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Population of Australia

Current Australian population is  27 806 764 [0], calculated from two nearest officially estimated population. Australia is the sixth largest country on planet (after Russia, Canada, China, USA, and Brazil), but according the population, it is on 53rd position (checked on 24th November 2018). 67% of the Australian population is located in state capitals and this number is continously growing.


Population of Australia from 1788 to 2100 (projection, median)[1]

*Sources can be found on bottom of page.

Annual growth rate in %:

[1788-1789] -24,91 %/Yr
[1789-1790] +218,76 %/Yr
[1790-1791] +39,74 %/Yr
[1791-1792] +13,61 %/Yr
[1792-1793] +7,66 %/Yr
[1793-1794] +1,85 %/Yr
[1794-1795] -3,16 %/Yr
[1795-1796] +18,29 %/Yr
[1796-1797] +5,95 %/Yr
[1797-1798] +5,62 %/Yr
[1798-1799] +10,90 %/Yr
[1799-1800] +2,54 %/Yr
[1800-1801] +13,95 %/Yr
[1801-1802] +17,98 %/Yr
[1802-1803] +3,19 %/Yr
[1803-1804] +4,97 %/Yr
[1804-1805] +1,43 %/Yr
[1805-1806] +2,63 %/Yr
[1806-1807] +11,18 %/Yr
[1807-1808] +16,70 %/Yr
[1808-1809] +12,64 %/Yr
[1809-1810] +0,05 %/Yr
[1810-1811] +2,67 %/Yr
[1811-1812] +6,36 %/Yr
[1812-1813] +10,51 %/Yr
[1813-1814] +0,92 %/Yr
[1814-1815] +6,94 %/Yr
[1815-1816] +16,53 %/Yr
[1816-1817] +20,73 %/Yr
[1817-1818] +22,02 %/Yr
[1818-1819] +21,71 %/Yr
[1819-1820] +6,58 %/Yr
[1820-1821] +5,81 %/Yr
[1821-1822] +5,27 %/Yr
[1822-1823] +8,75 %/Yr
[1823-1824] +18,31 %/Yr
[1824-1825] +9,22 %/Yr
[1825-1826] +2,62 %/Yr
[1826-1827] +4,49 %/Yr
[1827-1828] +3,37 %/Yr
[1828-1829] +6,42 %/Yr
[1829-1830] +13,09 %/Yr
[1830-1831] +8,48 %/Yr
[1831-1832] +10,47 %/Yr
[1832-1833] +16,87 %/Yr
[1833-1834] +7,61 %/Yr
[1834-1835] +7,39 %/Yr
[1835-1836] +10,38 %/Yr
[1836-1837] +7,49 %/Yr
[1837-1838] +12,92 %/Yr
[1838-1839] +11,90 %/Yr
[1839-1840] +12,04 %/Yr
[1840-1841] +16,05 %/Yr
[1841-1842] +9,06 %/Yr
[1842-1843] +4,09 %/Yr
[1843-1844] +5,36 %/Yr
[1844-1845] +5,62 %/Yr
[1845-1846] +5,05 %/Yr
[1846-1847] +5,30 %/Yr
[1847-1848] +7,62 %/Yr
[1848-1849] +12,35 %/Yr
[1849-1850] +8,57 %/Yr
[1850-1851] +7,97 %/Yr
[1851-1852] +17,39 %/Yr
[1852-1853] +16,97 %/Yr
[1853-1854] +15,63 %/Yr
[1854-1855] +14,15 %/Yr
