Australia vs United States: Natural population growth, annual growth rate
Australia
20.9 % change on previous year
in 2023
United States
20.38 % change on previous year
in 2023
Australia rank
28th
United States rank
29th
Natural population growth, annual growth rate over time
- Australia
- United States
How they compare
Australia currently reports 20.9 % change on previous year against 20.38 % change on previous year in United States, a difference of 0.52 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 35 times across 73 shared years of data; in 1951 it was United States ahead.
Australia ranks 28th and United States ranks 29th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 4 and United States in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | -0.0309 % change on previous year | 0.8391 % change on previous year | 0.8699 % change on previous year | United States |
| 1960s | -1.23 % change on previous year | -5.44 % change on previous year | 4.21 % change on previous year | Australia |
| 1970s | -3.4 % change on previous year | -0.931 % change on previous year | 2.47 % change on previous year | United States |
| 1980s | -0.7297 % change on previous year | 0.1232 % change on previous year | 0.8529 % change on previous year | United States |
| 1990s | -1.4 % change on previous year | -3.65 % change on previous year | 2.25 % change on previous year | Australia |
| 2000s | 1.3 % change on previous year | 0.1417 % change on previous year | 1.16 % change on previous year | Australia |
| 2010s | -2.61 % change on previous year | -6.19 % change on previous year | 3.58 % change on previous year | Australia |
| 2020s | -2.97 % change on previous year | 29.63 % change on previous year | 32.6 % change on previous year | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher natural population growth, annual growth rate, Australia or United States?
- Australia, at 20.9 % change on previous year against 20.38 % change on previous year in United States as of 2023.
- What is the difference in natural population growth, annual growth rate between Australia and United States?
- 0.52 % change on previous year, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and United States?
- 73 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2023.
- How do Australia and United States rank globally for natural population growth, annual growth rate?
- Australia ranks 28th and United States ranks 29th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Natural population growth, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Natural population growth. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.