Australia vs United States of America: Population ages 65 and above, female, per capita

Australia
0.0965 units per person
in 2025
United States of America
0.0994 units per person
in 2025
Australia rank
54th
United States of America rank
51st

Population ages 65 and above, female, per capita over time

  • Australia
  • United States of America
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How they compare

United States of America currently reports 0.0994 units per person against 0.0965 units per person in Australia, a difference of 0.0029 units per person.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was United States of America ahead.

Australia ranks 54th and United States of America ranks 51st of 217 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 2 and United States of America in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia United States of America Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0491 units per person 0.0521 units per person 0.003 units per person United States of America
1970s 0.0507 units per person 0.0605 units per person 0.0098 units per person United States of America
1980s 0.059 units per person 0.0697 units per person 0.0107 units per person United States of America
1990s 0.0664 units per person 0.0732 units per person 0.0067 units per person United States of America
2000s 0.0707 units per person 0.0705 units per person 0.0002 units per person Australia
2010s 0.0789 units per person 0.0785 units per person 0.0004 units per person Australia
2020s 0.0918 units per person 0.0934 units per person 0.0015 units per person United States of America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population ages 65 and above, female, per capita, Australia or United States of America?
United States of America, at 0.0994 units per person against 0.0965 units per person in Australia as of 2025.
What is the difference in population ages 65 and above, female, per capita between Australia and United States of America?
0.0029 units per person, with United States of America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and United States of America?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Australia and United States of America rank globally for population ages 65 and above, female, per capita?
Australia ranks 54th and United States of America ranks 51st of 217 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Population ages 65 and above, female, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Population ages 65 and above, female, per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
265 places, 17,460 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Population ages 65 and above, female divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.