Australia

Oceania · Australia and New Zealand · capital Canberra

About Australia

The capital of Australia is Canberra. Canberra is the seat of national government for Australia, a country in Australia and New Zealand.

Australia has a population of about 26.7 million people, the 54th largest population in the world. Population figures come from World Bank estimates.

Australia covers 7,692,024 square kilometers (2,969,906 square miles), making Australia the 6th largest country in the world by area.

Australia shares no land border with any other country. No neighboring state can be reached from Australia overland.

Life expectancy at birth in Australia is 83.1 years, the 21st highest of any country in the world.

Australia is in Oceania, in the Australia and New Zealand region. Australia is one of 27 countries and territories in Oceania.

Data updated April 1, 2026

Statistics and world rankings for Australia
Populationtotal people	26.7Mpeople	54th
Land Areatotal km²	7.7Mkm²	6th
GDP per PersonUSD per person	$65.1K	17th
Total GDPUSD · whole economy	$1.7T	14th
Life Expectancyyears, at birth	83.1years	21st
Urban Population% living in cities	87.5%	42nd
Internet Users% of people online	97.1%	16th
Fertility Ratechildren per woman	1.5births/woman	156th
Tourist Arrivalsvisitors per year	9.5Marrivals/year	37th
Forest Cover% of land forested	17.4%	137th
Unemployment Rate% of labor force	3.7%	121st
Military Spending% of GDP	1.9%of GDP	58th
Renewable Energy% of energy use	12.3%	130th
Inflation Rateannual CPI change	5.6%	98th
Beer Consumptionliters per year	74L/year	15th
Coffee Consumptionkg per year	3kg/year	36th
Wine Consumptionliters per year	25L/year	7th
Education Spending% of GDP	5.1%of GDP	57th
Health Spending% of GDP	10.4%of GDP	24th
Arable Land% of land arable	4.0%	148th
Foreign Direct InvestmentUSD inflow/year	$35.3B	12th