Population, age 1, total in Australia

Australia: Population, age 1, total was 270,544 in 2015. ▲ Rising

Latest (2015)
270,544
Change on year
up 1.7%
World rank
73rd
of 191 countries
All-time high
270,544
in 2015
All-time low
244,720
in 1990
Years of data
25
1990–2015

Population, age 1, total in Australia, 1990–2015

0100.0k200.0k300.0k1990200220151990: 244.7k1991: 246.5k1992: 250.3k1993: 255.0k1994: 258.8k1995: 260.7k1996: 260.1k1997: 257.6k1998: 254.1k1999: 250.9k2000: 248.7k2001: 248.0k2002: 248.3k2003: 249.5k2004: 251.0k2005: 252.4k2006: 253.8k2007: 255.2k2008: 256.7k2009: 258.4k2010: 260.1k2011: 262.0k2012: 264.1k2013: 266.1k2015: 270.5k

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

In 2015, population, age 1, total in Australia stood at 270,544. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.

The figure is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 7.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population, age 1, total in Australia peaked at 270,544 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 244,720, in 1990.

That places Australia 73rd out of 191 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Population, age 1, total in Australia, year by year

Annual values for Population, age 1, total in Australia, 1990 to 2015.
Year Value Change
1990 244,720
1991 246,508 +0.7%
1992 250,314 +1.5%
1993 254,991 +1.9%
1994 258,834 +1.5%
1995 260,659 +0.7%
1996 260,079 -0.2%
1997 257,620 -0.9%
1998 254,129 -1.4%
1999 250,858 -1.3%
2000 248,719 -0.9%
2001 247,967 -0.3%
2002 248,320 +0.1%
2003 249,489 +0.5%
2004 250,986 +0.6%
2005 252,449 +0.6%
2006 253,828 +0.5%
2007 255,249 +0.6%
2008 256,735 +0.6%
2009 258,350 +0.6%
2010 260,132 +0.7%
2011 262,049 +0.7%
2012 264,059 +0.8%
2013 266,149 +0.8%
2015 270,544 +1.7%

Australia compared with similar countries

  • Australia's 270,544 is above the median for high income countries, which is 57,999, 4.7× the median. (65 countries reporting)
  • Australia's 270,544 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 55,690, 4.9× the median. (30 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 253,871 244,720 260,659 10
2000s 252,209 247,967 258,350 10
2010s 264,587 260,132 270,544 5

Countries ranked near Australia

  1. 70 North Korea 321,834 compare
  2. 71 Sri Lanka 286,168 compare
  3. 72 Kazakhstan 279,000 compare
  4. 74 Ecuador 268,240 compare
  5. 75 Haiti 258,971 compare
  6. 76 Chile 251,811 compare

See the full ranking of 191 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is population, age 1, total in Australia?
Population, age 1, total in Australia was 270,544 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population, age 1, total recorded in Australia?
The highest recorded value was 270,544 in 2015.
What is the lowest population, age 1, total recorded in Australia?
The lowest recorded value was 244,720 in 1990.
How does Australia rank for population, age 1, total?
Australia ranks 73rd out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
Is population, age 1, total rising or falling in Australia?
Over the last ten years it is up 7.2%. 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 1, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Population, age 1, 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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Age population, total refers to total population at the specified age level, as estimated by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics.