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Population aged 65 and over in Australia

Latest: 18.1%
Previous: 17.7%
Change: +0.36 (+2.0%)
Reference period: Dec 31, 2025
Frequency: Annual
Unit: Percent

Population aged 65 and over over time

Annual, Percent, Not seasonally adjusted

Source: World Bank

Observations for Population aged 65 and over in Australia
Date	Value
Dec 31, 1966	8.5%
Dec 31, 1967	8.5%
Dec 31, 1968	8.4%
Dec 31, 1969	8.4%
Dec 31, 1970	8.3%
Dec 31, 1971	8.3%
Dec 31, 1972	8.4%
Dec 31, 1973	8.5%
Dec 31, 1974	8.6%
Dec 31, 1975	8.7%
Dec 31, 1976	8.9%
Dec 31, 1977	9.0%
Dec 31, 1978	9.2%
Dec 31, 1979	9.4%
Dec 31, 1980	9.6%
Dec 31, 1981	9.7%
Dec 31, 1982	9.8%
Dec 31, 1983	9.9%
Dec 31, 1984	10.1%
Dec 31, 1985	10.2%
Dec 31, 1986	10.4%
Dec 31, 1987	10.6%
Dec 31, 1988	10.8%
Dec 31, 1989	10.9%
Dec 31, 1990	11.1%
Dec 31, 1991	11.2%
Dec 31, 1992	11.4%
Dec 31, 1993	11.6%
Dec 31, 1994	11.7%
Dec 31, 1995	11.8%
Dec 31, 1996	12.0%
Dec 31, 1997	12.1%
Dec 31, 1998	12.2%
Dec 31, 1999	12.3%
Dec 31, 2000	12.3%
Dec 31, 2001	12.4%
Dec 31, 2002	12.6%
Dec 31, 2003	12.7%
Dec 31, 2004	12.8%
Dec 31, 2005	12.9%
Dec 31, 2006	13.0%
Dec 31, 2007	13.1%
Dec 31, 2008	13.2%
Dec 31, 2009	13.3%
Dec 31, 2010	13.5%
Dec 31, 2011	13.8%
Dec 31, 2012	14.1%
Dec 31, 2013	14.4%
Dec 31, 2014	14.6%
Dec 31, 2015	14.9%
Dec 31, 2016	15.2%
Dec 31, 2017	15.4%
Dec 31, 2018	15.6%
Dec 31, 2019	15.9%
Dec 31, 2020	16.3%
Dec 31, 2021	16.7%
Dec 31, 2022	17.1%
Dec 31, 2023	17.4%
Dec 31, 2024	17.7%
Dec 31, 2025	18.1%

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