Employers, total (% of total employment) in Australia
Australia: Employers, total (% of total employment) was 7.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Employers, total (% of total employment) in Australia, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Australia recorded 7.0% for employers, total (% of total employment) in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and up 8.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employers, total (% of total employment) in Australia peaked at 9.3% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 6.4%, in 2015.
That places Australia 17th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Employers, total (% of total employment) in Australia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 9.3% | — |
| 1992 | 9.2% | -0.9% |
| 1993 | 9.1% | -1.1% |
| 1994 | 9.0% | -1.0% |
| 1995 | 8.9% | -1.2% |
| 1996 | 8.8% | -1.4% |
| 1997 | 8.7% | -1.4% |
| 1998 | 8.5% | -1.5% |
| 1999 | 8.4% | -1.8% |
| 2000 | 8.2% | -1.7% |
| 2001 | 8.1% | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 8.0% | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 7.3% | -8.9% |
| 2004 | 7.2% | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 7.0% | -2.8% |
| 2006 | 7.1% | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 6.7% | -6.0% |
| 2008 | 7.0% | +4.7% |
| 2009 | 6.6% | -6.0% |
| 2010 | 6.5% | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 7.0% | +6.4% |
| 2012 | 6.5% | -6.5% |
| 2013 | 6.4% | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 6.5% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 6.4% | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 6.6% | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 6.9% | +5.2% |
| 2018 | 6.9% | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 7.0% | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 7.1% | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 7.2% | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 7.1% | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 7.1% | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 7.0% | -0.8% |
| 2025 | 7.0% | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.9% | 8.4% | 9.3% | 9 |
| 2000s | 7.3% | 6.6% | 8.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.7% | 6.4% | 7.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.1% | 7.0% | 7.2% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is employers, total (% of total employment) in Australia?
- Employers, total (% of total employment) in Australia was 7.0% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 9.3% in 1991.
- What is the lowest employers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.4% in 2015.
- How does Australia rank for employers, total (% of total employment)?
- Australia ranks 17th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employers, total (% of total employment) rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Employers, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Employers are those workers who, working on their own account or with one or a few partners, hold the type of jobs defined as a "self-employment jobs" i.e. jobs where the remuneration is directly dependent upon the profits derived from the goods and services produced), and, in this capacity, have engaged, on a continuous basis, one or more persons to work for them as employee(s).