Population ages 0-14, female in Australia
Australia: Population ages 0-14, female was 17.1% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Population ages 0-14, female in Australia, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of female population.
Analysis
Australia recorded 17.1% for population ages 0-14, female in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 6.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 0-14, female in Australia peaked at 29.8% in 1960 and was at its lowest, 17.1%, in 2025.
Australia ranks 144th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 29.2% | 28.4% | 29.8% | 10 |
| 1970s | 26.9% | 25.0% | 28.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 23.1% | 21.6% | 24.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 20.9% | 20.3% | 21.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 19.3% | 18.6% | 20.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.3% | 18.0% | 18.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.5% | 17.1% | 17.9% | 6 |
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More health data for Australia
- Population ages 65 and above 18.1% (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 2.33 million (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 17.0% (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total 5.00 million (2025)
- Age population, age 14, female, interpolated 161,096 (2025)
- Age population, age 13, male, interpolated 169,878 (2025)
- Age population, age 13, female, interpolated 160,992 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male 8.86 million (2025)
- Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 160,792 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, male, interpolated 170,044 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 0-14, female in Australia?
- Population ages 0-14, female in Australia was 17.1% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest population ages 0-14, female recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 29.8% in 1960.
- What is the lowest population ages 0-14, female recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.1% in 2025.
- How does Australia rank for population ages 0-14, female?
- Australia ranks 144th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 0-14, female rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Population ages 0-14, female (% of female population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female population between the ages 0 to 14 as a percentage of the total female population. Population is based on the de facto definition of population.