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Population in Australia

Latest: 27,614,411
Previous: 27,194,286
Change: +420,125 (+1.5%)
Reference period: Dec 31, 2025
Frequency: Annual
Unit: Persons

Population over time

Annual, Persons, Not seasonally adjusted

Source: World Bank

Observations for Population in Australia
Date	Value
Dec 31, 1966	11,651,000
Dec 31, 1967	11,799,000
Dec 31, 1968	12,009,000
Dec 31, 1969	12,263,000
Dec 31, 1970	12,507,000
Dec 31, 1971	12,937,000
Dec 31, 1972	13,177,000
Dec 31, 1973	13,380,000
Dec 31, 1974	13,723,000
Dec 31, 1975	13,893,000
Dec 31, 1976	14,033,000
Dec 31, 1977	14,192,000
Dec 31, 1978	14,358,000
Dec 31, 1979	14,514,000
Dec 31, 1980	14,692,000
Dec 31, 1981	14,923,260
Dec 31, 1982	15,184,247
Dec 31, 1983	15,393,472
Dec 31, 1984	15,579,391
Dec 31, 1985	15,788,312
Dec 31, 1986	16,018,350
Dec 31, 1987	16,263,874
Dec 31, 1988	16,532,164
Dec 31, 1989	16,814,416
Dec 31, 1990	17,065,128
Dec 31, 1991	17,284,036
Dec 31, 1992	17,478,635
Dec 31, 1993	17,634,808
Dec 31, 1994	17,805,468
Dec 31, 1995	18,004,882
Dec 31, 1996	18,224,767
Dec 31, 1997	18,423,037
Dec 31, 1998	18,607,584
Dec 31, 1999	18,812,264
Dec 31, 2000	19,028,802
Dec 31, 2001	19,274,701
Dec 31, 2002	19,495,210
Dec 31, 2003	19,720,737
Dec 31, 2004	19,932,722
Dec 31, 2005	20,176,844
Dec 31, 2006	20,450,966
Dec 31, 2007	20,827,622
Dec 31, 2008	21,249,199
Dec 31, 2009	21,691,653
Dec 31, 2010	22,031,750
Dec 31, 2011	22,340,024
Dec 31, 2012	22,733,465
Dec 31, 2013	23,128,129
Dec 31, 2014	23,475,686
Dec 31, 2015	23,815,995
Dec 31, 2016	24,190,907
Dec 31, 2017	24,592,588
Dec 31, 2018	24,963,258
Dec 31, 2019	25,334,826
Dec 31, 2020	25,649,248
Dec 31, 2021	25,685,412
Dec 31, 2022	26,018,721
Dec 31, 2023	26,659,922
Dec 31, 2024	27,194,286
Dec 31, 2025	27,614,411

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