East Asia & Pacific · High income
Australia: key statistics
Australia has 27.6m people (2025) and a GDP per person of $65,130. Below: 72 indicators with the latest year, world rank and change over ten years.
- Capital
- Canberra
- Region
- East Asia & Pacific
- Income group
- High income
- Currency
- Australian dollar AUD
- Languages
- English
- ISO codes
- AUAUS
- Land neighbours
- Indonesia, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Timor-Leste, Vanuatu
Population27.6m2025 · rank 55 of 217GDP$1.8tn2025 · rank 15 of 211GDP per capita$65,1302025 · rank 19 of 211Life expectancy83.1 yrs2024 · rank 22 of 217Internet users96.1%2024 · rank 19 of 188Fertility1.482024 · rank 154 of 217CO₂ per person14.10 t2024 · rank 12 of 203Inflation2.9%2025 · rank 96 of 180
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Australia, topic by topic
Each profile brings together the indicators of one topic with world and regional rank, values since 2000, group averages and a comparison with neighbours.
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Australia by topic
World rank counts countries with a value in the recent window; regional rank is within East Asia & Pacific.
PopulationFull population profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 27.6m | 2025 | 55/217 | 10/37 | +16% | 8.2bn | |
| Population growth | 1.53% | 2025 | 69/217 | 4/37 | +0.1 pp | 0.91% | |
| Urban share | 87.7% | 2025 | 41/217 | 8/37 | +0.8 pp | 57.8% | |
| Fertility | 1.48 | 2024 | 154/217 | 30/37 | −19% | 2.19 | |
| Aged 65+ | 18.1% | 2025 | 48/217 | 4/37 | +3.2 pp | 10.4% | |
| Aged 0–14 | 17.7% | 2025 | 144/217 | 30/37 | −1.2 pp | 24.4% | |
| Density | 3.5 | 2024 | 214/216 | 36/37 | +16% | 62.1 | |
| Birth rate | 10.7 | 2024 | 143/217 | 28/37 | −19% | 16.3 | |
| Area | 7,741,220 km² | 2024 | 6/216 | 2/37 | ±0.0% | 140,539,257 km² |
EconomyFull economy profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GDP | $1.8tn | 2025 | 15/211 | 4/36 | +33% | $118tn | |
| GDP per capita | $65,130 | 2025 | 19/211 | 3/36 | +14% | $14,406 | |
| GDP per capita, PPP | $71,934 | 2025 | 28/199 | 5/31 | +55% | $25,704 | |
| GNI per capita | $64,120 | 2025 | 16/201 | 3/33 | +5.5% | $14,244 | |
| GDP growth | 1.4% | 2025 | 163/210 | 28/36 | −0.8 pp | 2.9% | |
| GDP per capita growth | -0.2% | 2025 | 179/210 | 33/36 | −0.9 pp | 2.0% | |
| Agriculture share | 2.3% | 2025 | 144/198 | 23/29 | −0.1 pp | 4.0% | |
| Industry share | 23.9% | 2025 | 100/201 | 15/30 | +0.2 pp | 25.0% | |
| Services share | 67.5% | 2025 | 45/201 | 12/30 | +0.3 pp | 63.3% | |
| Investment | 24.5% | 2025 | 73/175 | 15/27 | −1.7 pp | 26.3% | |
| Savings | 22.2% | 2025 | 85/163 | 16/25 | −0.4 pp | 26.0% |
Prices & public financeFull prices & public finance profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inflation | 2.9% | 2025 | 96/180 | 10/27 | +1.4 pp | 3.0% | |
| Real interest rate | 1.6% | 2019 | 104/136 | 18/24 | +0.6 pp | — | |
| Lending rate | 5.1% | 2019 | 116/136 | 17/24 | −0.9 pp | — | |
| Exchange rate | 1.55 | 2025 | 151/210 | 24/36 | +17% | — | |
| Government debt | 57.9% | 2022 | 31/78 | 6/17 | +18.6 pp | — | |
| Tax revenue | 23.6% | 2022 | 24/142 | 5/25 | +2.5 pp | 13.9% | |
| Government expense | 27.6% | 2022 | 66/142 | 12/25 | +1.6 pp | 28.5% | |
| Military spending | 1.92% | 2025 | 68/156 | 7/18 | ±0.0 pp | 2.48% |
Trade & investmentFull trade & investment profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exports | 23.2% | 2025 | 131/184 | 21/32 | +3.3 pp | 29.5% | |
| Imports | 22.7% | 2025 | 160/184 | 30/32 | +1.1 pp | 28.5% | |
