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COUNTRY PROFILE / AUS

Australia

Australia / AU

01 / BASIC INFORMATION

Australia in numbers.

Area7,741,220 kmยฒWorld # 6 โ†’Population27.6MWorld # 55 โ†’Population density3.6 people/kmยฒWorld # 212 โ†’Life expectancy83.1 yearsWorld # 22 โ†’GDP per capitaUS$ 65,130World # 18 โ†’

02 / ALL RANKINGS

Australia across 51 rankings.

Essentials

Area7,741,220 kmยฒWorld # 6 / 2023 โ†’Population27.6MWorld # 55 / 2025 โ†’Population density3.6 people/kmยฒWorld # 212 / Population 2025 ยท area 2023 โ†’Independence / founding reference year1,901World # 142 / CIA World Factbook 2025 archive โ†’

People & society

Population growth1.5%World # 69 / 2025 โ†’Total fertility rate1.5World # 153 / 2024 โ†’Birth rate10.7 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 142 / 2024 โ†’Death rate6.9 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 126 / 2024 โ†’Median age37.8 yearsWorld # 78 / 2023 โ†’Population aged 65+18.1%World # 47 / 2025 โ†’Population aged 0โ€“1417.7%World # 143 / 2025 โ†’Urban population87.7%World # 41 / 2025 โ†’Net migration137.1KWorld # 11 / 2025 โ†’Net migration rate5 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 24 / 2025 โ†’International migrant share30.4%World # 30 / 2024 โ†’

Health

Life expectancy83.1 yearsWorld # 22 / 2024 โ†’Healthy life expectancy70.6 yearsWorld # 13 / 2021 โ†’Physicians per 1,000 people4.1 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 29 / 2022 โ†’Smoking rate11.6%World # 121 / 2024 โ†’

Economy & work

GDP per capitaUS$ 65,130World # 18 / 2025 โ†’Nominal GDPUS$ 1.8TWorld # 15 / 2025 โ†’GDP per capita (PPP)US$ 71,934World # 28 / 2025 โ†’Real GDP growth1.4%World # 162 / 2025 โ†’Inflation2.9%World # 100 / 2025 โ†’Unemployment4.1%World # 118 / 2025 โ†’Youth unemployment9.6%World # 118 / 2025 โ†’Average annual working hours1,611 hours/yearWorld # 105 / 2023 โ†’Average sleep time8.5 hours/dayWorld # 4 / Approximately 1998โ€“2006 โ†’Income inequality (Gini index)33.8World # 94 / 2020 โ†’

Education & science

Education spending (% of GDP)5.1%World # 60 / 2022 โ†’Researchers per million people4,568.6 per million peopleWorld # 27 / 2010 โ†’R&D spending (% of GDP)1.9%World # 19 / 2021 โ†’Patent applications per million people107.4 per million peopleWorld # 26 / 2021 โ†’

Food & agriculture

Calorie supply per person3,562 kcal/dayWorld # 16 / 2023 โ†’Meat supply per person116.8 kg/person/yearWorld # 7 / 2023 โ†’Rice production619.2K tWorld # 45 / 2024 โ†’Wheat production34.1M tWorld # 6 / 2024 โ†’Coffee productionNo dataNo rank โ†’Coffee consumption per person5.6 kg/person/yearWorld # 3 / 2025/26 forecast โ†’

Environment & digital

Forest area17.4%World # 137 / 2023 โ†’Electricity use per person9,801 kWh/personWorld # 15 / 2024 โ†’COโ‚‚ emissions per person14.5 tWorld # 11 / 2024 โ†’Internet use96.1%World # 22 / 2024 โ†’Mobile subscriptions112.6 per 100 peopleWorld # 113 / 2024 โ†’

Safety & politics

Homicide rate0.9 per 100,000 peopleWorld # 149 / 2023 โ†’Road traffic death rate4.9 per 100,000 peopleWorld # 165 / 2019 โ†’Military spending (% of GDP)1.9%World # 72 / 2024 โ†’Women in parliament46%World # 10 / 2025 โ†’

Travel & culture

International tourist arrivals1.8MWorld # 74 / 2020 โ†’International tourism receiptsUS$ 26.2BWorld # 5 / 2020 โ†’World Heritage sites21 sitesWorld # 16 / 2026-07 โ†’

03 / CULTURE & INDUSTRY

Society, culture and industry.

Largest religious groupChristianity2021 / 43.9%Main languageEnglishMain functional languageLeading electricity sourceCoal2025Top export categoryMinerals and fuels2023Most mapped OSM sportRacket sports59,863 facilities countedWriting directionLeft to rightEnglishLargest staple-food calorie sourceWheat2023Current currencyAustralian DollarAUDDriving sideLeft-hand trafficSide of the road used by trafficCountry-name originPlaces and landformsTerra Australis