Australia
Population. Total Population and Growth.
The total population of Australia amounted 22 751 014 humans in July of 2015 (Central Intelligence Agency). This country is at the 56th place in the world by population. During 1983-2013 years population of Australis increase by half. The current population growth rate of Australia is 7%. Thus, one can say that the population does not increase and is almost in balance. The birth rate is around 12 births / 1000 population (Central Intelligence Agency). The death rate is around 7 deaths/ 1000 population. At the same time, huge rate of migration is characteristic for Australia. It is around 5.65 migrants/ 1000 population (Central Intelligence Agency).
Distribution of Population
Age
The age structure of the population is characterized by the following features: around 40% of the population is at the age 25-54 years; the total median age is 38.4 years
The average life expectancy of birth is more than 82 years for total population: 79.7 years for men and 84.74 years for women. Australia is at the 13th place in the world (Central Intelligence Agency).
Sex
Sex ratio of total population is 1.01 male/ female. It says that girls born less than boys. At the same time, there are more women than men at the age 75 and more. It can be explained by numerous traumas, more difficult working conditions of men than women (Central Intelligence Agency).
Geographic area (urban/suburban density and concentration)
Australia differs by the high level of urbanization. More than 89% of the total population live in cities. The biggest cities are Sydney, Melbourne, Canberra. All of them locate in the east of the country. The population density in those regions reaches more than 162 people / 1 square kilometer. At the same time, people density is less than 1 human / 1 square kilometer in the Northern territory of Australia (Central Intelligence Agency).
Works Cited
Central Intelligence Agency,. "The World Factbook. Australia. Population.". Cia.gov. N.p., 2016. Web. 9 Mar. 2016.
