At year 2026, population distribution of Australia is:
- Young Population 4,769,892 17.52%
- Working Age Population 17,429,497 64.02%
- Elderly Population 5,027,708 18.47%
The population growth rate of Australia in 2026 is 0.94%, sex ratio is 98.5 (100.1 for working age), dependency ratio is 56.2%.
Total population is projected to keep growing through 2100, reaching 43,143,685.
In 2050, the population growth rate of Australia is 0.65%, sex ratio is 98.7 (102.0 for working age), dependency ratio is 65.4%.The elderly population will account for 23.85% of Australia's population in 2050, the problem of population aging is serious.
| Demographic dividend (dependency ratio below 50%) |
1988โ1992 1997โ2013 |
|
|---|---|---|
| Aging society (65+ reaches 7%) | 1950 or earlier | |
| Aged society (65+ reaches 14%) | 2012 | |
| Super-aged society (65+ reaches 20%) | 2031 |