ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment in Australia

Australia: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment was 493.61 1000 No in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)
493.61 1000 No
Change on year
down 3.1%
World rank
26th
of 72 countries
All-time high
509.54 1000 No
in 2023
All-time low
480.54 1000 No
in 2018
Years of data
7
2018–2024

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment in Australia, 2018–2024

02004006002018202120242018: 480.5 1000 No2019: 502.4 1000 No2020: 493.4 1000 No2021: 507.8 1000 No2022: 505.7 1000 No2023: 509.5 1000 No2024: 493.6 1000 No

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

Analysis

Australia recorded 493.61 1000 No for ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment in 2024.

That represents a change of down 3.1% on the previous year and up 2.7% over ten years.

Australia ranks 26th of 72 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment in Australia, year by year

Annual values for ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment, self-employed, rural areas — Male — Value in Australia, 2018 to 2024.
Year 1000 No Change
2018 480.54 1000 No
2019 502.42 1000 No +4.6%
2020 493.39 1000 No -1.8%
2021 507.8 1000 No +2.9%
2022 505.72 1000 No -0.4%
2023 509.54 1000 No +0.8%
2024 493.61 1000 No -3.1%

Australia compared with similar countries

  • Australia's 493.61 1000 No is above the median for high income countries, which is 113.54 1000 No, 4.3× the median. (34 countries reporting)
  • Australia's 493.61 1000 No is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 4,222 1000 No, 12% of the median. (5 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 491.48 1000 No 480.54 1000 No 502.42 1000 No 2
2020s 502.01 1000 No 493.39 1000 No 509.54 1000 No 5

Countries ranked near Australia

  1. 23 Italy 616.82 1000 No compare
  2. 24 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 614.52 1000 No
  3. 25 Germany 521.58 1000 No compare
  4. 27 Romania 482.54 1000 No compare
  5. 28 Spain 365.5 1000 No compare
  6. 29 Serbia 365.16 1000 No compare

See the full ranking of 78 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment in Australia?
Ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment in Australia was 493.61 1000 No in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment recorded in Australia?
The highest recorded value was 509.54 1000 No in 2023.
What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment recorded in Australia?
The lowest recorded value was 480.54 1000 No in 2018.
How does Australia rank for ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment?
Australia ranks 26th out of 72 countries with data for 2024.
Is ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment rising or falling in Australia?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
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 status of employment, self-employed, rural areas — Male — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment, self-employed, rural areas — Male — Value
Unit
1000 No
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
78 places, 1,457 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.