Population ages 0-14, total, per square kilometre in Australia

Australia: Population ages 0-14, total, per square kilometre was 0.6249 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0.6249 units per square kilometre
Change on year
up 1.3%
World rank
214th
of 215 countries
All-time high
0.6249 units per square kilometre
in 2023
All-time low
0.4123 units per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Population ages 0-14, total, per square kilometre in Australia, 1961–2023

00.20.40.6196119922023

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.

Analysis

In 2023, population ages 0-14, total, per square kilometre in Australia stood at 0.6249 units per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and up 9.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population ages 0-14, total, per square kilometre in Australia peaked at 0.6249 units per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.4123 units per square kilometre, in 1961.

That places Australia 214th out of 215 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.

Population ages 0-14, total, per square kilometre in Australia, year by year

Annual values for Population ages 0-14, total, per square kilometre in Australia, 1961 to 2023.
Year units per square kilometre Change
1961 0.4123 units per square kilometre
1962 0.4206 units per square kilometre +2.0%
1963 0.4265 units per square kilometre +1.4%
1964 0.4331 units per square kilometre +1.5%
1965 0.4393 units per square kilometre +1.4%
1966 0.4469 units per square kilometre +1.7%
1967 0.4496 units per square kilometre +0.6%
1968 0.4544 units per square kilometre +1.1%
1969 0.4618 units per square kilometre +1.6%
1970 0.4692 units per square kilometre +1.6%
1971 0.483 units per square kilometre +2.9%
1972 0.4887 units per square kilometre +1.2%
1973 0.4915 units per square kilometre +0.6%
1974 0.498 units per square kilometre +1.3%
1975 0.4968 units per square kilometre -0.2%
1976 0.4933 units per square kilometre -0.7%
1977 0.4902 units per square kilometre -0.6%
1978 0.4873 units per square kilometre -0.6%
1979 0.4845 units per square kilometre -0.6%
1980 0.4834 units per square kilometre -0.2%
1981 0.485 units per square kilometre +0.3%
1982 0.4876 units per square kilometre +0.5%
1983 0.488 units per square kilometre +0.1%
1984 0.4866 units per square kilometre -0.3%
1985 0.4847 units per square kilometre -0.4%
1986 0.4823 units per square kilometre -0.5%
1987 0.481 units per square kilometre -0.3%
1988 0.4823 units per square kilometre +0.3%
1989 0.4857 units per square kilometre +0.7%
1990 0.4895 units per square kilometre +0.8%
1991 0.4933 units per square kilometre +0.8%
1992 0.4968 units per square kilometre +0.7%
1993 0.4992 units per square kilometre +0.5%
1994 0.5018 units per square kilometre +0.5%
1995 0.5047 units per square kilometre +0.6%
1996 0.5075 units per square kilometre +0.5%
1997 0.5092 units per square kilometre +0.3%
1998 0.5105 units per square kilometre +0.3%
1999 0.5123 units per square kilometre +0.3%
2000 0.5141 units per square kilometre +0.4%
2001 0.5161 units per square kilometre +0.4%
2002 0.5168 units per square kilometre +0.1%
2003 0.5175 units per square kilometre +0.1%
2004 0.5178 units per square kilometre +0.1%
2005 0.5191 units per square kilometre +0.2%
2006 0.5215 units per square kilometre +0.5%
2007 0.5272 units per square kilometre +1.1%
2008 0.5342 units per square kilometre +1.3%
2009 0.5417 units per square kilometre +1.4%
2010 0.5469 units per square kilometre +1.0%
2011 0.552 units per square kilometre +0.9%
2012 0.5606 units per square kilometre +1.6%
2013 0.57 units per square kilometre +1.7%
2014 0.5781 units per square kilometre +1.4%
2015 0.586 units per square kilometre +1.4%
2016 0.594 units per square kilometre +1.4%
2017 0.6024 units per square kilometre +1.4%
2018 0.6089 units per square kilometre +1.1%
2019 0.6146 units per square kilometre +0.9%
2020 0.6189 units per square kilometre +0.7%
2021 0.6152 units per square kilometre -0.6%
2022 0.6168 units per square kilometre +0.3%
2023 0.6249 units per square kilometre +1.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.4383 units per square kilometre 0.4123 units per square kilometre 0.4618 units per square kilometre 9
1970s 0.4882 units per square kilometre 0.4692 units per square kilometre 0.498 units per square kilometre 10
1980s 0.4847 units per square kilometre 0.481 units per square kilometre 0.488 units per square kilometre 10
1990s 0.5025 units per square kilometre 0.4895 units per square kilometre 0.5123 units per square kilometre 10
2000s 0.5226 units per square kilometre 0.5141 units per square kilometre 0.5417 units per square kilometre 10
2010s 0.5814 units per square kilometre 0.5469 units per square kilometre 0.6146 units per square kilometre 10
2020s 0.619 units per square kilometre 0.6152 units per square kilometre 0.6249 units per square kilometre 4

Countries ranked near Australia

  1. 211 Mongolia 0.729 units per square kilometre compare
  2. 212 Canada 0.6974 units per square kilometre compare
  3. 213 Iceland 0.6906 units per square kilometre compare
  4. 215 Greenland 0.0288 units per square kilometre compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population ages 0-14, total, per square kilometre in Australia?
Population ages 0-14, total, per square kilometre in Australia was 0.6249 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest population ages 0-14, total, per square kilometre recorded in Australia?
The highest recorded value was 0.6249 units per square kilometre in 2023.
What is the lowest population ages 0-14, total, per square kilometre recorded in Australia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4123 units per square kilometre in 1961.
How does Australia rank for population ages 0-14, total, per square kilometre?
Australia ranks 214th out of 215 countries with data for 2023.
Is population ages 0-14, total, per square kilometre rising or falling in Australia?
Over the last ten years it is up 9.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Australia data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Population ages 0-14, total, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Population ages 0-14, total divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

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Indicator
Population ages 0-14, total, per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
263 places, 15,281 data points, 1961–2023
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Population ages 0-14, total divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.