26,141,369 (2022 est.)
noun: Australian(s)
adjective: Australian
English 36.1%, Australian 33.5%, Irish 11.0%, Scottish 9.3%, Chinese 5.6%, Italian 4.6%, German 4.5%, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander 2.8%, Indian 2.8%, Greek 1.8%, Dutch 1.6%
(2016 est.)English 72.7%, Mandarin 2.5%, Arabic 1.4%, Cantonese 1.2%, Vietnamese 1.2%, Italian 1.2%, Greek 1%, other 14.8%, unspecified 6.5% (2016 est.)
note: data represent language spoken at home
Protestant 23.1% (Anglican 13.3%, Uniting Church 3.7%, Presbyterian and Reformed 2.3%, Baptist 1.5%, Pentecostal 1.1%, Lutheran .7%, other Protestant .5%), Roman Catholic 22.6%, other Christian 4.2%, Muslim 2.6%, Buddhist 2.4%, Orthodox 2.3% (Eastern Orthodox 2.1%, Oriental Orthodox .2%), Hindu 1.9%, other 1.3%, none 30.1%, unspecified 9.6% (2016 est.)
0-14 years: 18.72% (male 2,457,418/female 2,309,706)
15-24 years: 12.89% (male 1,710,253/female 1,572,794)
25-54 years: 41.15% (male 5,224,840/female 5,255,041)
55-64 years: 11.35% (male 1,395,844/female 1,495,806)
65 years and over: 15.88% (male 1,866,761/female 2,177,996) (2020 est.)
total dependency ratio: 53.7
youth dependency ratio: 28.2
elderly dependency ratio: 25.5
potential support ratio: 3.9 (2020 est.)
total: 37.5 years
male: 36.5 years
female: 38.5 years (2020 est.)
1.25% (2022 est.)
12.3 births/1,000 population (2022 est.)
6.77 deaths/1,000 population (2022 est.)
6.93 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2022 est.)
population is primarily located on the periphery, with the highest concentration of people residing in the east and southeast; a secondary population center is located in and around Perth in the west; of the States and Territories, New South Wales has, by far, the largest population; the interior, or "outback", has a very sparse population
urban population: 86.6% of total population (2023)
rate of urbanization: 1.27% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)
note: data include Christmas Island, Cocos Islands, and Norfolk Island
5,151 million Melbourne, 5.057 million Sydney, 2.472 million Brisbane, 2.093 million Perth, 1.356 million Adelaide, 467,000 CANBERRA (capital) (2022)
at birth: 1.06 male(s)/female
0-14 years: 1.07 male(s)/female
15-24 years: 1.09 male(s)/female
25-54 years: 1 male(s)/female
55-64 years: 0.93 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.72 male(s)/female
total population: 0.99 male(s)/female (2022 est.)
28.7 years (2019 est.)
6 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.)
total: 3.01 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 3.24 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 2.76 deaths/1,000 live births (2022 est.)
total population: 83.09 years
male: 80.93 years
female: 85.36 years (2022 est.)
1.73 children born/woman (2022 est.)
66.9% (2015/16)
note: percent of women aged 18-44
improved: urban: 100% of population
rural: 100% of population
total: 100% of population
unimproved: urban: 0% of population
rural: 0% of population
total: 0% of population (2020 est.)
9.9% of GDP (2019)
4.13 physicians/1,000 population (2020)
3.8 beds/1,000 population (2016)
improved: urban: N/A
rural: N/A
total: 100% of population
unimproved: urban: N/A
rural: N/A
total: 0% of population (2020 est.)
0.1% (2021 est.)
29% (2016)
total: 9.51 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
beer: 3.71 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
wine: 3.67 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
spirits: 1.32 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
other alcohols: 0.81 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
total: 13.6% (2020 est.)
male: 15.6% (2020 est.)
female: 11.5% (2020 est.)
N/A
6.1% of GDP (2020 est.)
total population: NA
male: NA
female: NA
total: 21 years
male: 20 years
female: 22 years (2020)
total: 11.3%
male: 12.6%
female: 9.8% (2021 est.)
NOTE: The information regarding Australia on this page is re-published from the 2022 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency and other sources. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Australia 2022 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Australia 2022 should be addressed to the CIA or the source cited on each page.
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