ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, total (15+), rural in Australia
Australia: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, total (15+), rural was 2,302 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
The most recent figure for ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, total (15+), rural in Australia is 2,302 1000 No, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.3% on the previous year and up 13.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, total (15+), rural in Australia peaked at 2,332 1000 No in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1,938 1000 No, in 2005.
That places Australia 20th out of 80 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 | 1,938 1000 No | — |
| 2006 | 1,981 1000 No | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 2,040 1000 No | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 1,969 1000 No | -3.5% |
| 2009 | 1,964 1000 No | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 1,989 1000 No | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 2,019 1000 No | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 2,015 1000 No | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 2,018 1000 No | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 2,031 1000 No | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 2,036 1000 No | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 2,029 1000 No | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 2,057 1000 No | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 2,114 1000 No | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 2,141 1000 No | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 2,123 1000 No | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 2,199 1000 No | +3.6% |
| 2022 | 2,284 1000 No | +3.8% |
| 2023 | 2,332 1000 No | +2.1% |
| 2024 | 2,302 1000 No | -1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,978 1000 No | 1,938 1000 No | 2,040 1000 No | 5 |
| 2010s | 2,045 1000 No | 1,989 1000 No | 2,141 1000 No | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,248 1000 No | 2,123 1000 No | 2,332 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 2,302 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 2,332 1000 No in 2023.
- What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, total (15+), rural recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,938 1000 No in 2005.
- How does Australia rank for ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, total (15+), rural?
- Australia ranks 20th 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 13.3%. 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 — Male — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.