Years colonized in Australia

Australia: Years colonized was 91 in 2022. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2022)
91
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
61st
of 159 countries
All-time high
91
in 1919
All-time low
0
in 1462
Years of data
561
1462–2022

Years colonized in Australia, 1462–2022

020406080100146217422022

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Australia recorded 91 for years colonized in 2022. That is the highest value across all 561 years on record.

That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, years colonized in Australia peaked at 91 in 1919 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1462.

That places Australia 61st out of 159 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Years colonized in Australia, year by year

Annual values for Years colonized in Australia, 1462 to 2022.
Year Value Change
1462 0 —
1463 0 —
1464 0 —
1465 0 —
1466 0 —
1467 0 —
1468 0 —
1469 0 —
1470 0 —
1471 0 —
1472 0 —
1473 0 —
1474 0 —
1475 0 —
1476 0 —
1477 0 —
1478 0 —
1479 0 —
1480 0 —
1481 0 —
1482 0 —
1483 0 —
1484 0 —
1485 0 —
1486 0 —
1487 0 —
1488 0 —
1489 0 —
1490 0 —
1491 0 —
1492 0 —
1493 0 —
1494 0 —
1495 0 —
1496 0 —
1497 0 —
1498 0 —
1499 0 —
1500 0 —
1501 0 —
1502 0 —
1503 0 —
1504 0 —
1505 0 —
1506 0 —
1507 0 —
1508 0 —
1509 0 —
1510 0 —
1511 0 —
1512 0 —
1513 0 —
1514 0 —
1515 0 —
1516 0 —
1517 0 —
1518 0 —
1519 0 —
1520 0 —
1521 0 —
1522 0 —
1523 0 —
1524 0 —
1525 0 —
1526 0 —
1527 0 —
1528 0 —
1529 0 —
1530 0 —
1531 0 —
1532 0 —
1533 0 —
1534 0 —
1535 0 —
1536 0 —
1537 0 —
1538 0 —
1539 0 —
1540 0 —
1541 0 —
1542 0 —
1543 0 —
1544 0 —
1545 0 —
1546 0 —
1547 0 —
1548 0 —
1549 0 —
1550 0 —
1551 0 —
1552 0 —
1553 0 —
1554 0 —
1555 0 —
1556 0 —
1557 0 —
1558 0 —
1559 0 —
1560 0 —
1561 0 —
1562 0 —
1563 0 —
1564 0 —
1565 0 —
1566 0 —
1567 0 —
1568 0 —
1569 0 —
1570 0 —
1571 0 —
1572 0 —
1573 0 —
1574 0 —
1575 0 —
1576 0 —
1577 0 —
1578 0 —
1579 0 —
1580 0 —
1581 0 —
1582 0 —
1583 0 —
1584 0 —
1585 0 —
1586 0 —
1587 0 —
1588 0 —
1589 0 —
1590 0 —
1591 0 —
1592 0 —
1593 0 —
1594 0 —
1595 0 —
1596 0 —
1597 0 —
1598 0 —
1599 0 —
1600 0 —
1601 0 —
1602 0 —
1603 0 —
1604 0 —
1605 0 —
1606 0 —
1607 0 —
1608 0 —
1609 0 —
1610 0 —
1611 0 —
1612 0 —
1613 0 —
1614 0 —
1615 0 —
1616 0 —
1617 0 —
1618 0 —
1619 0 —
1620 0 —
1621 0 —
1622 0 —
1623 0 —
1624 0 —
1625 0 —
1626 0 —
1627 0 —
1628 0 —
1629 0 —
1630 0 —
1631 0 —
1632 0 —
1633 0 —
1634 0 —
1635 0 —
1636 0 —
1637 0 —
1638 0 —
1639 0 —
1640 0 —
1641 0 —
1642 0 —
1643 0 —
1644 0 —
1645 0 —
1646 0 —
1647 0 —
1648 0 —
1649 0 —
1650 0 —
1651 0 —
1652 0 —
1653 0 —
1654 0 —
1655 0 —
1656 0 —
1657 0 —
1658 0 —
1659 0 —
1660 0 —
1661 0 —
1662 0 —
1663 0 —
1664 0 —
1665 0 —
1666 0 —
1667 0 —
1668 0 —
1669 0 —
1670 0 —
1671 0 —
1672 0 —
1673 0 —
1674 0 —
1675 0 —
1676 0 —
1677 0 —
1678 0 —
1679 0 —
1680 0 —
1681 0 —
1682 0 —
1683 0 —
1684 0 —
1685 0 —
1686 0 —
1687 0 —
1688 0 —
1689 0 —
1690 0 —
1691 0 —
1692 0 —
1693 0 —
1694 0 —
1695 0 —
1696 0 —
1697 0 —
1698 0 —
1699 0 —
1700 0 —
1701 0 —
1702 0 —
1703 0 —
1704 0 —
1705 0 —
1706 0 —
1707 0 —
1708 0 —
1709 0 —
1710 0 —
1711 0 —
1712 0 —
1713 0 —
1714 0 —
1715 0 —
1716 0 —
1717 0 —
1718 0 —
1719 0 —
1720 0 —
1721 0 —
1722 0 —
1723 0 —
1724 0 —
1725 0 —
1726 0 —
1727 0 —
1728 0 —
1729 0 —
1730 0 —
1731 0 —
1732 0 —
1733 0 —
1734 0 —
1735 0 —
1736 0 —
1737 0 —
1738 0 —
1739 0 —
1740 0 —
1741 0 —
1742 0 —
1743 0 —
1744 0 —
1745 0 —
