Demographic profile
Australia is the 56th most populous of the 238 countries and territories tracked on this site, home to about 0.32% of everyone alive. Within Australia and New Zealand, it ranks 1 of 5.
Each day brings roughly 841 births and 501 deaths, adding about 124,182 people over a year. At the current natural-increase rate of 0.46% annually, the population would double in roughly 152 years if the rate held. Real trajectories bend as fertility, mortality and migration shift, which is why the chart below shows both history and projection.
Among its first-level divisions, the largest by our modelled allocation is Tasmania, holding an estimated 32.4% of the national population. The full breakdown of all 8 states and regions is in the table below — regional figures outside Sudan are modelled estimates built on real region names, and are flagged as such.
Literacy stands near 99.0% and adult smoking prevalence around 13.6%, with life expectancy at about 79.8 years. Baselines come from UN World Population Prospects, the World Bank, WHO surveys, WorldPop and HDX; the counters project them forward in real time — the method, and every caveat, is documented on our data sources page.
Quick answers
What is the population of Australia in 2026? Approximately 26,956,266 people (live projection; the counter above updates every second).
How fast is Australia growing? About 0.46% per year — roughly 841 births and 501 deaths every day.
What share of the world lives in Australia? Around 0.32% — ranked 56 worldwide by population.