Population statistics - Australia and world

Two population data reports have been released recently:

Population by Age and Sex, Regions of Australia, 2014 from the Australian Bureau of Statistics contains the latest available estimates by age and gender of the resident populations of areas of Australia as at 30 June.  In June 2014 there were 23.5 million people living in Australia, with two thirds of them living in capital cities. 11.7 million were males and 11.8 million were females. 7.5 million people lived in New South Wales, including 4.8 million in Greater Sydney.

2015 Revision of World Population Prospects is the official United Nations population estimates and projections. The main results give key demographic indicators for each development group, income group, major area, region and country for selected periods or dates within 1950-2100. According to this report, the world population reached 7.3 billion as of mid-2015 - an increase of approximately one billion people in the the last twelve years. 60% of the global population lives in Asia, 16% in Africa and 10% in Europe. China and India are the largest countries, having 19% and 18% of the world's total population.