Australia - Population

Population, total

The value for Population, total in Australia was 25,693,270 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 25,693,270 in 2020 and a minimum value of 10,276,480 in 1960.

Definition: Total population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship. The values shown are midyear estimates.

Source: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects: 2019 Revision. (2) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (3) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (4) United Nations Statistical Division. Popu

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Year Value
1960 10,276,480
1961 10,483,000
1962 10,742,000
1963 10,950,000
1964 11,167,000
1965 11,388,000
1966 11,651,000
1967 11,799,000
1968 12,009,000
1969 12,263,000
1970 12,507,000
1971 12,937,000
1972 13,177,000
1973 13,380,000
1974 13,723,000
1975 13,893,000
1976 14,033,000
1977 14,192,000
1978 14,358,000
1979 14,514,000
1980 14,692,000
1981 14,927,000
1982 15,178,000
1983 15,369,000
1984 15,544,000
1985 15,758,000
1986 16,018,400
1987 16,263,900
1988 16,532,200
1989 16,814,400
1990 17,065,100
1991 17,284,000
1992 17,495,000
1993 17,667,000
1994 17,855,000
1995 18,072,000
1996 18,311,000
1997 18,517,000
1998 18,711,000
1999 18,926,000
2000 19,153,000
2001 19,413,000
2002 19,651,400
2003 19,895,400
2004 20,127,400
2005 20,394,800
2006 20,697,900
2007 20,827,600
2008 21,249,200
2009 21,691,700
2010 22,031,750
2011 22,340,020
2012 22,733,460
2013 23,128,130
2014 23,475,690
2015 23,816,000
2016 24,190,910
2017 24,601,860
2018 24,982,690
2019 25,365,740
2020 25,693,270

Population, female

The value for Population, female in Australia was 12,898,340 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 12,898,340 in 2020 and a minimum value of 5,088,220 in 1960.

Definition: Female population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all female residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.

Source: World Bank staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2019 Revision.

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Year Value
1960 5,088,220
1961 5,193,702
1962 5,325,562
1963 5,432,295
1964 5,543,347
1965 5,656,031
1966 5,789,114
1967 5,864,628
1968 5,970,763
1969 6,098,921
1970 6,222,526
1971 6,439,091
1972 6,561,476
1973 6,666,006
1974 6,841,178
1975 6,931,120
1976 7,007,282
1977 7,093,888
1978 7,184,083
1979 7,268,174
1980 7,361,338
1981 7,480,761
1982 7,606,253
1983 7,700,516
1984 7,786,760
1985 7,893,404
1986 8,024,250
1987 8,148,361
1988 8,284,695
1989 8,428,823
1990 8,557,922
1991 8,672,105
1992 8,783,194
1993 8,874,467
1994 8,972,117
1995 9,081,705
1996 9,199,166
1997 9,297,311
1998 9,387,978
1999 9,489,571
2000 9,598,862
2001 9,727,041
2002 9,846,313
2003 9,969,174
2004 10,085,120
2005 10,216,810
2006 10,363,780
2007 10,422,150
2008 10,626,570
2009 10,843,810
2010 11,013,860
2011 11,172,760
2012 11,378,170
2013 11,586,370
2014 11,770,520
2015 11,948,690
2016 12,141,290
2017 12,349,630
2018 12,541,220
2019 12,733,490
2020 12,898,340

Population, female (% of total population)

Population, female (% of total population) in Australia was 50.20 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 50.25 in 1995, while its lowest value was 49.51 in 1960.

Definition: Female population is the percentage of the population that is female. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based on age/sex distributions of United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2019 Revision.

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Year Value
1960 49.51
1961 49.54
1962 49.58
1963 49.61
1964 49.64
1965 49.67
1966 49.69
1967 49.70
1968 49.72
1969 49.73
1970 49.75
1971 49.77
1972 49.79
1973 49.82
1974 49.85
1975 49.89
1976 49.93
1977 49.99
1978 50.04
1979 50.08
1980 50.10
1981 50.12
1982 50.11
1983 50.10
1984 50.09
1985 50.09
1986 50.09
1987 50.10
1988 50.11
1989 50.13
1990 50.15
1991 50.17
1992 50.20
1993 50.23
1994 50.25
1995 50.25
1996 50.24
1997 50.21
1998 50.17
1999 50.14
2000 50.12
2001 50.11
2002 50.10
2003 50.11
2004 50.11
2005 50.10
2006 50.07
2007 50.04
2008 50.01
2009 49.99
2010 49.99
2011 50.01
2012 50.05
2013 50.10
2014 50.14
2015 50.17
2016 50.19
2017 50.20
2018 50.20
2019 50.20
2020 50.20

Population, male

The value for Population, male in Australia was 12,794,930 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 12,794,930 in 2020 and a minimum value of 5,188,257 in 1960.

Definition: Male population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all male residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.

Source: World Bank staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2019 Revision.

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Year Value
1960 5,188,257
1961 5,289,298
1962 5,416,438
1963 5,517,705
1964 5,623,653
1965 5,731,969
1966 5,861,886
1967 5,934,372
1968 6,038,237
1969 6,164,079
1970 6,284,474
1971 6,497,909
1972 6,615,524
1973 6,713,994
1974 6,881,822
1975 6,961,880
1976 7,025,718
1977 7,098,112
1978 7,173,917
1979 7,245,826
1980 7,330,662
1981 7,446,239
1982 7,571,747
1983 7,668,484
1984 7,757,240
1985 7,864,596
1986 7,994,150
1987 8,115,539
1988 8,247,505
1989 8,385,577
1990 8,507,178
1991 8,611,895
1992 8,711,806
1993 8,792,533
1994 8,882,883
1995 8,990,295
1996 9,111,834
1997 9,219,689
1998 9,323,022
1999 9,436,429
2000 9,554,138
2001 9,685,959
2002 9,805,087
2003 9,926,226
2004 10,042,280
2005 10,177,990
2006 10,334,120
2007 10,405,450
2008 10,622,630
2009 10,847,890
2010 11,017,890
2011 11,167,270
2012 11,355,290
2013 11,541,760
2014 11,705,170
2015 11,867,300
2016 12,049,620
2017 12,252,230
2018 12,441,470
2019 12,632,260
2020 12,794,930

Population, male (% of total population)

Population, male (% of total population) in Australia was 49.80 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 50.49 in 1960, while its lowest value was 49.75 in 1995.

Definition: Male population is the percentage of the population that is male. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based on age/sex distributions of United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2019 Revision.

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Year Value
1960 50.49
1961 50.46
1962 50.42
1963 50.39
1964 50.36
1965 50.33
1966 50.31
1967 50.30
1968 50.28
1969 50.27
1970 50.25
1971 50.23
1972 50.21
1973 50.18
1974 50.15
1975 50.11
1976 50.07
1977 50.01
1978 49.96
1979 49.92
1980 49.90
1981 49.88
1982 49.89
1983 49.90
1984 49.91
1985 49.91
1986 49.91
1987 49.90
1988 49.89
1989 49.87
1990 49.85
1991 49.83
1992 49.80
1993 49.77
1994 49.75
1995 49.75
1996 49.76
1997 49.79
1998 49.83
1999 49.86
2000 49.88
2001 49.89
2002 49.90
2003 49.89
2004 49.89
2005 49.90
2006 49.93
2007 49.96
2008 49.99
2009 50.01
2010 50.01
2011 49.99
2012 49.95
2013 49.90
2014 49.86
2015 49.83
2016 49.81
2017 49.80
2018 49.80
2019 49.80
2020 49.80

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Population