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
-1000100200195119872023

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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Indicator
Natural population growth, annual growth rate
Unit
% change on previous year
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
236 places, 17,199 data points, 1951–2023
Last refreshed

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.