4102.0 - Australian Social Trends, 1996
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 24/06/1996
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Population
POPULATION COMPOSITION
Total population
0-14 years
15-64 years
65 years and over
Country Reference year
'000
%
%
%
Australia 1993
17,843
21.7
66.8
11.5
Canada 1993
27,755
20.8
67.3
11.9
China 1993
1,205,181
27.3
66.7
6.0
France 1993
57,379
20.0
65.5
14.5
Greece 1993
10,208
18.1
67.2
14.7
Hong Kong 1993
5,845
19.7
70.7
9.6
Indonesia 1993
194,617
34.2
61.6
4.2
Italy 1993
57,826
16.0
69.0
15.0
Japan 1993
124,959
17.3
69.7
13.0
Korea (Republic of) 1993
44,508
24.1
70.8
5.1
Malaysia 1993
19,239
38.2
58.0
3.8
New Zealand 1993
3,487
22.9
66.0
11.0
Papua New Guinea 1993
4,149
40.0
57.4
2.6
Singapore 1993
2,798
22.7
71.2
6.1
Sweden 1993
8,692
18.4
64.1
17.6
UK 1993
57,826
19.4
64.9
15.6
USA 1993
257,840
21.8
65.6
12.7
Viet Nam 1993
70,902
37.6
57.6
4.8
Source: World Health Organisation (1994) World Health Statistics Annual 1993
POPULATION GROWTH
Reference 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
Country %
no.
no.
no.
no.
Australia 1990-93
1.1
1992
r8.0
15.1
7.1
1992
1.9
Canada 1990-93
2.6
1991
r7.7
r14.6
r7.0
1990
1.8
China 1990-93
1.2
1990-95
11.3
18.5
7.2
1990-95
2.0
France 1990-93
0.4
1992
3.8
r13.0
9.1
1991
1.8
Greece 1990-93
0.7
1993
0.5
9.9
9.4
1992
1.4
Hong Kong 1990-93
1.2
1992
7.0
12.2
5.3
1992
1.3
Indonesia 1990-93
1.7
1990-95
16.4
24.7
8.4
1990-95
2.9
Italy 1990-93
-0.4
1993
-0.1
9.4
9.5
1992
1.2
Japan 1990-93
0.0
1993
2.5
9.6
7.1
1992
1.5
Korea (Republic of) 1990-93
0.9
1992
10.9
16.3
5.4
1990
1.7
Malaysia 1990-93
2.7
1990-95
23.6
28.7
5.1
1990-95
3.6
New Zealand 1990-93
0.9
1993
9.2
17.1
7.9
1992
2.1
Papua New Guinea 1990-93
2.0
1990-95
22.7
33.4
10.7
1990-95
5.0
Singapore 1990-93
2.0
1993
12.4
17.5
5.0
1993
1.8
Sweden 1990-93
0.6
1992
3.2
14.2
10.9
1992
2.1
UK 1990-93
0.4
1992
2.5
13.5
10.9
1992
1.8
USA 1990-93
1.1
1993
6.9
15.6
8.8
1991
2.1
Viet Nam 1990-93
2.5
1990-95
22.7
30.7
8.0
1990-95
3.9
(a) Per 1,000 population.
Source: United Nations (1995) 1993 Demographic Yearbook
POPULATION PROJECTIONS
Population
Median age
0-14 years
65 years and over
2000
2020
2050
2000
2020
2050
2000
2020
2050
2000
2020
2050
Country million
million
million
years
years
years
%
%
%
%
%
%
Australia(a) r19.2
23.6
26.1
r35.0
38.8
41.3
r21.0
19.3
18.3
r11.7
15.7
22.4
Canada r31.0
36.9
39.9
r36.3
39.3
40.8
r20.6
19.2
18.5
r12.2
16.8
21.7
China r1,284.6
1,488.1
1,606
r29.9
35.9
39.2
r25.3
20.7
19.3
r6.7
10.5
18.2
France r59.0
61.0
60.5
r37.5
42.1
42.8
r18.8
17.2
17.6
r15.7
19.7
24.5
Greece r10.6
10.1
8.6
r39.6
46.0
49.2
r15.0
13.7
14.7
r18.0
22.2
31.4
Hong Kong r6.0
6.0
4.9
r37.2
46.9
53.0
r16.5
12.7
12.9
r11.7
19.3
34.5
Indonesia r212.7
264.1
318.8
24.7
31.4
37.7
r30.8
23.6
20.1
r4.7
7.0
15.7
Italy r57.3
53.6
43.6
r39.8
48.3
52.0
r14.6
12.1
13.2
r17.6
23.2
34.2
Japan r126.5
124.0
110.0
r40.7
46.3
47.4
r15.3
14.2
15.7
r16.4
25.2
30.2
Korea (Republic of) r47.1
53.3
56.5
r31.2
38.5
40.6
r22.2
19.2
18.5
r6.6
11.5
21.1
Malaysia r22.3
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
r33.2
37.3
40.2
23.4
20.0
18.7
r11.2
15.0
20.3
Papua New Guinea r4.8
7.0
9.6
r20.5
24.2
34.1
r38.7
32.0
22.4
r3.0
4.0
9.7
Singapore 3.0
3.3
3.3
34.8
41.4
42.9
21.6
17.2
17.5
r7.6
16.0
23.7
Sweden 9.0
9.6
10.0
r38.7
40.9
41.6
r19.9
18.1
18.0
16.7
20.7
22.3
UK r59.0
60.9
61.6
r37.1
41.1
41.6
r19.5
17.8
18.1
r15.3
18.0
22.6
USA r275.1
320.6
349.0
35.5
38.0
40.3
r21.8
19.8
18.8
r12.4
16.1
20.8
Viet Nam r82.6
111.7
143.6
r22.1
28.4
37.7
r35.7
25.6
20.1
r5.1
5.6
14.6
(a) United Nations projections for Australia may not agree with ABS projections due to differences in assumptions and methodology.
Source: United Nations (1995) World Population Prospects : The 1994 Revision
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