Population ages 15-64, female in Australia
Australia: Population ages 15-64, female was 63.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population ages 15-64, female in Australia, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of female population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population ages 15-64, female in Australia is 63.8%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and down 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 15-64, female in Australia peaked at 67.0% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 60.3%, in 1961.
Australia ranks 107th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 60.9% | 60.3% | 61.8% | 10 |
| 1970s | 62.9% | 62.0% | 64.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 65.1% | 64.2% | 65.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 65.9% | 65.8% | 66.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 66.7% | 66.2% | 67.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 66.1% | 65.2% | 66.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 64.3% | 63.8% | 64.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 104 Botswana 63.9% compare
- 105 Canada 63.9% compare
- 106 North Macedonia 63.8% compare
- 108 Papua New Guinea 63.6% compare
- 109 Switzerland 63.5% compare
- 110 Netherlands 63.4% compare
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 15-64, female in Australia?
- Population ages 15-64, female in Australia was 63.8% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest population ages 15-64, female recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 67.0% in 2009.
- What is the lowest population ages 15-64, female recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 60.3% in 1961.
- How does Australia rank for population ages 15-64, female?
- Australia ranks 107th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 15-64, female rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 15-64, female (% of female population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female population between the ages 15 to 64 as a percentage of the total female population. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.