Australia vs United States: Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita
Australia
0.1809 units per person
in 2025
United States
0.1839 units per person
in 2025
Australia rank
47th
United States rank
44th
Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita over time
- Australia
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 0.1839 units per person against 0.1809 units per person in Australia, a difference of 0.003 units per person.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was United States ahead.
Australia ranks 47th and United States ranks 44th of 217 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 3 and United States in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.085 units per person | 0.0922 units per person | 0.0072 units per person | United States |
| 1970s | 0.0874 units per person | 0.1025 units per person | 0.0151 units per person | United States |
| 1980s | 0.1021 units per person | 0.1166 units per person | 0.0144 units per person | United States |
| 1990s | 0.1173 units per person | 0.1235 units per person | 0.0062 units per person | United States |
| 2000s | 0.1282 units per person | 0.1224 units per person | 0.0058 units per person | Australia |
| 2010s | 0.1474 units per person | 0.1418 units per person | 0.0056 units per person | Australia |
| 2020s | 0.1723 units per person | 0.172 units per person | 0.0003 units per person | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 65 and above, total, per capita, Australia or United States?
- United States, at 0.1839 units per person against 0.1809 units per person in Australia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 65 and above, total, per capita between Australia and United States?
- 0.003 units per person, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and United States?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Australia and United States rank globally for population ages 65 and above, total, per capita?
- Australia ranks 47th and United States ranks 44th of 217 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Population ages 65 and above, total, 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, total divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.