Population growth rate: Australia
0.985% in 2023, the latest year published. Figures for 74 years from 1950 to 2023 are below.
Annual rate at which the population is growing, expressed as a percentage.
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Source and method · All countries and regions.
Every year
| Year | Value (%) |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 0.985 |
| 2022 | 0.915 |
| 2021 | 0.961 |
| 2020 | 0.683 |
| 2019 | 1.359 |
| 2018 | 1.511 |
| 2017 | 1.608 |
| 2016 | 1.662 |
| 2015 | 1.501 |
| 2014 | 1.463 |
| 2013 | 1.607 |
| 2012 | 1.724 |
| 2011 | 1.565 |
| 2010 | 1.466 |
| 2009 | 1.802 |
| 2008 | 2.023 |
| 2007 | 1.908 |
| 2006 | 1.594 |
| 2005 | 1.301 |
| 2004 | 1.156 |
| 2003 | 1.124 |
| 2002 | 1.15 |
| 2001 | 1.211 |
| 2000 | 1.21 |
| 1999 | 1.129 |
| 1998 | 1.086 |
| 1997 | 1.03 |
| 1996 | 1.14 |
| 1995 | 1.168 |
| 1994 | 1.031 |
| 1993 | 0.928 |
| 1992 | 1.041 |
| 1991 | 1.207 |
| 1990 | 1.427 |
| 1989 | 1.598 |
| 1988 | 1.693 |
| 1987 | 1.609 |
| 1986 | 1.51 |
| 1985 | 1.422 |
| 1984 | 1.312 |
| 1983 | 1.34 |
| 1982 | 1.569 |
| 1981 | 1.661 |
| 1980 | 1.409 |
| 1979 | 1.164 |
| 1978 | 1.132 |
| 1977 | 1.158 |
| 1976 | 1.061 |
| 1975 | 1.126 |
| 1974 | 1.403 |
| 1973 | 1.547 |
| 1972 | 1.642 |
| 1971 | 3.042 |
| 1970 | 3.188 |
| 1969 | 2.057 |
| 1968 | 1.932 |
| 1967 | 1.75 |
| 1966 | 1.979 |
| 1965 | 2.118 |
| 1964 | 1.958 |
| 1963 | 1.944 |
| 1962 | 1.868 |
| 1961 | 2.034 |
| 1960 | 2.195 |
| 1959 | 2.146 |
| 1958 | 2.121 |
| 1957 | 2.167 |
| 1956 | 2.328 |
| 1955 | 2.385 |
| 1954 | 2.134 |
| 1953 | 1.98 |
| 1952 | 2.273 |
| 1951 | 2.709 |
| 1950 | 3.127 |