Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 39 - Projected youth in Australia
Australia: Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 39 - Projected youth was 81.73 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years in 2040. ▼ Falling
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 39 - Projected youth in Australia, 2000–2040
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of population aged 15-29 years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 39 - projected youth in Australia is 81.73 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years, measured in 2040.
That represents a change of up 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 39 - projected youth in Australia peaked at 90.47 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years in 2010 and was at its lowest, 78.7 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years, in 2025.
Australia ranks 52nd of 160 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 89.67 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | 89.22 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | 90.3 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 87.65 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | 84.16 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | 90.47 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 80.17 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | 78.7 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | 83.14 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | 10 |
| 2030s | 79.14 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | 79.14 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | 79.14 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | 1 |
| 2040s | 81.73 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | 81.73 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | 81.73 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | 1 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 49 Turkmenistan 81.74 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years compare
- 50 Cameroon 81.74 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years compare
- 51 Mongolia 81.74 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years compare
- 53 Hungary 81.71 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years compare
- 54 Solomon Islands 81.66 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years compare
- 55 Senegal 81.66 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years compare
More education data for Australia
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 105,469 (1999)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.2% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 17.7% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 5 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 99.61 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 99.6% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 39 - projected youth in Australia?
- Africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 39 - projected youth in Australia was 81.73 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years in 2040, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 39 - projected youth recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 90.47 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years in 2010.
- What is the lowest africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 39 - projected youth recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 78.7 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years in 2025.
- How does Australia rank for africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 39 - projected youth?
- Australia ranks 52nd out of 160 countries with data for 2040.
- Is africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 39 - projected youth rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 39 - Projected youth education profiles — Population with at least secondary education (accelerated scenario). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Statistical Annex to the annual Africa's Development Dynamics (AFDD) report is a collection of development indicators that were gathered and analysed while conducting the research that went into the report. These data are also available online for free viewing or download at https://oe.cd/AFDD-2024, a bilingual website which links to the electronic version of the Africa's Development Dynamics book in both English and French. Table 38 shows the projected youth population in 2040 with different education levels, according to the medium and accelerated scenario as calculated by the Wittgenstein Centre for Demography and Global Human Capital in 2018.