[1855-1856] +10,52 %/Yr
[1856-1857] +10,67 %/Yr
[1857-1858] +8,30 %/Yr
[1858-1859] +4,42 %/Yr
[1859-1860] +4,40 %/Yr
[1860-1861] +1,97 %/Yr
[1861-1862] +3,32 %/Yr
[1862-1863] +4,34 %/Yr
[1863-1864] +5,23 %/Yr
[1864-1865] +4,89 %/Yr
[1865-1866] +3,88 %/Yr
[1866-1867] +2,76 %/Yr
[1867-1868] +3,75 %/Yr
[1868-1869] +3,42 %/Yr
[1869-1870] +3,49 %/Yr
[1870-1871] +3,22 %/Yr
[1871-1872] +2,47 %/Yr
[1872-1873] +2,96 %/Yr
[1873-1874] +3,06 %/Yr
[1874-1875] +2,64 %/Yr
[1875-1876] +3,18 %/Yr
[1876-1877] +3,70 %/Yr
[1877-1878] +3,00 %/Yr
[1878-1879] +3,35 %/Yr
[1879-1880] +3,20 %/Yr
[1880-1881] +3,37 %/Yr
[1881-1882] +3,53 %/Yr
[1882-1883] +4,93 %/Yr
[1883-1884] +3,99 %/Yr
[1884-1885] +3,41 %/Yr
[1885-1886] +3,47 %/Yr
[1886-1887] +3,35 %/Yr
[1887-1888] +3,48 %/Yr
[1888-1889] +2,71 %/Yr
[1889-1890] +2,90 %/Yr
[1890-1891] +2,84 %/Yr
[1891-1892] +2,00 %/Yr
[1892-1893] +1,70 %/Yr
[1893-1894] +1,93 %/Yr
[1894-1895] +1,89 %/Yr
[1895-1896] +1,76 %/Yr
[1896-1897] +1,82 %/Yr
[1897-1898] +1,30 %/Yr
[1898-1899] +1,40 %/Yr
[1899-1900] +1,33 %/Yr
[1900-1901] +0,61 %/Yr
[1901-1902] +1,51 %/Yr
[1902-1903] +1,20 %/Yr
[1903-1904] +1,28 %/Yr
[1904-1905] +1,47 %/Yr
[1905-1906] +1,50 %/Yr
[1906-1907] +1,55 %/Yr
[1907-1908] +1,66 %/Yr
[1908-1909] +1,95 %/Yr
[1909-1910] +2,22 %/Yr
[1910-1911] +2,80 %/Yr
[1911-1912] +3,66 %/Yr
[1912-1913] +3,58 %/Yr
[1913-1914] +2,67 %/Yr
[1914-1915] +0,74 %/Yr
[1915-1916] -0,85 %/Yr
[1916-1917] -0,05 %/Yr
[1917-1918] +1,79 %/Yr
[1918-1919] +3,25 %/Yr
[1919-1920] +3,22 %/Yr
[1920-1921] +1,77 %/Yr
[1921-1922] +2,10 %/Yr
[1922-1923] +2,22 %/Yr
[1923-1924] +2,07 %/Yr
[1924-1925] +2,20 %/Yr
[1925-1926] +1,97 %/Yr
[1926-1927] +2,08 %/Yr
[1927-1928] +1,94 %/Yr
[1928-1929] +1,45 %/Yr
[1929-1930] +1,07 %/Yr
[1930-1931] +0,99 %/Yr
[1931-1932] +0,77 %/Yr
[1932-1933] +0,81 %/Yr
[1933-1934] +0,72 %/Yr
[1934-1935] +0,73 %/Yr
[1935-1936] +0,77 %/Yr
[1936-1937] +0,84 %/Yr
[1937-1938] +0,92 %/Yr
[1938-1939] +1,00 %/Yr
[1939-1940] +1,03 %/Yr
[1940-1941] +1,00 %/Yr
[1941-1942] +1,00 %/Yr
[1942-1943] +0,75 %/Yr
[1943-1944] +1,03 %/Yr
[1944-1945] +1,12 %/Yr
[1945-1946] +0,99 %/Yr
[1946-1947] +1,53 %/Yr
[1947-1948] +1,71 %/Yr
[1948-1949] +2,59 %/Yr
[1949-1950] +3,42 %/Yr
