Australia vs Lower middle income: Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%)
Australia
70.6%
in 2025
Lower middle income
49.7%
in 2024
Australia rank
8th
Lower middle income rank
11th
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) over time
- Australia
- Lower middle income
How they compare
Australia currently reports 70.6% against 49.7% in Lower middle income, a difference of 20.9%.
That makes Australia's figure about 1.4 times Lower middle income's.
Across all 14 years both countries report, Australia has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 8th and Lower middle income ranks 11th of 173 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Lower middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 78.7% | 73.9% | 4.8% | Australia |
| 1990s | 72.7% | 61.4% | 11.4% | Australia |
| 2000s | 71.9% | 62.6% | 9.3% | Australia |
| 2010s | 68.4% | 49.1% | 19.2% | Australia |
| 2020s | 68.9% | 47.2% | 21.7% | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%), Australia or Lower middle income?
- Australia, at 70.6% against 49.7% in Lower middle income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) between Australia and Lower middle income?
- 20.9%, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Lower middle income?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2024.
- How do Australia and Lower middle income rank globally for labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%)?
- Australia ranks 8th and Lower middle income ranks 11th of 173 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) (national estimate). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24 is the proportion of the population ages 15-24 that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.