Australia vs European Union: Labour force participation rate
Labour force participation rate over time
- Australia
- European Union
How they compare
Australia currently reports 66.92 Percentage of working age population in the same subgroup against 58.2 Percentage of working age population in the same subgroup in European Union, a difference of 8.72 Percentage of working age population in the same subgroup.
That makes Australia's figure about 1.1 times European Union's.
Across all 21 years both countries report, Australia has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 5th and European Union ranks 6th of 33 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | European Union | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 65.05 Percentage of working age population in the same subgroup | 56.41 Percentage of working age population in the same subgroup | 8.64 Percentage of working age population in the same subgroup | Australia |
| 2010s | 65.17 Percentage of working age population in the same subgroup | 56.94 Percentage of working age population in the same subgroup | 8.23 Percentage of working age population in the same subgroup | Australia |
| 2020s | 66.2 Percentage of working age population in the same subgroup | 57.6 Percentage of working age population in the same subgroup | 8.6 Percentage of working age population in the same subgroup | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher labour force participation rate, Australia or European Union?
- Australia, at 66.92 Percentage of working age population in the same subgroup against 58.2 Percentage of working age population in the same subgroup in European Union as of 2025.
- What is the difference in labour force participation rate between Australia and European Union?
- 8.72 Percentage of working age population in the same subgroup, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and European Union?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2025.
- How do Australia and European Union rank globally for labour force participation rate?
- Australia ranks 5th and European Union ranks 6th of 33 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Labour force participation rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The infra-annual dataflow on the labour force participation rate is a subset of the infra-annual labour statistics database, which contains predominantly monthly and quarterly statistics on the labour force participation rate by age groups (15+, 15-24, 25-54, 55-64, 15-64 and 15-74 where available) and sex and associated statistical methodological information and associated statistical methodological information, for the OECD member countries and for selected other economies. The labour force participation rate is calculated as the number of the labour force population as a percentage of the working age population. The infra-annual labour statistics compiled for all OECD member countries, are drawn from Labour Force Surveys based on definition provided by the 19th Conference of Labour Statisticians in 2013. The uniform application of these definitions across all OECD member countries results in estimates that are internationally comparable.