Population ages 0-14 in Australia
Australia: Population ages 0-14 was 17.7% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Population ages 0-14 in Australia, 1960–2025
Source: United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects., United Nations Population Division. Measured in % of total population.
Analysis
Australia recorded 17.7% for population ages 0-14 in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and down 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 0-14 in Australia peaked at 30.2% in 1961 and was at its lowest, 17.7%, in 2025.
That places Australia 143rd out of 215 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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 | 29.7% | 28.9% | 30.2% | 10 |
| 1970s | 27.5% | 25.6% | 28.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 23.7% | 22.2% | 25.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 21.5% | 20.9% | 22.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 19.9% | 19.2% | 20.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.9% | 18.7% | 19.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.1% | 17.7% | 18.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Australia
More education data for Australia
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.2% (2025)
- Primary school starting age 5 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 99.6% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 105,469 (1999)
- School enrollment, primary, female 99.7% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 99.5% (2024)
- Labor force, total 15.13 million (2025)
- Labor force, female 47.7% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index 0.998 GPI (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 0-14 in Australia?
- Population ages 0-14 in Australia was 17.7% in 2025, according to United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects., United Nations Population Division.
- What is the highest population ages 0-14 recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 30.2% in 1961.
- What is the lowest population ages 0-14 recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.7% in 2025.
- How does Australia rank for population ages 0-14?
- Australia ranks 143rd out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 0-14 rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects., United Nations Population Division, published as part of Population ages 0-14 (% of total population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Population between the ages 0 to 14 as a percentage of the total population. Population is based on the de facto definition of population.