ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, total (15+), rural in Australia

Australia: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, total (15+), rural was 4,452 1000 No in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
4,452 1000 No
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
22nd
of 82 countries
All-time high
4,472 1000 No
in 2023
All-time low
3,476 1000 No
in 2005
Years of data
20
2005–2024

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, total (15+), rural in Australia, 2005–2024

01.0k2.0k3.0k4.0k2005201420242005: 3.5k 1000 No2006: 3.6k 1000 No2007: 3.7k 1000 No2008: 3.6k 1000 No2009: 3.6k 1000 No2010: 3.6k 1000 No2011: 3.7k 1000 No2012: 3.7k 1000 No2013: 3.7k 1000 No2014: 3.7k 1000 No2015: 3.8k 1000 No2016: 3.8k 1000 No2017: 3.9k 1000 No2018: 4.0k 1000 No2019: 4.1k 1000 No2020: 4.0k 1000 No2021: 4.2k 1000 No2022: 4.4k 1000 No2023: 4.5k 1000 No2024: 4.5k 1000 No

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 No.

Analysis

Australia recorded 4,452 1000 No for ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, total (15+), rural in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 18.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, total (15+), rural in Australia peaked at 4,472 1000 No in 2023 and was at its lowest, 3,476 1000 No, in 2005.

Australia ranks 22nd of 82 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Annual values for ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, total (15+), rural areas — Value in Australia, 2005 to 2024.
Year 1000 No Change
2005 3,476 1000 No
2006 3,579 1000 No +3.0%
2007 3,698 1000 No +3.4%
2008 3,569 1000 No -3.5%
2009 3,577 1000 No +0.2%
2010 3,624 1000 No +1.3%
2011 3,688 1000 No +1.8%
2012 3,699 1000 No +0.3%
2013 3,723 1000 No +0.6%
2014 3,745 1000 No +0.6%
2015 3,789 1000 No +1.2%
2016 3,814 1000 No +0.7%
2017 3,878 1000 No +1.7%
2018 4,000 1000 No +3.2%
2019 4,076 1000 No +1.9%
2020 4,048 1000 No -0.7%
2021 4,226 1000 No +4.4%
2022 4,393 1000 No +3.9%
2023 4,472 1000 No +1.8%
2024 4,452 1000 No -0.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 3,580 1000 No 3,476 1000 No 3,698 1000 No 5
2010s 3,804 1000 No 3,624 1000 No 4,076 1000 No 10
2020s 4,318 1000 No 4,048 1000 No 4,472 1000 No 5

Countries ranked near Australia

  1. 19 Ukraine 4,877 1000 No compare
  2. 20 Colombia 4,853 1000 No compare
  3. 21 Zambia 4,551 1000 No compare
  4. 23 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 4,165 1000 No compare
  5. 24 Italy 3,771 1000 No compare
  6. 25 Zimbabwe 3,307 1000 No compare

See the full ranking of 90 places →

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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 4,452 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 4,472 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 3,476 1000 No in 2005.
How does Australia rank for ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, total (15+), rural?
Australia ranks 22nd out of 82 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 18.9%. 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 — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, total (15+), rural areas — Value
Unit
1000 No
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
90 places, 1,601 data points, 1987–2025
Last refreshed

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.