Population, age 0, total in Australia

Australia: Population, age 0, total was 271,167 in 2015. ▲ Rising

Latest (2015)
271,167
Change on year
up 1.5%
World rank
72nd
of 191 countries
All-time high
271,167
in 2015
All-time low
237,175
in 1990
Years of data
25
1990–2015

Population, age 0, total in Australia, 1990–2015

0100.0k200.0k300.0k1990200220151990: 237.2k1991: 238.6k1992: 244.4k1993: 252.5k1994: 259.2k1995: 262.3k1996: 260.8k1997: 255.8k1998: 249.1k1999: 243.2k2000: 240.0k2001: 240.1k2002: 242.8k2003: 247.1k2004: 251.5k2005: 255.0k2006: 257.3k2007: 258.8k2008: 259.8k2009: 260.7k2010: 261.9k2011: 263.4k2012: 265.1k2013: 267.0k2015: 271.2k

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

Australia recorded 271,167 for population, age 0, total in 2015. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.5% on the previous year and up 6.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population, age 0, total in Australia peaked at 271,167 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 237,175, in 1990.

Australia ranks 72nd of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.

Population, age 0, total in Australia, year by year

Annual values for Population, age 0, total in Australia, 1990 to 2015.
Year Value Change
1990 237,175
1991 238,564 +0.6%
1992 244,444 +2.5%
1993 252,495 +3.3%
1994 259,247 +2.7%
1995 262,280 +1.2%
1996 260,763 -0.6%
1997 255,774 -1.9%
1998 249,051 -2.6%
1999 243,188 -2.4%
2000 240,023 -1.3%
2001 240,130 +0.0%
2002 242,809 +1.1%
2003 247,107 +1.8%
2004 251,543 +1.8%
2005 255,043 +1.4%
2006 257,348 +0.9%
2007 258,827 +0.6%
2008 259,771 +0.4%
2009 260,669 +0.3%
2010 261,882 +0.5%
2011 263,426 +0.6%
2012 265,145 +0.7%
2013 267,034 +0.7%
2015 271,167 +1.5%

Australia compared with similar countries

  • Australia's 271,167 is above the median for high income countries, which is 57,563, 4.7× the median. (65 countries reporting)
  • Australia's 271,167 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 53,734, 5.0× the median. (30 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 250,298 237,175 262,280 10
2000s 251,327 240,023 260,669 10
2010s 265,731 261,882 271,167 5

Countries ranked near Australia

  1. 69 Poland 342,913 compare
  2. 70 North Korea 335,275 compare
  3. 71 Sri Lanka 292,902 compare
  4. 73 Ecuador 269,750 compare
  5. 74 Haiti 260,335 compare
  6. 75 Sierra Leone 256,160 compare

See the full ranking of 191 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is population, age 0, total in Australia?
Population, age 0, total in Australia was 271,167 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population, age 0, total recorded in Australia?
The highest recorded value was 271,167 in 2015.
What is the lowest population, age 0, total recorded in Australia?
The lowest recorded value was 237,175 in 1990.
How does Australia rank for population, age 0, total?
Australia ranks 72nd out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
Is population, age 0, total rising or falling in Australia?
Over the last ten years it is up 6.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Australia data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Population, age 0, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Population, age 0, total
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
191 places, 4,605 data points, 1990–2015
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