4102.0 - Australian Social Trends, 1998  
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Population


POPULATION COMPOSITION
CountryReference year
Total population
0-14 years
15-64 years
65 years and over
'000
%
%
%
Australia1995
18,088
21.5
66.8
11.6
Canada1995
29,463
20.8
67.3
11.8
China1995
1,221,462
26.4
67.5
6.1
France1995
57,981
19.6
65.5
14.9
Greece1995
10,451
16.7
67.4
15.9
Hong Kong1995
5,865
19.1
70.7
10.2
Indonesia1995
197,588
33.0
62.7
4.3
Italy1995
57,187
15.1
68.9
16.0
Japan1995
125,095
16.2
69.6
14.1
Korea (Republic of)1995
44,995
23.6
70.8
5.6
Malaysia1995
20,140
37.9
58.1
3.9
New Zealand1995
3,575
23.4
65.3
11.3
Papua New Guinea1995
4,302
39.6
57.6
2.9
Singapore1995
2,848
22.7
70.5
6.7
Sweden1995
8,780
19.0
63.7
17.3
UK1995
58,258
19.6
65.0
15.5
USA1995
263,250
22.0
65.3
12.6
Viet Nam1995
74,545
37.5
57.7
4.9
Source: World Health Organisation World Health Statistics Annual 1995.

POPULATION GROWTH
CountryReference year
Annual average growth rate
Reference year
Annual rate of natural increase(a)
Crude birth rate(a)
Crude death rate(a)
Reference year
Total fertility rate
%
no.
no.
no.
no.
Australia1990-95
1.1
1994
7.4
14.5
7.1
1994
1.8
Canada1990-95
2.2
1994
6.0
13.2
7.2
1992
1.7
China1990-95
1.1
1990-95
11.3
18.5
7.2
1990-95
2.0
France1990-95
0.5
1995
3.4
12.5
9.1
1993
1.7
Greece1990-95
0.6
1995
0.5
9.8
9.4
1994
1.4
Hong Kong1990-95
1.6
1994
6.9
11.8
4.9
1994
1.2
Indonesia1990-95
1.5
1990-95
16.4
24.7
8.4
1990-95
2.9
Italy1990-95
-0.2
1994
-0.4
9.2
9.6
1993
1.2
Japan1990-95
0.3
1994
2.9
9.9
7.0
1994
1.5
Korea (Republic of)1990-95
0.9
1994
10.6
16.0
5.4
1994
1.8
Malaysia1990-95
2.5
1990-95
23.6
28.7
5.1
1990-95
3.6
New Zealand1990-95
1.0
1995
8.4
16.3
7.9
1992
2.1
Papua New Guinea1990-95
1.9
1990-95
22.7
33.4
10.7
1990-95
5.1
Singapore1990-95
2.0
1995
11.1
16.3
5.2
1995
1.7
Sweden1990-95
0.6
1995
0.7
11.7
11.0
1994
1.9
UK1990-95
0.2
1994
2.1
12.9
10.7
1994
1.7
USA1990-95
1.0
1994
6.5
15.3
8.8
1993
2.0
Viet Nam1990-95
2.4
1990-95
22.7
30.7
8.0
1990-95
3.9
(a) Per 1,000 population.

Source: United Nations 1995 Demographic Yearbook.

POPULATION PROJECTIONS
Population
Median age
0-14 years
65 years and over
Country
2000
2020
2050
2000
2020
2050
2000
2020
2050
2000
2020
2050
million
million
million
years
years
years
%
%
%
%
%
%
Australia(b)
19.2
23.6
26.1
35.0
38.8
41.3
21.0
19.3
18.3
11.7
15.7
22.4
Canada
31.0
36.9
39.9
36.3
39.3
40.8
20.6
19.2
18.5
12.2
16.8
21.7
China
1,284.6
1,488.1
1,606.0
29.9
35.9
39.2
25.3
20.7
19.3
6.7
10.5
18.2
France
59.0
60.9
60.5
37.5
42.1
42.8
18.8
17.2
17.6
15.7
19.7
24.5
Greece
10.6
10.1
8.6
39.6
46.0
49.2
15.0
13.7
14.7
18.0
22.2
31.4
Hong Kong
6.0
6.0
4.9
37.2
46.9
53.0
16.5
12.7
12.9
11.7
19.3
34.5
Indonesia
212.7
264.1
318.8
24.7
31.4
37.7
30.8
23.6
20.1
4.7
7.0
15.7
Italy
57.3
53.6
43.6
39.8
48.3
52.0
14.6
12.1
13.2
17.6
23.2
34.2
Japan
126.5
124.0
110.0
40.7
46.3
47.4
15.3
14.2
15.7
16.4
25.2
30.2
Korea (Republic of)
47.1
53.3
56.5
31.2
38.5
40.6
22.2
19.2
18.5
6.6
11.5
21.1
Malaysia
22.3
29.8
38.1
22.5
29.6
37.8
35.2
24.7
19.8
4.1
7.0
15.0
New Zealand
3.8
4.3
4.7
33.2
37.3
40.2
23.4
20.0
18.7
11.2
15.0
20.3
Papua New Guinea
4.8
7.0
9.6
20.5
24.2
34.1
38.7
32.0
22.4
3.0
4.0
9.7
Singapore
3.0
3.3
3.3
34.8
41.4
42.9
21.6
17.2
17.5
7.6
16.0
23.7
Sweden
9.0
9.6
10.0
38.7
40.9
41.6
19.9
18.1
18.0
16.7
20.7
22.3
UK
59.0
60.9
61.6
37.1
41.1
41.6
19.5
17.8
18.1
15.3
18.0
22.6
USA
275.1
320.6
349.0
35.5
38.0
40.3
21.8
19.8
18.8
12.4
16.1
20.8
Viet Nam
82.6
111.7
143.6
22.1
28.4
37.7
35.7
25.6
20.1
5.1
5.6
14.6
(a) Medium-variant projection.
(b) United Nations projections for Australia may not agree with ABS projections due to differences in assumptions and methodology.

Source: United Nations World Population Prospects : The 1994 Revision.



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