Population ages 65 and above, female, per capita in Australia
Australia: Population ages 65 and above, female, per capita was 0.0965 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population ages 65 and above, female, per capita in Australia, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2025, population ages 65 and above, female, per capita in Australia stood at 0.0965 units per person. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.1% on the previous year and up 21.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 65 and above, female, per capita in Australia peaked at 0.0965 units per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0484 units per person, in 1971.
Australia ranks 54th of 217 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Population ages 65 and above, female, per capita in Australia, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0484 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.0487 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1962 | 0.049 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1963 | 0.0493 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1964 | 0.0494 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1965 | 0.0494 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1966 | 0.0494 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1967 | 0.0493 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1968 | 0.0491 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1969 | 0.0488 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1970 | 0.0485 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1971 | 0.0484 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1972 | 0.0486 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1973 | 0.0492 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1974 | 0.0497 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1975 | 0.0505 units per person | +1.6% |
| 1976 | 0.0515 units per person | +2.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0525 units per person | +1.9% |
| 1978 | 0.0535 units per person | +1.9% |
| 1979 | 0.0545 units per person | +2.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0555 units per person | +1.8% |
| 1981 | 0.0563 units per person | +1.5% |
| 1982 | 0.057 units per person | +1.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0577 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0584 units per person | +1.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0592 units per person | +1.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0602 units per person | +1.7% |
| 1987 | 0.0612 units per person | +1.6% |
| 1988 | 0.062 units per person | +1.3% |
| 1989 | 0.0626 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0633 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0642 units per person | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 0.065 units per person | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0658 units per person | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0665 units per person | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 0.067 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0675 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0679 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0683 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0686 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0689 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0693 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0697 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0701 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0706 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 0.071 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0713 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0716 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0719 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0724 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0733 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0744 units per person | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0757 units per person | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 0.077 units per person | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0782 units per person | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0795 units per person | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0807 units per person | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0819 units per person | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0832 units per person | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0849 units per person | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 0.087 units per person | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0892 units per person | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 0.091 units per person | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0927 units per person | +1.9% |
| 2024 | 0.0946 units per person | +2.0% |
| 2025 | 0.0965 units per person | +2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0491 units per person | 0.0484 units per person | 0.0494 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0507 units per person | 0.0484 units per person | 0.0545 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.059 units per person | 0.0555 units per person | 0.0626 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0664 units per person | 0.0633 units per person | 0.0686 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0707 units per person | 0.0689 units per person | 0.0724 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0789 units per person | 0.0733 units per person | 0.0849 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0918 units per person | 0.087 units per person | 0.0965 units per person | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 65 and above, female, per capita in Australia?
- Population ages 65 and above, female, per capita in Australia was 0.0965 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest population ages 65 and above, female, per capita recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0965 units per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest population ages 65 and above, female, per capita recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0484 units per person in 1971.
- How does Australia rank for population ages 65 and above, female, per capita?
- Australia ranks 54th out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 65 and above, female, per capita rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.5%. 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 65 and above, female, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Population ages 65 and above, female divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Population ages 65 and above, female ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Population ages 65 and above, female World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Population ages 65 and above, female divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.