ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by in Australia

Australia: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by was 88.02 % in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)
88.02 %
Change on year
down 1.8%
World rank
66th
of 79 countries
All-time high
89.66 %
in 2023
All-time low
88.02 %
in 2024
Years of data
11
2014–2024

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by in Australia, 2014–2024

0204060802014201920242014: 88.7 %2015: 89.1 %2016: 88.4 %2017: 88.8 %2018: 88.8 %2019: 89 %2020: 88.8 %2021: 89.4 %2022: 89.6 %2023: 89.7 %2024: 88 %

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

Analysis

In 2024, ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in Australia stood at 88.02 %. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.

That represents a change of down 1.8% on the previous year and down 0.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in Australia peaked at 89.66 % in 2023 and was at its lowest, 88.02 %, in 2024.

Australia ranks 66th of 79 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by in Australia, year by year

Annual values for ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by age, 25 to 54, rural areas — Male — Value in Australia, 2014 to 2024.
Year % Change
2014 88.7 %
2015 89.13 % +0.5%
2016 88.41 % -0.8%
2017 88.79 % +0.4%
2018 88.79 % +0.0%
2019 89.05 % +0.3%
2020 88.82 % -0.3%
2021 89.38 % +0.6%
2022 89.56 % +0.2%
2023 89.66 % +0.1%
2024 88.02 % -1.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 88.81 % 88.41 % 89.13 % 6
2020s 89.09 % 88.02 % 89.66 % 5

Countries ranked near Australia

  1. 63 Philippines 89.12 % compare
  2. 64 Italy 89.09 % compare
  3. 65 Armenia 88.34 %
  4. 67 Latvia 87.94 % compare
  5. 68 Norway 87.84 % compare
  6. 69 Zambia 87.75 % compare

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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 88.02 % 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 89.66 % in 2023.
What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by recorded in Australia?
The lowest recorded value was 88.02 % in 2024.
How does Australia rank for ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by?
Australia ranks 66th 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 down 0.8%. 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 — Labour force participation rate by age, 25 to 54, rural areas — Male — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by age, 25 to 54, rural areas — Male — Value
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
86 places, 1,544 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.