Population aged 0-14 years as a percentage of total population fell 6.85% to 17.1% in Australia in 2022, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, population aged 0-14 years as a percentage of total population in Australia reached an all time high of 30.2% in 1961 and an all time low of 17.1% in 2022. When compared to Australia's main peers, population aged 0-14 years as a percentage of total population in Indonesia amounted to 22.6%, 20.8% in Malaysia, 17.4% in New Zealand and 32.8% in Papua New Guinea in 2022.
Australia has been ranked 117th within the group of 174 countries we follow in terms of population aged 0-14 years as a percentage of total population, 8 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
Population Aged 0-14 Years (As % of Total Population) | Unit | 2030 | 2031 | 2032 | 2033 | 2034 | 2035 | 2036 | 2037 | 2038 | 2039 | 2040 | 2041 | 2042 | 2043 | 2044 | 2045 | 2046 | 2047 | 2048 | 2049 | 2050 |
Australia | % | 14.3% | 14.3% | 14.2% | 14.2% | 14.1% | ||||||||||||||||
Cambodia | % | 17.9% | 17.6% | 17.3% | 17.1% | 16.8% | ||||||||||||||||
Indonesia | % | 15.5% | 15.3% | 15.0% | 14.8% | 14.6% | ||||||||||||||||
Malaysia | % | 14.2% | 14.0% | 13.8% | 13.6% | 13.4% | ||||||||||||||||
New Zealand | % | 13.6% | 13.5% | 13.4% | 13.3% | 13.2% | ||||||||||||||||
Papua New Guinea | % | 25.3% | 25.0% | 24.7% | 24.4% | 24.1% | ||||||||||||||||
Philippines | % | 21.4% | 21.1% | 20.8% | 20.5% | 20.2% | ||||||||||||||||
Singapore | % | 8.54% | 8.43% | 8.32% | 8.22% | 8.12% | ||||||||||||||||
Thailand | % | 8.69% | 8.61% | 8.50% | 8.40% | 8.29% | ||||||||||||||||
Vietnam | % | 10.8% | 10.6% | 10.5% | 10.3% | 10.2% |