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Australia. Population:26,115,998.

Land area is 7,682,300 Km2 (2,966,151 sq. miles). Capital: Canberra 

  • The current population of Australia is 26,100,194 as of Friday, July 15, 2022, based on Worldometer elaboration of the latest United Nations data.
  • Australia 2020 population is estimated at 25,499,884 people at mid year according to UN data.
  • Australia population is equivalent to 0.33% of the total world population.
  • Australia ranks number 55 in the list of countries (and dependencies) by population.
  • The population density in Australia is 3 per Km2 (9 people per mi2).
  • The total land area is 7,682,300 Km2 (2,966,151 sq. miles)
  • 85.9 % of the population is urban (21,903,705 people in 2020)
  • The median age in Australia is 37.9 years.

Population of Australia 

 
Year Population Yearly%
Change		 Yearly
Change		 Migrants (net) Median Age Fertility Rate Density (P/Km²) Urban
Pop%		 Urban Population World Population Global Rank
2020 25,499,884 1.18 % 296,686 158,246 37.9 1.83 3 85.9 % 21,903,705 7,794,798,739 55
2019 25,203,198 1.23 % 305,046 158,246 37.3 1.87 3 85.7 % 21,607,414 7,713,468,100 55
2018 24,898,152 1.28 % 313,532 158,246 37.3 1.87 3 85.6 % 21,307,040 7,631,091,040 55
2017 24,584,620 1.33 % 321,908 158,246 37.3 1.87 3 85.4 % 21,003,923 7,547,858,925 53
2016 24,262,712 1.38 % 330,210 158,246 37.3 1.87 3 85.3 % 20,700,043 7,464,022,049 53
2015 23,932,502 1.56 % 355,565 197,875 37.2 1.89 3 85.2 % 20,396,531 7,379,797,139 53
2010 22,154,679 1.89 % 395,228 242,160 36.8 1.95 3 85.0 % 18,842,292 6,956,823,603 53
2005 20,178,540 1.22 % 237,422 117,856 36.5 1.77 3 84.8 % 17,118,434 6,541,907,027 52
2000 18,991,431 1.09 % 199,671 77,684 35.4 1.79 2 84.6 % 16,060,093 6,143,493,823 51
1995 17,993,074 1.19 % 206,495 70,216 33.6 1.86 2 85.3 % 15,346,879 5,744,212,979 51
1990 16,960,597 1.60 % 259,387 130,842 32.1 1.86 2 85.8 % 14,558,985 5,327,231,061 49
1985 15,663,663 1.43 % 215,052 90,714 30.7 1.91 2 85.9 % 13,461,702 4,870,921,740 47
1980 14,588,405 1.16 % 163,023 47,149 29.3 1.99 2 85.9 % 12,532,663 4,458,003,514 46
1975 13,773,288 1.49 % 196,051 51,906 28.1 2.54 2 85.1 % 11,727,714 4,079,480,606 42
1970 12,793,034 2.49 % 295,968 161,239 27.4 2.87 2 84.3 % 10,787,874 3,700,437,046 42
1965 11,313,195 2.01 % 214,224 76,869 28.3 3.27 1 83.4 % 9,439,263 3,339,583,597 42
1960 10,242,076 2.25 % 215,274 79,911 29.6 3.41 1 81.9 % 8,389,125 3,034,949,748 39
1955 9,165,707 2.31 % 197,673 79,201 30.2 3.18 1 79.7 % 7,309,544 2,773,019,936 42

Australia Population Forecast

Year Population Yearly%
Change		 Yearly
Change		 Migrants (net) Median Age Fertility Rate Density (P/Km²) Urban
Pop%		 Urban Population World Population Global Rank
2020 25,499,884 1.28 % 313,476 158,246 37.9 1.83 3 85.9 % 21,903,705 7,794,798,739 55
2025 26,879,753 1.06 % 275,974 135,469 38.9 1.83 3 86.8 % 23,335,357 8,184,437,460 55
2030 28,177,481 0.95 % 259,546 139,877 40.0 1.83 4 87.8 % 24,740,161 8,548,487,400 55
2035 29,410,244 0.86 % 246,553 145,797 40.8 1.83 4 88.8 % 26,110,367 8,887,524,213 57
2040 30,572,489 0.78 % 232,449 145,756 41.3 1.83 4 89.8 % 27,469,166 9,198,847,240 59
2045 31,702,142 0.73 % 225,931 145,991 41.5 1.83 4 90.9 % 28,832,697 9,481,803,274 59
2050 32,814,113 0.69 % 222,394   41.8 1.83 4 92.0 % 30,186,022 9,735,033,990 62

Main Cities by Population in Australia

  # CITY NAME POPULATION  
  1 Sydney 4,627,345  
  2 Melbourne 4,246,375  
  3 Brisbane 2,189,878  
  4 Perth 1,896,548  
  5 Adelaide 1,225,235  
  6 Gold Coast 591,473  
  7 Canberra 367,752  
  8 Newcastle 308,308  
  9 Wollongong 292,190  
  10 Logan City 282,673  
  11 Geelong 226,034  
  12 Hobart 216,656  
  13 Townsville 196,219  
  14 Cairns 153,075  
  15 Toowoomba 131,258  
  16 Darwin 129,062  
  17 Rockingham 108,022  
  18 Launceston 106,153  
  19 Bendigo 100,617  
  20 Ballarat 97,937  
  21 Mandurah 83,294  
  22 Mackay 74,219  
  23 Bundaberg 70,826  
  24 Bunbury 68,248  
  25 Maitland 67,132  
  26 Armadale 62,296  
  27 Rockhampton 61,724  
  28 Adelaide Hills 60,394  
  29 South Brisbane 60,000  
  30 Hervey Bay 52,230  
  31 Reservoir 47,637  
  32 Tamworth 47,597  
  33 Wagga Wagga 46,913  
  34 Albury 45,627  
  35 Berwick 44,779  
  36 Port Macquarie 41,491  
  37 Queanbeyan 40,661  
  38 Orange 39,329  
  39 Blacktown 39,000  
  40 Shepparton 38,773  
  41 Caloundra 38,706  
  42 Hoppers Crossing 38,108  
  43 Werribee 37,737  
  44 Melton 35,490  
  45 Castle Hill 35,389  
  46 Saint Albans 35,091  
  47 Nowra 34,479  
  48 Frankston 34,457  
  48 Frankston East 34,457  
  49 Rowville 34,145  
  50 Warrnambool 33,982  
  51 Baulkham Hills 33,945  
  52 Albany 33,650  
  53 Mount Waverley 33,611  
  54 St Albans 33,511  
  55 Auburn 33,122  
  56 Bathurst 33,110  
  57 Pakenham South 32,911  
  58 Point Cook 32,413  
  59 Dubbo 32,327  
  60 Epping 32,200  
  61 Wodonga 31,605  
  62 Kalgoorlie 31,107  
  63 Bankstown 30,572  
  64 Mill Park 30,517  
  65 Gladstone 30,489  
  66 Kwinana 30,433  
  67 Lismore 30,086  
  68 Mildura 30,016  
  69 Preston 29,925  

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