# Population at the end of the quarter in New South Wales

Population at the end of the quarter in New South Wales was 8.67 million in Q1 2026. Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics.

- Indicator id: `population_quarter_end`
- Place id: `au-nsw`
- Unit: persons
- Definition: Estimated resident population at the end of the quarter: 31 March, 30 June, 30 September or 31 December.
- Note: Available for Australia and its states and territories from the Australian Bureau of Statistics. The reference date differs from the annual 1 January or 1 July dates in population, so the two are not comparable. The ABS states that all data after 30 June 2021 are subject to revision.
- Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, ABS National, state and territory population: estimated resident population at the end of the quarter, persons (dataflow ERP_Q) (https://www.abs.gov.au/statistics/people/population/national-state-and-territory-population/latest-release)
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- Retrieved: 2026-10-11
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- Citation: Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics. ABS National, state and territory population: estimated resident population at the end of the quarter, persons (dataflow ERP_Q). https://www.abs.gov.au/statistics/people/population/national-state-and-territory-population/latest-release. Retrieved 2026-10-11. Licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are unchanged; the ABS does not endorse this service.
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- API: https://invokely.ai/api/v1/series?indicator=population_quarter_end&place=au-nsw

| Period | persons |
|---|---:|
| 2026-Q1 | 8,670,105 |
| 2025-Q4 | 8,635,200 |
| 2025-Q3 | 8,618,132 |
| 2025-Q2 | 8,587,369 |
| 2025-Q1 | 8,573,134 |
| 2024-Q4 | 8,538,677 |
| 2024-Q3 | 8,519,506 |
| 2024-Q2 | 8,492,050 |
| 2024-Q1 | 8,477,401 |
| 2023-Q4 | 8,437,334 |
| 2023-Q3 | 8,406,338 |
| 2023-Q2 | 8,356,387 |
| 2023-Q1 | 8,317,329 |
| 2022-Q4 | 8,264,048 |
| 2022-Q3 | 8,223,908 |
| 2022-Q2 | 8,182,098 |
| 2022-Q1 | 8,153,203 |
| 2021-Q4 | 8,117,057 |
| 2021-Q3 | 8,096,719 |
| 2021-Q2 | 8,097,062 |
| 2021-Q1 | 8,093,015 |
| 2020-Q4 | 8,094,300 |
| 2020-Q3 | 8,098,905 |
| 2020-Q2 | 8,110,610 |
| 2020-Q1 | 8,112,001 |
| 2019-Q4 | 8,088,361 |
| 2019-Q3 | 8,071,350 |
| 2019-Q2 | 8,046,748 |
| 2019-Q1 | 8,032,991 |
| 2018-Q4 | 8,003,564 |
| 2018-Q3 | 7,984,525 |
| 2018-Q2 | 7,954,476 |
| 2018-Q1 | 7,934,688 |
| 2017-Q4 | 7,900,946 |
| 2017-Q3 | 7,884,752 |
| 2017-Q2 | 7,855,316 |
| 2017-Q1 | 7,833,463 |
| 2016-Q4 | 7,795,625 |
| 2016-Q3 | 7,767,915 |
| 2016-Q2 | 7,732,858 |
| 2016-Q1 | 7,707,412 |
| 2015-Q4 | 7,671,401 |
| 2015-Q3 | 7,645,324 |
| 2015-Q2 | 7,616,168 |
| 2015-Q1 | 7,595,731 |
| 2014-Q4 | 7,562,171 |
| 2014-Q3 | 7,536,277 |
| 2014-Q2 | 7,508,353 |
| 2014-Q1 | 7,487,834 |
| 2013-Q4 | 7,454,938 |
| 2013-Q3 | 7,430,904 |
| 2013-Q2 | 7,404,032 |
| 2013-Q1 | 7,382,957 |
| 2012-Q4 | 7,353,189 |
