Australia vs Russia

Australia vs Russia: Population

Population in 2023: 26.5 million people in Australia and 145 million people in Russia, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Russia, by 119 million people, or 5.5 times that in Australia.

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Australia vs Russia: PopulationPopulation in 2023: 26.5 million people in Australia and 145 million people in Russia, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Russia, by 119 million people, or 5.5 times that in Australia.
AustraliaRussiaEstimates, HYDE and GapminderUN projection (medium variant)95% prediction intervalWorld

What the numbers say

  • Russia has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1950.
  • In 2023, Australia ranked 54 and Russia ranked 9 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The UN projection (medium variant) puts Australia at 43.1 million people and Russia at 126 million people in 2100.
  • The world as a whole: 8.09 billion people in 2023.

Every year

people · UN

YearAustraliaRussiaWorld
202326.5 million145 million8.09 billion
202226.2 million146 million8.02 billion
202126 million146 million7.95 billion
202025.7 million146 million7.89 billion
201925.5 million147 million7.81 billion
201825.1 million146 million7.73 billion
201724.7 million146 million7.65 billion
201624.3 million146 million7.56 billion
201524 million145 million7.47 billion
201423.6 million145 million7.38 billion
201323.2 million145 million7.29 billion
201222.9 million144 million7.2 billion
201122.5 million144 million7.11 billion
201022.1 million144 million7.02 billion
200921.8 million144 million6.93 billion
200821.4 million144 million6.84 billion
200721 million144 million6.76 billion
200620.6 million144 million6.67 billion
200520.3 million145 million6.59 billion
200420.1 million145 million6.5 billion
200319.8 million146 million6.42 billion
200219.6 million146 million6.34 billion
200119.4 million146 million6.26 billion
200019.1 million147 million6.17 billion
199918.9 million147 million6.09 billion
199818.7 million148 million6.01 billion
199718.5 million148 million5.93 billion
199618.3 million148 million5.84 billion
199518.1 million148 million5.76 billion
199417.9 million148 million5.68 billion
199317.7 million148 million5.59 billion
199217.6 million149 million5.51 billion
199117.4 million149 million5.42 billion
199017.1 million149 million5.33 billion
198916.9 million148 million5.23 billion
198816.6 million147 million5.14 billion
198716.3 million146 million5.05 billion
198616.1 million145 million4.96 billion
198515.8 million144 million4.87 billion
198415.6 million143 million4.78 billion
198315.4 million141 million4.7 billion
198215.2 million140 million4.61 billion
198115 million139 million4.53 billion
198014.7 million139 million4.45 billion
197914.5 million138 million4.37 billion
197814.4 million137 million4.29 billion
197714.2 million136 million4.22 billion
197614.1 million135 million4.14 billion
197513.9 million134 million4.07 billion
197413.7 million133 million4 billion
197313.5 million133 million3.92 billion
197213.3 million132 million3.85 billion
197113 million131 million3.77 billion
197012.6 million130 million3.7 billion
196912.3 million130 million3.62 billion
196812 million129 million3.55 billion
196711.8 million128 million3.47 billion
196611.6 million128 million3.4 billion
196511.4 million127 million3.34 billion
196411.1 million126 million3.26 billion
196310.9 million124 million3.19 billion
196210.7 million123 million3.12 billion
196110.5 million122 million3.07 billion
196010.3 million120 million3.02 billion
195910.1 million118 million2.97 billion
19589.85 million117 million2.91 billion
19579.64 million115 million2.85 billion
19569.43 million113 million2.8 billion
19559.21 million111 million2.74 billion
19549 million110 million2.69 billion
19538.82 million108 million2.63 billion
19528.63 million106 million2.58 billion
19518.42 million105 million2.54 billion
19508.18 million103 million2.49 billion
19498.03 million101 million–
19487.89 million101 million–
19477.76 million99.6 million–
19467.64 million98.7 million–
19457.52 million97.8 million–
19447.4 million96.9 million–
19437.28 million96 million–
19427.16 million95.1 million–
19417.06 million94.3 million–
19406.97 million93.4 million–
19396.89 million92.5 million–
19386.82 million91.7 million–
19376.76 million90.9 million–
19366.7 million90 million–
19356.65 million89.2 million–
19346.59 million88.4 million–
19336.54 million87.6 million–
19326.48 million86.8 million–
19316.41 million86 million–
19306.33 million85.2 million–
19296.24 million84.4 million–
19286.14 million83.6 million–
19276.02 million82.9 million–
19265.91 million82.1 million–
19255.8 million81.4 million–
19245.69 million80.6 million–
19235.59 million79.9 million–
19225.48 million79.2 million–
19215.38 million78.4 million–
19205.27 million77.7 million–
19195.17 million77 million–
19185.07 million76.3 million–
19174.97 million75.6 million–
19164.87 million74.9 million–
19154.77 million74.2 million–
19144.68 million73.6 million–
19134.59 million72.9 million–
19124.49 million72.3 million–
19114.41 million71.6 million–
19104.33 million71 million–
