Economic Outlook No 114 — Total employment in Australia
Australia: Economic Outlook No 114 — Total employment was 14.32 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Economic Outlook No 114 — Total employment in Australia, 1964–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
Analysis
The most recent figure for economic outlook no 114 — total employment in Australia is 14.32 million, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 62 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 21.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, economic outlook no 114 — total employment in Australia peaked at 14.32 million in 2025 and was at its lowest, 4.50 million, in 1964.
Australia ranks 15th of 35 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 62 years of available data.
Economic Outlook No 114 — Total employment in Australia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1964 | 4.50 million | — |
| 1965 | 4.75 million | +5.6% |
| 1966 | 4.83 million | +1.7% |
| 1967 | 4.95 million | +2.5% |
| 1968 | 5.07 million | +2.4% |
| 1969 | 5.21 million | +2.8% |
| 1970 | 5.41 million | +3.8% |
| 1971 | 5.54 million | +2.4% |
| 1972 | 5.62 million | +1.4% |
| 1973 | 5.77 million | +2.7% |
| 1974 | 5.89 million | +2.1% |
| 1975 | 5.87 million | -0.4% |
| 1976 | 5.95 million | +1.4% |
| 1977 | 6.00 million | +0.9% |
| 1978 | 6.04 million | +0.6% |
| 1979 | 6.11 million | +1.2% |
| 1980 | 6.28 million | +2.8% |
| 1981 | 6.42 million | +2.1% |
| 1982 | 6.41 million | -0.0% |
| 1983 | 6.30 million | -1.8% |
| 1984 | 6.49 million | +3.1% |
| 1985 | 6.70 million | +3.1% |
| 1986 | 6.97 million | +4.1% |
| 1987 | 7.13 million | +2.2% |
| 1988 | 7.40 million | +3.8% |
| 1989 | 7.72 million | +4.3% |
| 1990 | 7.86 million | +1.8% |
| 1991 | 7.67 million | -2.4% |
| 1992 | 7.63 million | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 7.65 million | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 7.90 million | +3.2% |
| 1995 | 8.19 million | +3.7% |
| 1996 | 8.30 million | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 8.37 million | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 8.52 million | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 8.67 million | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 8.90 million | +2.6% |
| 2001 | 9.02 million | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 9.19 million | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 9.40 million | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 9.56 million | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 9.88 million | +3.4% |
| 2006 | 10.12 million | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 10.43 million | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 10.73 million | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 10.81 million | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 11.02 million | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 11.21 million | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 11.35 million | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 11.46 million | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 11.54 million | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 11.77 million | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 11.97 million | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 12.25 million | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 12.58 million | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 12.87 million | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 12.66 million | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 13.05 million | +3.0% |
| 2022 | 13.62 million | +4.4% |
| 2023 | 14.03 million | +3.0% |
| 2024 | 14.19 million | +1.1% |
| 2025 | 14.32 million | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.89 million | 4.50 million | 5.21 million | 6 |
| 1970s | 5.82 million | 5.41 million | 6.11 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.78 million | 6.28 million | 7.72 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.08 million | 7.63 million | 8.67 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.80 million | 8.90 million | 10.81 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.80 million | 11.02 million | 12.87 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.65 million | 12.66 million | 14.32 million | 6 |
Countries ranked near Australia
More economy & growth data for Australia
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.36 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.26 Percent per annum (2029)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), annual growth rate 2.97 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2266 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per capita 14,756 current US$ per person (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current LCU), annual growth rate 4.3 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.3501 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current LCU), per capita 22,800 current LCU per person (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 3.07 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.2211 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is economic outlook no 114 — total employment in Australia?
- Economic outlook no 114 — total employment in Australia was 14.32 million in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest economic outlook no 114 — total employment recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 14.32 million in 2025.
- What is the lowest economic outlook no 114 — total employment recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.50 million in 1964.
- How does Australia rank for economic outlook no 114 — total employment?
- Australia ranks 15th out of 35 countries with data for 2025.
- Is economic outlook no 114 — total employment rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Economic Outlook No 114 — Total employment (labour force survey basis). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The OECD Economic Outlook presents the OECD’s analysis of the major global economic trends and prospects for the next two years. The Outlook puts forward a consistent set of projections for output, employment, government spending, prices and current balances based on a review of each member country and of the induced effect on each of them on international developments. EO114 Database inventory EO114 Last historical points OECD Economic Outlook website: https://www.oecd.org/economic-outlook/ Contact: eco.outlook@oecd.org