Australia/New Zealand Population Pyramid 1972
Australia/New Zealand in 1972
As of 1972, Australia/New Zealand counted 16,224,153 inhabitants. Over the previous ten years the population grew by 23.0%, up from 13,191,641 in 1962.
With a median age of 27.4 years, Australia/New Zealand had a youth dependency ratio of 46.4 and an old-age dependency ratio of 13.5 per 100 people of working age. This is an expansive pyramid — each cohort of children is larger than the one above it, the signature of high birth rates and rapid growth.
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 |





