Population ages 55-59, female in Australia
Australia: Population ages 55-59, female was 818,932 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population ages 55-59, female in Australia, 1960–2025
Source: World Bank staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects.
Analysis
Australia recorded 818,932 for population ages 55-59, female in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 11.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 55-59, female in Australia peaked at 818,932 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 224,297, in 1960.
Australia ranks 36th of 215 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 255,722 | 224,297 | 292,773 | 10 |
| 1970s | 325,012 | 298,735 | 362,433 | 10 |
| 1980s | 369,209 | 360,861 | 373,831 | 10 |
| 1990s | 394,416 | 359,191 | 449,804 | 10 |
| 2000s | 579,940 | 470,154 | 649,466 | 10 |
| 2010s | 728,570 | 661,235 | 791,645 | 10 |
| 2020s | 796,154 | 782,395 | 818,932 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Australia
More health data for Australia
- Population ages 15-64, total 17.74 million (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, female 63.8% (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 55-59, female in Australia?
- Population ages 55-59, female in Australia was 818,932 in 2025, according to World Bank staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects.
- What is the highest population ages 55-59, female recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 818,932 in 2025.
- What is the lowest population ages 55-59, female recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 224,297 in 1960.
- How does Australia rank for population ages 55-59, female?
- Australia ranks 36th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 55-59, female rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects, published as part of Population ages 55-59, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population between the ages 55 to 59.