Female population — all countries

Female population — Australia and New Zealand

Female population in Australia and New Zealand in 2025 — 16,589,726 people. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 164.9%.

2025 16.59M people +1.39% vs 2024
World rank
Period maximum 16.59M people2025
Period minimum 6.26M people1960

Trend over time

1960–2025 · people

Female population — Australia and New Zealand, 1960–20255M10M15M20M19601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 6,263,601 people1962: 6,555,686 people1964: 6,827,047 people1966: 7,117,474 people1968: 7,339,431 people1970: 7,623,299 people1972: 8,009,266 people1974: 8,347,193 people1976: 8,558,413 people1978: 8,742,295 people1980: 8,919,309 people1982: 9,191,431 people1984: 9,425,676 people1986: 9,656,205 people1988: 9,942,870 people1990: 10,243,383 people1992: 10,563,083 people1994: 10,777,744 people1996: 11,051,691 people1998: 11,301,039 people2000: 11,547,900 people2002: 11,831,464 people2004: 12,120,403 people2006: 12,427,398 people2008: 12,853,464 people2010: 13,286,611 people2012: 13,673,306 people2014: 14,107,944 people2016: 14,571,932 people2018: 15,046,291 people2020: 15,476,809 people2022: 15,666,907 people2024: 16,362,537 people2025: 16,589,726 people
Change over the period: +10.33M (+164.86%) Average annual rate: 1.51 %

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Australia and New Zealand

Australia and New Zealand 16.59M people
World 4.09B people
Female population — Australia and New Zealand, by year Australia and New Zealand All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2025 16.59M +227,189 +1.39%
2024 16.36M +312,871 +1.95%
2023 16.05M +382,759 +2.44%
2022 15.67M +165,996 +1.07%
2021 15.5M +24,102 +0.16%
2020 15.48M +210,737 +1.38%
2019 15.27M +219,781 +1.46%
2018 15.05M +224,966 +1.52%
2017 14.82M +249,393 +1.71%
2016 14.57M +243,024 +1.7%
2015 14.33M +220,964 +1.57%
2014 14.11M +215,910 +1.55%
2013 13.89M +218,728 +1.6%
2012 13.67M +212,262 +1.58%
2011 13.46M +174,433 +1.31%
2010 13.29M +195,107 +1.49%
2009 13.09M +238,040 +1.85%
2008 12.85M +222,147 +1.76%
2007 12.63M +203,919 +1.64%
2006 12.43M +161,422 +1.32%
2005 12.27M +145,573 +1.2%
2004 12.12M +136,621 +1.14%
2003 11.98M +152,318 +1.29%
2002 11.83M +145,046 +1.24%
2001 11.69M +138,518 +1.2%
2000 11.55M +126,505 +1.11%
1999 11.42M +120,356 +1.06%
1998 11.3M +117,742 +1.05%
1997 11.18M +131,606 +1.19%
1996 11.05M +144,456 +1.32%
1995 10.91M +129,491 +1.2%
1994 10.78M +112,415 +1.05%
1993 10.67M +102,246 +0.97%
1992 10.56M +120,699 +1.16%
1991 10.44M +199,001 +1.94%
1990 10.24M +145,980 +1.45%
1989 10.1M +154,533 +1.55%
1988 9.94M +145,071 +1.48%
1987 9.8M +141,594 +1.47%
1986 9.66M +115,597 +1.21%
1985 9.54M +114,932 +1.22%
1984 9.43M +108,059 +1.16%
1983 9.32M +126,186 +1.37%
1982 9.19M +146,696 +1.62%
1981 9.04M +125,426 +1.41%
1980 8.92M +97,442 +1.1%
1979 8.82M +79,572 +0.91%
1978 8.74M +91,575 +1.06%
1977 8.65M +92,307 +1.08%
1976 8.56M +91,007 +1.07%
1975 8.47M +120,213 +1.44%
1974 8.35M +205,651 +2.53%
1973 8.14M +132,276 +1.65%
1972 8.01M +147,804 +1.88%
1971 7.86M +238,163 +3.12%
1970 7.62M +142,506 +1.9%
1969 7.48M +141,362 +1.93%
1968 7.34M +120,467 +1.67%
1967 7.22M +101,490 +1.43%
1966 7.12M +157,008 +2.26%
1965 6.96M +133,419 +1.95%
1964 6.83M +137,688 +2.06%
1963 6.69M +133,673 +2.04%
1962 6.56M +164,868 +2.58%
1961 6.39M +127,217 +2.03%
1960 6.26M

About the indicator

The female population of a country as of mid-year, by the World Population Prospects revisions of the UN. In most countries women outnumber men, and the gap widens with age because of higher life expectancy; the exceptions are countries with mass male labor migration and countries where a selective attitude toward the birth of girls persists.

Important: The sum with the male population equals total population. The absolute number says little about structure — for comparing countries there is a separate indicator, the share of women in the population.

Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.