Chart description: This shows a massive exponential increase in the Australian population over the time period from 1800 to 2000. The steepest rise and therefor fastest population growth occurred in the latter half if the 20th century.

Chart data: Year Population in millions Dec 31, 1799 0.35 Dec 31, 1800 0.35 Dec 31, 1801 0.35 Dec 31, 1802 0.35 Dec 31, 1803 0.35 Dec 31, 1804 0.35 Dec 31, 1805 0.35 Dec 31, 1806 0.35 Dec 31, 1807 0.34 Dec 31, 1808 0.34 Dec 31, 1809 0.34 Dec 31, 1810 0.34 Dec 31, 1811 0.34 Dec 31, 1812 0.34 Dec 31, 1813 0.34 Dec 31, 1814 0.34 Dec 31, 1815 0.34 Dec 31, 1816 0.34 Dec 31, 1817 0.34 Dec 31, 1818 0.34 Dec 31, 1819 0.33 Dec 31, 1820 0.33 Dec 31, 1821 0.33 Dec 31, 1822 0.33 Dec 31, 1823 0.33 Dec 31, 1824 0.34 Dec 31, 1825 0.34 Dec 31, 1826 0.34 Dec 31, 1827 0.34 Dec 31, 1828 0.34 Dec 31, 1829 0.35 Dec 31, 1830 0.35 Dec 31, 1831 0.36 Dec 31, 1832 0.37 Dec 31, 1833 0.37 Dec 31, 1834 0.38 Dec 31, 1835 0.39 Dec 31, 1836 0.4 Dec 31, 1837 0.41 Dec 31, 1838 0.42 Dec 31, 1839 0.43 Dec 31, 1840 0.45 Dec 31, 1841 0.47 Dec 31, 1842 0.49 Dec 31, 1843 0.51 Dec 31, 1844 0.54 Dec 31, 1845 0.58 Dec 31, 1846 0.62 Dec 31, 1847 0.66 Dec 31, 1848 0.7 Dec 31, 1849 0.74 Dec 31, 1850 0.79 Dec 31, 1851 0.83 Dec 31, 1852 0.88 Dec 31, 1853 0.93 Dec 31, 1854 0.98 Dec 31, 1855 1.03 Dec 31, 1856 1.08 Dec 31, 1857 1.14 Dec 31, 1858 1.2 Dec 31, 1859 1.26 Dec 31, 1860 1.31 Dec 31, 1861 1.36 Dec 31, 1862 1.41 Dec 31, 1863 1.46 Dec 31, 1864 1.51 Dec 31, 1865 1.55 Dec 31, 1866 1.59 Dec 31, 1867 1.64 Dec 31, 1868 1.68 Dec 31, 1869 1.72 Dec 31, 1870 1.77 Dec 31, 1871 1.82 Dec 31, 1872 1.86 Dec 31, 1873 1.91 Dec 31, 1874 1.96 Dec 31, 1875 2.02 Dec 31, 1876 2.06 Dec 31, 1877 2.12 Dec 31, 1878 2.18 Dec 31, 1879 2.25 Dec 31, 1880 2.32 Dec 31, 1881 2.4 Dec 31, 1882 2.48 Dec 31, 1883 2.56 Dec 31, 1884 2.65 Dec 31, 1885 2.74 Dec 31, 1886 2.83 Dec 31, 1887 2.92 Dec 31, 1888 3.01 Dec 31, 1889 3.09 Dec 31, 1890 3.17 Dec 31, 1891 3.25 Dec 31, 1892 3.32 Dec 31, 1893 3.39 Dec 31, 1894 3.45 Dec 31, 1895 3.52 Dec 31, 1896 3.58 Dec 31, 1897 3.63 Dec 31, 1898 3.69 Dec 31, 1899 3.74 Dec 31, 1900 3.8 Dec 31, 1901 3.85 Dec 31, 1902 3.91 Dec 31, 1903 3.96 Dec 31, 1904 