Population growth — all countries

Population growth — Australia and New Zealand

Population growth in Australia and New Zealand in 2025 — 1.39%. Since 1961, the indicator has fallen by 0.6 pp.

2025 1.39% −0.55 pp vs 2024
World rank
Period maximum 3.04%1971
Period minimum 0.16%2021

Trend over time

1961–2025 · % per year

Population growth — Australia and New Zealand, 1961–20250123419611968197519821989199620032010201720241961: 1.99%1963: 1.93%1965: 1.9%1967: 1.36%1969: 1.87%1971: 3.04%1973: 1.61%1975: 1.36%1977: 0.98%1979: 0.82%1981: 1.36%1983: 1.37%1985: 1.21%1987: 1.41%1989: 1.49%1992: 1.11%1994: 1.02%1996: 1.28%1998: 0.98%2000: 1.05%2002: 1.24%2004: 1.14%2006: 1.33%2008: 1.81%2010: 1.48%2012: 1.55%2014: 1.52%2016: 1.67%2018: 1.54%2020: 1.37%2022: 1.07%2024: 1.94%2025: 1.39%
Change over the period: −0.6 pp Annual average: -0.01 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Australia and New Zealand 1.39%
World 0.91%
Population growth — Australia and New Zealand, by year Australia and New Zealand All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 1.39 −0.55 pp
2024 1.94 −0.47 pp
2023 2.41 +1.34 pp
2022 1.07 +0.91 pp
2021 0.16 −1.21 pp
2020 1.37 −0.1 pp
2019 1.47 −0.08 pp
2018 1.54 −0.17 pp
2017 1.72 +0.05 pp
2016 1.67 +0.14 pp
2015 1.54 +0.02 pp
2014 1.52 −0.05 pp
2013 1.57 +0.02 pp
2012 1.55 +0.26 pp
2011 1.29 −0.2 pp
2010 1.48 −0.4 pp
2009 1.89 +0.07 pp
2008 1.81 +0.14 pp
2007 1.67 +0.35 pp
2006 1.33 +0.13 pp
2005 1.2 +0.06 pp
2004 1.14 −0.15 pp
2003 1.29 +0.05 pp
2002 1.24 +0.07 pp
2001 1.17 +0.12 pp
2000 1.05 +0.05 pp
1999 1 +0.02 pp
1998 0.98 −0.14 pp
1997 1.12 −0.16 pp
1996 1.28 +0.1 pp
1995 1.17 +0.15 pp
1994 1.02 +0.09 pp
1993 0.93 −0.17 pp
1992 1.11
1990 1.39 −0.1 pp
1989 1.49 +0.08 pp
1988 1.41 −0 pp
1987 1.41 +0.21 pp
1986 1.2 −0.01 pp
1985 1.21 +0.07 pp
1984 1.14 −0.22 pp
1983 1.37 −0.24 pp
1982 1.61 +0.25 pp
1981 1.36 +0.33 pp
1980 1.03 +0.21 pp
1979 0.82 −0.14 pp
1978 0.96 −0.02 pp
1977 0.98 −0 pp
1976 0.98 −0.38 pp
1975 1.36 −1.09 pp
1974 2.45 +0.84 pp
1973 1.61 −0.22 pp
1972 1.83 −1.21 pp
1971 3.04 +1.18 pp
1970 1.86 −0.01 pp
1969 1.87 +0.27 pp
1968 1.6 +0.24 pp
1967 1.36 −0.83 pp
1966 2.19 +0.29 pp
1965 1.9 −0.09 pp
1964 1.99 +0.06 pp
1963 1.93 −0.53 pp
1962 2.46 +0.47 pp
1961 1.99

About the indicator

The annual population growth rate is the change in population size over a year as a percent of the previous year. It takes in both natural increase (births minus deaths) and net migration. Negative values mean the population is shrinking; at 1% a year population doubles in about 70 years, at 2% in about 35.

Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.