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Australia

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Capital
Canberra
Currency
Australian dollar
Continent
Oceania
Area
7,692,024 km²
Country information: Wikidata · Q408 · Official languages: English
AT A GLANCE

The essential numbers

Latest available · Reference years vary
Population
27.61M · 2025
people
World Bank · SP.POP.TOTL
GDP
1.8T · 2025
current US$
World Bank · NY.GDP.MKTP.CD
GDP per capita
65.13K · 2025
current US$ / person
World Bank · NY.GDP.PCAP.CD
Inflation
2.87 · 2025
%
World Bank · FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG
Unemployment
4.09 · 2025
% of labor force
World Bank · SL.UEM.TOTL.ZS
Fertility rate
1.48 · 2024
births / woman
World Bank · SP.DYN.TFRT.IN
Life expectancy
83.05 · 2024
years
World Bank · SP.DYN.LE00.IN
LOOKING BACK

Change over time

people · 20062025
2025Australia: 27.61M
Australia · Population19.73M21.88M24.03M26.18M28.33M2006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SP.POP.TOTLGaps indicate missing observations.
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Australia · Population · people
YearAustralia
202527,614,411
202427,194,286
202326,659,922
202226,018,721
202125,685,412
202025,649,248
201925,334,826
201824,963,258
201724,592,588
201624,190,907
201523,815,995
201423,475,686
201323,128,129
201222,733,465
201122,340,024
201022,031,750
200921,691,653
200821,249,199
200720,827,622
200620,450,966
current US$ · 20062025
2025Australia: 1.8T
Australia · GDP644.83B959.47B1.27T1.59T1.9T2006201220192025
Source: World Bank · NY.GDP.MKTP.CDGaps indicate missing observations.
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Australia · GDP · current US$
YearAustralia
20251,798,518,933,689.21
20241,757,022,451,652.83
20231,734,451,264,655.6
20221,695,627,535,475.8
20211,560,617,493,202.69
20201,333,336,461,648.09
20191,398,349,602,956.35
20181,433,144,978,761.67
20171,330,890,554,614.09
20161,211,588,128,417.61
20151,356,805,839,935.9
20141,474,677,007,565.64
20131,583,737,461,925.39
20121,552,728,401,401.58
20111,402,939,868,653.4
20101,152,566,632,022.13
2009931,761,689,770.84
20081,058,448,244,063.77
2007856,603,595,823.19
2006749,708,370,332.99

GDP per capita

All countries
current US$ / person · 20062025
2025Australia: 65.13K
Australia · GDP per capita33.48K43.02K52.57K62.11K71.66K2006201220192025
Source: World Bank · NY.GDP.PCAP.CDGaps indicate missing observations.
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Australia · GDP per capita · current US$ / person
YearAustralia
202565,129.72
202464,609.99
202365,058.38
202265,169.52
202160,758.9
202051,983.45
201955,194.76
201857,410.17
201754,117.55
201650,084.44
201556,970.36
201462,817.21
201368,476.68
201268,301.44
201162,799.39
201052,313.89
200942,954.85
200849,811.21
200741,128.25
200636,658.82
% · 20062025
2025Australia: 2.87
Australia · Inflation0.2723.725.447.172006201220192025
Source: World Bank · FP.CPI.TOTL.ZGGaps indicate missing observations.
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Australia · Inflation · %
YearAustralia
20252.87
20243.17
20235.6
20226.59
20212.86
20200.85
20191.61
20181.91
20171.95
20161.28
20151.51
20142.49
20132.45
20121.76
20113.3
20102.92
20091.77
20084.35
20072.33
20063.56

Unemployment

All countries
% of labor force · 20062025
2025Australia: 4.09
Australia · Unemployment3.44.215.035.856.672006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SL.UEM.TOTL.ZSGaps indicate missing observations.
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Australia · Unemployment · % of labor force
YearAustralia
20254.09
20243.94
20233.67
20223.73
20215.02
20206.39
20195.14
20185.35
20175.59
20165.71
20156.06
20146.08
20135.66
20125.23
20115.08
20105.21
20095.57
20084.24
20074.38
20064.79

Fertility rate

All countries
births / woman · 20062025
2025Australia:
Australia · Fertility rate1.431.581.731.882.032006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SP.DYN.TFRT.INGaps indicate missing observations.
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Australia · Fertility rate · births / woman
YearAustralia
2025No data available
20241.48
20231.5
20221.63
20211.7
20201.58
20191.66
20181.74
20171.74
20161.75
20151.81
20141.83
20131.86
20121.92
20111.93
20101.93
20091.97
20081.98
20071.96
20061.91

Life expectancy

All countries
years · 20062025
2025Australia:
Australia · Life expectancy80.8281.4982.1782.8583.532006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SP.DYN.LE00.INGaps indicate missing observations.
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Australia · Life expectancy · years
YearAustralia
2025No data available
202483.05
202383.05
202283.2
202183.3
202083.2
201982.9
201882.75
201782.5
201682.45
201582.4
201482.3
201382.15
201282.05
201181.9
201081.7
200981.54
200881.4
200781.29
200681.04
Source: World Bank ↗Snapshot · Sep 21, 2026Methodology