Population of Australia today

26,665,798
Thursday, May 16, 2024

Population of Australia as of today

The current population of Australia is 26,665,798 with an annual growth rate of 0.973%. Australia has a population of 0.329% of the world's population.

Population26,665,798
Growth Rate0.973%
Male13,243,912 (49.666%)
Female13,421,885 (50.334%)
Today Change+ 83
Births today97
Deaths today59
Births in 2024112,712
Deaths in 202468,204
Change in 2024+ 96,146 (0.362%)

Population chart for Australia

Population History of Australia

YearPopulation
(01 Jan)
Natural ChangeGrowth Rate
(%)
Total Population
(31 December)
202326,308,571259,6660.987%26,568,237
202226,046,256260,9831.002%26,307,239
202125,795,922249,1890.966%26,045,111
202025,544,179250,5880.981%25,794,767
201925,170,161371,2601.475%25,541,421
201824,788,299379,0131.529%25,167,312
201724,392,368392,7171.61%24,785,085
201623,999,035390,2241.626%24,389,259
201523,641,438354,8581.501%23,996,296
201423,297,721341,3121.465%23,639,033

The population of countries near Australia

RankIsoCountryPopulationEquivalent Australia
1ID Indonesia279,508,9271,048.873%
2TL East Timor1,377,3675.157%
3NZ New Zealand5,264,59219.757%
4PG Papua New Guine...10,491,41539.229%
Data sources: United Nations,World Bank,Nations Geo,Census,Wikidata