| Trade openness | 45.9% | 2025 | 154/184 | 28/32 | +4.4 pp | 68.5% | |
| Current account | -2.8% | 2025 | 106/185 | 18/29 | +1.5 pp | — | |
| FDI inflows | 2.1% | 2025 | 97/197 | 17/32 | −1.4 pp | 1.4% | |
| Remittances | 0.1% | 2025 | 162/178 | 24/26 | ±0.0 pp | 0.8% | |
| Tourist arrivals | 1.8m | 2020 | 74/196 | 11/35 | −68% | 2.4bn |
LabourFull labour profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unemployment | 4.1% | 2025 | 119/187 | 11/29 | −2.0 pp | 4.8% | |
| Youth unemployment | 9.6% | 2025 | 119/187 | 14/29 | −3.5 pp | 13.4% | |
| Participation rate | 66.5% | 2025 | 50/187 | 11/29 | +1.5 pp | 61.0% | |
| Women's participation | 62.5% | 2025 | 33/187 | 8/29 | +3.4 pp | 48.9% |
Aid, poverty & equalityFull aid, poverty & equality profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Extreme poverty | 0.9% | 2020 | 90/151 | 10/17 | +0.4 pp | 10.1% | |
| Poverty, $4.20/day | 1.1% | 2020 | 104/151 | 13/17 | +0.5 pp | 18.2% | |
| Gini index | 33.8 | 2020 | 85/151 | 8/17 | −2.6% | — | |
| Undernourishment | 2.5% | 2024 | 106/167 | 17/23 | ±0.0 pp | 8.1% | |
| Women in parliament | 46.0% | 2025 | 10/190 | 1/30 | +19.3 pp | 27.2% |
EducationFull education profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Primary enrolment | 99.6% | 2024 | 103/191 | 19/30 | −5.9 pp | 102.2% | |
| Secondary enrolment | 131.9% | 2024 | 8/176 | 2/26 | — | 77.3% | |
| Tertiary enrolment | 108.4% | 2024 | 8/172 | 4/27 | — | 43.6% | |
| Pupils per teacher | 17.9 | 1999 | — | — | — | 23.4 | |
| Education spending | 5.1% | 2022 | 60/184 | 14/29 | −0.2 pp | 3.6% |
HealthFull health profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 83.1 yrs | 2024 | 22/217 | 7/37 | +0.9% | 73.5 yrs | |
| Infant mortality | 3.1 | 2024 | 168/196 | 27/30 | −8.8% | 27.7 | |
| Under-5 mortality | 3.6 | 2024 | 172/196 | 27/30 | −10.0% | 37.4 | |
| Maternal mortality | 2 | 2023 | 190/194 | 30/30 | −67% | 197 | |
| Health spending | 10.4% | 2023 | 25/193 | 8/29 | +1.7 pp | 10.1% | |
| Health spending per person | $6,980 | 2023 | 9/193 | 1/29 | +20% | $1,317 | |
| Physicians | 4.09 | 2022 | 29/180 | 2/25 | +24% | 1.86 | |
| Measles vaccination | 91% | 2024 | 87/193 | 15/30 | −3.0 pp | 84% | |
| HIV prevalence | 0.1% | 2024 | 112/153 | 13/18 | ±0.0 pp | 0.7% | |
| Child stunting | 1.9% | 2007 | — | — | +1.9 pp | — | |
| Basic water | 100.0% | 2024 | 45/206 | 11/37 | ±0.0 pp | 91.5% | |
| Basic sanitation | 100.0% | 2024 | 2/203 | 1/37 | ±0.0 pp | 82.2% |
Digital & energy accessFull digital & energy access profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Internet users | 96.1% | 2024 | 19/188 | 4/28 | +12.1 pp | 73.6% | |
| Mobile subscriptions | 112.6 | 2024 | 113/210 | 21/34 | +6.0% | 111.5 | |
| Fixed broadband | 36.5 | 2024 | 37/208 | 6/34 | +32% | 20.1 | |
| Electricity access | 100.0% | 2024 | 7/215 | 1/36 | ±0.0 pp | 91.9% | |
| Clean cooking | 100.0% | 2024 | 4/192 | 1/30 | +1.0 pp | 75.4% |
EnvironmentFull environment profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CO₂ per person | 14.10 t | 2024 | 12/203 | 4/37 | −17% | 4.69 t | |
| Renewable energy | 12.3% | 2021 | 130/212 | 17/37 | +4.0 pp | 19.7% | |
| Renewable power | 26.7% | 2021 | 94/206 | 11/35 | +16.3 pp | 27.8% | |
| Forest cover | 17.4% | 2024 | 138/214 | 31/35 | +0.2 pp | 31.1% | |
| Arable land | 4.1% | 2024 | 145/206 | 16/34 | −0.1 pp | 10.7% | |
| Water withdrawals | 2.4% | 2022 | 127/177 | 14/20 | −0.9 pp | 9.0% |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
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