ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment-to-population ratio by in Australia

Australia: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment-to-population ratio by was 58.01 % in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
58.01 %
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
14th
of 79 countries
All-time high
58.11 %
in 2022
All-time low
53.67 %
in 2014
Years of data
11
2014–2024

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment-to-population ratio by in Australia, 2014–2024

02040602014201920242014: 53.7 %2015: 54.2 %2016: 54.5 %2017: 54.1 %2018: 55.4 %2019: 56 %2020: 55 %2021: 57.2 %2022: 58.1 %2023: 58 %2024: 58 %

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.

Analysis

Australia recorded 58.01 % for ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by in 2024.

The figure is up 8.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by in Australia peaked at 58.11 % in 2022 and was at its lowest, 53.67 %, in 2014.

That places Australia 14th out of 79 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment-to-population ratio by in Australia, year by year

Annual values for ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment-to-population ratio by age, total (15+), rural areas — Female — Value in Australia, 2014 to 2024.
Year % Change
2014 53.67 %
2015 54.23 % +1.0%
2016 54.55 % +0.6%
2017 54.13 % -0.8%
2018 55.38 % +2.3%
2019 56.03 % +1.2%
2020 54.98 % -1.9%
2021 57.24 % +4.1%
2022 58.11 % +1.5%
2023 57.99 % -0.2%
2024 58.01 % +0.0%

Australia compared with similar countries

  • Australia's 58.01 % is above the median for high income countries, which is 51.21 %, 1.1× the median. (37 countries reporting)
  • Australia's 58.01 % is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 57.72 %, 1.0× the median. (7 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 54.66 % 53.67 % 56.03 % 6
2020s 57.27 % 54.98 % 58.11 % 5

Countries ranked near Australia

  1. 11 Belarus 61.09 % compare
  2. 12 Ecuador 60.06 % compare
  3. 13 Republic of Korea 59.87 % compare
  4. 15 Thailand 57.72 % compare
  5. 16 Germany 57.48 % compare
  6. 17 Bhutan 57.26 % compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by in Australia?
Ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by in Australia was 58.01 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by recorded in Australia?
The highest recorded value was 58.11 % in 2022.
What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by recorded in Australia?
The lowest recorded value was 53.67 % in 2014.
How does Australia rank for ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by?
Australia ranks 14th out of 79 countries with data for 2024.
Is ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by rising or falling in Australia?
Over the last ten years it is up 8.1%. 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-to-population ratio by age, total (15+), rural areas — Female — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment-to-population ratio by age, total (15+), rural areas — Female — Value
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
86 places, 1,543 data points, 1987–2025
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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.