This chart displays the growth of Melbourne's population from 1950 to 2025.
| Year | Population |
| 2025-01-01 | 5391890 |
| 2024-01-01 | 5315600 |
| 2023-01-01 | 5235410 |
| 2022-01-01 | 5150770 |
| 2021-01-01 | 5061440 |
| 2020-01-01 | 4967730 |
| 2019-01-01 | 4870390 |
| 2018-01-01 | 4770890 |
| 2017-01-01 | 4654420 |
| 2016-01-01 | 4540790 |
| 2015-01-01 | 4429930 |
| 2014-01-01 | 4321930 |
| 2013-01-01 | 4216560 |
| 2012-01-01 | 4113890 |
| 2011-01-01 | 4013460 |
| 2010-01-01 | 3932260 |
| 2009-01-01 | 3852740 |
| 2008-01-01 | 3774950 |
| 2007-01-01 | 3698510 |
| 2006-01-01 | 3623720 |
| 2005-01-01 | 3572500 |
| 2004-01-01 | 3522140 |
| 2003-01-01 | 3472340 |
| 2002-01-01 | 3423320 |
| 2001-01-01 | 3374990 |
| 2000-01-01 | 3360800 |
| 1999-01-01 | 3346730 |
| 1998-01-01 | 3332740 |
| 1997-01-01 | 3318810 |
| 1996-01-01 | 3304950 |
| 1995-01-01 | 3282620 |
| 1994-01-01 | 3260450 |
| 1993-01-01 | 3238420 |
| 1992-01-01 | 3216580 |
| 1991-01-01 | 3194830 |
| 1990-01-01 | 3154310 |
| 1989-01-01 | 3114210 |
| 1988-01-01 | 3074680 |
| 1987-01-01 | 3035530 |
| 1986-01-01 | 2996940 |
| 1985-01-01 | 2968590 |
| 1984-01-01 | 2940600 |
| 1983-01-01 | 2912800 |
| 1982-01-01 | 2885300 |
| 1981-01-01 | 2858060 |
| 1980-01-01 | 2839020 |
| 1979-01-01 | 2820100 |
| 1978-01-01 | 2801330 |
| 1977-01-01 | 2782690 |
| 1976-01-01 | 2764200 |
| 1975-01-01 | 2732060 |
| 1974-01-01 | 2700260 |
| 1973-01-01 | 2668830 |
| 1972-01-01 | 2637810 |
| 1971-01-01 | 2607070 |
| 1970-01-01 | 2499110 |
| 1969-01-01 | 2395220 |
| 1968-01-01 | 2295780 |
| 1967-01-01 | 2200210 |
| 1966-01-01 | 2108740 |
| 1965-01-01 | 2067740 |
| 1964-01-01 | 2027700 |
| 1963-01-01 | 1988340 |
| 1962-01-01 | 1949800 |
| 1961-01-01 | 1912000 |
| 1960-01-01 | 1851220 |
| 1959-01-01 | 1792150 |
| 1958-01-01 | 1735040 |
| 1957-01-01 | 1679760 |
| 1956-01-01 | 1626310 |
| 1955-01-01 | 1574410 |
| 1954-01-01 | 1524250 |
| 1953-01-01 | 1473330 |
| 1952-01-01 | 1424180 |
| 1951-01-01 | 1376530 |
| 1950-01-01 | 1331970 |
