Australia vs World: Employment in services (% of total employment)
Employment in services (% of total employment) over time
- Australia
- World
How they compare
Australia currently reports 78.5% against 50.6% in World, a difference of 27.9%.
That makes Australia's figure about 1.6 times World's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Australia has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 25th and World ranks 22nd of 187 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 71.5% | 37.7% | 33.7% | Australia |
| 2000s | 74.1% | 41.9% | 32.1% | Australia |
| 2010s | 76.6% | 47.5% | 29.2% | Australia |
| 2020s | 78.3% | 49.9% | 28.4% | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher employment in services (% of total employment), Australia or World?
- Australia, at 78.5% against 50.6% in World as of 2025.
- What is the difference in employment in services (% of total employment) between Australia and World?
- 27.9%, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and World?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Australia and World rank globally for employment in services (% of total employment)?
- Australia ranks 25th and World ranks 22nd of 187 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as Employment in services (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Employment is defined as persons of working age who were engaged in any activity to produce goods or provide services for pay or profit, whether at work during the reference period or not at work due to temporary absence from a job, or to working-time arrangement. The services sector consists of wholesale and retail trade and restaurants and hotels; transport, storage, and communications; financing, insurance, real estate, and business services; and community, social, and personal services, in accordance with divisions 6-9 (ISIC 2) or categories G-Q (ISIC 3) or categories G-U (ISIC 4).