Australia (2025)
27,614,411
persons
+1.5% YoY
YoY Change
+1.5%
persons
Trend
up
Series length
50
years of data

Data

Australia Total Population (2025) — source data. World Bank.
Year persons YoY Change
2025 27,614,411 +1.5%
2024 27,194,286 +2.0%
2023 26,659,922 +2.5%
2022 26,018,721 +1.3%
2021 25,685,412 +0.1%
2020 25,649,248 +1.2%
2019 25,334,826 +1.5%
2018 24,963,258 +1.5%
2017 24,592,588 +1.7%
2016 24,190,907 +1.6%
2015 23,815,995 +1.4%
2014 23,475,686 +1.5%
2013 23,128,129 +1.7%
2012 22,733,465 +1.8%
2011 22,340,024 +1.4%
2010 22,031,750 +1.6%
2009 21,691,653 +2.1%
2008 21,249,199 +2.0%
2007 20,827,622 +1.8%
2006 20,450,966 +1.4%

About this Dataset

Australia recorded 27,614,411 persons in 2025. The latest change was +420,125. Across 1976–2025 the series ranges from 14,033,000 in 1976 to 27,614,411 in 2025.

This page tracks total population in Australia from 1990 to present. Show growth curve, identify decade-by-decade growth rates, and compare to regional neighbors.

Data sourced from World Bank via Open Data API. Values use World Bank standardised methodology intended for cross-country comparison.

Frequently Asked Questions

This page tracks total population in Australia from 1990 to present. Show growth curve, identify decade-by-decade growth rates, and compare to regional neighbors. It is published by World Bank and updated annually.

The most recent observation covers 2025. World Bank typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 1976–2025 (50 observations).

The series peaked at 27,614,411 persons in 2025 and reached its lowest recorded value of 14,033,000 in 1976. The latest reading of 27,614,411 in 2025 represents a change of +420,125.