Argentina vs Australia: Number of children, working-age adults, and older people
Argentina
5.55 million people
in 2023
Australia
4.59 million people
in 2023
Argentina rank
27th
Australia rank
29th
Number of children, working-age adults, and older people over time
- Argentina
- Australia
How they compare
Argentina currently reports 5.55 million people against 4.59 million people in Australia, a difference of 956,430 people.
That makes Argentina's figure about 1.2 times Australia's.
Across all 74 years both countries report, Argentina has been ahead every year.
Argentina ranks 27th and Australia ranks 29th of 236 countries.
Argentina has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Argentina | Australia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 852,452 people | 761,803 people | 90,649 people | Argentina |
| 1960s | 1.30 million people | 956,252 people | 345,553 people | Argentina |
| 1970s | 1.84 million people | 1.20 million people | 642,031 people | Argentina |
| 1980s | 2.43 million people | 1.61 million people | 822,497 people | Argentina |
| 1990s | 3.19 million people | 2.11 million people | 1.07 million people | Argentina |
| 2000s | 3.88 million people | 2.60 million people | 1.28 million people | Argentina |
| 2010s | 4.75 million people | 3.51 million people | 1.23 million people | Argentina |
| 2020s | 5.43 million people | 4.40 million people | 1.03 million people | Argentina |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of children, working-age adults, and older people, Argentina or Australia?
- Argentina, at 5.55 million people against 4.59 million people in Australia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of children, working-age adults, and older people between Argentina and Australia?
- 956,430 people, with Argentina ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Australia?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Argentina and Australia rank globally for number of children, working-age adults, and older people?
- Argentina ranks 27th and Australia ranks 29th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of children, working-age adults, and older people. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes people aged 65+.