Country profile · Oceania · AUS
Australia: area, population and density
Australia has 7,692,020 sq km of land and a 2025 population estimate of 27,614,411; calculated population density is 3.6 people/km².
Sources: World Bank — Land area · 2023 · World Bank — Population, total · 2025.
Australia ranks 6th of 196 by land area, 55th by population and 195th by calculated population density among the the supported country set. Density uses the displayed population divided by land area converted to square kilometres.
- Land area
- 7,692,020 sq kmWorld Bank — Land area · 2023
- Population
- 27,614,411World Bank — Population, total · 2025
- Calculated density
- 3.6 people/km²Population ÷ land area in km²
Reading the figures
Australia in the country comparison set
Australia has 7,692,020 sq km of land area and a population value of 27,614,411 for 2025. In the 196-profile supported country set, it is 6th by land area, 55th by population, and 195th by calculated density.
Density is calculated from the two values above; it is not presented as an independent statistic. World Bank population and land-area series can refer to different years, so both years remain visible.
Country outline: Natural Earth Admin 0 at 1:10m. The drawing is fitted to this profile panel; use a comparison page for a shared-area scale.
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