1746 0 —
1747 0 —
1748 0 —
1749 0 —
1750 0 —
1751 0 —
1752 0 —
1753 0 —
1754 0 —
1755 0 —
1756 0 —
1757 0 —
1758 0 —
1759 0 —
1760 0 —
1761 0 —
1762 0 —
1763 0 —
1764 0 —
1765 0 —
1766 0 —
1767 0 —
1768 0 —
1769 0 —
1770 0 —
1771 0 —
1772 0 —
1773 0 —
1774 0 —
1775 0 —
1776 0 —
1777 0 —
1778 0 —
1779 0 —
1780 0 —
1781 0 —
1782 0 —
1783 0 —
1784 0 —
1785 0 —
1786 0 —
1787 0 —
1788 0 —
1789 0 —
1790 0 —
1791 0 —
1792 0 —
1793 0 —
1794 0 —
1795 0 —
1796 0 —
1797 0 —
1798 0 —
1799 0 —
1800 0 —
1801 0 —
1802 0 —
1803 0 —
1804 0 —
1805 0 —
1806 0 —
1807 0 —
1808 0 —
1809 0 —
1810 0 —
1811 0 —
1812 0 —
1813 0 —
1814 0 —
1815 0 —
1816 0 —
1817 0 —
1818 0 —
1819 0 —
1820 0 —
1821 0 —
1822 0 —
1823 0 —
1824 0 —
1825 0 —
1826 0 —
1827 0 —
1828 0 —
1829 1 —
1830 2 +100.0%
1831 3 +50.0%
1832 4 +33.3%
1833 5 +25.0%
1834 6 +20.0%
1835 7 +16.7%
1836 8 +14.3%
1837 9 +12.5%
1838 10 +11.1%
1839 11 +10.0%
1840 12 +9.1%
1841 13 +8.3%
1842 14 +7.7%
1843 15 +7.1%
1844 16 +6.7%
1845 17 +6.2%
1846 18 +5.9%
1847 19 +5.6%
1848 20 +5.3%
1849 21 +5.0%
1850 22 +4.8%
1851 23 +4.5%
1852 24 +4.3%
1853 25 +4.2%
1854 26 +4.0%
1855 27 +3.8%
1856 28 +3.7%
1857 29 +3.6%
1858 30 +3.4%
1859 31 +3.3%
1860 32 +3.2%
1861 33 +3.1%
1862 34 +3.0%
1863 35 +2.9%
1864 36 +2.9%
1865 37 +2.8%
1866 38 +2.7%
1867 39 +2.6%
1868 40 +2.6%
1869 41 +2.5%
1870 42 +2.4%
1871 43 +2.4%
1872 44 +2.3%
1873 45 +2.3%
1874 46 +2.2%
1875 47 +2.2%
1876 48 +2.1%
1877 49 +2.1%
1878 50 +2.0%
1879 51 +2.0%
1880 52 +2.0%
1881 53 +1.9%
1882 54 +1.9%
1883 55 +1.9%
1884 56 +1.8%
1885 57 +1.8%
1886 58 +1.8%
1887 59 +1.7%
1888 60 +1.7%
1889 61 +1.7%
1890 62 +1.6%
1891 63 +1.6%
1892 64 +1.6%
1893 65 +1.6%
1894 66 +1.5%
1895 67 +1.5%
1896 68 +1.5%
1897 69 +1.5%
1898 70 +1.4%
1899 71 +1.4%
1900 72 +1.4%
1901 73 +1.4%
1902 74 +1.4%
1903 75 +1.4%
1904 76 +1.3%
1905 77 +1.3%
1906 78 +1.3%
1907 79 +1.3%
1908 80 +1.3%
1909 81 +1.2%
1910 82 +1.2%
1911 83 +1.2%
1912 84 +1.2%
1913 85 +1.2%
1914 86 +1.2%
1915 87 +1.2%
1916 88 +1.1%
1917 89 +1.1%
1918 90 +1.1%
1919 91 +1.1%
1920 91 +0.0%
1921 91 +0.0%
1922 91 +0.0%
1923 91 +0.0%
1924 91 +0.0%
1925 91 +0.0%
1926 91 +0.0%
1927 91 +0.0%
1928 91 +0.0%
1929 91 +0.0%
1930 91 +0.0%
1931 91 +0.0%
1932 91 +0.0%
1933 91 +0.0%
1934 91 +0.0%
1935 91 +0.0%
1936 91 +0.0%
1937 91 +0.0%
1938 91 +0.0%
1939 91 +0.0%
1940 91 +0.0%
1941 91 +0.0%
1942 91 +0.0%
1943 91 +0.0%
1944 91 +0.0%
1945 91 +0.0%
1946 91 +0.0%
1947 91 +0.0%
1948 91 +0.0%
1949 91 +0.0%
1950 91 +0.0%
1951 91 +0.0%
1952 91 +0.0%
1953 91 +0.0%
1954 91 +0.0%
1955 91 +0.0%
1956 91 +0.0%
1957 91 +0.0%
1958 91 +0.0%
1959 91 +0.0%
1960 91 +0.0%
1961 91 +0.0%
1962 91 +0.0%
1963 91 +0.0%
1964 91 +0.0%
1965 91 +0.0%
1966 91 +0.0%
1967 91 +0.0%
1968 91 +0.0%
1969 91 +0.0%
1970 91 +0.0%
1971 91 +0.0%
1972 91 +0.0%
1973 91 +0.0%
1974 91 +0.0%
1975 91 +0.0%
1976 91 +0.0%
1977 91 +0.0%
1978 91 +0.0%
1979 91 +0.0%
1980 91 +0.0%
1981 91 +0.0%
1982 91 +0.0%
1983 91 +0.0%
1984 91 +0.0%
1985 91 +0.0%
1986 91 +0.0%
1987 91 +0.0%
1988 91 +0.0%
1989 91 +0.0%
1990 91 +0.0%
1991 91 +0.0%
1992 91 +0.0%
1993 91 +0.0%
1994 91 +0.0%
1995 91 +0.0%
1996 91 +0.0%
1997 91 +0.0%
1998 91 +0.0%
1999 91 +0.0%
2000 91 +0.0%
2001 91 +0.0%
2002 91 +0.0%
2003 91 +0.0%
2004 91 +0.0%
2005 91 +0.0%
2006 91 +0.0%
2007 91 +0.0%
2008 91 +0.0%
2009 91 +0.0%
2010 91 +0.0%
2011 91 +0.0%
2012 91 +0.0%
2013 91 +0.0%
2014 91 +0.0%
2015 91 +0.0%
2016 91 +0.0%
2017 91 +0.0%
2018 91 +0.0%
2019 91 +0.0%
2020 91 +0.0%
2021 91 +0.0%
2022 91 +0.0%

