Female labor force participation rate — all countries

Female labor force participation rate — Australia and New Zealand

Female labor force participation rate in Australia and New Zealand in 2025 — 63.09%. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 10.61 pp.

2025 63.09% −0.15 pp vs 2024
World rank
Period maximum 63.29%2023
Period minimum 52.03%1993

Trend over time

1990–2025 · % of women aged 15+

Female labor force participation rate — Australia and New Zealand, 1990–20255055606519901994199820022006201020142018202220251990: 52.48%1991: 52.31%1992: 52.23%1993: 52.03%1994: 52.97%1995: 53.93%1996: 54.31%1997: 54.13%1998: 54.16%1999: 54.22%2000: 54.97%2001: 55.57%2002: 55.85%2003: 56.45%2004: 56.34%2005: 57.57%2006: 58.1%2007: 58.64%2008: 59.08%2009: 59.24%2010: 59.12%2011: 59.41%2012: 59.35%2013: 59.25%2014: 59.37%2015: 59.75%2016: 60.14%2017: 60.7%2018: 61.38%2019: 61.73%2020: 60.89%2021: 62.19%2022: 63.15%2023: 63.29%2024: 63.23%2025: 63.09%
Change over the period: +10.61 pp Annual average: 0.3 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Australia and New Zealand

Australia and New Zealand 63.09%
World 48.94%
Female labor force participation rate — Australia and New Zealand, by year Australia and New Zealand All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 63.09 −0.15 pp
2024 63.23 −0.05 pp
2023 63.29 +0.13 pp
2022 63.15 +0.96 pp
2021 62.19 +1.3 pp
2020 60.89 −0.85 pp
2019 61.73 +0.35 pp
2018 61.38 +0.68 pp
2017 60.7 +0.56 pp
2016 60.14 +0.39 pp
2015 59.75 +0.38 pp
2014 59.37 +0.12 pp
2013 59.25 −0.1 pp
2012 59.35 −0.06 pp
2011 59.41 +0.29 pp
2010 59.12 −0.12 pp
2009 59.24 +0.16 pp
2008 59.08 +0.44 pp
2007 58.64 +0.54 pp
2006 58.1 +0.54 pp
2005 57.57 +1.22 pp
2004 56.34 −0.11 pp
2003 56.45 +0.6 pp
2002 55.85 +0.28 pp
2001 55.57 +0.6 pp
2000 54.97 +0.75 pp
1999 54.22 +0.06 pp
1998 54.16 +0.03 pp
1997 54.13 −0.18 pp
1996 54.31 +0.38 pp
1995 53.93 +0.97 pp
1994 52.97 +0.94 pp
1993 52.03 −0.2 pp
1992 52.23 −0.08 pp
1991 52.31 −0.17 pp
1990 52.48

About the indicator

The share of women aged 15 and over who belong to the labor force. The spread across countries runs from under 10% to over 80%, and it is one of the strongest dividing lines between socioeconomic models. Historically the rate rose together with falling fertility and wider access to education.

Source: ILOSTAT (ILO), license CC BY 4.0.