Name: Australia Population
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The total population in Australia was estimated at 27.4 million people in 2024, according to the latest census figures and projections from Trading Economics. Looking back, in the year of 1960, Australia had a population of 10.4 million people. source: Australian Bureau of Statistics

Population in Australia is expected to reach 28.20 Million by the end of 2026, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Australia Population is projected to trend around 28.60 Million in 2027 and 29.00 Million in 2028, according to our econometric models.

Related	Last	Previous	Unit	Reference
Employed Persons	14748.70	14699.80	Thousand	Feb 2026
Employment Change	48933.00	26055.00	Persons	Feb 2026
Employment Rate	64.00	64.00	percent	Feb 2026
Full Time Employment Chg	-30479.00	54567.00	Persons	Feb 2026
Job Vacancies	337.90	329.00	Thousand	Mar 2026
Participation Rate	66.90	66.70	percent	Feb 2026
Labour Costs	107.90	107.40	points	Dec 2025
Part Time Employment Chg	79413.00	-28513.00	Persons	Feb 2026
Population	27.40	26.97	Million	Dec 2024
Productivity	100.10	100.10	points	Dec 2025
Unemployed Persons	659.10	624.20	Thousand	Feb 2026
Unemployment Rate	4.30	4.10	percent	Feb 2026
Wage Price Index YoY	3.40	3.30	percent	Dec 2025
Wages	1562.40	1542.30	AUD/Week	Dec 2025
Wages in Manufacturing	1770.30	1715.50	AUD/Week	Dec 2025
Youth Unemployment Rate	10.20	9.60	percent	Feb 2026

Australia Population

The population of Australia represents 0.33 percent of the world´s total population which arguably means that one person in every 308 people on the planet is a resident of Australia.