Australia
Population 2026
27,227,097
Overview
- Yearly change
- +0.94%
- Density
- 4 per km²
- Land area
- 7,688,287 km²
- Capital
- Canberra
- Currency
- Dollar (AUD)
- Official languages
- EN-AU
- Urban population
- 87.7%
- Continent
- OC
Demographics
- Births
- 303,3452026
- Deaths
- 187,0312026
- Birth rate
- 10.7per 1,000
- Death rate
- 6.9per 1,000
- Fertility rate
- 1.48
- Life expectancy
- 83.1At birth, years
- Median age
- 38.5
- Net migration
- 137,109
Age distribution
- 0–1417.7%
- 15–6464.2%
- 65+18.1%
Population by year
Economy
- GDP
- $1.8T
- GDP per capita
- $65.1K
- GDP growth
- +1.4%
- Inflation
- 2.9%
- Unemployment
- 4.1%
- Exports
- $418B
- Imports
- $407B
- Tourism receipts
- 8.7%% of exports
Economic output by sector (% of GDP)
- Agriculture2.3%
- Industry23.9%
- Manufacturing5.3%
- Services67.5%
Employment by sector (%)
- Agriculture2.2%
- Industry19.3%
- Services78.5%
Largest cities
| # | City | Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SydneyNew South Wales | 5,638,8302026 |
| 2 | MelbourneVictoria | 5,435,5902026 |
| 3 | BrisbaneQueensland | 2,780,0632026 |
| 4 | PerthWestern Australia | 2,384,3712026 |
| 5 | AdelaideSouth Australia | 1,469,1632026 |
| 6 | Gold CoastQueensland | 640,7782022 |
| 7 | NewcastleNew South Wales | 508,4372026 |
| 8 | Sunshine CoastQueensland | 398,8402026 |
| 9 | CanberraAustralian Capital Territory | 367,7522019 |
| 10 | Central CoastNew South Wales | 346,5962026 |
Populated place as listed by GeoNames. Not a metropolitan-area figure.
Historical statistics
| Year | Population | Births | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 27,227,097 | 303K | 187K |
| 2020 | 25,743,787 | 295K | 164K |
| 2010 | 22,141,583 | 302K | 144K |
| 2000 | 19,132,472 | 250K | 129K |
| 1990 | 17,126,304 | 263K | 119K |
| 1980 | 14,721,345 | 226K | 108K |
| 1970 | 12,599,414 | 257K | 112K |
| 1960 | 10,280,815 | 227K | 87.6K |
| 1950 | 8,176,751 | 189K | 78.0K |