Australia/New Zealand Population Pyramid 1961
Australia/New Zealand in 1961
In 1961, Australia/New Zealand had a total population of 12,930,190 people. A decade earlier, in 1951, the population was 10,369,816; it has grown by 24.7% since.
Half of the population was younger than 28.9 years; 30.7% were children under 15 and 8.5% were 65 or older. The pyramid is expansive: its wide base of young cohorts reflects high fertility and a rapidly growing population.
Data source: United Nations World Population Prospects, 2024 revision (medium variant) — last updated July 2024.
The World Bank does not publish this indicator for regions or continents.
The World Bank does not publish this indicator for regions or continents.
9,472,539 immigrants live in Australia/New Zealand.
| United Kingdom | 1,361,626 |
| India | 1,025,751 |
| China | 802,170 |
| New Zealand | 588,088 |
| Philippines | 464,455 |
1,104,986 people born in Australia/New Zealand live in other countries.
| Australia | 588,088 |
| United Kingdom | 175,081 |
| New Zealand | 89,129 |
| Canada | 37,652 |
| Malta | 22,974 |