Australia compared with similar countries

  • Australia's 91 is above the median for high income countries, which is 81, 1.1× the median. (37 countries reporting)
  • Australia's 91 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 76, 1.2× the median. (30 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1460s 0 0 0 8
1470s 0 0 0 10
1480s 0 0 0 10
1490s 0 0 0 10
1500s 0 0 0 10
1510s 0 0 0 10
1520s 0 0 0 10
1530s 0 0 0 10
1540s 0 0 0 10
1550s 0 0 0 10
1560s 0 0 0 10
1570s 0 0 0 10
1580s 0 0 0 10
1590s 0 0 0 10
1600s 0 0 0 10
1610s 0 0 0 10
1620s 0 0 0 10
1630s 0 0 0 10
1640s 0 0 0 10
1650s 0 0 0 10
1660s 0 0 0 10
1670s 0 0 0 10
1680s 0 0 0 10
1690s 0 0 0 10
1700s 0 0 0 10
1710s 0 0 0 10
1720s 0 0 0 10
1730s 0 0 0 10
1740s 0 0 0 10
1750s 0 0 0 10
1760s 0 0 0 10
1770s 0 0 0 10
1780s 0 0 0 10
1790s 0 0 0 10
1800s 0 0 0 10
1810s 0 0 0 10
1820s 0.1 0 1 10
1830s 6.5 2 11 10
1840s 16.5 12 21 10
1850s 26.5 22 31 10
1860s 36.5 32 41 10
1870s 46.5 42 51 10
1880s 56.5 52 61 10
1890s 66.5 62 71 10
1900s 76.5 72 81 10
1910s 86.5 82 91 10
1920s 91 91 91 10
1930s 91 91 91 10
1940s 91 91 91 10
1950s 91 91 91 10
1960s 91 91 91 10
1970s 91 91 91 10
1980s 91 91 91 10
1990s 91 91 91 10
2000s 91 91 91 10
2010s 91 91 91 10
2020s 91 91 91 3

Countries ranked near Australia

  1. 60 Morocco 92 compare
  2. 61 Bangladesh 91 compare
  3. 61 India 91 compare
  4. 61 Mozambique 91 compare
  5. 61 Pakistan 91 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is years colonized in Australia?
Years colonized in Australia was 91 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest years colonized recorded in Australia?
The highest recorded value was 91 in 1919.
What is the lowest years colonized recorded in Australia?
The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1462.
How does Australia rank for years colonized?
Australia ranks 61st out of 159 countries with data for 2022.
Is years colonized rising or falling in Australia?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Australia data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Years colonized. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Years colonized
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
159 places, 88,747 data points, 1462–2022
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