ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, 65+, rural areas in Australia
Australia: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, 65+, rural areas was 309.39 1000 No in 2024. ▲ Rising
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, 65+, rural areas in Australia, 2008–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 No.
Analysis
In 2024, ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, 65+, rural areas in Australia stood at 309.39 1000 No. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
That represents a change of up 13.1% on the previous year and up 92.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, 65+, rural areas in Australia peaked at 309.39 1000 No in 2024 and was at its lowest, 111.06 1000 No, in 2008.
That places Australia 15th out of 80 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, 65+, rural areas in Australia, year by year
| Year | 1000 No | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 111.06 1000 No | — |
| 2009 | 113.03 1000 No | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 131.86 1000 No | +16.7% |
| 2011 | 141.06 1000 No | +7.0% |
| 2012 | 152.59 1000 No | +8.2% |
| 2013 | 148.25 1000 No | -2.8% |
| 2014 | 160.83 1000 No | +8.5% |
| 2015 | 166.44 1000 No | +3.5% |
| 2016 | 184.58 1000 No | +10.9% |
| 2017 | 184.61 1000 No | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 219.03 1000 No | +18.6% |
| 2019 | 234.98 1000 No | +7.3% |
| 2020 | 231.84 1000 No | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 270.82 1000 No | +16.8% |
| 2022 | 271.64 1000 No | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 273.46 1000 No | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 309.39 1000 No | +13.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 112.05 1000 No | 111.06 1000 No | 113.03 1000 No | 2 |
| 2010s | 172.42 1000 No | 131.86 1000 No | 234.98 1000 No | 10 |
| 2020s | 271.43 1000 No | 231.84 1000 No | 309.39 1000 No | 5 |
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 ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, 65+, rural areas in Australia?
- Ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, 65+, rural areas in Australia was 309.39 1000 No in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, 65+, rural areas recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 309.39 1000 No in 2024.
- What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, 65+, rural areas recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 111.06 1000 No in 2008.
- How does Australia rank for ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, 65+, rural areas?
- Australia ranks 15th out of 80 countries with data for 2024.
- Is ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, 65+, rural areas rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 92.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, 65+, rural areas — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The FAOSTAT Employment indicators domain focuses on indicators related to employment in agrifood systems and rural areas. The update is performed yearly, using data from the International Labour Organization (ILO) database that contains a rich set of indicators from a wide range of topics related to labour statistics. The indicators published in FAOSTAT are derived from the labour force statistics (LFS) and rural and urban labour markets (RURURB) databases of the ILOSTAT database.