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Labor force — Australia and New Zealand

Labor force in Australia and New Zealand in 2025 — 18,201,720 people. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 79.8%.

2025 18.2M people +1.33% vs 2024
World rank —
Period maximum 18.2M people2025
Period minimum 10.12M people1990

Trend over time

1990–2025 · people

Labor force — Australia and New Zealand, 1990–202510M12.5M15M17.5M20M19901994199820022006201020142018202220251990: 10,123,017 people1991: 10,242,804 people1992: 10,317,234 people1993: 10,365,565 people1994: 10,572,689 people1995: 10,813,630 people1996: 10,989,850 people1997: 11,072,287 people1998: 11,169,511 people1999: 11,271,072 people2000: 11,472,372 people2001: 11,675,790 people2002: 11,883,975 people2003: 12,097,223 people2004: 12,266,056 people2005: 12,623,014 people2006: 12,896,076 people2007: 13,217,850 people2008: 13,527,925 people2009: 13,786,883 people2010: 14,000,896 people2011: 14,216,423 people2012: 14,389,132 people2013: 14,574,272 people2014: 14,795,161 people2015: 15,094,857 people2016: 15,379,601 people2017: 15,755,515 people2018: 16,132,766 people2019: 16,438,160 people2020: 16,453,332 people2021: 16,764,227 people2022: 17,162,753 people2023: 17,681,533 people2024: 17,962,593 people2025: 18,201,720 people
Change over the period: +8.08M (+79.81%) Average annual rate: 1.69 %

Comparison, 2025

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

Australia and New Zealand 18.2M people
World 3.74B people
Labor force — Australia and New Zealand, by year Australia and New Zealand All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2025 18.2M +239,127 +1.33%
2024 17.96M +281,060 +1.59%
2023 17.68M +518,780 +3.02%
2022 17.16M +398,526 +2.38%
2021 16.76M +310,895 +1.89%
2020 16.45M +15,172 +0.09%
2019 16.44M +305,394 +1.89%
2018 16.13M +377,251 +2.39%
2017 15.76M +375,914 +2.44%
2016 15.38M +284,744 +1.89%
2015 15.09M +299,696 +2.03%
2014 14.8M +220,889 +1.52%
2013 14.57M +185,140 +1.29%
2012 14.39M +172,709 +1.21%
2011 14.22M +215,527 +1.54%
2010 14M +214,013 +1.55%
2009 13.79M +258,958 +1.91%
2008 13.53M +310,075 +2.35%
2007 13.22M +321,774 +2.5%
2006 12.9M +273,062 +2.16%
2005 12.62M +356,958 +2.91%
2004 12.27M +168,833 +1.4%
2003 12.1M +213,248 +1.79%
2002 11.88M +208,185 +1.78%
2001 11.68M +203,418 +1.77%
2000 11.47M +201,300 +1.79%
1999 11.27M +101,561 +0.91%
1998 11.17M +97,224 +0.88%
1997 11.07M +82,437 +0.75%
1996 10.99M +176,220 +1.63%
1995 10.81M +240,941 +2.28%
1994 10.57M +207,124 +2%
1993 10.37M +48,331 +0.47%
1992 10.32M +74,430 +0.73%
1991 10.24M +119,787 +1.18%
1990 10.12M — —

About the indicator

The economically active population — everyone aged 15 and over who either works or actively looks for work. It covers the employed, the unemployed and first-time job seekers; it leaves out students, homemakers and other people who do not offer their labor on the market. The size of the labor force is the basic constraint on the growth potential of an economy.

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

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