Australia’s population hits 24 million
Australia’s population is estimated to reach 24 million at 12:50am (AEDT) tomorrow (16 February 2016)! The ABS population clock is based on assumptions from historical demographic indicators. The current assumptions are:
- one birth every 1 minute and 44 seconds,
- one death every 3 minutes and 24 seconds,
- a net gain of one international migration every 2 minutes and 39 seconds, leading to
- an overall total population increase of one person every 1 minute and 31 seconds.
.id would like to welcome the person that tips us over to 24 million, whether they are a new baby or international migrant.
In thinking about the population reaching 24 million, I was wondering how quickly each additional million has been added. Here is a quick table of the year in which each million was reached.
Year | No. of years/million | |
1 million | 1858 | 70 (from settlement in 1788) |
2 million | 1877 | 19 |
3 million | 1889 | 12 |
4 million | 1905 | 16 |
5 million | 1918 | 13 |
6 million | 1925 | 7 |
7 million | 1939 | 14 |
8 million | 1949 | 10 |
9 million | 1954 | 5 |
10 million | 1959 | 5 |
11 million | 1963 | 4 |
12 million | 1968 | 5 |
13 million | 1971 | 3 |
14 million | 1976 | 5 |
15 million | 1981 | 5 |
16 million | 1986 | 5 |
17 million | 1990 | 4 |
18 million | 1995 | 5 |
19 million | 2000 | 5 |
20 million | 2004 | 4 |
21 million | 2007 | 3 |
22 million | 2010 | 3 |
23 million | 2013 | 3 |
24 million | 2016 | 3 |
Here’s an animation the ABS made to celebrate this milestone: 24 Million Milestone Video (ABS)
And 25 million? See you back here on January 3, 2019 (based on current assumptions).