Australia Demographics: Median age, Gender, Race, Religion

Median age history and projection chart in
Australia vs World

Table

Year	Median age
	Australia	World
1960	29.5	22.5
1961	29.3	22.5
1962	29.1	22.4
1963	28.8	22.2
1964	28.6	22
1965	28.3	21.8
1966	28.1	21.7
1967	28	21.6
1968	27.9	21.5
1969	27.8	21.5
1970	27.7	21.4
1971	27.7	21.4
1972	27.7	21.5
1973	27.8	21.5
1974	28	21.6
1975	28.1	21.7
1976	28.4	21.9
1977	28.6	22
1978	28.9	22.2
1979	29.1	22.3
1980	29.4	22.5
1981	29.6	22.6
1982	29.9	22.7
1983	30.2	22.9
1984	30.5	23
1985	30.8	23.2
1986	31.1	23.3
1987	31.3	23.4
1988	31.6	23.6
1989	31.8	23.8
1990	32.1	23.9
1991	32.4	24.1
1992	32.7	24.3
1993	33	24.5
1994	33.3	24.7
1995	33.6	25
1996	34	25.2
1997	34.3	25.4
1998	34.7	25.7
1999	35.1	25.9
2000	35.4	26.1
2001	35.6	26.3
2002	35.8	26.5
2003	36.1	26.7
2004	36.3	27
2005	36.5	27.2
2006	36.7	27.4
2007	36.8	27.6
2008	36.8	27.8
2009	36.9	28
2010	37	28.2
2011	37.1	28.4
2012	37.2	28.6
2013	37.2	28.9
2014	37.3	29.1
2015	37.3	29.3
2016	37.3	29.5
2017	37.4	29.8
2018	37.4	30
2019	37.6	30.3
2020	38	30.6
2021	38.3	30.8
2022	38.5	31
2023	38.8	31.3
2024	39	31.6
2025	39.3	31.9
2026	39.5	32.1
2027	39.8	32.3
2028	40	32.6
2029	40.3	32.8
2030	40.5	33
2031	40.8	33.2
2032	41	33.4
2033	41.3	33.6
2034	41.5	33.8
2035	41.7	34
2036	41.9	34.2
2037	42.1	34.4
2038	42.2	34.6
2039	42.4	34.8
2040	42.5	35
2041	42.6	35.2
2042	42.6	35.4
2043	42.7	35.6
2044	42.7	35.8
2045	42.7	36
2046	42.7	36.2
2047	42.7	36.4
2048	42.8	36.6
2049	42.9	36.8
2050	43	37.1

In 1960, the median age in Australia was 29.5 years compared to the world's average of 22.5 years. As of 2024, the median age had increased to 39 years compared to the world's average of 31.6 years. Ranked 20th for median age 64 years ago (old to young), Australia ranks 55th currently.

According to the United Nations projections, the median age in Australia is expected to increase to around 43 years by 2050. The aging demographics forecast is based on previous years' birth rates and increasing life expectancy.

Australia demographic pyramid: age and gender distribution

Table

Age range	Share of population
	Australia
	Male	Female
0-4	2.95%	2.8%
5-9	3.05%	2.88%
10-14	3.17%	3%
15-19	3.13%	2.95%
20-24	3.1%	2.93%
25-29	3.5%	3.34%
30-34	3.66%	3.68%
35-39	3.62%	3.68%
40-44	3.41%	3.45%
45-49	3.02%	3.09%
50-54	3.12%	3.22%
55-59	2.84%	2.95%
60-64	2.78%	2.95%
65-69	2.46%	2.66%
70-74	2.12%	2.31%
75-79	1.75%	1.91%
80+	1.94%	2.57%

The chart above is a variation of the population pyramid and represents the age and gender structure. Australia has low demographic potential with 44.1% of people in the 0-34 age group (ranked 142/196).

