Data as of Nov 4, 2026, 4:49 PM UTC

SERIAL · 036Oceania

Australia

CapitalCanberra

CurrencyAUD · Australian dollar

LanguageEnglish

Area7.7M km²

Since1901

ISOAUS · AU

Population

27.6Mas of 2025

— THE COUNTRY —

Country mostly on the Australian continent

Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania and numerous smaller islands. It has a land area of 7,688,287 km2 (2,968,464 sq mi), making it the sixth-largest country in the world, and is the world's flattest and driest inhabited continent. It is a megadiverse country, and its size gives it a wide variety of landscapes and climates, including large deserts centrally and tropical rainforests along the coast.

Text: Wikipedia — AustraliaCC BY-SA 4.0 · revised 2026-10-31

— FACTS —

Capital: Canberra
Currency: Australian dollar (AUD)
Official language: English
Drives on the: Left
Calling code: +61
Licence plate code: AUS
Top-level domain: .au
Independence / founding: 1901
Highest point: Mawson Peak (2,745 m)
Lowest point: Kati Thanda–Lake Eyre (-15 m)
Anthem: Advance Australia Fair

Facts: Wikidata (CC0) · as of 2026-11-04

— LAND —

Land covered by forest

17.4%% of land area

#137 of 2132024

55% of world average

Forest area

1.3Mkm²

#6 of 2132025

705% of world average

Agricultural land

47.3%% of land area

#69 of 2092024

127% of world average

Farmable (arable) land

4.1%% of land area

#148 of 2062024

29% of world average

Land area

7.7Mkm²

#6 of 2152024

1184% of world average

— PEOPLE —

Population

27.6Mpeople

#55 of 2162025

73% of world average

Population growth

1.5%% per year

#69 of 2162025

155% of world average

Population density

3.54people per km²

#213 of 2152024

1% of world average

People living in cities

87.7%% of population

#41 of 2162025

139% of world average

Urban population growth

1.7%% per year

#87 of 2162025

109% of world average

People living rurally

12.3%% of population

#176 of 2162025

33% of world average

Population aged 0-14

17.7%% of population

#144 of 2162025

70% of world average

Population aged 15-64

64.2%% of population

#113 of 2162025

100% of world average

Population aged 65+

18.1%% of population

#47 of 2162025

167% of world average

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Age dependency ratio

55.7%% of working-age population

#104 of 2162025

97% of world average

Female population

50.4%% of population

#107 of 2162025

101% of world average

Births per woman

1.48births per woman

#154 of 2162024

63% of world average

Birth rate

10.7 /1,000per 1,000 people

#143 of 2162024

62% of world average

Death rate

6.9 /1,000per 1,000 people

#126 of 2162024

89% of world average

Net migration

137,109people (5-year total)

#11 of 2162025

124519% of world average

Migrants living in the country

30.4%% of population

#30 of 2152024

229% of world average

— MONEY —

GDP

$1.80Tcurrent US$

#15 of 2112025

324% of world average

GDP, purchasing power parity

$1.99Tcurrent int'l $

#20 of 1992025

190% of world average

GDP per person

$65,130current US$

#18 of 2112025

271% of world average

GDP per person, purchasing power parity

$71,934current int'l $

#28 of 1992025

215% of world average

GDP growth

1.4%% per year

#162 of 2102025

40% of world average

GDP per person growth

-0.2%% per year

#178 of 2102025

-8% of world average

Gross national income

$1.75Tcurrent US$

#15 of 2042025

306% of world average

Gross national income per person

$64,120current US$

#16 of 2032025

318% of world average

Gross national income per person, PPP

$69,930current int'l $

#26 of 1972025

220% of world average

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Inflation

2.9%% per year

#91 of 1902025

33% of world average

Inflation (GDP deflator)

