Australia vs Russia

Australia vs Russia: Population growth

Population growth in 2023: 0.99% a year in Australia and -0.32% a year in Russia, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Australia, by 1.31 percentage points.

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% a year · UN

Australia vs Russia: Population growthPopulation growth in 2023: 0.99% a year in Australia and -0.32% a year in Russia, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Australia, by 1.31 percentage points.
AustraliaRussiaUN projection (medium variant)95% prediction intervalWorld

What the numbers say

  • Australia has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1950.
  • In 2023, Australia ranked 108 and Russia ranked 195 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The UN projection (medium variant) puts Australia at 0.5% a year and Russia at -0.08% a year in 2100.
  • The world as a whole: 0.87% a year in 2023.

Every year

% a year · UN

YearAustraliaRussiaWorld
20230.99-0.320.87
20220.920.130.88
20210.96-0.480.8
20200.68-0.250.9
20191.360.031.03
20181.510.111.07
20171.610.221.13
20161.660.341.17
20151.50.311.18
20141.460.221.22
20131.610.231.23
20121.720.211.27
20111.570.141.26
20101.470.021.27
20091.80.081.28
20082.0201.28
20071.91-0.071.28
20061.59-0.271.28
20051.3-0.421.27
20041.16-0.391.28
20031.12-0.461.29
20021.150.261.3
20011.21-0.51.33
20001.21-0.321.35
19991.13-0.391.35
19981.09-0.141.37
19971.03-0.161.39
19961.14-0.161.42
19951.17-0.121.45
19941.030.251.47
19930.93-0.161.52
19921.04-0.891.57
19911.210.181.63
19901.430.451.76
19891.60.491.78
19881.690.761.79
19871.610.91.84
19861.510.941.83
19851.420.781.8
19841.310.771.8
19831.340.831.78
19821.570.711.86
19811.660.571.82
19801.410.551.8
19791.160.551.79
19781.130.671.74
19771.160.71.75
19761.060.721.78
19751.130.691.8
19741.40.621.88
19731.550.561.94
19721.640.581.97
19713.040.551.97
19703.190.42.06
19692.060.532.06
19681.930.552.09
19671.750.582
19661.980.692.04
19652.120.732.09
19641.960.872.16
19631.941.022.28
19621.871.142.11
19612.031.331.67
19602.21.441.58
19592.151.311.73
19582.121.592
19572.171.622.07
19562.331.581.98
19552.391.542.01
19542.131.541.99
19531.981.431.9
19522.271.421.94
19512.711.391.75
19503.131.41.74
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
YearAustraliaRussiaWorld
20240.990.49–1.5-0.53-1.02–0.190.86
20250.960.27–1.62-0.61-1.13–0.240.84
20260.910.16–1.62-0.23-0.77–0.260.83
20270.90.04–1.7-0.26-0.78–0.250.81
20280.88-0.04–1.65-0.27-0.79–0.270.8
20290.83-0.13–1.71-0.28-0.84–0.310.78
20300.82-0.18–1.7-0.28-0.84–0.260.76
20310.8-0.25–1.69-0.3-0.9–0.270.75
20320.77-0.29–1.73-0.29-0.86–0.310.73
20330.76-0.36–1.67-0.28-0.85–0.310.72
20340.74-0.38–1.7-0.27-0.86–0.320.7
20350.74-0.46–1.69-0.26-0.85–0.310.69
