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Population

27.6M

1.5%as of 2025

Fertility Rate

1.48

births/woman

Life Expectancy

83.1y

GDP / capita

$65.1K

Pop. Growth

1.53%

Net Migration

137.1K

Population over time

Total population · observed (solid) and UN medium projection to 2100 (dashed)

Source: World Bank · UN World Population Prospects 2024

Fertility rate over time

Births per woman · dashed line = replacement (2.1)

Source: World Bank

Where immigrants come from

Largest foreign-born communities in Australia by country of birth (2024) · arrow shows change since 2010.

🇬🇧United Kingdom1.1M(13.8%)

−7%

🇮🇳India876.1K(10.9%)

+168%

🇨🇳

Population projections to 2100

Official UN projections — Low / Medium / High variants

Source: UN World Population Prospects 2024

Population pyramid (2025)

Age & sex structure · share of total population by 5-year cohort

Male13.7MTotal 27.6M13.9MFemale

Source: birthrate.io model

GDP per capita over time

Current US$

Source: World Bank

Life expectancy over time

Years at birth

Source: World Bank

Society, housing & beliefs

Family, crime, housing and religion indicators

Homicide rate

0.9

per 100,000

Divorce rate

2.2

per 1,000 · 2019

Births outside marriage

36.0%

of births · 2019

Home ownership

66.0%

of households · 2019

Homicide rate over time

Intentional homicides per 100,000 people

Source: World Bank / UNODC

Religious composition (2021)

Share of population by religion

Source: Pew Research / census

GDP over time

Current US$

Source: World Bank

Net migration over time

Net migrants per year (immigrants − emigrants)

Source: World Bank

Foreign-born population over time

Immigrant / diaspora population living in the country

Source: World Bank / UN DESA

Foreign-born share over time

Foreign-born residents as % of the population

Source: World Bank / UN DESA

🇳🇿New Zealand588.1K(7.3%)

+13%

🇵🇭Philippines356.8K(4.4%)

+94%

🇻🇳Viet Nam294.4K(3.7%)

+45%

🇿🇦South Africa213.4K(2.7%)

+37%

🇳🇵Nepal197.5K(2.5%)

+635%

🇲🇾Malaysia181.2K(2.3%)

+40%

🇱🇰Sri Lanka156.9K(2.0%)

+63%

🇮🇹Italy151.7K(1.9%)

−26%

🇵🇰Pakistan127.3K(1.6%)

+317%

Source: UN DESA International Migrant Stock 2024

Where the Australia diaspora lives

Top destinations for people born in Australia who now live abroad (2024) · arrow shows change since 2010.

🇬🇧United Kingdom124.3K(29.0%)

−1%

🇳🇿New Zealand89.1K(20.8%)

+42%

🇨🇦Canada26.8K(6.2%)

+11%

🇲🇹Malta22.8K(5.3%)

+557%

🇬🇷Greece21.9K(5.1%)

+2%

🇮🇹Italy18.3K(4.3%)

−2%

🇸🇬Singapore17.2K(4.0%)

+52%

🇨🇳China13.9K(3.2%)

+7%

🇯🇵Japan12K(2.8%)

+21%

🇮🇪Ireland11.2K(2.6%)

+80%

🇭🇰Hong Kong SAR, China9.8K(2.3%)

+10%

🇵🇬Papua New Guinea9.3K(2.2%)

+2%

Source: UN DESA International Migrant Stock 2024

Abortion rate over time

Induced abortions per 1,000 women aged 15–49

Source: WHO / Guttmacher (compiled)

Christian52.0%
Unaffiliated39.0%
Muslim3.2%
Hindu2.7%
Buddhist2.4%
Other0.5%