2.3%% per year

#68 of 2092025

33% of world average

Real interest rate

1.6%%

#101 of 1342019

38% of world average

Lending interest rate

5.1%%

#114 of 1342019

45% of world average

Government debt

57.9%% of GDP

#35 of 632022

97% of world average

Government revenue

26.1%% of GDP

#69 of 1492022

100% of world average

Government spending

27.6%% of GDP

#68 of 1492022

100% of world average

Government consumption

23.1%% of GDP

#31 of 1812025

132% of world average

Household consumption

51.9%% of GDP

#138 of 1812025

80% of world average

Investment (gross capital formation)

24.5%% of GDP

#75 of 1782025

105% of world average

Fixed investment

24.3%% of GDP

#60 of 1732025

109% of world average

Gross savings

22.2%% of GDP

#88 of 1682025

101% of world average

Foreign investment inflows

$37.44Bcurrent US$

#16 of 2012025

445% of world average

Foreign investment inflows

2.1%% of GDP

#104 of 1982025

no comparison

Foreign investment outflows

-0.4%% of GDP

#162 of 1792025

-17% of world average

Current account balance

-2.8%% of GDP

#110 of 1912025

no comparison

Foreign reserves

$72.63Bcurrent US$

#38 of 1772025

72% of world average

Income inequality (Gini)

33.80-100

#66 of 1472020

95% of world average

People below the poverty line

0.9%% of population

#58 of 1472020

7% of world average

Income share held by richest 10%

25.9%%

#64 of 1472020

93% of world average

Income share held by poorest 10%

2.6%%

#87 of 1472020

93% of world average

Stock market value

113.9%% of GDP

#14 of 882025

150% of world average

Money sent home by workers abroad

$2.01Bcurrent US$

#69 of 1862025

39% of world average

Exchange rate

1.55local currency per US$

#153 of 2112025

0% of world average

Agriculture's share of the economy

2.3%% of GDP

#145 of 1992025

23% of world average

Industry's share of the economy

23.9%% of GDP

#101 of 2022025

98% of world average

Manufacturing's share of the economy

5.3%% of GDP

#151 of 1952025

48% of world average

Services' share of the economy

67.5%% of GDP

#44 of 2022025

117% of world average

2 of 39 figures unavailable for Australia.

— TRADE —

Exports

23.2%% of GDP

#133 of 1872025

54% of world average

Imports

22.7%% of GDP

#163 of 1872025

46% of world average

Trade balance

0.6%% of GDP

#73 of 1872025

no comparison

Total trade (openness)

