World population growth in Australia
Australia: World population growth was 0.5% in 2100. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2100)
0.5%
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
23rd
of 239 countries
All-time high
3.2%
in 1970
All-time low
-0.0%
in 1700
Years of data
163
1700–2100
World population growth in Australia, 1700–2100
Source: HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for world population growth in Australia is 0.5%, measured in 2100.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 12.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, world population growth in Australia peaked at 3.2% in 1970 and was at its lowest, -0.0%, in 1700.
That places Australia 23rd out of 239 countries with data for 2100, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
World population growth in Australia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1700 | -0.0% | — |
| 1800 | 1.3% | -10429.1% |
| 1900 | 1.7% | +31.3% |
| 1905 | 1.5% | -10.0% |
| 1910 | 1.7% | +12.3% |
| 1915 | 2.0% | +15.7% |
| 1920 | 2.0% | -1.8% |
| 1925 | 1.9% | -4.3% |
| 1930 | 1.5% | -22.5% |
| 1935 | 0.8% | -41.9% |
| 1940 | 1.2% | +36.2% |
| 1945 | 1.6% | +38.8% |
| 1950 | 3.1% | +94.9% |
| 1951 | 2.7% | -13.4% |
| 1952 | 2.3% | -16.1% |
| 1953 | 2.0% | -12.9% |
| 1954 | 2.1% | +7.8% |
| 1955 | 2.4% | +11.8% |
| 1956 | 2.3% | -2.4% |
| 1957 | 2.2% | -6.9% |
| 1958 | 2.1% | -2.1% |
| 1959 | 2.1% | +1.2% |
| 1960 | 2.2% | +2.3% |
| 1961 | 2.0% | -7.3% |
| 1962 | 1.9% | -8.2% |
| 1963 | 1.9% | +4.1% |
| 1964 | 2.0% | +0.7% |
| 1965 | 2.1% | +8.2% |
| 1966 | 2.0% | -6.6% |
| 1967 | 1.8% | -11.6% |
| 1968 | 1.9% | +10.4% |
| 1969 | 2.1% | +6.5% |
| 1970 | 3.2% | +55.0% |
| 1971 | 3.0% | -4.6% |
| 1972 | 1.6% | -46.0% |
| 1973 | 1.5% | -5.8% |
| 1974 | 1.4% | -9.3% |
| 1975 | 1.1% | -19.7% |
| 1976 | 1.1% | -5.8% |
| 1977 | 1.2% | +9.1% |
| 1978 | 1.1% | -2.2% |
| 1979 | 1.2% | +2.8% |
| 1980 | 1.4% | +21.0% |
| 1981 | 1.7% | +17.9% |
| 1982 | 1.6% | -5.5% |
| 1983 | 1.3% | -14.6% |
| 1984 | 1.3% | -2.1% |
| 1985 | 1.4% | +8.4% |
| 1986 | 1.5% | +6.2% |
| 1987 | 1.6% | +6.6% |
| 1988 | 1.7% | +5.2% |
| 1989 | 1.6% | -5.6% |
| 1990 | 1.4% | -10.7% |
| 1991 | 1.2% | -15.4% |
| 1992 | 1.0% | -13.8% |
| 1993 | 0.9% | -10.9% |
| 1994 | 1.0% | +11.1% |
| 1995 | 1.2% | +13.3% |
| 1996 | 1.1% | -2.4% |
| 1997 | 1.0% | -9.6% |
| 1998 | 1.1% | +5.4% |
| 1999 | 1.1% | +4.0% |
| 2000 | 1.2% | +7.2% |
| 2001 | 1.2% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 1.1% | -5.0% |
| 2003 | 1.1% | -2.3% |
| 2004 | 1.2% | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 1.3% | +12.5% |
| 2006 | 1.6% | +22.5% |
| 2007 | 1.9% | +19.7% |
| 2008 | 2.0% | +6.0% |
| 2009 | 1.8% | -10.9% |
| 2010 | 1.5% | -18.6% |
| 2011 | 1.6% | +6.8% |
| 2012 | 1.7% | +10.2% |
| 2013 | 1.6% | -6.8% |
| 2014 | 1.5% | -9.0% |
| 2015 | 1.5% | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 1.7% | +10.7% |
| 2017 | 1.6% | -3.2% |
| 2018 | 1.5% | -6.0% |
| 2019 | 1.4% | -10.1% |
| 2020 | 0.7% | -49.7% |
| 2021 | 1.0% | +40.7% |
| 2022 | 0.9% | -4.8% |
| 2023 | 1.0% | +7.7% |
| 2024 | 1.0% | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 1.0% | -2.9% |
| 2026 | 0.9% | -4.8% |
| 2027 | 0.9% | -1.5% |
| 2028 | 0.9% | -2.3% |
| 2029 | 0.8% | -5.0% |
| 2030 | 0.8% | -1.4% |
| 2031 | 0.8% | -2.4% |
| 2032 | 0.8% | -3.5% |
| 2033 | 0.8% | -1.9% |
| 2034 | 0.7% | -1.7% |
| 2035 | 0.7% | +0.0% |
| 2036 | 0.7% | -1.2% |
| 2037 | 0.7% | -4.4% |
| 2038 | 0.7% | +1.6% |
| 2039 | 0.7% | -3.8% |
| 2040 | 0.7% | +1.2% |
| 2041 | 0.7% | +1.0% |
| 2042 | 0.7% | +0.6% |
| 2043 | 0.7% | -2.1% |
| 2044 | 0.7% | -1.0% |
| 2045 | 0.7% | +0.7% |
| 2046 | 0.7% | +1.9% |
| 2047 | 0.7% | -6.4% |
| 2048 | 0.7% | +5.0% |
| 2049 | 0.6% | -5.9% |
| 2050 | 0.6% | -0.5% |
| 2051 | 0.6% | -1.4% |
| 2052 | 0.6% | -3.0% |
| 2053 | 0.6% | -0.3% |
