Since the mid-1970s, Australia's population growth rate has remained fairly constant, fluctuating between one and two percent annual change in most years. Australia's crude birth rate has consistently been higher than its death rate during this time, which means that the population grows naturally and is not dependent on migration - however, Australia has historically been one of the most popular destinations for migrants, who are also responsible for a large share of this change.
Australia: Population growth from 1961 to 2023
(compared to previous year)
Characteristic
Population growth compared to previous year
2023
2.37%
2022
1.27%
2021
0.14%
2020
1.23%
2019
1.48%
2018
1.5%
2017
1.65%
2016
1.56%
2015
1.44%
2014
1.49%
2013
1.72%
2012
1.75%
2011
1.39%
2010
1.56%
2009
2.06%
2008
2%
2007
1.82%
2006
1.35%
2005
1.22%
2004
1.07%
2003
1.15%
2002
1.14%
2001
1.28%
2000
1.14%
1999
1.09%
1998
1%
1997
1.08%
1996
1.21%
1995
1.11%
1994
0.96%
1993
0.89%
1992
1.12%
1991
1.27%
1990
1.48%
1989
1.69%
1988
1.64%
1987
1.52%
1986
1.45%
1985
1.33%
1984
1.2%
1983
1.37%
1982
1.73%
1981
1.56%
1980
1.22%
1979
1.08%
1978
1.16%
1977
1.13%
1976
1%
1975
1.23%
1974
2.53%
1973
1.53%
1972
1.84%
1971
3.38%
1970
1.97%
1969
2.09%
1968
1.76%
1967
1.26%
1966
2.28%
1965
1.96%
1964
1.96%
1963
1.92%
1962
2.44%
1961
1.99%
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World Bank. (June 28, 2024). Australia: Population growth from 1961 to 2023 (compared to previous year) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/260472/population-growth-in-australia/
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