The current population of Australia is as of , based on Worldometer's elaboration of the latest United Nations data¹.
Australia 2025 population is estimated at 26,974,026 people at mid-year.
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 4 per Km² (9 people per mi²).
The total land area is 7,682,300 Km² (2,966,151 sq. miles).
86.51% of the population is urban (23,335,357 people in 2025)
The median age in Australia is 38.3 years.

1. U.N. Dept. of Economic and Social Affairs - Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).

Population of Australia (2025 and historical)

Year	Population	Yearly % Change	Yearly Change	Migrants (net)	Median Age	Fertility Rate	Density (P/Km²)	Urban Pop %	Urban Population	Country's Share of World Pop	World Population	Australia Global Rank
2025	26,974,026	0.98%	260,821	137,109	38.3	1.64	4	86.5%	23,335,357	0.33%	8,231,613,070	55
2024	26,713,205	0.99%	262,081	138,510	38	1.64	3	86.3%	23,052,351	0.33%	8,161,972,572	55
2023	26,451,124	0.95%	250,140	140,232	37.8	1.64	3	86.1%	22,768,759	0.33%	8,091,734,930	54
2022	26,200,984	0.88%	228,597	140,972	37.5	1.64	3	85.8%	22,483,604	0.33%	8,021,407,192	55
2020	25,743,791	1.46%	359,158	44,447	36.9	1.59	3	85.1%	21,903,705	0.33%	7,887,001,292	55
2015	23,948,002	1.58%	361,284	212,350	36.3	1.8	3	85.2%	20,396,531	0.32%	7,470,491,872	54
2010	22,141,581	1.76%	369,418	166,752	36	1.95	3	85.1%	18,842,292	0.32%	7,021,732,148	56
2005	20,294,490	1.19%	232,404	131,371	35.5	1.85	3	84.4%	17,118,434	0.31%	6,586,970,132	53
2000	19,132,471	1.12%	207,425	111,186	34.4	1.76	2	83.9%	16,060,093	0.31%	6,171,702,993	52
1995	18,095,344	1.11%	193,809	80,456	32.7	1.82	2	84.8%	15,346,879	0.31%	5,758,878,982	48
1990	17,126,298	1.58%	258,110	100,093	31.1	1.91	2	85%	14,558,985	0.32%	5,327,803,110	49
1985	15,835,747	1.47%	222,880	98,327	29.8	1.9	2	85%	13,461,702	0.33%	4,868,943,465	46
1980	14,721,347	1.16%	165,472	89,189	28.4	1.9	2	85.1%	12,532,663	0.33%	4,447,606,236	47
1975	13,893,989	1.98%	258,916	25,336	27.1	2.21	2	84.4%	11,727,714	0.34%	4,070,735,277	41
1970	12,599,411	2.1%	248,387	256,295	26.5	2.86	2	85.6%	10,787,874	0.34%	3,694,683,794	41
1965	11,357,477	2.01%	215,333	118,891	27.3	2.98	1	83.1%	9,439,263	0.34%	3,334,533,703	41
1960	10,280,813	2.23%	215,126	85,707	28.6	3.45	1	81.6%	8,389,125	0.34%	3,015,470,894	39
1955	9,205,181	2.4%	205,686	94,986	29.2	3.27	1	79.4%	7,309,544	0.34%	2,740,213,792	41

Source: Worldometer (www.Worldometers.info)

Elaboration of data by United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).

Australia Population Forecast

Year	Population	Yearly % Change	Yearly Change	Migrants (net)	Median Age	Fertility Rate	Density (P/Km²)	Urban Pop %	Urban Population	Country's Share of World Pop	World Population	Australia Global Rank
2030	28,188,539	0.88%	242,903	135,595	39.5	1.64	4	87.8%	24,740,161	0.33%	8,569,124,911	57
2035	29,296,168	0.77%	221,526	144,963	40.7	1.64	4	89.1%	26,110,367	0.33%	8,885,210,181	58
2040	30,357,450	0.71%	212,256	151,056	41.5	1.64	4	90.5%	27,469,166	0.33%	9,177,190,203	61
2045	31,431,123	0.7%	214,735	165,998	41.7	1.64	4	91.7%	28,832,697	0.33%	9,439,639,668	61
2050	32,506,969	0.68%	215,169	169,597	42	1.64	4	92.9%	30,186,022	0.34%	9,664,378,587	60

Source: Worldometer (www.Worldometers.info)

Elaboration of data by United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).

Australia Demographics

Main Page: Demographics of Australia

Life Expectancy

84.2 years

(life expectancy at birth, both sexes)

View by sex and historical chart

Infant Mortality Rate

2.6

(infant deaths per 1,000 live births)

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Deaths under age 5

3.1

(per 1,000 live births)

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Main Cities by Population in Australia

(includes boroughs, districts, urban agglomerations, etc.)

