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 27.45 Million by the end of 2025, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Australia Population is projected to trend around 27.95 Million in 2026 and 28.20 Million in 2027, according to our econometric models.

Related	Last	Previous	Unit	Reference
Employed Persons	14703.80	14686.00	Thousand	Jan 2026
Employment Change	17830.00	68535.00	Persons	Jan 2026
Employment Rate	63.90	64.00	percent	Jan 2026
Full Time Employment Chg	50498.00	56849.00	Persons	Jan 2026
Job Vacancies	326.70	327.20	Thousand	Dec 2025
Participation Rate	66.70	66.70	percent	Jan 2026
Labour Costs	107.50	106.10	points	Sep 2025
Part Time Employment Chg	-32668.00	11686.00	Persons	Jan 2026
Population	27.40	26.97	Million	Dec 2024
Productivity	99.90	99.80	points	Sep 2025
Unemployed Persons	624.70	626.60	Thousand	Jan 2026
Unemployment Rate	4.10	4.10	percent	Jan 2026
Wage Price Index YoY	3.40	3.30	percent	Dec 2025
Wages	1542.30	1510.90	AUD/Week	Jun 2025
Wages in Manufacturing	1715.50	1740.70	AUD/Week	Jun 2025
Youth Unemployment Rate	9.50	9.10	percent	Jan 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.