Australia vs Taiwan: Population, Persons for countries / Index for country … 9/26/2025
Australia
29.80 million
in 2031
Taiwan
22.70 million
in 2031
Australia rank
13th
Taiwan rank
14th
Population, Persons for countries / Index for country … 9/26/2025 over time
- Australia
- Taiwan
How they compare
Australia currently reports 29.80 million against 22.70 million in Taiwan, a difference of 7.10 million.
That makes Australia's figure about 1.3 times Taiwan's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 52 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Taiwan ahead.
Australia ranks 13th and Taiwan ranks 14th of 26 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 3 and Taiwan in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Taiwan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 15.83 million | 19.11 million | 3.27 million | Taiwan |
| 1990s | 18.03 million | 21.26 million | 3.23 million | Taiwan |
| 2000s | 20.33 million | 22.73 million | 2.40 million | Taiwan |
| 2010s | 23.84 million | 23.43 million | 405,090 | Australia |
| 2020s | 27.41 million | 23.25 million | 4.16 million | Australia |
| 2030s | 29.63 million | 22.75 million | 6.87 million | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population, persons for countries / index for country groups, Australia or Taiwan?
- Australia, at 29.80 million against 22.70 million in Taiwan as of 2031.
- What is the difference in population, persons for countries / index for country groups between Australia and Taiwan?
- 7.10 million, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Taiwan?
- 52 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2031.
- How do Australia and Taiwan rank globally for population, persons for countries / index for country groups?
- Australia ranks 13th and Taiwan ranks 14th of 26 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund, published as Population, Persons for countries / Index for country groups (9/26/2025). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The World Economic Outlook (WEO) database is created during the biannual WEO exercise, which begins in January and June of each year and results in the April and September/October WEO publication. Selected series from the publication are available in a database format.