#	City	Population
1	Sydney	5,231,147
2	Melbourne	4,917,750
3	Brisbane	2,582,007
4	Perth	2,192,229
5	Adelaide	1,387,290
6	Gold Coast	640,778
7	Canberra	367,752
8	Newcastle	348,539
9	Logan City	326,615
10	Wollongong	280,153
11	Geelong	268,984
12	Hobart	247,086
13	Townsville	180,820
14	Cairns	153,075
15	Darwin	147,255
16	Toowoomba	140,303
17	Mackay	123,183
18	Ballarat	116,201
19	Mandurah	107,641
20	Bendigo	103,034
21	Launceston	87,345
22	Rockhampton	78,592
23	Bunbury	76,452
24	Maitland	67,132
25	Point Cook	66,781
26	Craigieburn	65,178
27	Tamworth	63,920
28	Adelaide Hills	60,394
29	Melbourne City Centre	60,057
30	Tarneit	56,370
31	Pakenham	54,118
32	Hervey Bay	52,230
33	Shepparton	51,631
34	Reservoir	51,096
35	Berwick	50,298
36	Bundaberg	50,148
37	Werribee	50,027
38	Blacktown	46,942
39	Port Macquarie	45,692
40	Dubbo	43,516
41	Glen Waverley	42,642
42	Castle Hill	39,284
43	Sunbury	38,851
44	Orange	38,408
45	Baldivis	37,697
46	Geraldton	37,648
47	St Albans	37,629
48	Frankston	37,331
49	Auburn	37,245
50	Hoppers Crossing	37,216
51	Baulkham Hills	36,792
52	Truganina	36,305
53	Mount Waverley	35,340
54	Saint Albans	35,091
55	Bankstown	34,933
56	Canning Vale	34,504
57	Frankston East	34,457
58	Preston	33,790
59	Albany	33,650
60	Rowville	33,571
61	Epping	33,489
62	Bathurst	33,110
63	Southport	32,965
64	Mildura	32,936
65	Surfers Paradise	31,073
66	Doncaster East	30,926
67	Noble Park	30,921
68	Narre Warren South	30,909
69	Gladstone	30,489
70	Kwinana	30,433

Notes

The Australia Population (Live) counter shows a continuously updated estimate of the current population of Australia delivered by Worldometer's RTS algorithm, which processes data collected from the United Nations Population Division.

The Population of Australia (1950 - 2025) chart plots the total population count as of July 1 of each year, from 1950 to 2025.

The Yearly Population Growth Rate chart plots the annual percentage changes in population registered on July 1 of each year, from 1951 to 2025. This value can differ from the Yearly % Change shown in the historical table, which shows the last year equivalent percentage change assuming homogeneous change in the preceding five year period.

Definitions

Year: as of July 1 of the year indicated.

Population: Overall total population (both sexes and all ages) in the country as of July 1 of the year indicated, as estimated by the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. For forecasted years, the U.N. medium-fertility variant is used.

Yearly % Change: For 2025: percentage change in total population over the last year (from July 1, 2024 to June 30, 2025). For all other years: latest year annual percentage change equivalent assuming homogeneous change in the preceding five year period, calculated through reverse compounding.

Yearly Change: For 2025: absolute change in total population (increase or decrease in number of people) over the last year (from July 1, 2024 to June 30, 2025). For all other years: average annual numerical change over the preceding five year period.

Migrants (net): The average annual number of immigrants minus the number of emigrants over the preceding five year period (running from July 1 to June 30 of the initial and final years), or subsequent five year period (for 2016 data). A negative number means that there are more emigrants than immigrants.

Median Age: age that divides the population into two numerically equal groups: half of the people are older than the median age indicated and half are younger. This parameter provides an indication of age distribution.

Fertility Rate: (Total Fertility Rate, or TFR), it is expressed as children per woman. It is calculated as the average number of children an average woman will have during her reproductive period (15 to 49 years old) based on the current fertility rates of every age group in the country, and assuming she is not subject to mortality.

Density (P/Km²): (Population Density) Population per square Kilometer (Km²).

Urban Pop % : Urban population as a percentage of total population.

Urban Population: Population living in areas classified as urban according to the criteria used by each country.

Country's Share of World Pop: Total population in the country as a percentage of total World Population as of July 1 of the year indicated.

World Population: Total World Population as of July 1 of the year indicated.

Global Rank: Position held by Australia in the list of all countries worldwide ranked by population (from the highest population to the lowest population) as of July 1 of the year indicated.

Australia Population (LIVE)