Age dependency chart

Table

Year	Age dependency ratio
	Australia			World
	Total	Young	Old	Total	Young	Old
1960	63.2%	49.3%	13.9%	73.5%	64.9%	8.62%
1961	63.2%	49.3%	13.9%	73.8%	65.1%	8.67%
1962	62.9%	49%	13.9%	74.1%	65.4%	8.73%
1963	62.5%	48.6%	13.9%	74.9%	66.1%	8.79%
1964	62.1%	48.3%	13.8%	75.5%	66.6%	8.85%
1965	61.7%	47.9%	13.8%	75.8%	66.8%	8.93%
1966	61.2%	47.5%	13.7%	75.9%	66.9%	9%
1967	60.6%	47%	13.6%	75.9%	66.8%	9.07%
1968	60%	46.5%	13.5%	75.8%	66.6%	9.14%
1969	59.5%	46.1%	13.4%	75.7%	66.5%	9.2%
1970	59.1%	45.9%	13.3%	75.5%	66.2%	9.26%
1971	58.8%	45.5%	13.2%	75.2%	65.9%	9.33%
1972	58.4%	45.1%	13.3%	74.9%	65.6%	9.39%
1973	58%	44.6%	13.4%	74.6%	65.1%	9.46%
1974	57.4%	43.9%	13.5%	74.4%	64.9%	9.54%
1975	56.7%	43%	13.6%	74.2%	64.6%	9.64%
1976	56%	42.1%	13.8%	74%	64.3%	9.72%
1977	55.2%	41.2%	14%	73.5%	63.7%	9.79%
1978	54.5%	40.3%	14.3%	72.4%	62.5%	9.84%
1979	54%	39.5%	14.5%	71.3%	61.4%	9.88%
1980	53.5%	38.8%	14.7%	70.4%	60.5%	9.89%
1981	53.1%	38.2%	14.9%	69.5%	59.6%	9.85%
1982	52.7%	37.7%	15%	68.7%	58.9%	9.79%
1983	52.2%	37.1%	15.1%	67.9%	58.1%	9.72%
1984	51.7%	36.4%	15.3%	67%	57.3%	9.68%
1985	51.1%	35.6%	15.4%	66.3%	56.6%	9.68%
1986	50.5%	34.8%	15.7%	65.7%	55.9%	9.71%
1987	50%	34.1%	15.9%	65.2%	55.4%	9.75%
1988	49.7%	33.5%	16.1%	64.8%	54.9%	9.81%
1989	49.5%	33.2%	16.3%	64.4%	54.5%	9.89%
1990	49.5%	32.9%	16.5%	64.2%	54.3%	9.97%
1991	49.6%	32.8%	16.8%	64%	53.9%	10.1%
1992	49.8%	32.7%	17.1%	63.7%	53.6%	10.2%
1993	50%	32.6%	17.4%	63.5%	53.2%	10.3%
1994	50.1%	32.5%	17.6%	63.1%	52.7%	10.4%
1995	50.1%	32.3%	17.8%	62.7%	52.2%	10.5%
1996	50%	32.1%	18%	62.1%	51.5%	10.6%
1997	49.9%	31.8%	18.1%	61.5%	50.8%	10.7%
1998	49.8%	31.6%	18.2%	60.7%	50%	10.7%
1999	49.6%	31.3%	18.3%	60%	49.2%	10.8%
2000	49.5%	31%	18.4%	59.3%	48.4%	10.9%
2001	49.3%	30.7%	18.6%	58.5%	47.6%	11%
2002	49.1%	30.4%	18.7%	57.8%	46.7%	11.1%
2003	48.8%	30%	18.8%	57%	45.9%	11.1%
2004	48.6%	29.7%	19%	56.3%	45.1%	11.2%
2005	48.5%	29.3%	19.1%	55.6%	44.3%	11.3%
2006	48.3%	29.1%	19.3%	55%	43.6%	11.4%
2007	48.2%	28.8%	19.4%	54.5%	43.1%	11.4%
2008	48.1%	28.6%	19.5%	54.1%	42.6%	11.5%
2009	48.1%	28.4%	19.7%	53.8%	42.2%	11.6%
2010	48.4%	28.3%	20.1%	53.5%	41.9%	11.6%
2011	48.8%	28.2%	20.5%	53.4%	41.6%	11.8%
2012	49.3%	28.3%	21%	53.3%	41.4%	11.9%
2013	49.9%	28.4%	21.5%	53.4%	41.2%	12.1%
2014	50.5%	28.5%	22%	53.5%	41.1%	12.4%
2015	51.1%	28.6%	22.5%	53.6%	40.9%	12.7%
2016	51.6%	28.6%	23%	53.7%	40.7%	13%
2017	52%	28.6%	23.4%	53.9%	40.6%	13.3%
2018	52.4%	28.6%	23.8%	54.1%	40.4%	13.7%
2019	52.9%	28.5%	24.4%	54.2%	40.1%	14%
2020	53.6%	28.5%	25.1%	54.2%	39.8%	14.4%
2021	54.3%	28.4%	25.8%	54.2%	39.5%	14.7%
2022	54.6%	28.2%	26.4%	54%	39%	15%
2023	54.8%	27.9%	26.9%	53.9%	38.5%	15.4%
2024	55.2%	27.7%	27.5%	53.7%	38%	15.7%

Age dependency is the ratio of people not in the labor force (children under 15 and adults 64+) to people aged 15 to 64. Age dependency in Australia increased from 48.6% to 55.2% between 2004 and 2024 with a decreased share of children and an increased proportion of people aged 65+

