Employees in Australia
Australia: Employees was 12,406 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employees in Australia, 2001–2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
The most recent figure for employees in Australia is 12,406, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 17.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employees in Australia peaked at 12,406 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 7,623, in 2002.
Australia ranks 27th of 114 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Employees in Australia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 7,927 | — |
| 2002 | 7,623 | -3.8% |
| 2003 | 7,867 | +3.2% |
| 2004 | 8,274 | +5.2% |
| 2005 | 8,590 | +3.8% |
| 2006 | 8,842 | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 9,176 | +3.8% |
| 2008 | 9,453 | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 9,513 | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 9,705 | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 9,923 | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 10,125 | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 10,253 | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 10,353 | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 10,539 | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 10,206 | -3.2% |
| 2017 | 10,542 | +3.3% |
| 2018 | 10,500 | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 10,721 | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 10,546 | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 10,901 | +3.4% |
| 2022 | 11,468 | +5.2% |
| 2023 | 11,913 | +3.9% |
| 2024 | 12,189 | +2.3% |
| 2025 | 12,406 | +1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8,585 | 7,623 | 9,513 | 9 |
| 2010s | 10,287 | 9,705 | 10,721 | 10 |
| 2020s | 11,570 | 10,546 | 12,406 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Australia
More work & labour data for Australia
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual 0.5057 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth 0.4907 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth 0.5202 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -0.9895 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.8931 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 30,186 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 3,001 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 21,642 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 21,502 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 43,144 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employees in Australia?
- Employees in Australia was 12,406 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest employees recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 12,406 in 2025.
- What is the lowest employees recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 7,623 in 2002.
- How does Australia rank for employees?
- Australia ranks 27th out of 114 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employees rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of Employees. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
With the aim of promoting international comparability, statistics presented on ILOSTAT are based on standard international definitions wherever feasible and may differ from official national figures. This series is based on the 13th ICLS definitions. For time series comparability, it includes countries that have implemented the 19th ICLS standards, for which data are also available in the Work Statistics -- 19th ICLS (WORK) database. Employees are all those workers who hold paid employment jobs, which are those where the incumbents hold employment contracts which give them a basic remuneration not directly dependent upon the revenue of the unit for which they work. Data disaggregated by economic activity are provided according to the latest version of the International Standard Industrial Classification of All Economic Activities (ISIC) available for that year. Data may have been regrouped from national classifications, which may not be strictly compatible with ISIC. Data disaggregated by occupation are provided according to the latest version of the International Standard Classification of Occupations (ISCO). Data may have been regrouped from the national classifications, which may not be strictly compatible with ISCO. For more information, refer to the Labour Force Statistics (LFS and STLFS) database description.