[1950-1951] +2,97 %/Yr
[1951-1952] +2,55 %/Yr
[1952-1953] +2,07 %/Yr
[1953-1954] +1,94 %/Yr
[1954-1955] +2,37 %/Yr
[1955-1956] +2,45 %/Yr
[1956-1957] +2,28 %/Yr
[1957-1958] +2,10 %/Yr
[1958-1959] +2,18 %/Yr
[1959-1960] +2,17 %/Yr
[1960-1961] +2,66 %/Yr
[1961-1962] +1,84 %/Yr
[1962-1963] +1,94 %/Yr
[1963-1964] +1,98 %/Yr
[1964-1965] +1,98 %/Yr
[1965-1966] +1,86 %/Yr
[1966-1967] +1,72 %/Yr
[1967-1968] +1,78 %/Yr
[1968-1969] +2,12 %/Yr
[1969-1970] +1,99 %/Yr
[1970-1971] +4,48 %/Yr
[1971-1972] +1,81 %/Yr
[1972-1973] +1,51 %/Yr
[1973-1974] +1,61 %/Yr
[1974-1975] +1,24 %/Yr
[1975-1976] +1,01 %/Yr
[1976-1977] +1,13 %/Yr
[1977-1978] +1,18 %/Yr
[1978-1979] +1,09 %/Yr
[1979-1980] +1,24 %/Yr
[1980-1981] +1,55 %/Yr
[1981-1982] +1,75 %/Yr
[1982-1983] +1,38 %/Yr
[1983-1984] +1,21 %/Yr
[1984-1985] +1,34 %/Yr
[1985-1986] +1,46 %/Yr
[1986-1987] +1,53 %/Yr
[1987-1988] +1,65 %/Yr
[1988-1989] +1,71 %/Yr
[1989-1990] +1,49 %/Yr
[1990-1991] +1,28 %/Yr
[1991-1992] +1,13 %/Yr
[1992-1993] +0,89 %/Yr
[1993-1994] +0,97 %/Yr
[1994-1995] +1,12 %/Yr
[1995-1996] +1,22 %/Yr
[1996-1997] +1,09 %/Yr
[1997-1998] +1,00 %/Yr
[1998-1999] +1,10 %/Yr
[1999-2000] +1,15 %/Yr
[2000-2001] +1,29 %/Yr
[2001-2002] +1,14 %/Yr
[2002-2003] +1,16 %/Yr
[2003-2004] +1,07 %/Yr
[2004-2005] +1,22 %/Yr
[2005-2006] +1,36 %/Yr
[2006-2007] +1,84 %/Yr
[2007-2008] +2,02 %/Yr
[2008-2009] +2,08 %/Yr
[2009-2010] +1,57 %/Yr
[2010-2011] +1,40 %/Yr
[2011-2012] +1,76 %/Yr
[2012-2013] +1,74 %/Yr
[2013-2014] +1,50 %/Yr
[2014-2015] +1,45 %/Yr
[2015-2016] +1,57 %/Yr
[2016-2017] +1,68 %/Yr
[2017-2018] +2,12 %/Yr
[2018-2020] +1,81 %/Yr
[2020-2021] +1,59 %/Yr
[2021-2022] +1,57 %/Yr
[2022-2023] +1,54 %/Yr
[2023-2024] +1,51 %/Yr
[2024-2025] +1,48 %/Yr
[2025-2026] +1,45 %/Yr
[2026-2027] +1,42 %/Yr
[2027-2028] +1,39 %/Yr
[2028-2029] +1,36 %/Yr
[2029-2030] +1,33 %/Yr
[2030-2031] +1,31 %/Yr
[2031-2032] +1,28 %/Yr
[2032-2033] +1,26 %/Yr
[2033-2034] +1,23 %/Yr
[2034-2035] +1,21 %/Yr
[2035-2036] +1,18 %/Yr
[2036-2037] +1,16 %/Yr
[2037-2038] +1,14 %/Yr
[2038-2039] +1,13 %/Yr
[2039-2040] +1,11 %/Yr
[2040-2041] +1,09 %/Yr
[2041-2042] +1,08 %/Yr
[2042-2043] +1,06 %/Yr
[2043-2044] +1,05 %/Yr
[2044-2045] +1,04 %/Yr
[2045-2046] +1,02 %/Yr
