Population in Australia
The population of Australia was 27,614,411 people in 2025. The value for 2025 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1960.
Australia, 2025
27,614,411
Change from 2024
+1.5%
World, 2025
8,215,424,893 people
Position in 2025
55th of 217
Population in Australia over time
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
People. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Australia | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 27,614,411 people | 8,215,424,893 people |
| 2024 | 27,194,286 people | 8,140,897,523 people |
| 2023 | 26,659,922 people | 8,062,923,417 people |
| 2022 | 26,018,721 people | 7,988,550,201 people |
| 2021 | 25,685,412 people | 7,919,567,995 people |
| 2020 | 25,649,248 people | 7,853,863,139 people |
| 2019 | 25,334,826 people | 7,777,162,476 people |
| 2018 | 24,963,258 people | 7,696,159,728 people |
| 2017 | 24,592,588 people | 7,613,788,655 people |
| 2016 | 24,190,907 people | 7,528,221,579 people |
| 2015 | 23,815,995 people | 7,441,084,771 people |
| 2014 | 23,475,686 people | 7,353,532,223 people |
| 2013 | 23,128,129 people | 7,265,404,737 people |
| 2012 | 22,733,465 people | 7,176,482,165 people |
| 2011 | 22,340,024 people | 7,086,704,141 people |
| 2010 | 22,031,750 people | 7,000,860,073 people |
| 2009 | 21,691,653 people | 6,916,168,196 people |
| 2008 | 21,249,199 people | 6,830,080,867 people |
| 2007 | 20,827,622 people | 6,744,049,498 people |
| 2006 | 20,450,966 people | 6,659,536,021 people |
| 2005 | 20,176,844 people | 6,575,410,029 people |
| 2004 | 19,932,722 people | 6,492,354,627 people |
| 2003 | 19,720,737 people | 6,409,352,386 people |
| 2002 | 19,495,210 people | 6,327,171,255 people |
| 2001 | 19,274,701 people | 6,244,739,668 people |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +1.5% from 27,194,286 people in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 23,815,995 people, the figure has changed by +15.9%.
- Among the 217 countries with data for 2025, Australia has the 55th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 8,215,424,893 people.
More for Australia
All statistics for Australia
Population growth
1.53%
2025 · World Bank
Population estimates and projections
26,451,124 people
2023 · UN Population Division
Median age estimates and projections
37.8 years
2023 · UN Population Division
Fertility rate estimates and projections
1.64 births per woman
2023 · UN Population Division
Population growth estimates and projections
0.99%
2023 · UN Population Division
Population aged 65 and over
18.1%
2025 · World Bank