Australia vs Taiwan: Number of children, working-age adults, and older people
Australia
4.59 million people
in 2023
Taiwan
4.27 million people
in 2023
Australia rank
29th
Taiwan rank
30th
Number of children, working-age adults, and older people over time
- Australia
- Taiwan
How they compare
Australia currently reports 4.59 million people against 4.27 million people in Taiwan, a difference of 325,120 people.
That makes Australia's figure about 1.1 times Taiwan's.
Across all 74 years both countries report, Australia has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 29th and Taiwan ranks 30th of 236 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Taiwan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 761,803 people | 209,425 people | 552,378 people | Australia |
| 1960s | 956,252 people | 319,981 people | 636,271 people | Australia |
| 1970s | 1.20 million people | 513,288 people | 687,418 people | Australia |
| 1980s | 1.61 million people | 929,905 people | 681,776 people | Australia |
| 1990s | 2.11 million people | 1.54 million people | 575,914 people | Australia |
| 2000s | 2.60 million people | 2.18 million people | 423,870 people | Australia |
| 2010s | 3.51 million people | 2.92 million people | 589,478 people | Australia |
| 2020s | 4.40 million people | 4.01 million people | 386,278 people | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of children, working-age adults, and older people, Australia or Taiwan?
- Australia, at 4.59 million people against 4.27 million people in Taiwan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of children, working-age adults, and older people between Australia and Taiwan?
- 325,120 people, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Taiwan?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Australia and Taiwan rank globally for number of children, working-age adults, and older people?
- Australia ranks 29th and Taiwan ranks 30th 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+.