Labor force participation rate — all countries

Labor force participation rate — Australia and New Zealand

Labor force participation rate in Australia and New Zealand in 2025 — 67.15%. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 3.33 pp.

2025 67.15% −0.19 pp vs 2024
World rank
Period maximum 67.75%2023
Period minimum 62.64%1993

Trend over time

1990–2025 · % of population aged 15+

Labor force participation rate — Australia and New Zealand, 1990–20256264666819901994199820022006201020142018202220251990: 63.83%1991: 63.31%1992: 62.99%1993: 62.64%1994: 63.18%1995: 63.79%1996: 63.9%1997: 63.56%1998: 63.38%1999: 63.2%2000: 63.53%2001: 63.76%2002: 63.94%2003: 64.07%2004: 64.06%2005: 64.97%2006: 65.34%2007: 65.74%2008: 65.97%2009: 65.87%2010: 65.82%2011: 65.91%2012: 65.63%2013: 65.41%2014: 65.36%2015: 65.61%2016: 65.7%2017: 66.1%2018: 66.58%2019: 66.76%2020: 65.83%2021: 66.85%2022: 67.55%2023: 67.75%2024: 67.34%2025: 67.15%
Change over the period: +3.33 pp Annual average: 0.1 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 67.15%
World 60.98%
Labor force participation rate — Australia and New Zealand, by year Australia and New Zealand All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 67.15 −0.19 pp
2024 67.34 −0.41 pp
2023 67.75 +0.2 pp
2022 67.55 +0.7 pp
2021 66.85 +1.02 pp
2020 65.83 −0.93 pp
2019 66.76 +0.18 pp
2018 66.58 +0.47 pp
2017 66.1 +0.4 pp
2016 65.7 +0.09 pp
2015 65.61 +0.26 pp
2014 65.36 −0.05 pp
2013 65.41 −0.23 pp
2012 65.63 −0.27 pp
2011 65.91 +0.09 pp
2010 65.82 −0.05 pp
2009 65.87 −0.09 pp
2008 65.97 +0.23 pp
2007 65.74 +0.39 pp
2006 65.34 +0.38 pp
2005 64.97 +0.9 pp
2004 64.06 −0.01 pp
2003 64.07 +0.14 pp
2002 63.94 +0.17 pp
2001 63.76 +0.23 pp
2000 63.53 +0.33 pp
1999 63.2 −0.17 pp
1998 63.38 −0.18 pp
1997 63.56 −0.35 pp
1996 63.9 +0.12 pp
1995 63.79 +0.61 pp
1994 63.18 +0.54 pp
1993 62.64 −0.35 pp
1992 62.99 −0.32 pp
1991 63.31 −0.52 pp
1990 63.83

About the indicator

The share of the population aged 15 and over that belongs to the labor force. It shows how fully a country uses its labor potential. The decline in advanced countries comes from an aging population and longer years of schooling, while low values in developing ones usually come from limited participation by women.

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