Natural population growth, annual growth rate in Australia
Australia: Natural population growth, annual growth rate was 20.9 % change on previous year in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Natural population growth, annual growth rate in Australia, 1951–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
In 2023, natural population growth, annual growth rate in Australia stood at 20.9 % change on previous year. That is the highest value across all 73 years on record.
That represents a change of up 179.3% on the previous year and up 1,132.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, natural population growth, annual growth rate in Australia peaked at 20.9 % change on previous year in 2023 and was at its lowest, -26.34 % change on previous year, in 2022.
That places Australia 28th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | -0.0309 % change on previous year | -3.71 % change on previous year | 5.51 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1960s | -1.23 % change on previous year | -10.82 % change on previous year | 7.12 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1970s | -3.4 % change on previous year | -12.36 % change on previous year | 14.31 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.7297 % change on previous year | -7.15 % change on previous year | 5.22 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | -1.4 % change on previous year | -6.69 % change on previous year | 13.19 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.3 % change on previous year | -4.01 % change on previous year | 8.2 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | -2.61 % change on previous year | -10.4 % change on previous year | 5.7 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | -2.97 % change on previous year | -26.34 % change on previous year | 20.9 % change on previous year | 4 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 25 Monaco 22.14 % change on previous year compare
- 26 Seychelles 21.29 % change on previous year compare
- 27 Bulgaria 21.28 % change on previous year compare
- 29 United States 20.38 % change on previous year compare
- 30 New Zealand 19.85 % change on previous year compare
- 31 Albania 19.8 % change on previous year compare
More population data for Australia
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 32,193 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 0.8589 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate 0.2773 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate 0.503 (2100)
- Population density 5.61 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 2.09 million (2100)
- Population growth rate by level of development 0.503 (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 0.859 % change on previous year (2030)
- Fertility and wanted fertility, annual growth rate -1.2 % change on previous year (2024)
- Refugee population by country or territory of asylum, gaps filled 29,511 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is natural population growth, annual growth rate in Australia?
- Natural population growth, annual growth rate in Australia was 20.9 % change on previous year in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest natural population growth, annual growth rate recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 20.9 % change on previous year in 2023.
- What is the lowest natural population growth, annual growth rate recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was -26.34 % change on previous year in 2022.
- How does Australia rank for natural population growth, annual growth rate?
- Australia ranks 28th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is natural population growth, annual growth rate rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1,132.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Natural population growth, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
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.
Computed from
- Natural population growth Our World in Data
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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.