Population, long-run history in Australia

Latest: 25,826
Previous: 25,574
Change: +252.89 (+1.0%)
Reference period: Dec 31, 2022
Frequency: Annual
Unit: Persons, thousands

Population, long-run history over time

Annual, Persons, thousands, Not seasonally adjusted

Source: Maddison Project Database 2023

Observations for Population, long-run history in Australia
Date	Value
Dec 31, 1963	11,001
Dec 31, 1964	11,218
Dec 31, 1965	11,439
Dec 31, 1966	11,655
Dec 31, 1967	11,872
Dec 31, 1968	12,102
Dec 31, 1969	12,379
Dec 31, 1970	12,660
Dec 31, 1971	12,937
Dec 31, 1972	13,177
Dec 31, 1973	13,380
Dec 31, 1974	13,599
Dec 31, 1975	13,771
Dec 31, 1976	13,916
Dec 31, 1977	14,074
Dec 31, 1978	14,249
Dec 31, 1979	14,422
Dec 31, 1980	14,616
Dec 31, 1981	14,923
Dec 31, 1982	15,162
Dec 31, 1983	15,348
Dec 31, 1984	15,510
Dec 31, 1985	15,695
Dec 31, 1986	15,900
Dec 31, 1987	16,137
Dec 31, 1988	16,400
Dec 31, 1989	16,681
Dec 31, 1990	16,956
Dec 31, 1991	17,174
Dec 31, 1992	17,367
Dec 31, 1993	17,522
Dec 31, 1994	17,692
Dec 31, 1995	17,890
Dec 31, 1996	18,108
Dec 31, 1997	18,305
Dec 31, 1998	18,489
Dec 31, 1999	18,692
Dec 31, 2000	18,907
Dec 31, 2001	19,151
Dec 31, 2002	19,371
Dec 31, 2003	19,595
Dec 31, 2004	19,805
Dec 31, 2005	20,048
Dec 31, 2006	20,320
Dec 31, 2007	20,694
Dec 31, 2008	21,113
Dec 31, 2009	21,553
Dec 31, 2010	21,891
Dec 31, 2011	22,197
Dec 31, 2012	22,588
Dec 31, 2013	22,980
Dec 31, 2014	23,326
Dec 31, 2015	23,664
Dec 31, 2016	24,036
Dec 31, 2017	24,445
Dec 31, 2018	24,823
Dec 31, 2019	25,204
Dec 31, 2020	25,529
Dec 31, 2021	25,574
Dec 31, 2022	25,826

About this indicator

Source: Maddison Project Database 2023 (opens in a new tab)

Source: Bolt, J. and van Zanden, J.L. (2024), Maddison style estimates of the evolution of the world economy: A new 2023 update, Journal of Economic Surveys, 1-41, DOI 10.1111/joes.12618. Licensed under CC BY 4.0. The original sources are listed on each page.

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Original sources of these estimates

GDP pc: 2008 - 2022: Total Economy Database the Conference Board for all countries included in TED. Otherwise UN national accounts statistics

Australia

1820-1828: Butlin, N.G. 'Our 200 Years', Queesland Calendar, 1988
1828-1860: N.G. Butlin, "Contours of the Australian Economy 1788-1860", Australian Economic Review, Sept. 1986, pp. 112-13;
1861-1938/9: N.G. Butlin, Australian Domestic Product, Investment and Foreign Borrowing 1861-1938/9, Cambridge, 1962,pp.460-1; amdended as indicated in N.G. Butlin, Investment in Australian Economic Development 1861-19000, Cambridge, 1964, p. 453 and with revised deflator shown in M.W. Butlin, A Preliminary Annual Databae 1900/1901 to 1973/1974, Discussion Paper 7701, Reserve Bank of Australia, 1977, p. 41
1938/9-1950: from expenditure aggregates in 1966/7 prices in M.W. Butlin, RS/FLW/, p.85.

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