Population ages 15-64, male in Australia
Australia: Population ages 15-64, male was 8.86 million in 2025. β² Rising
Population ages 15-64, male in Australia, 1960β2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population ages 15-64, male in Australia is 8.86 million, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 12.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 15-64, male in Australia peaked at 8.86 million in 2025 and was at its lowest, 3.23 million, in 1960.
That places Australia 54th out of 217 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.57 million | 3.23 million | 3.92 million | 10 |
| 1970s | 4.43 million | 4.01 million | 4.78 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.26 million | 4.85 million | 5.69 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.03 million | 5.78 million | 6.31 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.81 million | 6.38 million | 7.34 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.84 million | 7.45 million | 8.25 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.54 million | 8.30 million | 8.86 million | 6 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 51 Democratic Peopleβs Republic of Korea 9.14 million compare
- 52 Mozambique 9.08 million compare
- 53 Nepal 8.97 million compare
- 55 Syrian Arab Republic 8.55 million compare
- 56 Cameroon 8.32 million compare
- 57 Niger 7.27 million compare
More health data for Australia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.83 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.9072 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 906.6 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 215 (2100)
- Population, male, annual growth rate 1.55 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, male, per capita 0.4962 units per person (2025)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 178,762 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 15-64, male in Australia?
- Population ages 15-64, male in Australia was 8.86 million in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest population ages 15-64, male recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 8.86 million in 2025.
- What is the lowest population ages 15-64, male recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.23 million in 1960.
- How does Australia rank for population ages 15-64, male?
- Australia ranks 54th out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 15-64, male rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Population ages 15-64, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Male population between the ages 15 to 64. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.