Population ages 45-49, female in Australia
Australia: Population ages 45-49, female was 6.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population ages 45-49, 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 45-49, female in Australia stood at 6.1%.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and down 7.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 45-49, female in Australia peaked at 7.3% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 4.8%, in 1982.
Australia ranks 97th 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 | 6.0% | 5.8% | 6.2% | 10 |
| 1970s | 5.6% | 5.0% | 6.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.0% | 4.8% | 5.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.5% | 5.6% | 7.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.2% | 7.0% | 7.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.8% | 6.6% | 7.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.3% | 6.1% | 6.6% | 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 45-49, female in Australia?
- Population ages 45-49, female in Australia was 6.1% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest population ages 45-49, female recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 7.3% in 2007.
- What is the lowest population ages 45-49, female recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.8% in 1982.
- How does Australia rank for population ages 45-49, female?
- Australia ranks 97th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 45-49, female rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.5%. 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 45-49, female (% of female population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population between the ages 45 to 49 as a percentage of the total female population.