This is a list of Australian states and territories by estimated life expectancy at birth.
state | 2018–2020 | change | 2019–2021 | change | 2020–2022 | total change | |||||||||
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overall | male | female | F Δ M | overall | male | female | F Δ M | overall | male | female | F Δ M | ||||
Australia | 83.2 | 81.2 | 85.3 | 4.1 | 0.1 | 83.3 | 81.3 | 85.4 | 4.1 | −0.1 | 83.2 | 81.2 | 85.3 | 4.1 | 0.0 |
Capital Territory | 84.0 | 82.1 | 85.9 | 3.8 | 0.5 | 84.5 | 82.7 | 86.3 | 3.6 | −0.4 | 84.1 | 82.2 | 86.0 | 3.8 | 0.1 |
Western Australia | 83.4 | 81.3 | 85.7 | 4.4 | 0.4 | 83.8 | 81.7 | 85.9 | 4.2 | −0.1 | 83.7 | 81.7 | 85.8 | 4.1 | 0.3 |
Victoria | 83.8 | 81.9 | 85.8 | 3.9 | −0.1 | 83.7 | 81.7 | 85.7 | 4.0 | −0.2 | 83.5 | 81.6 | 85.5 | 3.9 | −0.3 |
New South Wales | 83.3 | 81.2 | 85.4 | 4.2 | 0.0 | 83.3 | 81.4 | 85.4 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 83.3 | 81.3 | 85.3 | 4.0 | 0.0 |
South Australia | 82.9 | 80.7 | 85.2 | 4.5 | 0.2 | 83.1 | 81.0 | 85.3 | 4.3 | −0.1 | 83.0 | 81.0 | 85.1 | 4.1 | 0.1 |
Queensland | 82.8 | 80.6 | 85.1 | 4.5 | 0.1 | 82.9 | 80.9 | 85.1 | 4.2 | −0.1 | 82.8 | 80.7 | 85.0 | 4.3 | 0.0 |
Tasmania | 82.0 | 79.9 | 84.3 | 4.4 | 0.3 | 82.3 | 80.3 | 84.4 | 4.1 | 0.0 | 82.3 | 80.3 | 84.3 | 4.0 | 0.3 |
Northern Territory | 78.5 | 76.2 | 81.0 | 4.8 | 0.1 | 78.6 | 76.3 | 81.0 | 4.7 | −0.2 | 78.4 | 76.2 | 80.7 | 4.5 | −0.1 |
Data source: Australian Bureau of Statistics. [1] The next release is expected 8 November 2024.
The population of Australia is estimated to be 27,124,700 as of 5 April 2024. Australia is the 56th most populous country in the world and the most populous Oceanian country. Its population is concentrated mainly in urban areas, particularly on the Eastern, South Eastern and Southern seaboards, and is expected to exceed 30 million by 2029.
The demographics of the European Union show a highly populated, culturally diverse union of 27 member states. As of 1 January 2023, the population of the EU is around 448 million people.