Bank branches per 100,000 adults in Australia
Australia: Bank branches per 100,000 adults was 25.43 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Bank branches per 100,000 adults in Australia, 2004–2020
Source: Financial Access Survey (FAS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
Analysis
The most recent figure for bank branches per 100,000 adults in Australia is 25.43, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.
The figure is down 3.8% on the previous year and down 17.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank branches per 100,000 adults in Australia peaked at 31.67 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 25.43, in 2020.
Australia ranks 32nd of 185 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Bank branches per 100,000 adults in Australia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 30.67 | — |
| 2005 | 30.65 | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 31.24 | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 31.67 | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 31.57 | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 31.22 | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 30.75 | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 30.41 | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 30.94 | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 30.14 | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 29.16 | -3.2% |
| 2015 | 28.75 | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 27.74 | -3.5% |
| 2017 | 29.63 | +6.8% |
| 2018 | 28.22 | -4.8% |
| 2019 | 26.43 | -6.4% |
| 2020 | 25.43 | -3.8% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 25.43 is above the median for high income countries, which is 20.69, 1.2× the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Australia's 25.43 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 12.46, 2.0× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 31.17 | 30.65 | 31.67 | 6 |
| 2010s | 29.22 | 26.43 | 30.94 | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.43 | 25.43 | 25.43 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Australia
More financial sector data for Australia
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 11.9 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0013 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 83.74 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 6.56 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0009 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 61.14 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 11.9 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0013 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 83.74 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 6.56 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank branches per 100,000 adults in Australia?
- Bank branches per 100,000 adults in Australia was 25.43 in 2020, according to Financial Access Survey (FAS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest bank branches per 100,000 adults recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 31.67 in 2007.
- What is the lowest bank branches per 100,000 adults recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.43 in 2020.
- How does Australia rank for bank branches per 100,000 adults?
- Australia ranks 32nd out of 185 countries with data for 2020.
- Is bank branches per 100,000 adults rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from Financial Access Survey (FAS), International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Bank branches per 100,000 adults. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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For each country calculated as: 100,000*reported number of depositors/adult population in the reporting country.