Name: Australia Population
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The total population in Australia was estimated at 27.8 million people in 2025, according to the latest census figures and projections from Trading Economics. Looking back, in the year of 1960, Australia had a population of 10.4 million people. source: Australian Bureau of Statistics

Population in Australia is expected to reach 28.20 Million by the end of 2026, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Australia Population is projected to trend around 28.60 Million in 2027 and 29.00 Million in 2028, according to our econometric models.

Related	Last	Previous	Unit	Reference
Employed Persons	14807.20	14823.10	Thousand	Jul 2026
Employment Change	-15827.00	80249.00	Persons	Jul 2026
Employment Rate	63.90	64.00	percent	Jul 2026
Full Time Employment Chg	16333.00	48862.00	Persons	Jul 2026
Job Vacancies	329.50	337.90	Thousand	Jun 2026
Participation Rate	66.90	67.00	percent	Jul 2026
Labour Costs	109.90	108.60	points	Jun 2026
Part Time Employment Chg	-32160.00	31387.00	Persons	Jul 2026
Population	27.80	27.40	Million	Dec 2025
Productivity	99.70	99.70	points	Jun 2026
Unemployed Persons	691.50	687.40	Thousand	Jul 2026
Unemployment Rate	4.50	4.40	percent	Jul 2026
Wage Price Index YoY	3.20	3.20	percent	Jun 2026
Wages	1579.20	1562.40	AUD/Week	Jun 2026
Wages in Manufacturing	1762.60	1770.30	AUD/Week	Jun 2026
Youth Unemployment Rate	10.40	10.60	percent	Jul 2026

Australia Population

The population of Australia represents 0.33 percent of the world´s total population which arguably means that one person in every 308 people on the planet is a resident of Australia.