Australia · annual SERIES
Labour force participation in Australia
Labor force participation rate is the proportion of the population ages 15 and older that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.
66.54%%
2025Observation year
-0.18 pp from 2024
% · ILOSTAT via World Bank WDI · Missing observations remain gaps.
Underlying data
Download CSV| Year | Value | Status & source note |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 66.537 | present |
| 2024 | 66.719 | present |
| 2023 | 67.023 | present |
| 2022 | 66.89 | present |
| 2021 | 66.147 | present |
| 2020 | 65.028 | present |
| 2019 | 66.088 | present |
| 2018 | 65.804 | present |
| 2017 | 65.248 | present |
| 2016 | 64.952 | present |
| 2015 | 65.076 | present |
| 2014 | 64.787 | present |
| 2013 | 65.025 | present |
| 2012 | 65.245 | present |
| 2011 | 65.514 | present |
| 2010 | 65.48 | present |
| 2009 | 65.502 | present |
| 2008 | 65.564 | present |
| 2007 | 65.275 | present |
| 2006 | 64.85 | present |
| 2005 | 64.509 | present |
| 2004 | 63.577 | present |
| 2003 | 63.715 | present |
| 2002 | 63.508 | present |
| 2001 | 63.444 | present |
| 2000 | 63.282 | present |
Definition & method
ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), uri: https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/bulk/, publisher: ILOSTAT, type: external database, date accessed: January 17, 2026
Labor force participation rate is the proportion of the population ages 15 and older that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.
What to keep in mind
- Modelled ILO estimates for both sexes ages 15+. Estimates differ from national survey series.
- Annual 2000–2025 selection; unavailable values remain missing.
- The ILO modelled series includes unlabelled imputed observations with high uncertainty. Country comparisons and rankings are disabled; same-country comparisons retain this caution.