Annual population and employment, national concept — Employees in Australia

Australia: Annual population and employment, national concept — Employees was 13,265 Persons in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
13,265 Persons
Change on year
up 2.7%
World rank
11th
of 36 countries
All-time high
13,265 Persons
in 2023
All-time low
6,062 Persons
in 1985
Years of data
39
1985–2023

Annual population and employment, national concept — Employees in Australia, 1985–2023

05.0k10.0k15.0k1985200420231985: 6.1k Persons1986: 6.2k Persons1987: 6.4k Persons1988: 6.7k Persons1989: 7.0k Persons1990: 6.9k Persons1991: 6.7k Persons1992: 6.7k Persons1993: 6.8k Persons1994: 7.1k Persons1995: 7.3k Persons1996: 7.4k Persons1997: 7.5k Persons1998: 7.7k Persons1999: 7.8k Persons2000: 8.0k Persons2001: 8.1k Persons2002: 8.3k Persons2003: 8.5k Persons2004: 8.7k Persons2005: 9.0k Persons2006: 9.4k Persons2007: 9.6k Persons2008: 9.8k Persons2009: 9.9k Persons2010: 10.1k Persons2011: 10.3k Persons2012: 10.5k Persons2013: 10.6k Persons2014: 10.7k Persons2015: 10.9k Persons2016: 11.1k Persons2017: 11.4k Persons2018: 11.7k Persons2019: 11.8k Persons2020: 11.8k Persons2021: 12.2k Persons2022: 12.9k Persons2023: 13.3k Persons

Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Persons.

Analysis

Australia recorded 13,265 Persons for annual population and employment, national concept — employees in 2023. That is the highest value across all 39 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 25.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, annual population and employment, national concept — employees in Australia peaked at 13,265 Persons in 2023 and was at its lowest, 6,062 Persons, in 1985.

That places Australia 11th out of 36 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 39 years of available data.

Annual population and employment, national concept — Employees in Australia, year by year

Annual values for Annual population and employment, national concept — Employees in Australia, 1985 to 2023.
Year Persons Change
1985 6,062 Persons
1986 6,194 Persons +2.2%
1987 6,385 Persons +3.1%
1988 6,680 Persons +4.6%
1989 6,968 Persons +4.3%
1990 6,878 Persons -1.3%
1991 6,715 Persons -2.4%
1992 6,664 Persons -0.8%
1993 6,795 Persons +2.0%
1994 7,101 Persons +4.5%
1995 7,271 Persons +2.4%
1996 7,367 Persons +1.3%
1997 7,470 Persons +1.4%
1998 7,654 Persons +2.5%
1999 7,814 Persons +2.1%
2000 7,986 Persons +2.2%
2001 8,092 Persons +1.3%
2002 8,300 Persons +2.6%
2003 8,488 Persons +2.3%
2004 8,748 Persons +3.1%
2005 9,011 Persons +3.0%
2006 9,351 Persons +3.8%
2007 9,641 Persons +3.1%
2008 9,789 Persons +1.5%
2009 9,889 Persons +1.0%
2010 10,131 Persons +2.4%
2011 10,322 Persons +1.9%
2012 10,530 Persons +2.0%
2013 10,566 Persons +0.3%
2014 10,686 Persons +1.1%
2015 10,902 Persons +2.0%
2016 11,106 Persons +1.9%
2017 11,439 Persons +3.0%
2018 11,735 Persons +2.6%
2019 11,774 Persons +0.3%
2020 11,820 Persons +0.4%
2021 12,242 Persons +3.6%
2022 12,918 Persons +5.5%
2023 13,265 Persons +2.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 6,458 Persons 6,062 Persons 6,968 Persons 5
1990s 7,173 Persons 6,664 Persons 7,814 Persons 10
2000s 8,930 Persons 7,986 Persons 9,889 Persons 10
2010s 10,919 Persons 10,131 Persons 11,774 Persons 10
2020s 12,561 Persons 11,820 Persons 13,265 Persons 4

Countries ranked near Australia

  1. 8 Spain 19,466 Persons compare
  2. 9 Canada 18,696 Persons compare
  3. 10 South Africa 13,999 Persons compare
  4. 12 Colombia 12,492 Persons compare
  5. 13 Chile 7,224 Persons compare
  6. 14 Romania 6,836 Persons compare

See the full ranking of 46 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is annual population and employment, national concept — employees in Australia?
Annual population and employment, national concept — employees in Australia was 13,265 Persons in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
What is the highest annual population and employment, national concept — employees recorded in Australia?
The highest recorded value was 13,265 Persons in 2023.
What is the lowest annual population and employment, national concept — employees recorded in Australia?
The lowest recorded value was 6,062 Persons in 1985.
How does Australia rank for annual population and employment, national concept — employees?
Australia ranks 11th out of 36 countries with data for 2023.
Is annual population and employment, national concept — employees rising or falling in Australia?
Over the last ten years it is up 25.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Australia data come from?
The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Annual population and employment, national concept — Employees. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Annual population and employment, national concept — Employees
Unit
Persons
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
46 places, 1,670 data points, 1950–2025
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This table presents population and employment data according to the national concept. The national concept is defined by the residence of the person: employees are residents employed by either resident or non-resident producer units; and the self-employed are resident self-employed people in either resident or non-resident producer units. Users should note that population data corresponds to mid-year estimates (or the average of the reference year). These indicators were presented in the previous dissemination system in the SNA_TABLE3 dataset. See ANA Changes for information on changes in methodology: ANA Changes Explore also the GDP and non-financial accounts webpage: GDP and non-financial accounts webpage OECD statistics contact: STAT.Contact@oecd.org