19094.26 million70.3 million–
19084.19 million69.7 million–
19074.12 million69.1 million–
19064.06 million68.5 million–
19054 million67.8 million–
19043.94 million67.2 million–
19033.88 million66.6 million–
19023.82 million66 million–
19013.76 million65.4 million–
19003.69 million64.8 million–
18993.63 million64.3 million–
18983.57 million63.7 million–
18973.5 million63.1 million–
18963.44 million62.5 million–
18953.38 million62 million–
18943.31 million61.4 million–
18933.25 million60.9 million–
18923.2 million60.3 million–
18913.13 million59.8 million–
18903.05 million59.2 million–
18892.97 million58.7 million–
18882.88 million58.2 million–
18872.78 million57.7 million–
18862.69 million57.1 million–
18852.6 million56.6 million–
18842.51 million56.1 million–
18832.42 million55.6 million–
18822.34 million55.1 million–
18812.27 million54.6 million–
18802.2 million54.1 million–
18792.14 million53.6 million–
18782.09 million53.1 million–
18772.05 million52.7 million–
18762.01 million52.2 million–
18751.96 million51.7 million–
18741.92 million51.3 million–
18731.88 million50.8 million–
18721.84 million50.3 million–
18711.8 million49.9 million–
18701.76 million49.5 million–
18691.72 million49 million–
18681.67 million48.6 million–
18671.62 million48.2 million–
18661.58 million47.7 million–
18651.53 million47.3 million–
18641.49 million46.9 million–
18631.44 million46.5 million–
18621.4 million46 million–
18611.35 million45.6 million–
18601.29 million45.2 million–
18591.22 million44.8 million–
18581.14 million44.4 million–
18571.05 million44 million–
1856973,40043.6 million–
1855900,20043.2 million–
1854832,40042.8 million–
1853769,80042.4 million–
1852711,80042.1 million–
1851663,10041.7 million–
1850622,60041.3 million–
1849589,50040.9 million–
1848563,20040.5 million–
1847543,00040.2 million–
1846523,50039.8 million–
1845504,80039.4 million–
1844486,70039.1 million–
1843469,20038.7 million–
1842452,40038.4 million–
1841437,20038 million–
1840423,50037.7 million–
1839411,30037.3 million–
1838400,50037 million–
1837390,90036.7 million–
1836381,60036.3 million–
1835372,50036 million–
1834363,60035.7 million–
1833355,00035.3 million–
1832346,50035 million–
1831339,90034.7 million–
1830335,10034.4 million–
1829332,10034.1 million–
1828330,80033.8 million–
1827331,20033.5 million–
1826331,60033.3 million–
1825332,00033 million–
1824332,40032.8 million–
1823332,80032.6 million–
1822333,20032.4 million–
1821331,80032.2 million–
1820328,70032.1 million–
1819323,90031.9 million–
1818317,50031.8 million–
1817309,50031.7 million–
1816301,60031.6 million–
1815294,00031.5 million–
1814286,60031.4 million–
1813279,30031.4 million–
1812272,20031.3 million–
1811265,30031.3 million–
1810258,60031.3 million–
1809251,90031.3 million–
1808245,50031.3 million–
1807239,30031.3 million–
1806233,30031.3 million–
1805227,40031.3 million–
1804221,60031.3 million–
1803216,00031.3 million–
1802210,50031.3 million–
1801205,20031.3 million–
1800200,00031.3 million–
  • 12.3Estimates, HYDE and Gapminder
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
YearAustraliaRussiaWorld
202426.7 million26.7 million–26.8 million145 million145 million–145 million8.16 billion
202527 million26.8 million–27.2 million144 million143 million–145 million8.23 billion
202627.2 million26.9 million–27.6 million143 million142 million–145 million8.3 billion
202727.5 million26.9 million–28 million143 million141 million–145 million8.37 billion
202827.7 million27 million–28.4 million143 million140 million–145 million8.44 billion
202928 million27 million–28.8 million142 million140 million–145 million8.5 billion
203028.2 million27 million–29.2 million142 million139 million–145 million8.57 billion
203128.4 million27 million–29.7 million142 million138 million–145 million8.63 billion
203228.6 million27 million–30.1 million141 million137 million–145 million8.7 billion
203328.9 million27 million–30.5 million141 million136 million–145 million8.76 billion
203429.1 million26.9 million–30.9 million140 million136 million–145 million8.82 billion
203529.3 million26.9 million–31.3 million140 million135 million–146 million8.89 billion
203629.5 million26.9 million–31.7 million140 million134 million–146 million8.95 billion
203729.7 million26.8 million–32.1 million139 million133 million–146 million9.01 billion
203829.9 million26.7 million–32.6 million139 million132 million–146 million9.06 billion
203930.2 million26.7 million–33 million139 million131 million–146 million9.12 billion
204030.4 million26.6 million–33.4 million138 million131 million–146 million9.18 billion
204130.6 million26.5 million–33.8 million138 million130 million–146 million9.23 billion
204230.8 million26.5 million–34.3 million138 million129 million–147 million9.29 billion
204331 million26.4 million–34.7 million138 million128 million–147 million9.34 billion
204431.2 million26.3 million–35.1 million137 million128 million–147 million9.39 billion
204531.4 million26.2 million–35.5 million137 million127 million–148 million9.44 billion
204631.7 million26.1 million–36 million137 million126 million–148 million9.49 billion
204731.9 million26 million–36.4 million137 million125 million–149 million9.54 billion
