Population, age 23, total in Australia

Australia: Population, age 23, total was 307,122 in 2015. ▲ Rising

Latest (2015)
307,122
Change on year
up 1.2%
World rank
60th
of 191 countries
All-time high
307,122
in 2015
All-time low
259,485
in 2000
Years of data
25
1990–2015

Population, age 23, total in Australia, 1990–2015

0100.0k200.0k300.0k1990200220151990: 267.2k1991: 271.8k1992: 278.4k1993: 285.3k1994: 290.0k1995: 290.9k1996: 287.3k1997: 279.9k1998: 271.0k1999: 263.5k2000: 259.5k2001: 259.8k2002: 263.7k2003: 269.9k2004: 276.3k2005: 281.6k2006: 285.2k2007: 287.7k2008: 289.5k2009: 291.4k2010: 293.7k2011: 296.8k2012: 300.2k2013: 303.5k2015: 307.1k

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

Australia recorded 307,122 for population, age 23, total in 2015. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 9.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population, age 23, total in Australia peaked at 307,122 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 259,485, in 2000.

Australia ranks 60th 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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 278,528 263,461 290,935 10
2000s 276,461 259,485 291,351 10
2010s 300,290 293,735 307,122 5

Countries ranked near Australia

  1. 57 Burkina Faso 338,186 compare
  2. 58 Zimbabwe 335,503 compare
  3. 59 Malawi 323,572 compare
  4. 61 Sri Lanka 306,876 compare
  5. 62 Chile 302,457 compare
  6. 63 Guatemala 302,128 compare

See the full ranking of 191 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is population, age 23, total in Australia?
Population, age 23, total in Australia was 307,122 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population, age 23, total recorded in Australia?
The highest recorded value was 307,122 in 2015.
What is the lowest population, age 23, total recorded in Australia?
The lowest recorded value was 259,485 in 2000.
How does Australia rank for population, age 23, total?
Australia ranks 60th out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
Is population, age 23, total rising or falling in Australia?
Over the last ten years it is up 9.1%. 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 23, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population, age 23, total
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
191 places, 4,605 data points, 1990–2015
Last refreshed

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