Population, age 0, total in Australia
Australia: Population, age 0, total was 271,167 in 2015. ▲ Rising
Population, age 0, total in Australia, 1990–2015
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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
More education data for Australia
- Duration of pre-primary education 2 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.2% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 17.7% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 5 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 99.6% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 105,469 (1999)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 1.64 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 99.7% (2024)
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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About this data
Age population, total refers to total population at the specified age level, as estimated by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics.