Australia People - 2023
SOURCE: 2023 CIA WORLD FACTBOOK
Population
26,461,166 (2023 est.)
Nationality
noun: Australian(s)
adjective: Australian
Ethnic groups
English 33%, Australian 29.9%, Irish 9.5%, Scottish 8.6%, Chinese 5.5%, Italian 4.4%, German 4%, Indian 3.1%, Australian Aboriginal 2.9%, Greek 1.7%, unspecified 4.7%
note: data represent self-identified ancestry, with the option of reporting two ancestries
Languages
English 72%, Mandarin 2.7%, Arabic 1.4%, Vietnamese 1.3%, Cantonese 1.2%, other 15.7%, unspecified 5.7% (2021 est.)
note: data represent language spoken at home
Religions
Roman Catholic 20%, Protestant 18.1% (Anglican 9.8%, Uniting Church 2.6%, Presbyterian and Reformed 1.6%, Baptist 1.4%, Pentecostal 1%, other Protestant 1.7%), other Christian 3.5%, Muslim 3.2%, Hindu 2.7%, Buddhist 2.4%, Orthodox 2.3% (Eastern Orthodox 2.1%, Oriental Orthodox 0.2%), other 2.1%, none 38.4%, unspecified 7.3% (2021 est.)
Age structure
0-14 years: 18.43% (male 2,515,636/female 2,359,859)
15-64 years: 64.89% (male 8,602,204/female 8,568,004)
65 years and over: 16.69% (2023 est.) (male 2,034,383/female 2,381,080)
Dependency ratios
total dependency ratio: 53.7
youth dependency ratio: 28.2
elderly dependency ratio: 25.5
potential support ratio: 3.9 (2020 est.)
Median age
total: 37.5 years
male: 36.5 years
female: 38.5 years (2020 est.)
Population growth rate
1.19% (2023 est.)
Birth rate
12.23 births/1,000 population (2023 est.)
Death rate
6.76 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)
Net migration rate
6.39 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2023 est.)
Population distribution
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
Urbanization
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
Major urban areas - population
5.235 million Melbourne, 5.121 million Sydney, 2.505 million Brisbane, 2.118 million Perth, 1.367 million Adelaide, 472,000 CANBERRA (capital) (2023)
Sex ratio
at birth: 1.06 male(s)/female
0-14 years: 1.07 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.85 male(s)/female
total population: 0.99 male(s)/female (2023 est.)
Mother's mean age at first birth
28.7 years (2019 est.)
Maternal mortality ratio
3 deaths/100,000 live births (2020 est.)
Infant mortality rate
total: 2.96 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 3.2 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 2.71 deaths/1,000 live births (2023 est.)
Life expectancy at birth
total population: 83.28 years
male: 81.14 years
female: 85.54 years (2023 est.)
Total fertility rate
1.73 children born/woman (2023 est.)
Gross reproduction rate
0.84 (2023 est.)
Contraceptive prevalence rate
66.9% (2015/16)
note: percent of women aged 18-44
Drinking water source
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.)
Current health expenditure
10.7% of GDP (2020)
Physicians density
4.13 physicians/1,000 population (2020)
Hospital bed density
3.8 beds/1,000 population (2016)
Sanitation facility access
improved: urban: N/A
rural: N/A
total: 100% of population
unimproved: urban: N/A
rural: N/A
total: 0% of population (2020 est.)
Obesity - adult prevalence rate
29% (2016)
Alcohol consumption per capita
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.)
Tobacco use
total: 13.6% (2020 est.)
male: 15.6% (2020 est.)
female: 11.5% (2020 est.)
Children under the age of 5 years underweight
N/A
Currently married women (ages 15-49)
55.9% (2023 est.)
Education expenditures
6.1% of GDP (2020 est.)
Literacy
total population: NA
male: NA
female: NA
School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)
total: 21 years
male: 20 years
female: 22 years (2020)
Youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24)
total: 10.8%
male: 12.7%
female: 8.9% (2021 est.)
NOTE: The information regarding Australia on this page is re-published from the 2023 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency and other sources. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Australia 2023 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Australia 2023 should be addressed to the CIA or the source cited on each page.
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