Australia Population: The timeline of total, male, female populations and growth rates

The population of Australia is 25,364,307 and the population growth amounts 1.50% (2019). The male and female population are 12,631,543 (49.80%) and 12,732,764 (50.20%) respectively. The average of growth rate over 10 years is 1.55% (positive growth).

The below table shows the Australia population history (1960-). Growth(%) is the Y/Y ratio of total population and the percent values below the male and female populations mean the ratios of those by the total population.

Year Total Growth(%) Male Female
2019 25,364,307 1.50% 12,631,543
49.80%
12,732,764
50.20%
2018 24,982,688 1.52% 12,441,473
49.80%
12,541,215
50.20%
2017 24,601,860 1.67% 12,252,228
49.80%
12,349,632
50.20%
2016 24,190,907 1.55% 12,049,619
49.81%
12,141,288
50.19%
2015 23,815,995 1.43% 11,867,302
49.83%
11,948,693
50.17%
2014 23,475,686 1.48% 11,705,167
49.86%
11,770,519
50.14%
2013 23,128,129 1.71% 11,541,758
49.90%
11,586,371
50.10%
2012 22,733,465 1.73% 11,355,294
49.95%
11,378,171
50.05%
2011 22,340,024 1.38% 11,167,269
49.99%
11,172,755
50.01%
2010 22,031,750 1.54% 11,017,892
50.01%
11,013,858
49.99%
2009 21,691,700 2.04% 10,847,891
50.01%
10,843,809
49.99%
2008 21,249,200 1.98% 10,622,626
49.99%
10,626,574
50.01%
2007 20,827,600 0.62% 10,405,448
49.96%
10,422,152
50.04%
2006 20,697,900 1.46% 10,334,118
49.93%
10,363,782
50.07%
2005 20,394,800 1.31% 10,177,992
49.90%
10,216,808
50.10%
2004 20,127,400 1.15% 10,042,276
49.89%
10,085,124
50.11%
2003 19,895,400 1.23% 9,926,226
49.89%
9,969,174
50.11%
2002 19,651,400 1.21% 9,805,087
49.90%
9,846,313
50.10%
2001 19,413,000 1.34% 9,685,959
49.89%
9,727,041
50.11%
2000 19,153,000 1.19% 9,554,138
49.88%
9,598,862
50.12%
1999 18,926,000 1.14% 9,436,429
49.86%
9,489,571
50.14%
1998 18,711,000 1.04% 9,323,022
49.83%
9,387,978
50.17%
1997 18,517,000 1.11% 9,219,689
49.79%
9,297,311
50.21%
1996 18,311,000 1.31% 9,111,834
49.76%
9,199,166
50.24%
1995 18,072,000 1.20% 8,990,295
49.75%
9,081,705
50.25%
1994 17,855,000 1.05% 8,882,883
49.75%
8,972,117
50.25%
1993 17,667,000 0.97% 8,792,533
49.77%
8,874,467
50.23%
1992 17,495,000 1.21% 8,711,806
49.80%
8,783,194
50.20%
1991 17,284,000 1.27% 8,611,895
49.83%
8,672,105
50.17%
1990 17,065,100 1.47% 8,507,178
49.85%
8,557,922
50.15%
1989 16,814,400 1.68% 8,385,577
49.87%
8,428,823
50.13%
1988 16,532,200 1.62% 8,247,505
49.89%
8,284,695
50.11%
1987 16,263,900 1.51% 8,115,539
49.90%
8,148,361
50.10%
1986 16,018,400 1.63% 7,994,150
49.91%
8,024,250
50.09%
1985 15,758,000 1.36% 7,864,596
49.91%
7,893,404
50.09%
1984 15,544,000 1.13% 7,757,240
49.91%
7,786,760
50.09%
1983 15,369,000 1.24% 7,668,484
49.90%
7,700,516
50.10%
1982 15,178,000 1.65% 7,571,747
49.89%
7,606,253
50.11%
1981 14,927,000 1.57% 7,446,239
49.88%
7,480,761
50.12%
1980 14,692,000 1.21% 7,330,662
49.90%
7,361,338
50.10%
1979 14,514,000 1.07% 7,245,826
49.92%
7,268,174
50.08%
1978 14,358,000 1.16% 7,173,917
49.96%
7,184,083
50.04%
1977 14,192,000 1.12% 7,098,112
50.01%
7,093,888
49.99%
1976 14,033,000 1.00% 7,025,718
50.07%
7,007,282
49.93%
1975 13,893,000 1.22% 6,961,880
50.11%
6,931,120
49.89%
1974 13,723,000 2.50% 6,881,822
50.15%
6,841,178
49.85%
1973 13,380,000 1.52% 6,713,994
50.18%
6,666,006
49.82%
1972 13,177,000 1.82% 6,615,524
50.21%
6,561,476
49.79%
1971 12,937,000 3.32% 6,497,909
50.23%
6,439,091
49.77%
1970 12,507,000 1.95% 6,284,474
50.25%
6,222,526
49.75%
1969 12,263,000 2.07% 6,164,079
50.27%
6,098,921
49.73%
1968 12,009,000 1.75% 6,038,237
50.28%
5,970,763
49.72%
1967 11,799,000 1.25% 5,934,372
50.30%
5,864,628
49.70%
1966 11,651,000 2.26% 5,861,886
50.31%
5,789,114
49.69%
1965 11,388,000 1.94% 5,731,969
50.33%
5,656,031
49.67%
1964 11,167,000 1.94% 5,623,653
50.36%
5,543,347
49.64%
1963 10,950,000 1.90% 5,517,705
50.39%
5,432,295
49.61%
1962 10,742,000 2.41% 5,416,438
50.42%
5,325,562
49.58%
1961 10,483,000 1.97% 5,289,298
50.46%
5,193,702
49.54%
1960 10,276,477 N/A% 5,188,257
50.49%
5,088,220
49.51%

