Australia/New Zealand Population Pyramid 1974
Australia/New Zealand in 1974
The population of Australia/New Zealand in 1974 was 16,760,726. A decade earlier, in 1964, the population was 13,717,020; it has grown by 22.2% since.
With a median age of 27.7 years, Australia/New Zealand had a youth dependency ratio of 45.0 and an old-age dependency ratio of 13.6 per 100 people of working age. The pyramid is stationary: cohort sizes are roughly even through the younger ages, reflecting fertility close to replacement level and slow population change.
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 |





