Australia Population Growth Rate 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 from 1950 to 2020. United Nations projections are also included through the year 2100.
- The current population of Australia in 2020 is 25,499,884, a 1.18% increase from 2019.
- The population of Australia in 2019 was 25,203,198, a 1.23% increase from 2018.
- The population of Australia in 2018 was 24,898,152, a 1.28% increase from 2017.
- The population of Australia in 2017 was 24,584,620, a 1.33% increase from 2016.
| Similar Countries Ranked by Population Growth Rate | |
|---|---|
| Country Name | 2020 Population Growth Rate |
| United States | 331,002,651 |
| Japan | 126,476,461 |
| Germany | 83,783,942 |
| United Kingdom | 67,886,011 |
| France | 65,273,511 |
| Italy | 60,461,826 |
| South Korea | 51,269,185 |
| Spain | 46,754,778 |
| Argentina | 45,195,774 |
| Poland | 37,846,611 |
| Canada | 37,742,154 |
| Saudi Arabia | 34,813,871 |
| Australia | 25,499,884 |
| Taiwan | 23,816,775 |
| Chile | 19,116,201 |
| Netherlands | 17,134,872 |
| Belgium | 11,589,623 |
| Greece | 10,423,054 |
| Portugal | 10,196,709 |
| Sweden | 10,099,265 |
| UAE | 9,890,402 |
| Hungary | 9,660,351 |
| Austria | 9,006,398 |
| Israel | 8,655,535 |
| Switzerland | 8,654,622 |
| Hong Kong | 7,496,981 |
| Singapore | 5,850,342 |
| Denmark | 5,792,202 |
| Finland | 5,540,720 |
| Norway | 5,421,241 |
| Oman | 5,106,626 |
| Ireland | 4,937,786 |
| New Zealand | 4,822,233 |
| Panama | 4,314,767 |
| Kuwait | 4,270,571 |
| Croatia | 4,105,267 |
| Uruguay | 3,473,730 |
| Qatar | 2,881,053 |
| Puerto Rico | 2,860,853 |
| Lithuania | 2,722,289 |
| Slovenia | 2,078,938 |
| Latvia | 1,886,198 |
| Bahrain | 1,701,575 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1,399,488 |
| Estonia | 1,326,535 |
| Cyprus | 1,207,359 |
| Macao | 649,335 |
| Luxembourg | 625,978 |
| Malta | 441,543 |
| Bahamas | 393,244 |
| Iceland | 341,243 |
| Barbados | 287,375 |
| New Caledonia | 285,498 |
| French Polynesia | 280,908 |
| Channel Islands | 173,863 |
| Guam | 168,775 |
| Curacao | 164,093 |
| Aruba | 106,766 |
| Seychelles | 98,347 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 97,929 |
| Isle of Man | 85,033 |
| Andorra | 77,265 |
| Cayman Islands | 65,722 |
| Bermuda | 62,278 |
| Northern Mariana Islands | 57,559 |
| Greenland | 56,770 |
| Faroe Islands | 48,863 |
| Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 42,876 |
| Monaco | 39,242 |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | 38,717 |
| Liechtenstein | 38,128 |
| San Marino | 33,931 |
| Gibraltar | 33,691 |
| British Virgin Islands | 30,231 |
| Palau | 18,094 |
| Australia - Historical Population Growth Rate Data | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Population Growth Rate | Growth Rate |
| 2020 | 25,499,884 | 1.18% |
| 2019 | 25,203,198 | 1.23% |
| 2018 | 24,898,152 | 1.28% |
| 2017 | 24,584,620 | 1.33% |
| 2016 | 24,262,712 | 1.38% |
| 2015 | 23,932,502 | 1.42% |
| 2014 | 23,596,424 | 1.47% |
| 2013 | 23,254,913 | 1.53% |
| 2012 | 22,903,948 | 1.62% |
| 2011 | 22,538,001 | 1.73% |
| 2010 | 22,154,679 | 1.86% |
| 2009 | 21,750,851 | 1.96% |
| 2008 | 21,332,282 | 1.99% |
| 2007 | 20,916,344 | 1.90% |
| 2006 | 20,526,303 | 1.72% |
| 2005 | 20,178,540 | 1.50% |
| 2004 | 19,879,649 | 1.30% |
| 2003 | 19,624,166 | 1.15% |
| 2002 | 19,401,368 | 1.08% |
| 2001 | 19,194,672 | 1.07% |
| 2000 | 18,991,431 | 1.08% |
| 1999 | 18,788,186 | 1.08% |
| 1998 | 18,587,021 | 1.09% |
| 1997 | 18,387,214 | 1.09% |
| 1996 | 18,189,277 | 1.09% |
| 1995 | 17,993,074 | 1.09% |
| 1994 | 17,798,529 | 1.11% |
| 1993 | 17,603,205 | 1.16% |
| 1992 | 17,402,173 | 1.24% |
| 1991 | 17,189,240 | 1.35% |
| 1990 | 16,960,597 | 1.48% |
| 1989 | 16,713,989 | 1.59% |
| 1988 | 16,452,255 | 1.66% |
| 1987 | 16,183,168 | 1.67% |
| 1986 | 15,917,572 | 1.62% |
| 1985 | 15,663,663 | 1.56% |
| 1984 | 15,423,166 | 1.50% |
| 1983 | 15,194,641 | 1.44% |
| 1982 | 14,979,205 | 1.37% |
| 1981 | 14,777,243 | 1.29% |
| 1980 | 14,588,405 | 1.22% |
| 1979 | 14,413,000 | 1.15% |
| 1978 | 14,249,401 | 1.11% |
| 1977 | 14,092,548 | 1.13% |
| 1976 | 13,935,731 | 1.18% |
| 1975 | 13,773,288 | 1.23% |
| 1974 | 13,605,570 | 1.29% |
| 1973 | 13,431,794 | 1.42% |
| 1972 | 13,244,171 | 1.62% |
| 1971 | 13,033,133 | 1.88% |
| 1970 | 12,793,034 | 2.19% |
| 1969 | 12,518,937 | 2.48% |
| 1968 | 12,215,701 | 2.66% |
| 1967 | 11,899,639 | 2.64% |
| 1966 | 11,593,413 | 2.48% |
| 1965 | 11,313,195 | 2.24% |
| 1964 | 11,065,415 | 2.03% |
| 1963 | 10,845,178 | 1.90% |
| 1962 | 10,643,417 | 1.89% |
| 1961 | 10,445,837 | 1.99% |
| 1960 | 10,242,076 | 2.13% |
| 1959 | 10,028,799 | 2.25% |
| 1958 | 9,808,596 | 2.31% |
| 1957 | 9,587,458 | 2.30% |
| 1956 | 9,371,789 | 2.25% |
| 1955 | 9,165,707 | 2.18% |
| 1954 | 8,970,127 | 2.14% |
| 1953 | 8,782,173 | 2.18% |
| 1952 | 8,595,072 | 2.34% |
| 1951 | 8,398,231 | 2.70% |
| 1950 | 8,177,342 | 0.00% |
