Rural population in Australia in 2025 — 3,391,252 people. Ranked 88 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 79.3%.
1960–2025 · people
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Australia
| Year | people | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3.39M | +19,744 | +0.59% |
| 2024 | 3.37M | +35,471 | +1.06% |
| 2023 | 3.34M | +40,591 | +1.23% |
| 2022 | 3.3M | +16,791 | +0.51% |
| 2021 | 3.28M | +13,851 | +0.42% |
| 2020 | 3.26M | +47,779 | +1.49% |
| 2019 | 3.22M | +28,410 | +0.89% |
| 2018 | 3.19M | +23,080 | +0.73% |
| 2017 | 3.17M | +24,740 | +0.79% |
| 2016 | 3.14M | +15,628 | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 3.13M | +8,096 | +0.26% |
| 2014 | 3.12M | +11,900 | +0.38% |
| 2013 | 3.11M | +23,678 | +0.77% |
| 2012 | 3.08M | +26,918 | +0.88% |
| 2011 | 3.05M | +18,569 | +0.61% |
| 2010 | 3.04M | +26,900 | +0.89% |
| 2009 | 3.01M | +39,612 | +1.33% |
| 2008 | 2.97M | +32,144 | +1.09% |
| 2007 | 2.94M | +22,935 | +0.79% |
| 2006 | 2.91M | +12,801 | +0.44% |
| 2005 | 2.9M | +15,110 | +0.52% |
| 2004 | 2.89M | +9,191 | +0.32% |
| 2003 | 2.88M | +8,439 | +0.29% |
| 2002 | 2.87M | +6,216 | +0.22% |
| 2001 | 2.86M | +28,729 | +1.01% |
| 2000 | 2.83M | +35,515 | +1.27% |
| 1999 | 2.8M | +36,173 | +1.31% |
| 1998 | 2.76M | +34,777 | +1.28% |
| 1997 | 2.73M | +37,597 | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 2.69M | +40,785 | +1.54% |
| 1995 | 2.65M | +37,033 | +1.42% |
| 1994 | 2.61M | +31,385 | +1.22% |
| 1993 | 2.58M | +27,168 | +1.06% |
| 1992 | 2.55M | +30,027 | +1.19% |
| 1991 | 2.52M | +31,140 | +1.25% |
| 1990 | 2.49M | +34,667 | +1.41% |
| 1989 | 2.46M | +38,964 | +1.61% |
| 1988 | 2.42M | +37,361 | +1.57% |
| 1987 | 2.38M | +35,168 | +1.5% |
| 1986 | 2.35M | +37,911 | +1.64% |
| 1985 | 2.31M | +41,077 | +1.81% |
| 1984 | 2.27M | +40,857 | +1.84% |
| 1983 | 2.23M | +44,356 | +2.03% |
| 1982 | 2.18M | +49,019 | +2.3% |
| 1981 | 2.13M | +43,319 | +2.07% |
| 1980 | 2.09M | +36,270 | +1.77% |
| 1979 | 2.05M | +31,968 | +1.58% |
| 1978 | 2.02M | +30,504 | +1.53% |
| 1977 | 1.99M | +25,036 | +1.27% |
| 1976 | 1.97M | +16,606 | +0.85% |
| 1975 | 1.95M | +15,533 | +0.8% |
| 1974 | 1.93M | +35,870 | +1.89% |
| 1973 | 1.9M | +13,091 | +0.69% |
| 1972 | 1.88M | +16,381 | +0.88% |
| 1971 | 1.87M | +26,404 | +1.43% |
| 1970 | 1.84M | −24,072 | −1.29% |
| 1969 | 1.87M | −31,210 | −1.65% |
| 1968 | 1.9M | −33,204 | −1.72% |
| 1967 | 1.93M | −26,106 | −1.33% |
| 1966 | 1.96M | +11,011 | +0.57% |
| 1965 | 1.95M | +11,207 | +0.58% |
| 1964 | 1.93M | +13,623 | +0.71% |
| 1963 | 1.92M | +11,297 | +0.59% |
| 1962 | 1.91M | +16,203 | +0.86% |
| 1961 | 1.89M | +1,721 | +0.09% |
| 1960 | 1.89M | — | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
Australia
3.39M
New Zealand
852,066
The population living outside urban settlements. In the catalog this quantity was present only as a share, while the absolute number shows what the share does not: the world's rural population stopped growing only in the 2020s and still exceeds three billion people, even though the share has been falling for half a century. Each country defines a city itself, so cross-country comparisons of this series call for caution.
Important: It is computed as the difference between total and urban population, and the criterion for a city is national: in some places it is a settlement of two thousand residents, in others twenty thousand. Comparing the trend within a country is more reliable than comparing countries with each other.
Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.
The part of residents living outside cities — the other side of urbanization.
Demography Urban populationThe absolute number of city dwellers by country.
Demography PopulationResident population of every country as of mid-year — series from 1960 onward.
Labor Employment in agricultureThe share of workers employed in agriculture, forestry and fishing.