ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, total (15+), rural in Australia
Australia: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, total (15+), rural was 2,150 1000 No in 2024. ▲ Rising
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, total (15+), rural in Australia, 2005–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 No.
Analysis
Australia recorded 2,150 1000 No for ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, total (15+), rural in 2024. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 25.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, total (15+), rural in Australia peaked at 2,150 1000 No in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1,538 1000 No, in 2005.
Australia ranks 18th of 80 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, total (15+), rural in Australia, year by year
| Year | 1000 No | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 1,538 1000 No | — |
| 2006 | 1,598 1000 No | +3.9% |
| 2007 | 1,658 1000 No | +3.8% |
| 2008 | 1,600 1000 No | -3.5% |
| 2009 | 1,614 1000 No | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 1,635 1000 No | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 1,669 1000 No | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 1,684 1000 No | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 1,705 1000 No | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 1,714 1000 No | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 1,753 1000 No | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 1,785 1000 No | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 1,821 1000 No | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 1,886 1000 No | +3.6% |
| 2019 | 1,935 1000 No | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 1,924 1000 No | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 2,027 1000 No | +5.3% |
| 2022 | 2,109 1000 No | +4.0% |
| 2023 | 2,139 1000 No | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 2,150 1000 No | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,602 1000 No | 1,538 1000 No | 1,658 1000 No | 5 |
| 2010s | 1,759 1000 No | 1,635 1000 No | 1,935 1000 No | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,070 1000 No | 1,924 1000 No | 2,150 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)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps -4.55 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit -0.0025 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita -164.69 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 36.52 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual -32.02 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0203 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 1,323 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 20.24 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, total (15+), rural in Australia?
- Ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, total (15+), rural in Australia was 2,150 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, total (15+), rural recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 2,150 1000 No in 2024.
- What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, total (15+), rural recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,538 1000 No in 2005.
- How does Australia rank for ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, total (15+), rural?
- Australia ranks 18th out of 80 countries with data for 2024.
- Is ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, total (15+), rural rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.5%. 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, total (15+), rural areas — Female — 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.