ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by in Australia
Australia: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by was 73.06 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by in Australia, 2014–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in Australia is 73.06 %, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 7.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in Australia peaked at 74.01 % in 2022 and was at its lowest, 67.91 %, in 2015.
Australia ranks 4th of 79 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by in Australia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 67.97 % | — |
| 2015 | 67.91 % | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 68.13 % | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 69.13 % | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 71.46 % | +3.4% |
| 2019 | 71.3 % | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 70.6 % | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 72.61 % | +2.8% |
| 2022 | 74.01 % | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 72.6 % | -1.9% |
| 2024 | 73.06 % | +0.6% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 73.06 % is above the median for high income countries, which is 36.15 %, 2.0× the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Australia's 73.06 % is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 36.94 %, 2.0× the median. (7 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 69.32 % | 67.91 % | 71.46 % | 6 |
| 2020s | 72.58 % | 70.6 % | 74.01 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 1 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 71.46 % compare
- 1 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 88.5 % compare
- 2 Côte d'Ivoire 41.32 % compare
- 2 Iceland 83.38 % compare
- 2 Viet Nam 41.9 % compare
- 3 Cabo Verde 19.76 % compare
- 3 Republic of Moldova 40.02 % compare
- 3 Switzerland 74.32 % compare
- 4 Türkiye 29.65 %
- 5 Norway 69.97 % compare
- 6 Denmark 66.8 % compare
- 7 Canada 63.64 % compare
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 — labour force participation rate by in Australia?
- Ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in Australia was 73.06 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 74.01 % in 2022.
- What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 67.91 % in 2015.
- How does Australia rank for ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by?
- Australia ranks 4th out of 79 countries with data for 2024.
- Is ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.5%. 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 — Labour force participation rate by age, 15 to 24, 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.