Australia/New Zealand Population Pyramid 1981
Australia/New Zealand in 1981
In 1981, Australia/New Zealand had a total population of 18,109,042 people. A decade earlier, in 1971, the population was 15,865,129; it has grown by 14.1% since.
With a median age of 29.4 years, Australia/New Zealand had a youth dependency ratio of 38.9 and an old-age dependency ratio of 15.0 per 100 people of working age. The near-vertical sides of the pyramid indicate a stationary age structure, with births roughly balancing the passage of cohorts into older age.
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 |