| 2054 | 0.6% | +1.0% |
| 2055 | 0.6% | +0.0% |
| 2056 | 0.6% | -3.1% |
| 2057 | 0.6% | -0.3% |
| 2058 | 0.6% | +3.0% |
| 2059 | 0.6% | -5.8% |
| 2060 | 0.6% | -0.9% |
| 2061 | 0.6% | +1.6% |
| 2062 | 0.6% | -0.2% |
| 2063 | 0.6% | +0.7% |
| 2064 | 0.6% | -5.8% |
| 2065 | 0.6% | +2.7% |
| 2066 | 0.6% | +3.7% |
| 2067 | 0.6% | +0.0% |
| 2068 | 0.6% | +0.0% |
| 2069 | 0.6% | -1.2% |
| 2070 | 0.6% | -2.9% |
| 2071 | 0.5% | -3.9% |
| 2072 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 2073 | 0.6% | +0.7% |
| 2074 | 0.6% | +1.3% |
| 2075 | 0.5% | -1.4% |
| 2076 | 0.5% | -1.3% |
| 2077 | 0.6% | +2.2% |
| 2078 | 0.5% | -1.3% |
| 2079 | 0.5% | -1.1% |
| 2080 | 0.5% | -0.7% |
| 2081 | 0.6% | +4.1% |
| 2082 | 0.5% | -3.9% |
| 2083 | 0.6% | +3.0% |
| 2084 | 0.5% | -6.0% |
| 2085 | 0.5% | +0.4% |
| 2086 | 0.5% | +2.9% |
| 2087 | 0.6% | +2.8% |
| 2088 | 0.6% | +4.9% |
| 2089 | 0.6% | -3.8% |
| 2090 | 0.6% | +2.9% |
| 2091 | 0.6% | -0.2% |
| 2092 | 0.6% | -2.3% |
| 2093 | 0.6% | -1.6% |
| 2094 | 0.5% | -6.0% |
| 2095 | 0.5% | +2.5% |
| 2096 | 0.5% | +3.2% |
| 2097 | 0.6% | +1.8% |
| 2098 | 0.5% | -6.3% |
| 2099 | 0.5% | -3.3% |
| 2100 | 0.5% | -0.4% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 0.5% is above the median for high income countries, which is -0.3%. (85 countries reporting)
- Australia's 0.5% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is -0.3%. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where World population growth in Australia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1800 | +10429.1% | -0.0% | 1.3% |
| 1950 | +94.9% | 1.6% | 3.1% |
| 1970 | +55.0% | 2.1% | 3.2% |
| 2020 | -49.7% | 1.4% | 0.7% |
| 1972 | -46.0% | 3.0% | 1.6% |
| 2021 | +40.7% | 0.7% | 1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1700s | -0.0% | -0.0% | -0.0% | 1 |
| 1800s | 1.3% | 1.3% | 1.3% | 1 |
| 1900s | 1.6% | 1.5% | 1.7% | 2 |
| 1910s | 1.9% | 1.7% | 2.0% | 2 |
| 1920s | 1.9% | 1.9% | 2.0% | 2 |
| 1930s | 1.2% | 0.8% | 1.5% | 2 |
| 1940s | 1.4% | 1.2% | 1.6% | 2 |
| 1950s | 2.3% | 2.0% | 3.1% | 10 |
| 1960s | 2.0% | 1.8% | 2.2% | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.6% | 1.1% | 3.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.5% | 1.3% | 1.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.1% | 0.9% | 1.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.4% | 1.1% | 2.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.5% | 1.4% | 1.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9% | 0.7% | 1.0% | 10 |
| 2030s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.8% | 10 |
| 2040s | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 2050s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 2060s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 2070s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 2080s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 2090s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 2100s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is world population growth in Australia?
- World population growth in Australia was 0.5% in 2100, according to HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest world population growth recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 3.2% in 1970.
- What is the lowest world population growth recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.0% in 1700.
- How does Australia rank for world population growth?
- Australia ranks 23rd out of 239 countries with data for 2100.
- Is world population growth rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of World population growth. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Average exponential rate of growth of the population over a given period. It is calculated as ln(P2/P1) where P1 and P2 are the populations on subsequent years. Available from 1700 to 2100, based on data and estimates from different sources.