Australia vs IDA blend: Population ages 65 and above, male
Australia
17.0%
in 2025
IDA blend
3.4%
in 2025
Australia rank
37th
IDA blend rank
39th
Population ages 65 and above, male over time
- Australia
- IDA blend
How they compare
Australia currently reports 17.0% against 3.4% in IDA blend, a difference of 13.6%.
That makes Australia's figure about 5.0 times IDA blend's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Australia has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 37th and IDA blend ranks 39th of 218 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | IDA blend | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.1% | 3.1% | 4.1% | Australia |
| 1970s | 7.3% | 3.1% | 4.2% | Australia |
| 1980s | 8.6% | 3.1% | 5.6% | Australia |
| 1990s | 10.2% | 3.1% | 7.1% | Australia |
| 2000s | 11.6% | 3.1% | 8.5% | Australia |
| 2010s | 13.8% | 3.1% | 10.7% | Australia |
| 2020s | 16.2% | 3.3% | 12.9% | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 65 and above, male, Australia or IDA blend?
- Australia, at 17.0% against 3.4% in IDA blend as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 65 and above, male between Australia and IDA blend?
- 13.6%, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and IDA blend?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Australia and IDA blend rank globally for population ages 65 and above, male?
- Australia ranks 37th and IDA blend ranks 39th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Population ages 65 and above, male (% of male population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Male population 65 years of age or older as a percentage of the total male population. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.