[2046-2047] +1,01 %/Yr
[2047-2048] +1,00 %/Yr
[2048-2049] +0,99 %/Yr
[2049-2050] +0,98 %/Yr
[2050-2051] +0,96 %/Yr
[2051-2052] +0,95 %/Yr
[2052-2053] +0,94 %/Yr
[2053-2054] +0,93 %/Yr
[2054-2055] +0,92 %/Yr
[2055-2056] +0,90 %/Yr
[2056-2057] +0,89 %/Yr
[2057-2058] +0,88 %/Yr
[2058-2059] +0,87 %/Yr
[2059-2060] +0,86 %/Yr
[2060-2061] +0,85 %/Yr
[2061-2062] +0,84 %/Yr
[2062-2063] +0,82 %/Yr
[2063-2064] +0,81 %/Yr
[2064-2065] +0,79 %/Yr
[2065-2066] +0,78 %/Yr
[2066-2067] +0,77 %/Yr
[2067-2068] +0,76 %/Yr
[2068-2069] +0,74 %/Yr
[2069-2070] +0,73 %/Yr
[2070-2071] +0,72 %/Yr
[2071-2072] +0,71 %/Yr
[2072-2073] +0,70 %/Yr
[2073-2074] +0,69 %/Yr
[2074-2075] +0,68 %/Yr
[2075-2076] +0,67 %/Yr
[2076-2077] +0,66 %/Yr
[2077-2078] +0,65 %/Yr
[2078-2079] +0,64 %/Yr
[2079-2080] +0,63 %/Yr
[2080-2081] +0,62 %/Yr
[2081-2082] +0,62 %/Yr
[2082-2083] +0,61 %/Yr
[2083-2084] +0,60 %/Yr
[2084-2085] +0,60 %/Yr
[2085-2086] +0,59 %/Yr
[2086-2087] +0,58 %/Yr
[2087-2088] +0,58 %/Yr
[2088-2089] +0,57 %/Yr
[2089-2090] +0,57 %/Yr
[2090-2091] +0,56 %/Yr
[2091-2092] +0,56 %/Yr
[2092-2093] +0,55 %/Yr
[2093-2094] +0,54 %/Yr
[2094-2095] +0,54 %/Yr
[2095-2096] +0,53 %/Yr
[2096-2097] +0,53 %/Yr
[2097-2098] +0,52 %/Yr
[2098-2099] +0,51 %/Yr
[2099-2100] +0,51 %/Yr


Population pyramid (groups by age and sex)

Female 
age
 Male

307 610 
85+
 185 912

259 092 
80-84
 209 819

355 506 
75-79
 321 841

487 918 
70-74
 470 860

606 702 
65-69
 586 268

682 753 
60-64
 649 215

767 627 
55-59
 738 590

781 281 
50-54
 754 302

841 082 
45-49
 806 828

806 204 
40-44
 797 516

832 770 
35-39
 827 897

924 202 
30-34
 908 555

924 039 
25-29
 924 969

841 181 
20-24
 879 098

722 532 
15-19
 760 063

715 926 
10-14
 757 113

772 838 
5-9
 814 037

766 428 
0-4
 808 954

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Sources, more info:

[0] Calculated with linear interpolation from officially estimated population (27 690 209 @ 2024-06-30) and population projection (28 099 273 @ 2025-06-30).

[1] Australian Bureau of Statistics, Australian Government abs.gov.au (ABS.Stat) ret. 2018-11-04

[2] 3105.0.65.001 - Australian Historical Population Statistics 2014, retrieved 2018-11-11