4.02 Dec 31, 1905 4.09 Dec 31, 1906 4.14 Dec 31, 1907 4.21 Dec 31, 1908 4.3 Dec 31, 1909 4.41 Dec 31, 1910 4.52 Dec 31, 1911 4.67 Dec 31, 1912 4.81 Dec 31, 1913 4.92 Dec 31, 1914 4.96 Dec 31, 1915 4.97 Dec 31, 1916 4.99 Dec 31, 1917 5.07 Dec 31, 1918 5.2 Dec 31, 1919 5.35 Dec 31, 1920 5.47 Dec 31, 1921 5.59 Dec 31, 1922 5.71 Dec 31, 1923 5.83 Dec 31, 1924 5.95 Dec 31, 1925 6.07 Dec 31, 1926 6.19 Dec 31, 1927 6.31 Dec 31, 1928 6.4 Dec 31, 1929 6.47 Dec 31, 1930 6.53 Dec 31, 1931 6.59 Dec 31, 1932 6.64 Dec 31, 1933 6.69 Dec 31, 1934 6.74 Dec 31, 1935 6.8 Dec 31, 1936 6.85 Dec 31, 1937 6.92 Dec 31, 1938 6.98 Dec 31, 1939 7.05 Dec 31, 1940 7.12 Dec 31, 1941 7.18 Dec 31, 1942 7.25 Dec 31, 1943 7.32 Dec 31, 1944 7.4 Dec 31, 1945 7.49 Dec 31, 1946 7.6 Dec 31, 1947 7.75 Dec 31, 1948 7.95 Dec 31, 1949 8.18 Dec 31, 1950 8.4 Dec 31, 1951 8.6 Dec 31, 1952 8.78 Dec 31, 1953 8.97 Dec 31, 1954 9.17 Dec 31, 1955 9.37 Dec 31, 1956 9.59 Dec 31, 1957 9.81 Dec 31, 1958 10.03 Dec 31, 1959 10.24 Dec 31, 1960 10.45 Dec 31, 1961 10.64 Dec 31, 1962 10.85 Dec 31, 1963 11.07 Dec 31, 1964 11.31 Dec 31, 1965 11.59 Dec 31, 1966 11.9 Dec 31, 1967 12.22 Dec 31, 1968 12.52 Dec 31, 1969 12.79 Dec 31, 1970 13.03 Dec 31, 1971 13.24 Dec 31, 1972 13.43 Dec 31, 1973 13.61 Dec 31, 1974 13.77 Dec 31, 1975 13.94 Dec 31, 1976 14.09 Dec 31, 1977 14.25 Dec 31, 1978 14.41 Dec 31, 1979 14.59 Dec 31, 1980 14.78 Dec 31, 1981 14.98 Dec 31, 1982 15.19 Dec 31, 1983 15.42 Dec 31, 1984 15.66 Dec 31, 1985 15.92 Dec 31, 1986 16.18 Dec 31, 1987 16.45 Dec 31, 1988 16.71 Dec 31, 1989 16.96 Dec 31, 1990 17.19 Dec 31, 1991 17.4 Dec 31, 1992 17.6 Dec 31, 1993 17.8 Dec 31, 1994 17.99 Dec 31, 1995 18.19 Dec 31, 1996 18.39 Dec 31, 1997 18.59 Dec 31, 1998 18.79 Dec 31, 1999 18.99 Dec 31, 2000 19.19 Dec 31, 2001 19.4 Dec 31, 2002 19.62 Dec 31, 2003 19.88 Dec 31, 2004 20.18 Dec 31, 2005 20.53 Dec 31, 2006 20.92 Dec 31, 2007 21.33 Dec 31, 2008 21.75 Dec 31, 2009 22.15 Dec 31, 2010 22.54 Dec 31, 2011 22.9 Dec 31, 2012 23.25 Dec 31, 2013 23.6 Dec 31, 2014 23.93 Dec 31, 2015 24.26 Dec 31, 2016 24.58 Dec 31, 2017 24.9 Dec 31, 2018 25.2 Dec 31, 2019 25.5

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