| 2012-Q3 | 7,327,614 |
| 2012-Q2 | 7,304,244 |
| 2012-Q1 | 7,284,982 |
| 2011-Q4 | 7,258,722 |
| 2011-Q3 | 7,239,528 |
| 2011-Q2 | 7,218,529 |
| 2011-Q1 | 7,204,737 |
| 2010-Q4 | 7,179,891 |
| 2010-Q3 | 7,162,726 |
| 2010-Q2 | 7,144,292 |
| 2010-Q1 | 7,128,356 |
| 2009-Q4 | 7,101,504 |
| 2009-Q3 | 7,079,175 |
| 2009-Q2 | 7,053,755 |
| 2009-Q1 | 7,032,423 |
| 2008-Q4 | 7,001,782 |
| 2008-Q3 | 6,972,395 |
| 2008-Q2 | 6,943,461 |
| 2008-Q1 | 6,919,907 |
| 2007-Q4 | 6,883,852 |
| 2007-Q3 | 6,859,736 |
| 2007-Q2 | 6,834,156 |
| 2007-Q1 | 6,815,359 |
| 2006-Q4 | 6,786,160 |
| 2006-Q3 | 6,766,133 |
| 2006-Q2 | 6,742,690 |
| 2006-Q1 | 6,735,528 |
| 2005-Q4 | 6,718,023 |
| 2005-Q3 | 6,707,429 |
| 2005-Q2 | 6,693,206 |
| 2005-Q1 | 6,685,875 |
| 2004-Q4 | 6,669,206 |
| 2004-Q3 | 6,660,416 |
| 2004-Q2 | 6,650,735 |
| 2004-Q1 | 6,648,280 |
| 2003-Q4 | 6,634,509 |
| 2003-Q3 | 6,627,538 |
| 2003-Q2 | 6,620,715 |
| 2003-Q1 | 6,615,712 |
| 2002-Q4 | 6,599,441 |
| 2002-Q3 | 6,590,659 |
| 2002-Q2 | 6,580,807 |
| 2002-Q1 | 6,575,296 |
| 2001-Q4 | 6,558,484 |
| 2001-Q3 | 6,544,891 |
| 2001-Q2 | 6,530,349 |
| 2001-Q1 | 6,513,844 |
| 2000-Q4 | 6,485,081 |
| 2000-Q3 | 6,465,614 |
| 2000-Q2 | 6,446,558 |
| 2000-Q1 | 6,431,826 |
| 1999-Q4 | 6,409,971 |
| 1999-Q3 | 6,393,100 |
| 1999-Q2 | 6,375,103 |
| 1999-Q1 | 6,360,552 |
| 1998-Q4 | 6,338,790 |
| 1998-Q3 | 6,324,111 |
| 1998-Q2 | 6,305,799 |
| 1998-Q1 | 6,295,260 |
| 1997-Q4 | 6,274,966 |
| 1997-Q3 | 6,260,867 |
| 1997-Q2 | 6,246,267 |
| 1997-Q1 | 6,234,303 |
| 1996-Q4 | 6,214,548 |
| 1996-Q3 | 6,196,251 |
| 1996-Q2 | 6,176,461 |
| 1996-Q1 | 6,159,806 |
| 1995-Q4 | 6,143,971 |
| 1995-Q3 | 6,124,648 |
| 1995-Q2 | 6,105,560 |
| 1995-Q1 | 6,087,910 |
| 1994-Q4 | 6,071,872 |
| 1994-Q3 | 6,063,058 |
| 1994-Q2 | 6,044,819 |
| 1994-Q1 | 6,037,096 |
| 1993-Q4 | 6,020,171 |
| 1993-Q3 | 6,009,659 |
| 1993-Q2 | 5,995,055 |
| 1993-Q1 | 5,990,424 |
| 1992-Q4 | 5,977,823 |
| 1992-Q3 | 5,970,754 |
| 1992-Q2 | 5,957,822 |
| 1992-Q1 | 5,946,386 |
| 1991-Q4 | 5,928,072 |
| 1991-Q3 | 5,916,714 |
| 1991-Q2 | 5,898,731 |
| 1991-Q1 | 5,883,248 |
| 1990-Q4 | 5,862,497 |
| 1990-Q3 | 5,849,534 |
| 1990-Q2 | 5,834,021 |
| 1990-Q1 | 5,818,151 |
| 1989-Q4 | 5,803,079 |
| 1989-Q3 | 5,785,625 |
| 1989-Q2 | 5,776,283 |
| 1989-Q1 | 5,769,720 |
| 1988-Q4 | 5,752,254 |
| 1988-Q3 | 5,730,331 |
| 1988-Q2 | 5,707,309 |
| 1988-Q1 | 5,689,397 |
| 1987-Q4 | 5,666,219 |
| 1987-Q3 | 5,639,899 |
| 1987-Q2 | 5,616,736 |
| 1987-Q1 | 5,596,207 |
| 1986-Q4 | 5,574,251 |
| 1986-Q3 | 5,549,928 |
| 1986-Q2 | 5,531,526 |
| 1986-Q1 | 5,516,377 |
| 1985-Q4 | 5,496,467 |
| 1985-Q3 | 5,478,254 |
| 1985-Q2 | 5,464,512 |
| 1985-Q1 | 5,451,549 |
| 1984-Q4 | 5,431,752 |
| 1984-Q3 | 5,416,536 |
| 1984-Q2 | 5,402,729 |
| 1984-Q1 | 5,389,180 |
| 1983-Q4 | 5,374,915 |
| 1983-Q3 | 5,363,744 |
| 1983-Q2 | 5,352,959 |
| 1983-Q1 | 5,344,027 |
| 1982-Q4 | 5,328,221 |
| 1982-Q3 | 5,315,846 |
| 1982-Q2 | 5,303,580 |
| 1982-Q1 | 5,286,119 |
| 1981-Q4 | 5,266,894 |
| 1981-Q3 | 5,249,455 |