Growth rates of Australia population (1961-)

The below chart is the timeline of Australia population growth rates for 60 years.

Australia population and growth rate by ages

The Australia population ages 0-14, 15-64, 65 over are 4,889,083, 16,436,921, 4,038,302 respectively in 2019.

The percentages below population values ages 0-14, 15-64, 65 over in each year represent the ratios of them by the total population.

Year Total 0-14 15-64 65-
2019 25,364,307 4,889,083
19.28%
16,436,921
64.80%
4,038,302
15.92%
2018 24,982,688 4,794,332
19.19%
16,276,948
65.15%
3,911,408
15.66%
2017 24,601,860 4,690,354
19.07%
16,121,831
65.53%
3,789,676
15.40%
2016 24,190,907 4,584,735
18.95%
15,943,398
65.91%
3,662,774
15.14%
2015 23,815,995 4,498,208
18.89%
15,780,014
66.26%
3,537,773
14.85%
2014 23,475,686 4,432,970
18.88%
15,623,408
66.55%
3,419,308
14.57%
2013 23,128,129 4,375,969
18.92%
15,455,787
66.83%
3,296,373
14.25%
2012 22,733,465 4,316,146
18.99%
15,250,481
67.08%
3,166,837
13.93%
2011 22,340,024 4,252,616
19.04%
15,042,394
67.33%
3,045,014
13.63%
2010 22,031,750 4,193,157
19.03%
14,891,504
67.59%
2,947,089
13.38%
2009 21,691,700 4,152,405
19.14%
14,679,103
67.67%
2,860,193
13.19%
2008 21,249,200 4,092,069
19.26%
14,382,253
67.68%
2,774,878
13.06%
2007 20,827,600 4,040,682
19.40%
14,083,094
67.62%
2,703,824
12.98%
2006 20,697,900 4,054,781
19.59%
13,967,584
67.48%
2,675,535
12.93%
2005 20,394,800 4,041,179
19.81%
13,728,581
67.31%
2,625,040
12.87%
2004 20,127,400 4,027,287
20.01%
13,534,758
67.25%
2,565,354
12.75%
2003 19,895,400 4,022,831
20.22%
13,360,398
67.15%
2,512,170
12.63%
2002 19,651,400 4,015,963
20.44%
13,175,884
67.05%
2,459,554
12.52%
2001 19,413,000 4,010,103
20.66%
12,992,714
66.93%
2,410,183
12.42%
2000 19,153,000 3,999,611
20.88%
12,793,036
66.79%
2,360,353
12.32%
1999 18,926,000 3,978,969
21.02%
12,632,763
66.75%
2,314,268
12.23%
1998 18,711,000 3,963,018
21.18%
12,475,819
66.68%
2,272,163
12.14%
1997 18,517,000 3,951,986
21.34%
12,331,988
66.60%
2,233,026
12.06%
1996 18,311,000 3,932,924
21.48%
12,187,018
66.56%
2,191,058
11.97%
1995 18,072,000 3,898,194
21.57%
12,030,999
66.57%
2,142,807
11.86%
1994 17,855,000 3,871,722
21.68%
11,888,253
66.58%
2,095,025
11.73%
1993 17,667,000 3,841,441
21.74%
11,777,281
66.66%
2,048,277
11.59%
1992 17,495,000 3,811,058
