Australia Population Clock

Australia records about 809 births and 520 deaths a day. That is a natural increase of roughly 289 people per day, or about 105,557 a year before migration is counted.

Net migration runs at about 137,109 over the reported period, with more people arriving than leaving. That is equivalent to about 130% of its natural change.

If the current rate held indefinitely, Australia would take roughly 46 years to double in size — a projection of today's rate, not a forecast.

Over the 9 years from 2016 to 2025, the population rose from 24.2 million to 27.6 million — a gain of 3.42 million, or 14.2%.

With about 3.5 people per square kilometre, Australia is very sparsely populated, well below the world average of 62. That ranks 115th of the 115 countries here. Its closest comparisons on density are Iceland and Canada.

Australia covers about 7,692,020 km² of land, which is what turns a population of 27.6 million into that density figure.

About 87.7% of people live in urban areas, making Australia almost entirely urban, above the world average of 57.8%. That works out to roughly 24.2 million town and city dwellers and 3.39 million living rurally.

Australia has an ageing population: about 17.7% are under 15 and 18.1% are 65 or older. Over-65s now outnumber under-15s, which is the classic marker of a population that has finished its demographic transition.

The total fertility rate is about 1.48 births per woman, below the ~2.1 replacement level, so without net immigration the population would eventually decline. The world figure is about 2.19.

Life expectancy at birth is about 83.1 years, roughly 9.6 years above the global average of 73.5.