Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Australia
Australia: Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 was 93.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Australia, 1960–2024
Source: United Nations Population Division (World Population Prospects), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of cohort.
Analysis
In 2024, share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Australia stood at 93.9%. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Australia peaked at 93.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 80.1%, in 1964.
Australia ranks 23rd of 215 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Australia, year by year
| Year | % of cohort | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 80.5% | — |
| 1961 | 81.4% | +1.2% |
| 1962 | 80.9% | -0.6% |
| 1963 | 80.5% | -0.6% |
| 1964 | 80.1% | -0.4% |
| 1965 | 80.5% | +0.5% |
| 1966 | 80.4% | -0.1% |
| 1967 | 80.7% | +0.3% |
| 1968 | 80.6% | -0.1% |
| 1969 | 81.1% | +0.6% |
| 1970 | 80.4% | -0.9% |
| 1971 | 81.6% | +1.6% |
| 1972 | 82.0% | +0.5% |
| 1973 | 82.6% | +0.7% |
| 1974 | 82.3% | -0.4% |
| 1975 | 83.3% | +1.3% |
| 1976 | 83.7% | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 84.2% | +0.6% |
| 1978 | 84.5% | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 85.6% | +1.3% |
| 1980 | 86.1% | +0.6% |
| 1981 | 86.3% | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 86.2% | -0.2% |
| 1983 | 86.6% | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 86.9% | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 86.9% | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 87.7% | +0.9% |
| 1987 | 87.7% | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 88.0% | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 88.0% | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 88.8% | +0.9% |
| 1991 | 89.1% | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 89.2% | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 89.7% | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 89.7% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 89.9% | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 90.0% | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 90.2% | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 90.6% | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 90.8% | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 91.0% | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 91.4% | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 91.2% | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 91.6% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 91.9% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 92.1% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 92.2% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 92.1% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 92.4% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 92.4% | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 92.7% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 92.7% | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 92.9% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 92.8% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 92.8% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 92.9% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 93.1% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 93.0% | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 93.2% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 93.3% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 93.4% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 93.3% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 92.4% | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 93.6% | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 93.9% | +0.3% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 93.9% is above the median for high income countries, which is 92.2%, 1.0× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Australia's 93.9% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 83.0%, 1.1× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 80.7% | 80.1% | 81.4% | 10 |
| 1970s | 83.0% | 80.4% | 85.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 87.0% | 86.1% | 88.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 89.8% | 88.8% | 90.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 91.8% | 91.0% | 92.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 92.9% | 92.7% | 93.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 93.3% | 92.4% | 93.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Australia
More gender data for Australia
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 4,759 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.0804 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 23,430 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 23,430 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.02 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 149,630 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 157,746 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 150,777 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 158,898 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 151,066 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Australia?
- Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Australia was 93.9% in 2024, according to United Nations Population Division (World Population Prospects), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 93.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 80.1% in 1964.
- How does Australia rank for share of women expected to survive to the age of 65?
- Australia ranks 23rd out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Population Division (World Population Prospects), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This measure shows the share newborns that would survive to the age of 65, if subject to age-specific death rates in a given year.