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Australia - Population Growth Rate Median Age and Dependency Ratios 1.53

World Bank WDI · updated 2026-10-15 · 217 economies tracked

Latest value

1.53 (2025)

Global rank

##69 of 217 economies

vs global median

1.7×

Growth since 1961

0.77×

Ranking Race — Population Growth Rate Median Age and Dependency Ratios

1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher

#1#37#73#109#145#181#21719611971198119912001201120212025#130#692022 overtook Belize2023 overtook Palestine
AustraliaUnited Arab EmiratesSaudi ArabiaOmanQatar

Real annual global ranks, 1961 - 2025. Australia climbed from #130 to #69 (overtook Belize). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

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Key Events — Australia

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

1962
Climbed 28 places in global rank auto
1963
Fell 37 places in global rank auto
1966
Climbed 24 places in global rank auto
1967
Fell 47 places in global rank auto
1968
Climbed 21 places in global rank auto
1969
Climbed 16 places in global rank auto
1971
Climbed 102 places in global rank auto
1972
Fell 107 places in global rank auto

Population Growth Rate Median Age and Dependency Ratios, 1961-2025

World Bank WDI · Percentage · linear scale · ranking in the race above
1961197619912006202120250.141.222.33.38

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