Australia vs Pre-demographic dividend: Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages)
Australia
80.6%
in 2025
Pre-demographic dividend
70.6%
in 2025
Australia rank
20th
Pre-demographic dividend rank
17th
Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) over time
- Australia
- Pre-demographic dividend
How they compare
Australia currently reports 80.6% against 70.6% in Pre-demographic dividend, a difference of 10.0%.
That makes Australia's figure about 1.1 times Pre-demographic dividend's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 20th and Pre-demographic dividend ranks 17th of 187 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 3 and Pre-demographic dividend in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Pre-demographic dividend | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 73.4% | 73.5% | 0.1% | Pre-demographic dividend |
| 2000s | 75.1% | 72.8% | 2.4% | Australia |
| 2010s | 77.0% | 70.4% | 6.7% | Australia |
| 2020s | 79.9% | 69.6% | 10.4% | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages), Australia or Pre-demographic dividend?
- Australia, at 80.6% against 70.6% in Pre-demographic dividend as of 2025.
- What is the difference in labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) between Australia and Pre-demographic dividend?
- 10.0%, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Pre-demographic dividend?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Australia and Pre-demographic dividend rank globally for labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages)?
- Australia ranks 20th and Pre-demographic dividend ranks 17th of 187 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-64) (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
Labor force participation rate is the proportion of the population ages 15-64 that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.