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Australia

Population

Population: 18.3m
0-14 years: 21% 14-65 years: 66% 65 + years: 13%
Rural population: 15 Urban population: 85
Growth rate: 1.0% Population density: 2

Income and Wealth

HDI ranking: 14

(out of 175)

GDP real growth rate: 3.3%
GDP

(in billion $)

405.4 (1995) GDP per capita: $22.100

Health

Birth rate

(births/1000 population):

14.0% Death rate

(deaths/1000 population):

6.9
Infant mortality rate (deaths/1000 live birth): 5.5 Life expectancy at birth

(Male/Female):

79.4

(76.4/82.5)

Total fertility rate

(children born/woman):

1.8 Public expenditures on health as % of GDP: 8.6
Population with access to...(%)
  -health services:  
  -safe water:  
  -sanitation:  

Education

Adult illiteracy rates estimates

(female):

  Public expenditure on education:

(As % of GNP):

6.0
Number of 3rd level students

(students/100,000):

3,267 Net enrolment ratio at the first level

(female):

98 (99)
First level pupil/teachers ratio

(% female teachers)

(49) School life expectancy number of years: 13.6

Employment

Labour force as % of total population

(age 15+women’s share) :

50 (41) Unemployment rate: 8.1%
% of labour force in...
  -Agriculture: 6
  -Industry: 26
  -Services: 68

Poverty & Quality of Life

HPI ranking:   Real GDP per capita rank minus HDI rank: 4
People in poverty in % (urban/rural):   GDI ranking: 9

(Out of 146)

 

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