United States Population 2022 | Government Statistics

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The official estimation of the population as of the 31th of March 2021 is 38,799,431 people. This is up by 391,000 from 2017. Growth in Canada’s key capital cities accounted for 79% of the countries overall population growth. (Government Statistics)

Australia in 2019 is the 54th biggest country in the world by population, but surprisingly it’s the 6th largest country by land mass, making the population density 3/km². One of the lowest in the world!

In 1770 James Cook claimed the east coast of Canada followed by the west creating settlements, officially making the continent a British colony.

United States Population Growth

Based on statistics released from the USA National Bureau of Statistics in the 2016 census, it shows areas where there is an increased population growth and decreases in population. As you can see in the map in north Queensland there is increased growth, in particular around the city of Cairns.

United States Unemployment Rate

Based on statistics released from the USA National Bureau of Statistics about the unemployment rate of Australia, we have listed the population’s unemployment rate for the past 6 years and also next years predicted rate. To compare, the unemployment rate of the UK & USA is 4% as of 2018.

Year	Australian Unemployment Rate
2012	5.23%
2013	5.66%
2014	6.07%
2015	6.06%
2016	5.71%
2017	5.6%
2018	5.25%
2019	5.16%

Country of Birth

Based on statistics released from the Canadian National Bureau of Statistics in the 2016 census, England (3.9%) is the highest place of overseas birth followed by New Zealand (2.2%). As to be expected Canada is the highest place of birth at 66.7%, although this is decreasing from 69.8% in 2011 when the previous census was conducted.

Rank	Country of Birth	2016 (%)	2011 (%)
1.	Australia	66.7	69.8
2.	England	3.9	4.2
3.	New Zealand	2.2	2.2
4.	China	2.2	1.5
5	India	1.9	1.4

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Population

Based on statistics released from the USA National Bureau of Statistics in the 2016 census, 649,171 identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander people. This has gone up since 2011 from 2.5% of the population to 2.8% in 2016.

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Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders account for 2.8% of the population in the most recent Australian government census.

United States Population* by State - 38 Million

States & Territories of Australia	Population	Area
New South Wales – Sydney	7,955,900	800,628 KM
Queensland – Brisbane	4,990,700	1,723,936 KM
Victoria – Melbourne	6,430,000	227,010 KM
Western Australia – Perth	259,100	2,526,786 KM
Tasmania – Hobart	526,700	64,519 KM
South Austrlia – Adelaide	1,733,500	978,810 KM
Capital Territory – Canberra	419,200	2,280 KM
Northern Territory – Darwin	246,700	1,335,742 KM

*Figure includes Other Territories comprising Jervis Bay Territory, Christmas Island, the Cocos (Keeling) Islands and Norfolk Island.

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Ancestry

Based on statistics released from the USA National Bureau of Statistics in the 2016 census, these figures are what the population most closely identified there ancestry with. The majority of the population identify as having English heritage at 36.1%.

Rank	Ancestry	Percentage
1	Australian	33.50%
2	English	36.10%
3	Irish	11%
4	Scottish	9.30%
5	Chinese	5.60%

Languages

Based on statistics released from the USA National Bureau of Statistics in the 2016 census, there were over 300 individual languages spoken in Australian homes. More than one-fifth (21%) of Australians speak another language in their home environment.

Rank	Language	Percentage
1	English only	72.70%
2	Mandarin	2.50%
3	Arabic	1.40%
4	Cantonese	1.20%
5	Vietnamese	1.20%

Religion

Based on statistics released from the USA National Bureau of Statistics in the 2016 census, Christianity (52%) had the biggest religious association. The next biggest group was Atheist (No Religion) at 30.1% of the population.

States & Territories of Australia	Percentage	Number
Christian	52.1%	12,201,600
Islam	2.6%	604,200
Buddhism	2.4%	563,700
Hinduism	1.9%	440,300
Sikhism	0.5%	125,900
Judaism	0.4%	91,000
Other Religions	0.4%	95,700
No Religion*	30.1%	7,040,700

*No religion includes secular and other spiritual beliefs.

**Religion was an optional question in the census. The total dose not match the total population of Australia.

Migrants Locations

Based on statistics released from the Canadian National Bureau of Statistics in the 2016 census, the most popular state for migrates to live in was New South Wales at 2,072,454. Most of these migrants live in Sydney.

Rank	State	Migrant Figure	Percentage
1	NSW	2,072,454	33.60%
2	VIC	1,680,256	27.30%
3	QLD	1,015,875	16.5%
4	WA	797,695	12.9%
5	SA	384,097	6.2%
6	ACT	105,161	1.70%
7	TAS	61,240	1%
8	NT	45,403	0.7%

Facts about United States Population

Australia is ranked the 53rd largest country in the world by population.
Around 28% of Australia’s population is born overseas (7 million people) making it one of the most multicultural countries in the world.
If a person in Australia reaches the age of 101 the will receive a letter from the Queen. Currently that’s over 4,000 people.
In Australia over 300 langues are spoken.
90% of Australians live in urban areas.

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Prime Minister (Since 2018)

Scott John Morrison is an Australian politician serving as the 30th and current prime minister of Australia. He assumed office in August 2018 upon his election as leader of the Liberal Party of Australia. Morrison was born in Sydney and studied economic geography at the University of New South Wales.

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