Population ages 20-24, female in Australia
Australia: Population ages 20-24, female was 5.8% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Population ages 20-24, female in Australia, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of female population.
Analysis
In 2025, population ages 20-24, female in Australia stood at 5.8%. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 14.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 20-24, female in Australia peaked at 8.6% in 1982 and was at its lowest, 5.8%, in 2025.
That places Australia 163rd out of 215 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.1% | 6.4% | 8.3% | 10 |
| 1970s | 8.4% | 8.3% | 8.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 8.3% | 7.8% | 8.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.6% | 6.7% | 8.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.8% | 6.6% | 7.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.9% | 6.6% | 7.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.0% | 5.8% | 6.4% | 6 |
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More health data for Australia
- Age population, age 13, female, interpolated 160,992 (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)
- Population ages 65 and above 18.1% (2025)
- Age population, age 14, female, interpolated 161,096 (2025)
- Age population, age 13, male, interpolated 169,878 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male 8.86 million (2025)
- Age population, age 12, male, interpolated 170,044 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 63.8% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 20-24, female in Australia?
- Population ages 20-24, female in Australia was 5.8% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest population ages 20-24, female recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 8.6% in 1982.
- What is the lowest population ages 20-24, female recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.8% in 2025.
- How does Australia rank for population ages 20-24, female?
- Australia ranks 163rd out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 20-24, female rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.9%. 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 20-24, female (% of female population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population between the ages 20 to 24 as a percentage of the total female population.