Which has higher population, Australia or Venezuela?

Venezuela, at 28.41 million against 27.20 million in Australia as of 2024.

What is the difference in population between Australia and Venezuela?

1.20 million, with Venezuela ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Venezuela?

65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

International Monetary Fund, published as Population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Australia vs Venezuela: Population (International Monetary)

Australia

27.20 million

in 2024

Venezuela

28.41 million

in 2024

Australia rank

54th

Venezuela rank

53rd

Population (International Monetary) over time

Australia
Venezuela

How they compare

Venezuela currently reports 28.41 million against 27.20 million in Australia, a difference of 1.20 million.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Australia ahead.

Australia ranks 54th and Venezuela ranks 53rd of 186 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 2 and Venezuela in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Australia	Venezuela	Difference	Ahead
1960s	11.27 million	9.56 million	1.71 million	Australia
1970s	13.67 million	13.06 million	610,680	Australia
1980s	15.72 million	17.26 million	1.54 million	Venezuela
1990s	17.93 million	21.95 million	4.02 million	Venezuela
2000s	20.18 million	26.53 million	6.35 million	Venezuela
2010s	23.66 million	29.84 million	6.18 million	Venezuela
2020s	26.24 million	28.32 million	2.08 million	Venezuela

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population, Australia or Venezuela?: Venezuela, at 28.41 million against 27.20 million in Australia as of 2024.
What is the difference in population between Australia and Venezuela?: 1.20 million, with Venezuela ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Venezuela?: 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Australia and Venezuela rank globally for population?: Australia ranks 54th and Venezuela ranks 53rd of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?: International Monetary Fund, published as Population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Population
Source: International Monetary Fund
Licence: IMF Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage: 186 places, 12,090 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 18 August 2026

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