The 2022 NSW Population Projections show:
- NSW is expected to grow on average by over 85,000 people each year until 2041.
- Based on recent trends regional NSW's population will increase by 570,000 to 3.7 million in 2041.
- Greater Sydney’s population will grow to approximately 6.1 million by 2041 — over a million more people than currently live in the region.
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NSW population growth timeline
7,732,858
2016
8,166,757
2021
8,462,770
2026
8,933,640
2031
9,404,886
2036
9,872,934
2041