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Population density — Australia

Population density in Australia in 2023 — 3.5 per km². Ranked 213 in the world out of 215. Since 1961, the indicator has risen by 154%.

2023 3.5 per km² +2.46% vs 2022
World rank 213of 215
Period maximum 3.5 per km²2023
Period minimum 1.4 per km²1961

Trend over time

1961–2023 · people per km²

Population density — Australia, 1961–2023123419611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 1.4 per km²1963: 1.4 per km²1965: 1.5 per km²1967: 1.5 per km²1969: 1.6 per km²1971: 1.7 per km²1973: 1.7 per km²1975: 1.8 per km²1977: 1.8 per km²1979: 1.9 per km²1981: 1.9 per km²1983: 2 per km²1985: 2.1 per km²1987: 2.1 per km²1989: 2.2 per km²1991: 2.2 per km²1993: 2.3 per km²1995: 2.3 per km²1997: 2.4 per km²1999: 2.4 per km²2001: 2.5 per km²2003: 2.6 per km²2005: 2.6 per km²2007: 2.7 per km²2009: 2.8 per km²2011: 2.9 per km²2013: 3 per km²2015: 3.1 per km²2017: 3.2 per km²2019: 3.3 per km²2021: 3.3 per km²2023: 3.5 per km²
Change over the period: +2.1 (+153.99%) Average annual rate: 1.51 %

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Australia

Australia 3.5 per km²
World 62.1 per km²
East Asia & Pacific 97.5 per km²
Australia and New Zealand computed 4 per km²
High-income countries computed 26.6 per km²
Population density — Australia, by year Australia All countries CSV XLSX
Year per km² Change Change, %
2023 3.5 +0.1 +2.46%
2022 3.4 +0 +1.3%
2021 3.3 +0 +0.14%
2020 3.3 +0 +1.24%
2019 3.3 +0 +1.49%
2018 3.2 +0 +1.51%
2017 3.2 +0.1 +1.66%
2016 3.1 +0 +1.45%
2015 3.1 +0 +1.45%
2014 3.1 +0 +1.5%
2013 3 +0.1 +1.74%
2012 3 +0.1 +1.76%
2011 2.9 +0 +1.4%
2010 2.9 +0 +1.57%
2009 2.8 +0.1 +2.08%
2008 2.8 +0.1 +2.02%
2007 2.7 +0 +1.84%
2006 2.7 +0 +1.36%
2005 2.6 +0 +1.22%
2004 2.6 +0 +1.07%
2003 2.6 +0 +1.16%
2002 2.5 +0 +1.14%
2001 2.5 +0 +1.29%
2000 2.5 +0 +1.15%
1999 2.4 +0 +1.1%
1998 2.4 +0 +1%
1997 2.4 +0 +1.09%
1996 2.4 +0 +1.22%
1995 2.3 +0 +1.12%
1994 2.3 +0 +0.97%
1993 2.3 +0 +0.89%
1992 2.3 +0 +1.13%
1991 2.2 +0 +1.28%
1990 2.2 +0 +1.49%
1989 2.2 +0 +1.71%
1988 2.2 +0 +1.65%
1987 2.1 +0 +1.53%
1986 2.1 +0 +1.46%
1985 2.1 +0 +1.34%
1984 2 +0 +1.21%
1983 2 +0 +1.38%
1982 2 +0 +1.75%
1981 1.9 +0 +1.57%
1980 1.9 +0 +1.23%
1979 1.9 +0 +1.09%
1978 1.9 +0 +1.17%
1977 1.8 +0 +1.13%
1976 1.8 +0 +1.01%
1975 1.8 +0 +1.24%
1974 1.8 +0 +2.56%
1973 1.7 +0 +1.54%
1972 1.7 +0 +1.86%
1971 1.7 +0.1 +3.44%
1970 1.6 +0 +1.99%
1969 1.6 +0 +2.12%
1968 1.6 +0 +1.78%
1967 1.5 +0 +1.27%
1966 1.5 +0 +2.31%
1965 1.5 +0 +1.98%
1964 1.5 +0 +1.98%
1963 1.4 +0 +1.94%
1962 1.4 +0 +2.47%
1961 1.4 — —

Australia and New Zealand, 2023

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

NZ New Zealand 19.7 AU Australia 3.5
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About the indicator

Population divided by the land area of the country (excluding inland water bodies). Average density says little about actual settlement: in countries with vast deserts or tundra almost the whole population lives on a small part of the territory, so the average figure comes out an order of magnitude below the actual density of the settled areas.

Important: The aggregate is weighted by land area: it is the whole population of the group over its whole area. It cannot be an average of country densities — otherwise Monaco would weigh as much as Russia.

Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.

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