How many legal entities are registered in Australia?

51,490 legal entities have an LEI registered in Australia in the GLEIF Golden Copy. Of these, 28,219 have a current ISSUED registration status.

How many active legal entities are in Australia?

47,919 entities in Australia have entity_status ACTIVE in the GLEIF Golden Copy. Note that ACTIVE entity status and ISSUED registration status are separate dimensions.

What is the breakdown of LEI registration statuses in Australia?

ISSUED: 28,219; LAPSED: 19,696; RETIRED: 3,444; DUPLICATE: 120; ANNULLED: 6; PENDING_TRANSFER: 4; PENDING_ARCHIVAL: 1. Source: GLEIF Golden Copy (CC0). ISSUED means the LEI is current and valid; LAPSED means the LEI has not been renewed.

Where can I verify whether a specific legal entity in Australia has a valid LEI?

Verify individual legal entities at the GLEIF search portal: https://search.gleif.org/. This page reports aggregate counts only — it does not certify the legitimacy of any individual entity and does not give compliance or legal advice.

Registered Legal Entities in Australia

Q: What is the source of this data on legal entities in Australia?

All figures come from the GLEIF Golden Copy, published by the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF) under a CC0 (Creative Commons Zero) license. Source id: src:gleif:golden-copy:cc0. Data as of: 2026-06-20T03:54:47.908157+00:00.

51,490 legal entities are registered in Australia in the GLEIF Golden Copy, of which 28,219 have an ISSUED LEI and 47,919 are ACTIVE — per the GLEIF Golden Copy (CC0).

Last updated: June 20, 2026 · Source: GLEIF Golden Copy (CC0)

51,490

Total entities

28,219

ISSUED LEIs

47,919

ACTIVE entities

19,696

LAPSED LEIs

This page reports aggregate counts from the GLEIF Golden Copy (CC0). It informs and compares — it does not certify the legitimacy of any entity and gives no compliance or legal advice. To verify a specific entity or search by LEI, go to search.gleif.org.

LEI registration status in Australia

Registration status reflects the LEI lifecycle. ISSUED means the LEI is current and valid; LAPSED means the LEI has not been renewed; RETIRED, DUPLICATE, and ANNULLED indicate the LEI is closed or superseded; PENDING_TRANSFER and PENDING_ARCHIVAL indicate a transition state.

Registration status	Count	Share
ISSUED	28,219	55%
LAPSED	19,696	38%
RETIRED	3,444	7%
DUPLICATE	120	0%
ANNULLED	6	0%
PENDING_TRANSFER	4	0%
PENDING_ARCHIVAL	1	0%

Source: GLEIF Golden Copy (CC0).

Entity status in Australia

Entity status reflects whether the legal entity itself is operating. ACTIVE means the entity is operating; INACTIVE means it has been dissolved, merged, or otherwise ceased operations. Note that entity status and registration status are separate dimensions — an INACTIVE entity may still have an ISSUED LEI.

Entity status	Count	Share
ACTIVE	47,919	93%
INACTIVE	3,359	7%
NULL	212	0%

Source: GLEIF Golden Copy (CC0).

Sources & provenance

Every figure on this page comes from the GLEIF Golden Copy (CC0) (source id src:gleif:golden-copy:cc0), published by the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF) under a CC0 (Creative Commons Zero) license: https://www.gleif.org/en/lei-data/gleif-golden-copy.

This page reports aggregate counts only. Individual entity names (legal_name) are never included. To search for a specific entity or LEI, use search.gleif.org.

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