21.78%
11,683,359
66.78%
2,000,583
11.44%
1991 17,284,000 3,782,297
21.88%
11,556,139
66.86%
1,945,565
11.26%
1990 17,065,100 3,769,581
22.09%
11,408,332
66.85%
1,887,187
11.06%
1989 16,814,400 3,752,667
22.32%
11,229,098
66.78%
1,832,635
10.90%
1988 16,532,200 3,745,514
22.66%
11,013,521
66.62%
1,773,165
10.73%
1987 16,263,900 3,750,096
23.06%
10,798,766
66.40%
1,715,038
10.55%
1986 16,018,400 3,749,364
23.41%
10,606,571
66.21%
1,662,464
10.38%
1985 15,758,000 3,722,489
23.62%
10,421,810
66.14%
1,613,701
10.24%
1984 15,544,000 3,725,293
23.97%
10,249,472
65.94%
1,569,235
10.10%
1983 15,369,000 3,722,821
24.22%
10,111,379
65.79%
1,534,800
9.99%
1982 15,178,000 3,710,773
24.45%
9,965,458
65.66%
1,501,769
9.89%
1981 14,927,000 3,698,624
24.78%
9,768,199
65.44%
1,460,177
9.78%
1980 14,692,000 3,717,172
25.30%
9,560,902
65.08%
1,413,926
9.62%
1979 14,514,000 3,729,878
25.70%
9,407,968
64.82%
1,376,153
9.48%
1978 14,358,000 3,762,559
26.21%
9,258,956
64.49%
1,336,486
9.31%
1977 14,192,000 3,797,908
26.76%
9,100,112
64.12%
1,293,980
9.12%
1976 14,033,000 3,822,003
27.24%
8,956,780
63.83%
1,254,217
8.94%
1975 13,893,000 3,825,230
27.53%
8,847,173
63.68%
1,220,598
8.79%
1974 13,723,000 3,836,172
27.95%
8,699,412
63.39%
1,187,416
8.65%
1973 13,380,000 3,786,824
28.30%
8,450,470
63.16%
1,142,706
8.54%
1972 13,177,000 3,768,306
28.60%
8,296,302
62.96%
1,112,392
8.44%
1971 12,937,000 3,735,708
28.88%
8,121,603
62.78%
1,079,689
8.35%
1970 12,507,000 3,646,512
29.16%
7,829,425
62.60%
1,031,064
8.24%
1969 12,263,000 3,591,359
29.29%
7,653,349
62.41%
1,018,293
8.30%
1968 12,009,000 3,525,226
29.35%
7,477,608
62.27%
1,006,166
8.38%
1967 11,799,000 3,470,716
29.42%
7,329,956
62.12%
998,328
8.46%
1966 11,651,000 3,437,926
29.51%
7,217,682
61.95%
995,393
8.54%
1965 11,388,000 3,373,205
29.62%
7,033,299
61.76%
981,496
8.62%
1964 11,167,000 3,325,371
29.78%
6,877,350
61.59%
964,280
8.64%
1963 10,950,000 3,282,439
29.98%
6,721,208
61.38%
946,353
8.64%
1962 10,742,000 3,240,425
30.17%
6,573,431
61.19%
928,144
8.64%
1961 10,483,000 3,171,575
30.25%
6,406,720
61.12%
904,704
8.63%
1960 10,276,477 3,101,573
30.18%
6,290,036
61.21%
884,868
8.61%

The below chart and table represents Australia population growth rates (Y/Y, %) by ages 0-14 (children), ages 15-64, ages 65 and above (elderly people).

