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Australia vs UK: population growth compared (2025)

2025 · Population growth: Australia 1.53%, UK 0.3%. Higher: Australia (+1.23pp).

Australia vs UK: population growth compared (2025)Australia: 2016 1.56%, 2017 1.65%, 2018 1.5%, 2019 1.48%, 2020 1.23%, 2021 0.14%, 2022 1.29%, 2023 2.43%, 2024 1.98%, 2025 1.53%; UK: 2016 0.79%, 2017 0.54%, 2018 0.49%, 2019 0.51%, 2020 0.17%, 2021 0.36%, 2022 0.98%, 2023 1.31%, 2024 1.1%, 2025 0.3% Australia vs UK: population growth compared (2025) % · 2016–2025 0%1.22%2.43%Australia 2016: 1.56%Australia 2017: 1.65%Australia 2018: 1.5%Australia 2019: 1.48%Australia 2020: 1.23%Australia 2021: 0.14%Australia 2022: 1.29%Australia 2023: 2.43%Australia 2024: 1.98%Australia 2025: 1.53%Australia 1.53%UK 2016: 0.79%UK 2017: 0.54%UK 2018: 0.49%UK 2019: 0.51%UK 2020: 0.17%UK 2021: 0.36%UK 2022: 0.98%UK 2023: 1.31%UK 2024: 1.1%UK 2025: 0.3%UK 0.3%201620212025 ■ Australia ■ UK World Bank https://vernumo.com/en-au/vs/population-growth/au-gb
World Bank

Recent figures

PeriodAustraliaUKGap (Australia − UK)
20251.53%0.3%+1.23pp
20241.98%1.1%+0.88pp
20232.43%1.31%+1.12pp
20221.29%0.98%+0.31pp
20210.14%0.36%-0.22pp
20201.23%0.17%+1.06pp
20191.48%0.51%+0.97pp
20181.5%0.49%+1.01pp
20171.65%0.54%+1.11pp
20161.56%0.79%+0.77pp

Definitions and sources

Each figure comes from that country’s official source. Definitions can differ slightly between countries.

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