36.0%% of GDP

#161 of 2052025

56% of world average

Goods exported

$337.58Bcurrent US$

#25 of 2072025

273% of world average

Goods imported

$310.63Bcurrent US$

#24 of 2072025

246% of world average

Services exported

$91.59Bcurrent US$

#26 of 1912025

189% of world average

Services imported

$116.08Bcurrent US$

#22 of 1912025

264% of world average

Goods and services exported

$429.33Bcurrent US$

#23 of 1912025

245% of world average

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Goods and services imported

$424.74Bcurrent US$

#21 of 1912025

251% of world average

High-tech share of exports

25.2%% of manufactured exports

#24 of 1792024

207% of world average

Terms of trade

161index

#3 of 2062024

152% of world average

— HEALTH —

Life expectancy

83.1 yrsyears

#22 of 2162024

112% of world average

Life expectancy, women

85.1 yrsyears

#23 of 2162024

111% of world average

Life expectancy, men

81.1 yrsyears

#20 of 2162024

114% of world average

Infant deaths

3.1 /1,000per 1,000 live births

#26 of 1962024

17% of world average

Deaths under age 5

3.6 /1,000per 1,000 live births

#25 of 1962024

15% of world average

Maternal deaths

2per 100,000 live births

#3 of 1942023

2% of world average

Health spending

10.4%% of GDP

#25 of 1932023

152% of world average

Health spending per person

$6,980current US$

#9 of 1932023

478% of world average

Physicians

4.1 /1,000per 1,000 people

#29 of 1872022

194% of world average

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Nurses and midwives

13.5 /1,000per 1,000 people

#7 of 1962022

285% of world average

Hospital beds

3.8 /1,000per 1,000 people

#43 of 1572016

129% of world average

Access to clean drinking water

100.0%% of population

#45 of 2142024

110% of world average

Access to basic sanitation

100.0%% of population

#1 of 2132024

124% of world average

Suicide rate

13.1per 100,000 people

#143 of 1852021

153% of world average

Adults who smoke

11.6%% of adults

#45 of 1662024

59% of world average

HIV prevalence

0.1%% aged 15-49

#1 of 1532024

7% of world average

Tuberculosis cases

6.9per 100,000 people

#45 of 2082024

7% of world average

Undernourishment

2.5%% of population

#1 of 1682024

25% of world average

Children vaccinated against measles

91.0%% of children 12-23 months

#87 of 1932024

106% of world average

— LEARNING —

Education spending

5.1%% of GDP

#60 of 1902022

117% of world average

Education spending

12.6%% of government spending

#98 of 1892022

93% of world average

Primary school enrolment

99.6%% gross

#108 of 2002024

99% of world average

Secondary school enrolment

131.9%% gross

#8 of 1882024

151% of world average

University enrolment

108.4%% gross

#8 of 1672024

218% of world average

Pupils per teacher, primary school

17.9pupils per teacher

not enough data to rank1999

81% of world average

Years of compulsory education

11.0 yrsyears

#62 of 1972025

110% of world average

3 of 10 figures unavailable for Australia.

— WORK —

Unemployment

4.1%% of labour force

#69 of 1862025

59% of world average

Youth unemployment

9.6%% of labour force aged 15-24

#69 of 1862025

61% of world average

Labour force participation

66.5%% aged 15+

#50 of 1862025

110% of world average

Women in the labour force

62.5%% of women aged 15+

#33 of 1862025

123% of world average

Men in the labour force

70.7%% of men aged 15+

#84 of 1862025

101% of world average

Labour force

15.1Mpeople

#43 of 1862025

75% of world average

Working in agriculture

2.2%% of employment

#157 of 1862025

10% of world average

Working in industry

19.3%% of employment

#88 of 1862025

98% of world average

Working in services

78.5%% of employment

#24 of 1862025

134% of world average

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Self-employed

16.1%% of employment

#140 of 1862025

42% of world average

Labour force with advanced education

79.5%% of labour force

#67 of 1712024

104% of world average

Employed

63.8%% aged 15+

#43 of 1862025

113% of world average

— CONNECTED —

People online

96.1%% of population

#22 of 2072024

135% of world average

Mobile phone subscriptions

113per 100 people

#113 of 2102024

97% of world average

Fixed broadband subscriptions

36.5per 100 people

#37 of 2082024

201% of world average

Fixed telephone lines

22.3per 100 people

#55 of 2132024

150% of world average

Access to electricity

100.0%% of population

#1 of 2142024

113% of world average

Access to clean cooking fuel

100.0%% of population

#1 of 1892024

144% of world average

Electricity used per person

9,795kWh per person

#15 of 1492025

232% of world average

Energy used per person

5,000kg oil equivalent per person

#17 of 1492024

222% of world average

Air passengers carried

69.0Mpassengers

#17 of 1652023

266% of world average

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Air freight

1,188million tonne-km

#27 of 1632023

91% of world average

Rail passengers

9,328million passenger-km

#22 of 782021

34% of world average

Container port traffic

9.6MTEU

#22 of 1672024

176% of world average

Research and development spending

1.9%% of GDP

#19 of 1272021

191% of world average

Patent applications by residents

2,542count

#17 of 1422024

16% of world average

Scientific journal articles published

54,589count

#15 of 1972023

332% of world average

Tourists arriving

1.8Mcount

#74 of 1942020

36% of world average

Money earned from tourism

$26.23Bcurrent US$

#5 of 1752020

709% of world average

1 of 18 figures unavailable for Australia.

