Australia vs United States of America: Population ages 65 and above, male, per capita
Australia
0.0844 units per person
in 2025
United States of America
0.0845 units per person
in 2025
Australia rank
37th
United States of America rank
36th
Population ages 65 and above, male, per capita over time
- Australia
- United States of America
How they compare
United States of America currently reports 0.0845 units per person against 0.0844 units per person in Australia, a difference of 0.0001 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 37th and United States of America ranks 36th of 217 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 4 and United States of America in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0359 units per person | 0.0401 units per person | 0.0042 units per person | United States of America |
| 1970s | 0.0367 units per person | 0.042 units per person | 0.0053 units per person | United States of America |
| 1980s | 0.0431 units per person | 0.0468 units per person | 0.0037 units per person | United States of America |
| 1990s | 0.0509 units per person | 0.0504 units per person | 0.0005 units per person | Australia |
| 2000s | 0.0575 units per person | 0.0519 units per person | 0.0056 units per person | Australia |
| 2010s | 0.0686 units per person | 0.0634 units per person | 0.0052 units per person | Australia |
| 2020s | 0.0805 units per person | 0.0787 units per person | 0.0018 units per person | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 65 and above, male, per capita, Australia or United States of America?
- United States of America, at 0.0845 units per person against 0.0844 units per person in Australia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 65 and above, male, per capita between Australia and United States of America?
- 0.0001 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, male, per capita?
- Australia ranks 37th and United States of America ranks 36th of 217 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Population ages 65 and above, male, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population ages 65 and above, male divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.