Healthcare coverage — Health insurance coverage in Australia
Australia: Healthcare coverage — Health insurance coverage was 27,614 Persons in 2025. ▲ Rising
Healthcare coverage — Health insurance coverage in Australia, 1961–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Persons.
Analysis
Australia recorded 27,614 Persons for healthcare coverage — health insurance coverage in 2025. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 15.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, healthcare coverage — health insurance coverage in Australia peaked at 27,614 Persons in 2025 and was at its lowest, 7,939 Persons, in 1961.
Australia ranks 14th of 34 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Healthcare coverage — Health insurance coverage in Australia, year by year
| Year | Persons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 7,939 Persons | — |
| 1962 | 8,085 Persons | +1.8% |
| 1963 | 8,517 Persons | +5.3% |
| 1964 | 8,902 Persons | +4.5% |
| 1965 | 9,311 Persons | +4.6% |
| 1966 | 9,685 Persons | +4.0% |
| 1967 | 9,889 Persons | +2.1% |
| 1968 | 9,932 Persons | +0.4% |
| 1969 | 10,177 Persons | +2.5% |
| 1970 | 10,629 Persons | +4.4% |
| 1971 | 10,890 Persons | +2.5% |
| 1972 | 11,389 Persons | +4.6% |
| 1973 | 11,690 Persons | +2.6% |
| 1974 | 12,052 Persons | +3.1% |
| 1975 | 13,893 Persons | +15.3% |
| 1976 | 14,033 Persons | +1.0% |
| 1977 | 14,192 Persons | +1.1% |
| 1978 | 14,359 Persons | +1.2% |
| 1979 | 14,516 Persons | +1.1% |
| 1980 | 14,695 Persons | +1.2% |
| 1981 | 14,923 Persons | +1.6% |
| 1982 | 15,184 Persons | +1.7% |
| 1983 | 15,394 Persons | +1.4% |
| 1984 | 15,579 Persons | +1.2% |
| 1985 | 15,788 Persons | +1.3% |
| 1986 | 16,018 Persons | +1.5% |
| 1987 | 16,264 Persons | +1.5% |
| 1988 | 16,532 Persons | +1.6% |
| 1989 | 16,814 Persons | +1.7% |
| 1990 | 17,065 Persons | +1.5% |
| 1991 | 17,284 Persons | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 17,479 Persons | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 17,635 Persons | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 17,806 Persons | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 18,005 Persons | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 18,225 Persons | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 18,423 Persons | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 18,608 Persons | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 18,812 Persons | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 19,029 Persons | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 19,275 Persons | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 19,495 Persons | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 19,721 Persons | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 19,933 Persons | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 20,177 Persons | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 20,451 Persons | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 20,828 Persons | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 21,249 Persons | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 21,692 Persons | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 22,032 Persons | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 22,340 Persons | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 22,733 Persons | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 23,128 Persons | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 23,476 Persons | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 23,816 Persons | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 24,191 Persons | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 24,593 Persons | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 24,963 Persons | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 25,335 Persons | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 25,649 Persons | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 25,685 Persons | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 26,014 Persons | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 26,653 Persons | +2.5% |
| 2024 | 27,205 Persons | +2.1% |
| 2025 | 27,614 Persons | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9,160 Persons | 7,939 Persons | 10,177 Persons | 9 |
| 1970s | 12,764 Persons | 10,629 Persons | 14,516 Persons | 10 |
| 1980s | 15,719 Persons | 14,695 Persons | 16,814 Persons | 10 |
| 1990s | 17,934 Persons | 17,065 Persons | 18,812 Persons | 10 |
| 2000s | 20,185 Persons | 19,029 Persons | 21,692 Persons | 10 |
| 2010s | 23,661 Persons | 22,032 Persons | 25,335 Persons | 10 |
| 2020s | 26,470 Persons | 25,649 Persons | 27,614 Persons | 6 |
Countries ranked near Australia
More health data for Australia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.83 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.9072 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 906.6 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 215 (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, total, annual growth rate 0.6216 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per capita 0.1768 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, annual growth rate 1.16 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per capita 0.3212 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is healthcare coverage — health insurance coverage in Australia?
- Healthcare coverage — health insurance coverage in Australia was 27,614 Persons in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest healthcare coverage — health insurance coverage recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 27,614 Persons in 2025.
- What is the lowest healthcare coverage — health insurance coverage recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 7,939 Persons in 1961.
- How does Australia rank for healthcare coverage — health insurance coverage?
- Australia ranks 14th out of 34 countries with data for 2025.
- Is healthcare coverage — health insurance coverage rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Healthcare coverage — Health insurance coverage. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The share of a population covered for a core set of health services offers an initial measure of access to care and financial protection. Most OECD countries have achieved universal or near-universal coverage for a core set of health services, which usually include consultations with doctors, tests and examinations, and hospital care. This dataset presents the latest data for government (compulsory) health insurance, and for the various types of voluntary health insurance coverage. Please refer to the Sources and Methods for detailed country-specific information.