— NATURE —

Carbon emissions per person

14.1tonnes per person

#192 of 2032024

313% of world average

Carbon emissions

383Mt CO2

#187 of 2032024

205% of world average

Greenhouse gas emissions

591Mt CO2-equivalent

#190 of 2032024

233% of world average

Protected land

22.0%% of land area

#77 of 2132025

117% of world average

Protected coastal waters

45.4%% of territorial waters

#9 of 1742025

439% of world average

Freshwater withdrawn

2.4%% of internal resources

#51 of 1772022

2% of world average

Renewable water available per person

18,909m³ per person

#32 of 1832022

134% of world average

Renewable energy use

12.3%% of final energy consumption

#130 of 2122021

42% of world average

Electricity from renewables

26.7%% of total

#94 of 2062021

77% of world average

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Electricity from fossil fuels

62.5%% of total

#106 of 2092025

105% of world average

Electricity from nuclear power

0.0%% of total

#33 of 2082021

0% of world average

Energy imported (net)

-211.2%% of energy use

#132 of 1432024

no comparison

— STATE —

Military spending

1.9%% of GDP

#69 of 1562025

86% of world average

Military spending

$35.33Bcurrent US$

#15 of 1602025

212% of world average

Military spending

4.9%% of government spending

#78 of 1532025

66% of world average

Armed forces personnel

60,000people

#64 of 1702020

37% of world average

Armed forces

0.4%% of labour force

#122 of 1682020

35% of world average

Tax revenue

23.6%% of GDP

#25 of 1492022

140% of world average

Homicides

0.854per 100,000 people

#34 of 1582023

11% of world average

— TRADE PARTNERS —

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— TRADE —

No trade data available for Australia.

— EXTRAS —

Anthem

Advance Australia FairAudio: Wikimedia Commons

Capital time

--:--:--Canberra · approx. UTC+10

Neighbours

Australia has no land borders

Landmarks

Great Barrier ReefImage: Wikimedia Commons

Sydney Opera HouseImage: Wikimedia Commons

Macquarie IslandImage: Wikimedia Commons

Heard Island and McDonald IslandsImage: Wikimedia Commons

Tasmanian WildernessImage: Wikimedia Commons

Kakadu National ParkImage: Wikimedia Commons

Uluṟu-Kata Tjuṯa National ParkImage: Wikimedia Commons

Australian Convict SitesImage: Wikimedia Commons

Gondwana Rainforests of AustraliaImage: Wikimedia Commons

Purnululu National ParkImage: Wikimedia Commons

Willandra Lakes RegionImage: Wikimedia Commons

Greater Blue Mountains AreaImage: Wikimedia Commons

Wet Tropics of QueenslandImage: Wikimedia Commons

Lord Howe Island GroupImage: Wikimedia Commons

Royal Exhibition Building and Carlton GardensImage: Wikimedia Commons

Australian Fossil Mammal Sites (Riversleigh / Naracoorte)Image: Wikimedia Commons

Murujuga National ParkImage: Wikimedia Commons

People

Julian AssangeAustralian editor, publisher, and activist (born 1971)

Nicole KidmanAustralian-American actress, producer, and model (born 1967)

Cate BlanchettAustralian actor and producer (born 1969)

Russell CroweNew Zealand actor

Kylie MinogueAustralian singer and actress (born 1968)

J. M. CoetzeeSouth African and Australian writer and scholar (born 1940)

Julia GillardPrime Minister of Australia from 2010 to 2013

Heath LedgerAustralian actor (1979–2008)

Hugh JackmanAustralian and English actor and singer (born 1968)

Kevin Rudd26th Prime Minister of Australia

Chris HemsworthAustralian actor (born 1983)

Scott MorrisonPrime Minister of Australia from 2018 to 2022

History

1901Australia founded as a sovereign state

1931Statute of Westminster 1931

01 Nov 1945Joined the United Nations

Size, side by side

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1960 → now

2026

Population27.6M2025

GDP$1.80T2025

GDP per person$65,1302025