Australia Population (2025)

Population of Australia as of today

The current population of Australia is 26,945,077 with an annual growth rate of 0.957%. Australia has a population of 0.327% of the world's population.

Population	26,945,077
Growth Rate	0.957%
Male	13,370,630 (49.622%)
Female	13,574,446 (50.378%)
Today Change	+ 166

Births today	196
Deaths today	118
Births in 2025	118,591
Deaths in 2025	71,435
Change in 2025	+ 100,113 (0.373%)

Population chart for Australia

Total Population
Growth Rate

Population History of Australia

Year	Population (01 Jan)	Natural Change	Growth Rate (%)	Total Population (31 December)
2024	26,581,446	262,093	0.986%	26,843,539
2023	26,320,802	259,260	0.985%	26,580,062
2022	26,081,167	238,643	0.915%	26,319,810
2021	25,831,668	248,242	0.961%	26,079,910
2020	25,655,914	175,230	0.683%	25,831,144
2019	25,309,514	343,956	1.359%	25,653,470
2018	24,929,897	376,691	1.511%	25,306,588
2017	24,532,180	394,477	1.608%	24,926,657
2016	24,127,746	401,003	1.662%	24,528,749
2015	23,768,258	356,762	1.501%	24,125,020

Net Migration Rate of Australia

The net migration rate of Australia in the most recent year (2023) is estimated at 140,232, indicating a positive migration trend where more people are arriving than leaving.

Net Migration Rate Over the Last 10 Years

Year	Net Migration
2023	140,232
2022	140,972
2021	116,768
2020	44,447
2019	207,142
2018	226,412
2017	255,023
2016	254,648
2015	212,350
2014	200,177

The population of countries near Australia