Population, age 5, total in Australia

Australia: Population, age 5, total was 266,950 in 2015. ▬ Flat

Latest (2015)
266,950
Change on year
up 1.6%
World rank
74th
of 191 countries
All-time high
268,065
in 2000
All-time low
252,842
in 1990
Years of data
25
1990–2015

Population, age 5, total in Australia, 1990–2015

0100.0k200.0k300.0k1990200220151990: 252.8k1991: 255.6k1992: 256.7k1993: 256.9k1994: 257.1k1995: 258.2k1996: 260.3k1997: 263.0k1998: 265.8k1999: 267.7k2000: 268.1k2001: 266.7k2002: 263.9k2003: 260.5k2004: 257.2k2005: 255.0k2006: 254.0k2007: 253.9k2008: 254.7k2009: 256.0k2010: 257.4k2011: 258.9k2012: 260.7k2013: 262.7k2015: 266.9k

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

In 2015, population, age 5, total in Australia stood at 266,950.

That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and up 4.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population, age 5, total in Australia peaked at 268,065 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 252,842, in 1990.

That places Australia 74th out of 191 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.

Population, age 5, total in Australia, year by year

Annual values for Population, age 5, total in Australia, 1990 to 2015.
Year Value Change
1990 252,842
1991 255,557 +1.1%
1992 256,689 +0.4%
1993 256,881 +0.1%
1994 257,149 +0.1%
1995 258,187 +0.4%
1996 260,255 +0.8%
1997 263,002 +1.1%
1998 265,785 +1.1%
1999 267,678 +0.7%
2000 268,065 +0.1%
2001 266,704 -0.5%
2002 263,938 -1.0%
2003 260,454 -1.3%
2004 257,232 -1.2%
2005 254,994 -0.9%
2006 253,957 -0.4%
2007 253,934 -0.0%
2008 254,719 +0.3%
2009 255,955 +0.5%
2010 257,368 +0.6%
2011 258,931 +0.6%
2012 260,722 +0.7%
2013 262,689 +0.8%
2015 266,950 +1.6%

Australia compared with similar countries

  • Australia's 266,950 is above the median for high income countries, which is 59,848, 4.5× the median. (65 countries reporting)
  • Australia's 266,950 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 60,230, 4.4× the median. (30 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 259,402 252,842 267,678 10
2000s 258,995 253,934 268,065 10
2010s 261,332 257,368 266,950 5

Countries ranked near Australia

  1. 71 North Korea 293,626 compare
  2. 72 Sri Lanka 276,530 compare
  3. 73 Ecuador 269,142 compare
  4. 75 Chile 252,020 compare
  5. 76 Haiti 251,364 compare
  6. 77 Bolivia 244,545 compare

See the full ranking of 191 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is population, age 5, total in Australia?
Population, age 5, total in Australia was 266,950 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population, age 5, total recorded in Australia?
The highest recorded value was 268,065 in 2000.
What is the lowest population, age 5, total recorded in Australia?
The lowest recorded value was 252,842 in 1990.
How does Australia rank for population, age 5, total?
Australia ranks 74th out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
Is population, age 5, total rising or falling in Australia?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Australia data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Population, age 5, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Population, age 5, 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.