Australia vs Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Population ages 65 and above, total

Australia
5.00 million
in 2025
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
61.92 million
in 2025
Australia rank
29th
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank
26th

Population ages 65 and above, total over time

  • Australia
  • Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
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How they compare

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) currently reports 61.92 million against 5.00 million in Australia, a difference of 56.92 million.

That makes Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s figure about 12.4 times Australia's.

Across all 66 years both countries report, Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.

Australia ranks 29th and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 26th of 218 countries.

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1960s 957,567 7.45 million 6.49 million Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
1970s 1.20 million 10.75 million 9.55 million Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
1980s 1.61 million 15.20 million 13.59 million Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
1990s 2.11 million 21.54 million 19.43 million Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
2000s 2.59 million 30.31 million 27.72 million Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
2010s 3.50 million 42.86 million 39.36 million Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
2020s 4.56 million 56.57 million 52.00 million Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population ages 65 and above, total, Australia or Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), at 61.92 million against 5.00 million in Australia as of 2025.
What is the difference in population ages 65 and above, total between Australia and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
56.92 million, with Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Australia and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank globally for population ages 65 and above, total?
Australia ranks 29th and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 26th 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, total. 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, total
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
266 places, 17,526 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Total population 65 years of age or older. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.