204832.1 million25.9 million–36.8 million137 million125 million–149 million9.58 billion
204932.3 million25.9 million–37.2 million136 million124 million–149 million9.62 billion
205032.5 million25.8 million–37.7 million136 million123 million–149 million9.66 billion
205132.7 million25.7 million–38.2 million136 million122 million–149 million9.7 billion
205232.9 million25.6 million–38.6 million136 million122 million–150 million9.74 billion
205333.1 million25.4 million–39.2 million135 million121 million–150 million9.78 billion
205433.3 million25.3 million–39.7 million135 million120 million–150 million9.81 billion
205533.5 million25.2 million–40.1 million135 million119 million–150 million9.85 billion
205633.8 million25.1 million–40.5 million134 million118 million–150 million9.88 billion
205734 million25 million–40.9 million134 million117 million–150 million9.91 billion
205834.2 million24.8 million–41.4 million134 million117 million–151 million9.94 billion
205934.4 million24.7 million–41.9 million133 million116 million–151 million9.96 billion
206034.6 million24.6 million–42.3 million133 million115 million–151 million9.99 billion
206134.8 million24.5 million–42.9 million133 million114 million–151 million10 billion
206235 million24.4 million–43.5 million132 million113 million–151 million10 billion
206335.2 million24.3 million–44.1 million132 million112 million–152 million10.1 billion
206435.4 million24.1 million–44.6 million132 million111 million–152 million10.1 billion
206535.6 million23.8 million–45.2 million131 million111 million–152 million10.1 billion
206635.8 million23.7 million–45.7 million131 million110 million–152 million10.1 billion
206736 million23.5 million–46.2 million131 million109 million–153 million10.1 billion
206836.2 million23.2 million–46.7 million130 million108 million–153 million10.2 billion
206936.4 million23 million–47.2 million130 million107 million–153 million10.2 billion
207036.6 million22.7 million–47.9 million130 million107 million–154 million10.2 billion
207136.8 million22.5 million–48.5 million129 million106 million–154 million10.2 billion
207237 million22.4 million–49 million129 million105 million–155 million10.2 billion
207337.3 million22.1 million–49.7 million129 million104 million–155 million10.2 billion
207437.5 million21.9 million–50.3 million129 million104 million–155 million10.2 billion
207537.7 million21.7 million–50.8 million129 million103 million–156 million10.3 billion
207637.9 million21.6 million–51.4 million128 million102 million–156 million10.3 billion
207738.1 million21.5 million–51.9 million128 million101 million–157 million10.3 billion
207838.3 million21.4 million–52.6 million128 million101 million–157 million10.3 billion
207938.5 million21.2 million–53.1 million128 million100 million–158 million10.3 billion
208038.7 million21 million–53.5 million128 million99.2 million–158 million10.3 billion
208138.9 million20.8 million–54 million128 million98.3 million–159 million10.3 billion
208239.1 million20.5 million–54.6 million128 million97.6 million–159 million10.3 billion
208339.3 million20.3 million–55.5 million128 million97 million–159 million10.3 billion
208439.6 million20 million–56.2 million128 million96.5 million–160 million10.3 billion
208539.8 million19.9 million–56.7 million127 million95.9 million–161 million10.3 billion
208640 million19.8 million–57.3 million127 million95.2 million–162 million10.3 billion
208740.2 million19.4 million–57.9 million127 million94.4 million–163 million10.3 billion
208840.4 million19 million–58.5 million127 million93.6 million–163 million10.3 billion
208940.7 million18.7 million–59.2 million127 million93 million–164 million10.3 billion
209040.9 million18.6 million–59.8 million127 million92.3 million–165 million10.3 billion
209141.1 million18.4 million–60.5 million127 million91.8 million–165 million10.3 billion
209241.3 million18.1 million–61.2 million127 million91.4 million–166 million10.3 billion
209341.6 million17.9 million–62 million127 million90.9 million–167 million10.3 billion
209441.8 million17.5 million–62.6 million127 million90.4 million–168 million10.2 billion
209542 million17.3 million–63.4 million127 million89.8 million–169 million10.2 billion
209642.2 million17 million–64.2 million127 million89.1 million–169 million10.2 billion
209742.5 million16.8 million–64.9 million127 million88.3 million–170 million10.2 billion
209842.7 million16.6 million–65.7 million127 million87.6 million–171 million10.2 billion
209942.9 million16.4 million–66.4 million127 million86.8 million–171 million10.2 billion
210043.1 million16.4 million–67 million126 million86.1 million–172 million10.2 billion

Each country on its own

Good to know

  • Everyone living in the country on 1 July of each year.
  • Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
  • Before 1950: HYDE (2023), Gapminder (2022) and UN WPP (2024), via Our World in Data.
  • The dashed line is the UN projection (medium variant), a scenario rather than a forecast; the band is its 95% prediction interval.
  • Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2023, highest first.
  • The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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