Society & PopulationAustralia edition
Australia's population growth slowed again in 2025
Australia's population grew by 1.53% in 2025, down from 1.98% in 2024 and 2.43% in 2023, close to the pace seen before 2020.
Society & Population
Society & PopulationAustralia edition
Australia's fertility rate falls to 1.48 births per woman in 2024
Australia's fertility rate was 1.48 births per woman in 2024, the lowest figure in the 2015 to 2024 series.
Society & PopulationAustralia edition
Australians aged 65 and over: the share has risen every year since 2018
In 2025, 18.09% of Australia's population was aged 65 or older, up from 15.64% in 2018, with an increase in each year in between.