The Mean age in Australia attained a value of 38.81 years in 2024
The indicator recorded a historical growth (CAGR) of 0.36% between 2021 to 2024, and is expected to grow by...
GlobalData projects the figure to grow at a CAGR of ...
Mean Age
Mean age is the average age of the total population in a country for a given period. The term "mean age" describes the average age of a person or a group of people. The mean age is used to compare a group of people with another group of people who are in a different age group.
Mean Age in Australia
The Mean Age in Australia is 38.4 years in 2021. The mean age in Australia was highest in 2021 at 38.4 years and was lowest in 2018 at 38.1 years, between 2018 and 2021. It recorded a growth of 0.3% in 2021 compared to the previous year. Between 2018-2021, the mean age in Australia increased by 0.9%.
Australia Population Distribution in 2021, by Age
The share of the population aged 65 and above is expected to reach 17.3% of the total population by 2025, according to Global Data. The old-age dependency ratio stood at 24.8% in 2021, according to Global Data. With this age structure, Australia shows similar demographic trends to the rest of the developed nations. The population is aging, and fewer people are entering the workforce. The proportion of the working-age population as a percentage of the total population is expected to decline from 65.4% in 2020 to 64.6% by 2025.
Mean Age: Global Scenario
According to GlobalData, Samoa had the highest mean age in 2021 at 61 years, followed by Monaco (50 years), Japan (47 years), Saint Pierre and Miquelon (45 years), Italy (45 years), Martinique (45 years), Portugal (44 years), and Hong Kong (44 years).
Countries with the lowest mean age in 2021 are Niger (20 years), Uganda (20 years), Chad (20 years), Angola (21 years) and Benin (21 years), Mali (21 years), Mozambique (21 years), Zambia (22 years), and Guinea-Bissau (22 years).
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