Australia vs Venezuela: Has the population peaked?
Australia
26.45 million people
in 2023
Venezuela
28.30 million people
in 2023
Australia rank
54th
Venezuela rank
53rd
Has the population peaked? over time
- Australia
- Venezuela
How they compare
Venezuela currently reports 28.30 million people against 26.45 million people in Australia, a difference of 1.85 million people.
That makes Venezuela's figure about 1.1 times Australia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 54th and Venezuela ranks 53rd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 3 and Venezuela in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Venezuela | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 9.12 million people | 6.65 million people | 2.48 million people | Australia |
| 1960s | 11.26 million people | 9.56 million people | 1.70 million people | Australia |
| 1970s | 13.72 million people | 13.06 million people | 657,770 people | Australia |
| 1980s | 15.76 million people | 17.26 million people | 1.50 million people | Venezuela |
| 1990s | 18.02 million people | 21.95 million people | 3.94 million people | Venezuela |
| 2000s | 20.30 million people | 26.53 million people | 6.24 million people | Venezuela |
| 2010s | 23.79 million people | 29.84 million people | 6.05 million people | Venezuela |
| 2020s | 26.09 million people | 28.30 million people | 2.21 million people | Venezuela |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher has the population peaked?, Australia or Venezuela?
- Venezuela, at 28.30 million people against 26.45 million people in Australia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in has the population peaked? between Australia and Venezuela?
- 1.85 million people, with Venezuela ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Venezuela?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Australia and Venezuela rank globally for has the population peaked??
- Australia ranks 54th and Venezuela ranks 53rd of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Has the population peaked?. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown.