Australia - Population growth
Population growth (annual %)
The value for Population growth (annual %) in Australia was 1.28 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 59 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 3.38 in 1971 and a minimum value of 0.62 in 2007.
Definition: Annual population growth rate for year t is the exponential rate of growth of midyear population from year t-1 to t, expressed as a percentage . Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.
Source: Derived from total population. Population source: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects: 2019 Revision, (2) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (3) Eurostat: Demographic Statist
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.99 |
| 1962 | 2.44 |
| 1963 | 1.92 |
| 1964 | 1.96 |
| 1965 | 1.96 |
| 1966 | 2.28 |
| 1967 | 1.26 |
| 1968 | 1.76 |
| 1969 | 2.09 |
| 1970 | 1.97 |
| 1971 | 3.38 |
| 1972 | 1.84 |
| 1973 | 1.53 |
| 1974 | 2.53 |
| 1975 | 1.23 |
| 1976 | 1.00 |
| 1977 | 1.13 |
| 1978 | 1.16 |
| 1979 | 1.08 |
| 1980 | 1.22 |
| 1981 | 1.59 |
| 1982 | 1.67 |
| 1983 | 1.25 |
| 1984 | 1.13 |
| 1985 | 1.37 |
| 1986 | 1.64 |
| 1987 | 1.52 |
| 1988 | 1.64 |
| 1989 | 1.69 |
| 1990 | 1.48 |
| 1991 | 1.27 |
| 1992 | 1.21 |
| 1993 | 0.98 |
| 1994 | 1.06 |
| 1995 | 1.21 |
| 1996 | 1.31 |
| 1997 | 1.12 |
| 1998 | 1.04 |
| 1999 | 1.14 |
| 2000 | 1.19 |
| 2001 | 1.35 |
| 2002 | 1.22 |
| 2003 | 1.23 |
| 2004 | 1.16 |
| 2005 | 1.32 |
| 2006 | 1.48 |
| 2007 | 0.62 |
| 2008 | 2.00 |
| 2009 | 2.06 |
| 2010 | 1.56 |
| 2011 | 1.39 |
| 2012 | 1.75 |
| 2013 | 1.72 |
| 2014 | 1.49 |
| 2015 | 1.44 |
| 2016 | 1.56 |
| 2017 | 1.68 |
| 2018 | 1.54 |
| 2019 | 1.52 |
| 2020 | 1.28 |
Classification
Topic: Health Indicators
Sub-Topic: Population
