Fertility and female labor force participation in Australia
Australia: Fertility and female labor force participation was 63.16 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Fertility and female labor force participation in Australia, 1961–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Australia recorded 63.16 for fertility and female labor force participation in 2025. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 6.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility and female labor force participation in Australia peaked at 63.16 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 28.86, in 1961.
That places Australia 41st out of 194 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 32.01 | 28.86 | 35.17 | 2 |
| 1970s | 41.51 | 37.13 | 43.82 | 3 |
| 1980s | 46.87 | 44.64 | 51.23 | 10 |
| 1990s | 52.87 | 51.7 | 53.79 | 10 |
| 2000s | 56.63 | 54.51 | 58.75 | 10 |
| 2010s | 59.35 | 58.61 | 61.03 | 10 |
| 2020s | 62.19 | 60.12 | 63.16 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 38 Qatar 63.48 compare
- 39 Kazakhstan 63.3 compare
- 40 Seychelles 63.29 compare
- 42 Saint Lucia 62.94 compare
- 43 Switzerland 62.77 compare
- 44 Singapore 62.51 compare
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- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 66.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 70.7% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 88.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 62.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-6 80.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 83.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 77.4% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility and female labor force participation in Australia?
- Fertility and female labor force participation in Australia was 63.16 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest fertility and female labor force participation recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 63.16 in 2025.
- What is the lowest fertility and female labor force participation recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.86 in 1961.
- How does Australia rank for fertility and female labor force participation?
- Australia ranks 41st out of 194 countries with data for 2025.
- Is fertility and female labor force participation rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Fertility and female labor force participation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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