Australia’s population hits 21 million
Australia’s population has reached an estimated 21 million.
The milestone is thought to have been achieved about 9.32pm and 58 seconds (AEST) on Friday, according to an online clock operated by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) that estimates the country’s resident population.
The world population as of Friday was an estimated 6.605 billion, according to a clock kept by the US Bureau of Census.
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