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Victoria population 2026
Victoria has 7,154,221 people on the latest official figure, for 31 March 2026, 109,491 more than a year earlier (+1.55%). It is 2nd of Australia’s 8 states and territories by population, home to 25.6% of Australia’s people.
If last year’s change continues: about 7.2 million by 1 July 2026. That is our arithmetic, not an official figure.
Victoria in numbers
- Population
- 7.2 million 31 March 2026
- Change in a year
- +1.55% +109,491 people
- Change since 2020
- +6.79% from 6.6 million
- Share of Australia
- 25.6% 2nd of 8 states and territories
- Population density
- 32per km² 227,444 km²
That is about as many people as Nicaragua (7.1 million).
Population of Victoria by year
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| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 4,704,065 |
| 2001 | 4,763,615 |
| 2002 | 4,817,774 |
| 2003 | 4,873,809 |
| 2004 | 4,927,149 |
| 2005 | 4,989,246 |
| 2006 | 5,061,266 |
| 2007 | 5,153,522 |
| 2008 | 5,256,375 |
| 2009 | 5,371,934 |
| 2010 | 5,461,101 |
| 2011 | 5,537,817 |
| 2012 | 5,651,091 |
| 2013 | 5,772,669 |
| 2014 | 5,894,917 |
| 2015 | 6,022,322 |
| 2016 | 6,173,172 |
| 2017 | 6,302,608 |
| 2018 | 6,423,038 |
| 2019 | 6,537,305 |
| 2020 | 6,615,046 |
| 2021 | 6,547,822 |
| 2022 | 6,615,232 |
| 2023 | 6,797,169 |
| 2024 | 6,950,961 |
| 2025 | 7,064,041 |
| Year | Population | Change | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 7,064,041 | +113,080 | +1.63% |
| 2024 | 6,950,961 | +153,792 | +2.26% |
| 2023 | 6,797,169 | +181,937 | +2.75% |
| 2022 | 6,615,232 | +67,410 | +1.03% |
| 2021 | 6,547,822 | −67,224 | −1.02% |
| 2020 | 6,615,046 | +77,741 | +1.19% |
| 2019 | 6,537,305 | +114,267 | +1.78% |
| 2018 | 6,423,038 | +120,430 | +1.91% |
| 2017 | 6,302,608 | +129,436 | +2.10% |
| 2016 | 6,173,172 | +150,850 | +2.50% |
| 2015 | 6,022,322 | +127,405 | +2.16% |
| 2014 | 5,894,917 | +122,248 | +2.12% |
| 2013 | 5,772,669 | +121,578 | +2.15% |
| 2012 | 5,651,091 | +113,274 | +2.05% |
| 2011 | 5,537,817 | +76,716 | +1.40% |
Yearly figures are for 30 June; the headline is the latest quarter, 31 March 2026, compared with the same quarter a year earlier.
Victoria among Australia’s states and territories
Full ranking →| # | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New South Wales | 8,670,105 | +1.13% | 31.1% | 11 |
| 2 | Victoria | 7,154,221 | +1.55% | 25.6% | 32 |
| 3 | Queensland | 5,739,461 | +1.59% | 20.6% | 3 |
| 4 | Western Australia | 3,096,222 | +2.12% | 11.1% | 1 |
| 5 | South Australia | 1,916,836 | +0.97% | 6.9% | 2 |
| 6 | Tasmania | 580,691 | +0.59% | 2.1% | 9 |
| 7 | Australian Capital Territory | 489,668 | +1.28% | 1.8% | 208 |
| 8 | Northern Territory | 268,899 | +1.50% | 1.0% | 0 |
Largest cities in Victoria
City proper, not the wider metro area; latest figure in GeoNames (CC BY 4.0), so years differ.
- Melbourne5,435,590
- Geelong282,809
- Ballarat111,973
- Bendigo103,034
- Wodonga38,949
- St Albans37,629
Air quality in Victoria today
Hourly AQI and a 48-hour forecast.
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Source and method
Australian Bureau of Statistics, National, state and territory population. CC BY 4.0. Total area, Wikidata. The ABS updates these estimates every quarter. Ranks, shares and changes are our arithmetic on the published figures. National figures can differ from the UN’s projection for Australia, which uses a different method. The 2026 figure above carries last year’s change forward; it does not come from the source.
Cite this page: Victoria population, Australian Bureau of Statistics, 31 March 2026. GlobeMetrics, https://globemetrics.org/world-population/australia/victoria/
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