2.09 | 1.67% |
| 1986 | 2.06 | 1.62% |
| 1985 | 2.02 | 1.56% |
| 1984 | 1.99 | 1.50% |
| 1983 | 1.96 | 1.44% |
| 1982 | 1.93 | 1.37% |
| 1981 | 1.91 | 1.29% |
| 1980 | 1.88 | 1.22% |
| 1979 | 1.86 | 1.15% |
| 1978 | 1.84 | 1.11% |
| 1977 | 1.82 | 1.13% |
| 1976 | 1.80 | 1.18% |
| 1975 | 1.78 | 1.23% |
| 1974 | 1.76 | 1.29% |
| 1973 | 1.74 | 1.42% |
| 1972 | 1.71 | 1.62% |
| 1971 | 1.68 | 1.88% |
| 1970 | 1.65 | 2.19% |
| 1969 | 1.62 | 2.48% |
| 1968 | 1.58 | 2.66% |
| 1967 | 1.54 | 2.64% |
| 1966 | 1.50 | 2.48% |
| 1965 | 1.46 | 2.24% |
| 1964 | 1.43 | 2.03% |
| 1963 | 1.40 | 1.90% |
| 1962 | 1.37 | 1.89% |
| 1961 | 1.35 | 1.99% |
| 1960 | 1.32 | 2.13% |
| 1959 | 1.30 | 2.25% |
| 1958 | 1.27 | 2.31% |
| 1957 | 1.24 | 2.30% |
| 1956 | 1.21 | 2.25% |
| 1955 | 1.18 | 2.18% |
| 1954 | 1.16 | 2.14% |
| 1953 | 1.13 | 2.18% |
| 1952 | 1.11 | 2.34% |
| 1951 | 1.08 | 2.70% |
| 1950 | 1.06 | 0.00% |
