What is the total population of Australia in 2020?

Australia has a population of 25.62 million (July 2020).

Among them, 74% are British and Irish, 5.6% are Chinese, 2.8% are indigenous, and other ethnic groups are mainly Italians, Germans and Indians. The official language is English, and Chinese is the second most common language besides English. About 63.9% residents believe in Christianity, and 5.9% residents believe in Buddhism, Islam, Hinduism and other religions. The population with no religious belief or unknown religious belief accounts for 30.2%.

The earliest inhabitants were aborigines. 1770, the British navigator james cook arrived at the east coast of Australia and announced that Britain occupied this land. 1788 65438+1On October 26th, the first batch of prisoners exiled to Australia by Britain arrived in Sydney Bay, and Britain began to establish colonies in Australia, which was later designated as Australia National Day.

1900 In July, the British Parliament passed the Australian Federal Constitution and the British Dominion Regulations. 190 1 year 1 month 1 day, Australia's colonies were changed to states, and the Commonwealth of Australia was established. 193 1 became an independent country of the Commonwealth. 1986, the British Parliament passed the Australia Relations Act, and Australia gained full legislative power and judicial final adjudication power.

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The earliest aborigines in Australia now account for less than 1% of the total population. In the 2006 census, whites accounted for 92%. Most Australians originated from 19 and British immigrants in the 20th century, and many came from other countries.

37. 13% claimed to be Australian, followed by 3 1.65% English Australian, 9.08% Irish Australian, 7.56% Scottish Australian, 4.29% Italian Australian, 4.09% German Australian, 3.37% China Australian and/kloc-.

According to the data of the Australian Immigration Bureau, the top three countries of Australian citizens' overseas places of birth in 2006 were Britain 1 153264, New Zealand 4767 19 and Italy 220469. 63.9% of the residents believe in Christianity, and 5.9% believe in Buddhism, Islam, Hinduism and Judaism. The population with no religious belief or unknown religious belief accounts for 30.2%.

Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China-Australian Country Profile

Baidu Encyclopedia-Australia