Australia Labor Force Participation Rate 1991-2024

Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24 is the proportion of the population ages 15-24 that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.
  • Australia labor force participation rate for 2023 was 67.83%, a 0.49% decline from 2022.
  • Australia labor force participation rate for 2022 was 68.33%, a 0.25% decline from 2021.
  • Australia labor force participation rate for 2021 was 68.58%, a 2.34% increase from 2020.
  • Australia labor force participation rate for 2020 was 66.24%, a 1.88% decline from 2019.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name Participation Rate for Ages 15-24
Iceland 76.74%
Netherlands 71.41%
New Zealand 68.93%
Australia 67.83%
Norway 65.12%
Switzerland 64.63%
Canada 64.28%
Denmark 63.95%
Qatar 60.64%
Austria 59.29%
Sweden 58.68%
United Kingdom 55.03%
Finland 54.94%
Ireland 54.56%
Germany 54.33%
Malta 54.17%
United States 51.04%
Japan 49.84%
Channel Islands 49.44%
Bahamas 48.41%
Israel 47.61%
Panama 46.01%
Uruguay 45.93%
UAE 45.86%
Guam 45.05%
Estonia 44.08%
Cyprus 43.65%
France 42.76%
Barbados 42.37%
Bahrain 41.18%
Macao 39.78%
Brunei 38.35%
French Polynesia 38.20%
Argentina 37.73%
Oman 36.74%
Trinidad and Tobago 36.58%
Slovenia 36.34%
New Caledonia 35.83%
Singapore 35.61%
Portugal 35.46%
Luxembourg 35.05%
Latvia 34.74%
Lithuania 34.00%
Virgin Islands (U.S.) 33.80%
Spain 32.94%
Poland 32.11%
Hong Kong 31.98%
Belgium 31.45%
Hungary 31.16%
Croatia 30.49%
Chile 29.93%
Czech Republic 28.52%
Saudi Arabia 27.72%
Slovak Republic 27.56%
South Korea 27.04%
Italy 26.39%
Greece 24.85%
Kuwait 24.43%
Puerto Rico 23.02%
Australia Labor Force Participation Rate - Historical Data
Year Participation Rate for Ages 15-24 Annual Change
2023 67.83% -0.49%
2022 68.33% -0.25%
2021 68.58% 2.34%
2020 66.24% -1.88%
2019 68.12% 0.27%
2018 67.85% 0.96%
2017 66.89% 0.10%
2016 66.79% -0.47%
2015 67.26% 0.70%
2014 66.56% -0.26%
2013 66.82% -0.70%
2012 67.52% -0.62%
2011 68.14% -0.29%
2010 68.43% -0.67%
2009 69.10% -1.65%
2008 70.75% -0.01%
2007 70.76% -0.04%
2006 70.80% -0.01%
2005 70.81% 0.67%
2004 70.14% -0.08%
2003 70.22% 0.24%
2002 69.98% -0.69%
2001 70.67% 0.49%
2000 70.18% 0.26%
1999 69.92% 0.05%
1998 69.87% -0.19%
1997 70.06% -1.60%
1996 71.67% 0.02%
1995 71.65% 1.06%
1994 70.59% 1.85%
1993 68.74% -0.66%
1992 69.40% -0.27%
1991 69.67% -0.27%