Population, ages 11-16, female in Australia

Australia: Population, ages 11-16, female was 787,219 in 2015. ▲ Rising

Latest (2015)
787,219
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
70th
of 191 countries
All-time high
818,741
in 2006
All-time low
735,854
in 1991
Years of data
26
1990–2015

Population, ages 11-16, female in Australia, 1990–2015

0200.0k400.0k600.0k800.0k1990200220151990: 738.3k1991: 735.9k1992: 736.3k1993: 739.2k1994: 743.6k1995: 748.6k1996: 754.1k1997: 760.3k1998: 767.1k1999: 774.5k2000: 782.5k2001: 790.9k2002: 799.7k2003: 807.8k2004: 814.1k2005: 817.9k2006: 818.7k2007: 817.1k2008: 813.5k2009: 809.0k2010: 804.5k2011: 800.0k2012: 795.6k2013: 791.6k2014: 788.7k2015: 787.2k

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (Derived).

Analysis

Australia recorded 787,219 for population, ages 11-16, female in 2015.

That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and down 3.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population, ages 11-16, female in Australia peaked at 818,741 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 735,854, in 1991.

Australia ranks 70th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.

Population, ages 11-16, female in Australia, year by year

Annual values for Population, ages 11-16, female in Australia, 1990 to 2015.
Year Value Change
1990 738,329 —
1991 735,854 -0.3%
1992 736,337 +0.1%
1993 739,228 +0.4%
1994 743,563 +0.6%
1995 748,599 +0.7%
1996 754,141 +0.7%
1997 760,330 +0.8%
1998 767,124 +0.9%
1999 774,528 +1.0%
2000 782,453 +1.0%
2001 790,948 +1.1%
2002 799,694 +1.1%
2003 807,798 +1.0%
2004 814,119 +0.8%
2005 817,869 +0.5%
2006 818,741 +0.1%
2007 817,059 -0.2%
2008 813,487 -0.4%
2009 809,024 -0.5%
2010 804,468 -0.6%
2011 799,977 -0.6%
2012 795,554 -0.6%
2013 791,643 -0.5%
2014 788,748 -0.4%
2015 787,219 -0.2%

Australia compared with similar countries

  • Australia's 787,219 is above the median for high income countries, which is 175,460, 4.5× the median. (65 countries reporting)
  • Australia's 787,219 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 190,037, 4.1× the median. (30 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 749,803 735,854 774,528 10
2000s 807,119 782,453 818,741 10
2010s 794,602 787,219 804,468 6

Countries ranked near Australia

  1. 67 Ecuador 831,664 compare
  2. 68 Rwanda 805,949 compare
  3. 69 Guinea 793,935 compare
  4. 71 Benin 785,498 compare
  5. 72 Somalia 782,716 compare
  6. 73 Chile 739,854 compare

See the full ranking of 191 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is population, ages 11-16, female in Australia?
Population, ages 11-16, female in Australia was 787,219 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (Derived).
What is the highest population, ages 11-16, female recorded in Australia?
The highest recorded value was 818,741 in 2006.
What is the lowest population, ages 11-16, female recorded in Australia?
The lowest recorded value was 735,854 in 1991.
How does Australia rank for population, ages 11-16, female?
Australia ranks 70th out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
Is population, ages 11-16, female rising or falling in Australia?
Over the last ten years it is down 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Australia data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (Derived), published as part of Population, ages 11-16, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population, ages 11-16, female
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (Derived)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
191 places, 4,786 data points, 1990–2015
Last refreshed

Population, ages 11-16, female is the total number of females age 11-16.