Australia vs Laos: Employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) (national estimate)
Australia
60.7%
in 2025
Laos
60.9%
in 2022
Australia rank
29th
Laos rank
28th
Employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) (national estimate) over time
- Australia
- Laos
How they compare
Laos currently reports 60.9% against 60.7% in Australia, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 7 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Laos ahead.
Australia ranks 29th and Laos ranks 28th of 174 countries.
Laos has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Laos | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 49.3% | 69.5% | 20.2% | Laos |
| 2000s | 53.3% | 79.1% | 25.9% | Laos |
| 2010s | 55.8% | 68.8% | 12.9% | Laos |
| 2020s | 60.2% | 60.9% | 0.7% | Laos |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%), Australia or Laos?
- Laos, at 60.9% against 60.7% in Australia as of 2022.
- What is the difference in employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) between Australia and Laos?
- 0.2%, with Laos ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Laos?
- 7 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2022.
- How do Australia and Laos rank globally for employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%)?
- Australia ranks 29th and Laos ranks 28th of 174 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as Employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) (national estimate). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed.