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

Australia: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment by status of was 18 % in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
18 %
Change on year
down 1.1%
World rank
47th
of 72 countries
All-time high
19.4 %
in 2019
All-time low
18 %
in 2024
Years of data
7
2018–2024

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

051015202018202120242018: 18.8 %2019: 19.4 %2020: 19.3 %2021: 19.4 %2022: 18.3 %2023: 18.2 %2024: 18 %

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of in Australia is 18 %, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.

That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and down 4.3% over ten years.

Australia ranks 47th of 72 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Annual values for ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment by status of employment, self-employed, rural areas — Value in Australia, 2018 to 2024.
Year % Change
2018 18.8 %
2019 19.4 % +3.2%
2020 19.3 % -0.5%
2021 19.4 % +0.5%
2022 18.3 % -5.7%
2023 18.2 % -0.5%
2024 18 % -1.1%

Australia compared with similar countries

  • Australia's 18 % is above the median for high income countries, which is 16 %, 1.1× the median. (34 countries reporting)
  • Australia's 18 % is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 59.5 %, 30% of the median. (5 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 19.1 % 18.8 % 19.4 % 2
2020s 18.64 % 18 % 19.4 % 5

Countries ranked near Australia

  1. 44 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 19.5 % compare
  2. 45 Ireland 18.2 % compare
  3. 46 Finland 18.1 % compare
  4. 48 South Africa 17.9 % compare
  5. 49 Belgium 17.1 % compare
  6. 50 Portugal 16.9 % compare

See the full ranking of 78 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of in Australia?
Ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of in Australia was 18 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of recorded in Australia?
The highest recorded value was 19.4 % in 2019.
What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of recorded in Australia?
The lowest recorded value was 18 % in 2024.
How does Australia rank for ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of?
Australia ranks 47th out of 72 countries with data for 2024.
Is ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of rising or falling in Australia?
Over the last ten years it is down 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
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 — Share of employment by status of employment, self-employed, rural areas — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment by status of employment, self-employed, rural areas — Value
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
78 places, 1,460 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.