Female population as a percentage of total population rose 0.038% to 50.4% in Australia in 2024, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, female population as a percentage of total population in Australia reached an all time high of 51.3% in 2022 and an all time low of 46.8% in 1912. When compared to Australia's main peers, female population as a percentage of total population in Indonesia amounted to 49.8%, 51.5% in Malaysia, 51.0% in New Zealand and 49.1% in Papua New Guinea in 2024.
Australia has been ranked 77th within the group of 174 countries we follow in terms of female population as a percentage of total population, 21 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Female Population (As % of Total Population) | Unit | 2030 | 2031 | 2032 | 2033 | 2034 | 2035 | 2036 | 2037 | 2038 | 2039 | 2040 | 2041 | 2042 | 2043 | 2044 | 2045 | 2046 | 2047 | 2048 | 2049 | 2050 |
| Australia | % | 50.7% | 50.7% | 50.7% | 50.7% | 50.7% | ||||||||||||||||
| Cambodia | % | 51.0% | 51.0% | 51.0% | 51.0% | 51.0% | ||||||||||||||||
| Indonesia | % | 50.2% | 50.3% | 50.3% | 50.3% | 50.3% | ||||||||||||||||
| Malaysia | % | 51.5% | 51.5% | 51.5% | 51.5% | 51.5% | ||||||||||||||||
| New Zealand | % | 51.3% | 51.3% | 51.3% | 51.4% | 51.4% | ||||||||||||||||
| Papua New Guinea | % | 49.4% | 49.4% | 49.5% | 49.5% | 49.5% | ||||||||||||||||
| Philippines | % | 50.6% | 50.6% | 50.7% | 50.7% | 50.7% | ||||||||||||||||
| Singapore | % | 51.2% | 51.2% | 51.2% | 51.3% | 51.3% | ||||||||||||||||
| Thailand | % | 51.7% | 51.7% | 51.7% | 51.7% | 51.7% | ||||||||||||||||
| Vietnam | % | 51.2% | 51.3% | 51.3% | 51.3% | 51.4% |
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