Year Total 0-14 15-64 65-
2019 1.53% 1.98% 0.98% 3.24%
2018 1.55% 2.22% 0.96% 3.21%
2017 1.70% 2.30% 1.12% 3.46%
2016 1.57% 1.92% 1.04% 3.53%
2015 1.45% 1.47% 1.00% 3.46%
2014 1.50% 1.30% 1.08% 3.73%
2013 1.74% 1.39% 1.35% 4.09%
2012 1.76% 1.49% 1.38% 4.00%
2011 1.40% 1.42% 1.01% 3.32%
2010 1.57% 0.98% 1.45% 3.04%
2009 2.08% 1.47% 2.06% 3.07%
2008 2.02% 1.27% 2.12% 2.63%
2007 0.63% -0.35% 0.83% 1.06%
2006 1.49% 0.34% 1.74% 1.92%
2005 1.33% 0.34% 1.43% 2.33%
2004 1.17% 0.11% 1.31% 2.12%
2003 1.24% 0.17% 1.40% 2.14%
2002 1.23% 0.15% 1.41% 2.05%
2001 1.36% 0.26% 1.56% 2.11%
2000 1.20% 0.52% 1.27% 1.99%
1999 1.15% 0.40% 1.26% 1.85%
1998 1.05% 0.28% 1.17% 1.75%
1997 1.13% 0.48% 1.19% 1.92%
1996 1.32% 0.89% 1.30% 2.25%
1995 1.22% 0.68% 1.20% 2.28%
1994 1.06% 0.79% 0.94% 2.28%
1993 0.98% 0.80% 0.80% 2.38%
1992 1.22% 0.76% 1.10% 2.83%
1991 1.28% 0.34% 1.30% 3.09%
1990 1.49% 0.45% 1.60% 2.98%
1989 1.71% 0.19% 1.96% 3.35%
1988 1.65% -0.12% 1.99% 3.39%
1987 1.53% 0.02% 1.81% 3.16%
1986 1.65% 0.72% 1.77% 3.02%
1985 1.38% -0.08% 1.68% 2.83%
1984 1.14% 0.07% 1.37% 2.24%
1983 1.26% 0.32% 1.46% 2.20%
1982 1.68% 0.33% 2.02% 2.85%
1981 1.60% -0.50% 2.17% 3.27%
1980 1.23% -0.34% 1.63% 2.74%
1979 1.09% -0.87% 1.61% 2.97%
1978 1.17% -0.93% 1.75% 3.28%
1977 1.13% -0.63% 1.60% 3.17%
1976 1.01% -0.08% 1.24% 2.75%
1975 1.24% -0.29% 1.70% 2.79%
1974 2.56% 1.30% 2.95% 3.91%
1973 1.54% 0.49% 1.86% 2.73%
1972 1.86% 0.87% 2.15% 3.03%
1971 3.44% 2.45% 3.73% 4.72%
1970 1.99% 1.54% 2.30% 1.25%
1969 2.12% 1.88% 2.35% 1.21%
1968 1.78% 1.57% 2.01% 0.79%
1967 1.27% 0.95% 1.56% 0.29%
1966 2.31% 1.92% 2.62% 1.42%
1965 1.98% 1.44% 2.27% 1.79%
1964 1.98% 1.31% 2.32% 1.89%
1963 1.94% 1.30% 2.25% 1.96%
1962 2.47% 2.17% 2.60% 2.59%
1961 2.01% 2.26% 1.86% 2.24%

Global rank of Australia population

The global rank of Australia population is 48 and the ranks of populations ages 0-14, ages 15-64, ages 65 above are this:

Ages Rank
Total 48
0-14 66
15-64 43
65 over 26

Data Source

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  • [58] The World Bank Group. Population, female. Retrieved December 4, 2020, from https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SP.POP.TOTL.FE.IN
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  • [65] The World Bank Group. Population ages 65 and above, total. Retrieved December 5, 2020, from https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SP.POP.65UP.TO
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