Australia working age demographic chart

Table

Year	Working age population share
	Australia	World
1960	61.3%	57.6%
1961	61.3%	57.5%
1962	61.4%	57.4%
1963	61.5%	57.2%
1964	61.7%	57%
1965	61.8%	56.9%
1966	62%	56.8%
1967	62.3%	56.9%
1968	62.5%	56.9%
1969	62.7%	56.9%
1970	62.8%	57%
1971	63%	57.1%
1972	63.1%	57.2%
1973	63.3%	57.3%
1974	63.5%	57.3%
1975	63.8%	57.4%
1976	64.1%	57.5%
1977	64.4%	57.7%
1978	64.7%	58%
1979	64.9%	58.4%
1980	65.1%	58.7%
1981	65.3%	59%
1982	65.5%	59.3%
1983	65.7%	59.6%
1984	65.9%	59.9%
1985	66.2%	60.1%
1986	66.4%	60.4%
1987	66.7%	60.5%
1988	66.8%	60.7%
1989	66.9%	60.8%
1990	66.9%	60.9%
1991	66.8%	61%
1992	66.8%	61.1%
1993	66.7%	61.2%
1994	66.6%	61.3%
1995	66.6%	61.5%
1996	66.6%	61.7%
1997	66.7%	61.9%
1998	66.8%	62.2%
1999	66.8%	62.5%
2000	66.9%	62.8%
2001	67%	63.1%
2002	67.1%	63.4%
2003	67.2%	63.7%
2004	67.3%	64%
2005	67.4%	64.3%
2006	67.4%	64.5%
2007	67.5%	64.7%
2008	67.5%	64.9%
2009	67.5%	65%
2010	67.4%	65.1%
2011	67.2%	65.2%
2012	67%	65.2%
2013	66.7%	65.2%
2014	66.4%	65.2%
2015	66.2%	65.1%
2016	66%	65.1%
2017	65.8%	65%
2018	65.6%	64.9%
2019	65.4%	64.9%
2020	65.1%	64.8%
2021	64.8%	64.9%
2022	64.7%	64.9%
2023	64.6%	65%
2024	64.4%	65.1%
2025	64.2%	65.2%
2026	64%	65.3%
2027	63.8%	65.4%
2028	63.6%	65.4%
2029	63.4%	65.4%
2030	63.3%	65.4%
2031	63.2%	65.4%
2032	63.1%	65.4%
2033	62.9%	65.4%
2034	62.7%	65.3%
2035	62.6%	65.2%
2036	62.4%	65%
2037	62.2%	64.9%
2038	62%	64.7%
2039	61.9%	64.6%
2040	61.8%	64.5%
2041	61.8%	64.4%
2042	61.7%	64.3%
2043	61.6%	64.2%
2044	61.5%	64.1%
2045	61.4%	63.9%
2046	61.3%	63.8%
2047	61.1%	63.7%
2048	60.9%	63.6%
2049	60.7%	63.4%
2050	60.4%	63.3%

The share of working-age demographics aged 15-64 in Australia changed from 67.3% to 64.4% between 2004 and 2024.

Share of young population (0-14 years)

Table

Year	Share of population 0-14 years old
	Australia	World
1960	30.2%	37.4%
1961	30.2%	37.5%
1962	30.1%	37.6%
1963	29.9%	37.8%
1964	29.8%	38%
1965	29.6%	38%
1966	29.5%	38%
1967	29.3%	38%
1968	29.1%	37.9%
1969	28.9%	37.8%
1970	28.8%	37.7%
1971	28.7%	37.6%
1972	28.5%	37.5%
1973	28.2%	37.3%
1974	27.9%	37.2%
1975	27.5%	37.1%
1976	27%	36.9%
1977	26.5%	36.7%
1978	26.1%	36.3%
1979	25.6%	35.9%
1980	25.3%	35.5%
1981	25%	35.2%
1982	24.7%	34.9%
1983	24.4%	34.6%
1984	24%	34.3%
1985	23.6%	34%
1986	23.1%	33.8%
1987	22.7%	33.6%
1988	22.4%	33.4%
1989	22.2%	33.2%
1990	22%	33%
1991	21.9%	32.9%
1992	21.8%	32.7%
1993	21.7%	32.5%
1994	21.7%	32.3%
1995	21.5%	32.1%
1996	21.4%	31.8%
1997	21.2%	31.5%
1998	21.1%	31.1%
1999	20.9%	30.8%
2000	20.8%	30.4%
2001	20.6%	30%
2002	20.4%	29.6%
2003	20.2%	29.2%
2004	20%	28.8%
2005	19.8%	28.5%
2006	19.6%	28.1%
2007	19.4%	27.9%
2008	19.3%	27.6%
2009	19.2%	27.5%
2010	19.1%	27.3%
2011	19%	27.1%
2012	18.9%	27%
2013	18.9%	26.9%
2014	18.9%	26.8%
2015	18.9%	26.6%
2016	18.9%	26.5%
2017	18.8%	26.4%
2018	18.8%	26.2%
2019	18.7%	26%
2020	18.6%	25.8%
2021	18.4%	25.6%
2022	18.2%	25.3%
2023	18%	25%
2024	17.8%	24.7%
2025	17.7%	24.4%
2026	17.5%	24.1%
2027	17.4%	23.8%
2028	17.2%	23.4%
2029	17%	23.1%
2030	16.9%	22.8%
2031	16.7%	22.6%
2032	16.6%	22.3%
2033	16.5%	22.1%
2034	16.4%	21.9%
2035	16.3%	21.7%
2036	16.2%	21.6%
2037	16.1%	21.5%
2038	16%	21.4%
2039	15.9%	21.3%
2040	15.9%	21.2%
2041	15.8%	21.1%
2042	15.8%	21%
2043	15.7%	21%
2044	15.7%	20.9%
2045	15.7%	20.8%
2046	15.7%	20.7%
2047	15.7%	20.7%
2048	15.7%	20.6%
2049	15.7%	20.5%
2050	15.7%	20.4%

