2022 Population Statement

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2022 Population Statement

Insights from the 2022 Population Statement

The 2022 Population Statement details the early impacts of the COVID‑19 pandemic on Australia’s population and projects its impact over the next decade.

Population growth over this period is forecast to increase from 0.1 per cent in 2020–21 to 1.4 per cent by 2022–23, before declining slightly to 1.2 per cent by 2032–33.

Net overseas migration is forecast to increase from a net outflow of 85,000 in 2020–21 to a net inflow of 235,000 by 2022–23.

The impact of COVID‑19 is expected to vary across different parts of Australia. While most states and territories experienced a drop in population growth early in the pandemic, similar patterns of population growth that were experienced pre‑pandemic are forecast to return.

The impact of the pandemic is expected to be greatest in capital cities. In 2020–21, population growth fell to -0.3 per cent while population growth in rest‑of‑state areas fell to 1 per cent. However, capital cities are forecast to return to higher growth rates than rest‑of‑state areas from 2021–22 as restrictions are relaxed and overseas migration returns.

Despite being the most affected city by the pandemic, Melbourne is projected to become the fastest growing capital city from 2023–24 onwards, overtaking Sydney to become the nation’s largest city in 2031–32 with just over 6 million people.

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Capital city and rest-of-state projections, 2021-22 to 2032-33

  • Capital city and rest‑of‑state population projections for the 2022 Population Statement. Includes population level and components of population growth.
  • 2022 Population Statement
  • Last updated: 6 January 2023

Population Statement Data Download - GCCSA XLSX 189 kB

Population Statement 2022, national projections, 2021-22 to 2032-33

  • National population projections for the 2022 Population Statement. Includes population level, components of population growth, mortality and fertility assumptions and visa migration projections.
  • 2022 Population Statement
  • Last updated: 6 January 2023

Population Statement Data Download - National XLSX 176 kB

Population Statement 2022, state and territory projections, 2021-22 to 2032-33

  • State and territory population projections for the 2022 Population Statement. Includes population level and components of population growth.
  • 2022 Population Statement
  • Last updated: 6 January 2023

Population Statement Data Download - State and Territory XLSX 189 kB

Population and components, tidy file, 2021-22 to 2032-33

  • Contains all national, state and territory, and capital city and rest‑of‑state population and component information in the 2022 Population Statement in a tidy format.
  • Last updated: 6 January 2023

Population Statement Projections Website Datafile XLSX 270 kB

National age and sex structure, 2021-22 to 2032-33

  • National population projections by age and sex for the 2022 Population Statement.
  • Last updated: 6 January 2022

Population Statement Data Download - Age and Sex – National XLSX 195 kB

State and territory age and sex structure, 2021-22 to 2032-33

  • State and territory population projections by age and sex for the 2022 Population Statement.
  • Last updated: 6 January 2023

Population Statement Data Download - Age and Sex - State and Territory XLSX 344 kB

Capital city and rest-of-state age and sex structure, 2021-22 to 2032-33

  • Capital city and rest‑of‑state population projections by age and sex for the 2022 Population Statement.
  • Last updated: 6 January 2023

Population Statement Data Download - Age and Sex - GCCSA XLSX 466 kB

Age and sex structure, tidy file, 2021-22 to 2032-33

  • Contains all national, state and territory, and capital city and rest‑of‑state age and sex structures in the 2022 Population Statement in a tidy format.
  • Last updated: 6 January 2023

Population Statement Age Sex Structure Website Datafile XLSX 2.48 MB