what is the population of australia
Demographics of Australia 2016. As of 1 January 2017, the population of Australia was estimated to be 24 546 779 people. This is an increase of 1.57 % (378 476 people) compared to population of 24 168 303 the year before. In 2016 the natural increase was positive, as the number of births exceeded the number of deaths by 164 103.