Australia vs New Zealand: Population ages 0-14
Australia
17.7%
in 2025
New Zealand
17.9%
in 2025
Australia rank
145th
New Zealand rank
144th
Population ages 0-14 over time
- Australia
- New Zealand
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 17.9% against 17.7% in Australia, a difference of 0.2%.
Across all 66 years both countries report, New Zealand has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 145th and New Zealand ranks 144th of 218 countries.
New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 29.7% | 32.7% | 3.0% | New Zealand |
| 1970s | 27.5% | 30.1% | 2.6% | New Zealand |
| 1980s | 23.7% | 25.0% | 1.3% | New Zealand |
| 1990s | 21.5% | 23.1% | 1.5% | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 19.9% | 21.8% | 1.8% | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 18.9% | 20.0% | 1.1% | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 18.1% | 18.5% | 0.4% | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 0-14, Australia or New Zealand?
- New Zealand, at 17.9% against 17.7% in Australia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 0-14 between Australia and New Zealand?
- 0.2%, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and New Zealand?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Australia and New Zealand rank globally for population ages 0-14?
- Australia ranks 145th and New Zealand ranks 144th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects., United Nations Population Division, published as Population ages 0-14 (% of total population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population between the ages 0 to 14 as a percentage of the total population. Population is based on the de facto definition of population.