20360.74-0.45–1.72-0.25-0.87–0.360.67
20370.7-0.43–1.67-0.25-0.88–0.410.65
20380.71-0.5–1.66-0.23-0.86–0.410.64
20390.69-0.63–1.62-0.22-0.88–0.420.62
20400.7-0.61–1.7-0.19-0.87–0.450.61
20410.7-0.6–1.68-0.18-0.85–0.450.59
20420.71-0.62–1.7-0.16-0.84–0.470.57
20430.69-0.6–1.73-0.16-0.83–0.510.56
20440.68-0.67–1.72-0.15-0.78–0.50.54
20450.69-0.63–1.74-0.14-0.8–0.50.52
20460.7-0.7–1.72-0.13-0.82–0.550.5
20470.66-0.78–1.67-0.14-0.79–0.50.48
20480.69-0.77–1.77-0.15-0.83–0.490.46
20490.65-0.79–1.73-0.17-0.86–0.520.44
20500.65-0.81–1.78-0.18-0.9–0.430.42
20510.64-0.82–1.73-0.2-0.88–0.430.4
20520.62-0.91–1.68-0.2-0.92–0.430.38
20530.62-1–1.66-0.24-0.99–0.40.36
20540.62-0.93–1.72-0.24-0.95–0.420.34
20550.62-0.94–1.74-0.26-0.98–0.390.33
20560.6-0.94–1.75-0.26-1.03–0.350.31
20570.6-0.95–1.73-0.26-0.99–0.420.3
20580.62-0.89–1.75-0.28-1.02–0.390.28
20590.58-1.04–1.66-0.27-0.98–0.40.27
20600.58-1.02–1.72-0.25-0.99–0.430.25
20610.59-1.08–1.67-0.27-1.02–0.40.24
20620.59-1.08–1.68-0.25-1.01–0.430.23
20630.59-1.15–1.7-0.27-1.05–0.410.22
20640.56-1.16–1.69-0.26-1.04–0.440.21
20650.57-1.24–1.68-0.25-1–0.420.2
20660.59-1.32–1.71-0.24-1.04–0.460.19
20670.59-1.31–1.78-0.22-1.02–0.50.18
20680.59-1.29–1.74-0.22-1.08–0.480.17
20690.59-1.26–1.76-0.22-1.03–0.520.16
20700.57-1.37–1.71-0.21-1.04–0.530.15
20710.55-1.29–1.75-0.22-0.99–0.540.14
20720.55-1.4–1.75-0.18-1.03–0.540.13
20730.55-1.48–1.68-0.17-0.99–0.570.12
20740.56-1.46–1.68-0.16-0.97–0.590.1
20750.55-1.52–1.74-0.14-1–0.590.09
20760.54-1.51–1.72-0.12-1–0.630.08
20770.55-1.5–1.75-0.12-1.02–0.590.07
20780.55-1.54–1.64-0.11-0.96–0.660.06
20790.54-1.56–1.66-0.1-0.95–0.650.05
20800.54-1.78–1.64-0.08-0.91–0.710.04
20810.56-1.82–1.73-0.07-0.95–0.680.03
20820.54-1.79–1.69-0.07-0.95–0.720.02
20830.55-1.76–1.72-0.06-0.93–0.660.01
20840.52-1.92–1.76-0.06-0.94–0.68-0
20850.52-1.79–1.71-0.06-0.95–0.69-0.01
20860.54-1.75–1.74-0.05-0.95–0.73-0.02
20870.55-1.85–1.78-0.04-0.92–0.75-0.03
20880.58-1.83–1.81-0.04-1–0.73-0.04
20890.56-1.92–1.8-0.04-0.97–0.73-0.05
20900.57-1.95–1.8-0.04-0.96–0.72-0.05
20910.57-2–1.84-0.04-0.92–0.75-0.06
20920.56-1.91–1.77-0.06-0.91–0.72-0.07
20930.55-1.97–1.84-0.04-0.94–0.75-0.07
20940.52-2.02–1.75-0.04-0.99–0.76-0.08
20950.53-1.95–1.67-0.05-1.02–0.76-0.09
20960.55-2–1.76-0.07-1.02–0.77-0.1
20970.56-1.92–1.75-0.06-1.06–0.73-0.11
20980.52-1.99–1.8-0.08-1.04–0.68-0.11
20990.51-2.16–1.74-0.08-1.06–0.69-0.12
21000.5-2.22–1.75-0.08-1.06–0.7-0.13

Each country on its own

Good to know

  • How fast the population grew or shrank in a year: births minus deaths, plus people moving in minus people moving out.
  • Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
  • 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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