The share of children aged 0-14 in Australia decreased from 20% to 17.8% between 2004 and 2024 due to changes in birth rates.

Share of old population (65+)

Table

Year	Share of population 65+ years old
	Australia	World
1960	8.53%	4.97%
1961	8.53%	4.99%
1962	8.54%	5.01%
1963	8.55%	5.02%
1964	8.53%	5.04%
1965	8.52%	5.08%
1966	8.5%	5.12%
1967	8.47%	5.16%
1968	8.43%	5.2%
1969	8.38%	5.24%
1970	8.35%	5.28%
1971	8.34%	5.32%
1972	8.39%	5.37%
1973	8.48%	5.42%
1974	8.58%	5.47%
1975	8.71%	5.53%
1976	8.88%	5.59%
1977	9.04%	5.65%
1978	9.22%	5.71%
1979	9.41%	5.77%
1980	9.59%	5.81%
1981	9.73%	5.81%
1982	9.84%	5.8%
1983	9.95%	5.79%
1984	10.1%	5.8%
1985	10.2%	5.82%
1986	10.4%	5.86%
1987	10.6%	5.91%
1988	10.8%	5.95%
1989	10.9%	6.01%
1990	11.1%	6.07%
1991	11.2%	6.14%
1992	11.4%	6.21%
1993	11.6%	6.29%
1994	11.7%	6.37%
1995	11.8%	6.45%
1996	12%	6.53%
1997	12.1%	6.61%
1998	12.2%	6.68%
1999	12.3%	6.76%
2000	12.3%	6.84%
2001	12.4%	6.92%
2002	12.6%	7.01%
2003	12.7%	7.1%
2004	12.8%	7.18%
2005	12.9%	7.26%
2006	13%	7.34%
2007	13.1%	7.41%
2008	13.2%	7.47%
2009	13.3%	7.52%
2010	13.5%	7.58%
2011	13.8%	7.66%
2012	14.1%	7.78%
2013	14.4%	7.92%
2014	14.6%	8.08%
2015	14.9%	8.26%
2016	15.2%	8.45%
2017	15.4%	8.65%
2018	15.6%	8.88%
2019	15.9%	9.1%
2020	16.3%	9.33%
2021	16.7%	9.53%
2022	17.1%	9.74%
2023	17.4%	9.98%
2024	17.7%	10.2%
2025	18.1%	10.4%
2026	18.5%	10.6%
2027	18.8%	10.8%
2028	19.2%	11.1%
2029	19.5%	11.5%
2030	19.8%	11.7%
2031	20.1%	12%
2032	20.3%	12.3%
2033	20.6%	12.6%
2034	20.9%	12.8%
2035	21.1%	13.1%
2036	21.4%	13.4%
2037	21.7%	13.7%
2038	22%	13.9%
2039	22.1%	14.1%
2040	22.3%	14.3%
2041	22.4%	14.5%
2042	22.5%	14.7%
2043	22.6%	14.9%
2044	22.8%	15%
2045	22.9%	15.2%
2046	23.1%	15.4%
2047	23.2%	15.7%
2048	23.4%	15.9%
2049	23.6%	16.1%
2050	23.9%	16.3%

The share of older people aged 65 and over in Australia increased from 12.8% to 17.7% between 2004 and 2024 due to changes in life expectancy.