Full-time and part-time employment based on national definition in Australia
Australia: Full-time and part-time employment based on national definition was 10,055 Persons in 2025. ▲ Rising
Full-time and part-time employment based on national definition in Australia, 1966–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Persons.
Analysis
Australia recorded 10,055 Persons for full-time and part-time employment based on national definition in 2025. That is the highest value across all 60 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.5% on the previous year and up 23.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, full-time and part-time employment based on national definition in Australia peaked at 10,055 Persons in 2025 and was at its lowest, 4,349 Persons, in 1966.
That places Australia 16th out of 40 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 60 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4,477 Persons | 4,349 Persons | 4,610 Persons | 4 |
| 1970s | 5,040 Persons | 4,826 Persons | 5,159 Persons | 10 |
| 1980s | 5,554 Persons | 5,215 Persons | 6,133 Persons | 10 |
| 1990s | 6,131 Persons | 5,842 Persons | 6,416 Persons | 10 |
| 2000s | 7,035 Persons | 6,539 Persons | 7,684 Persons | 10 |
| 2010s | 8,164 Persons | 7,741 Persons | 8,784 Persons | 10 |
| 2020s | 9,448 Persons | 8,633 Persons | 10,055 Persons | 6 |
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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 full-time and part-time employment based on national definition in Australia?
- Full-time and part-time employment based on national definition in Australia was 10,055 Persons in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest full-time and part-time employment based on national definition recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 10,055 Persons in 2025.
- What is the lowest full-time and part-time employment based on national definition recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,349 Persons in 1966.
- How does Australia rank for full-time and part-time employment based on national definition?
- Australia ranks 16th out of 40 countries with data for 2025.
- Is full-time and part-time employment based on national definition rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.7%. 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 Full-time and part-time employment based on national definition. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This dataset contains data on full-time and part-time employment based on national definition. Data are broken down by professional status - employees, total employment - sex and standardised age groups (15-24, 25-54, 55+, total). National definitions of part-time work vary considerably across OECD countries. Essentially three main approaches can be distinguished: i) a classification based on the worker’s perception of his/her employment situation; ii) a cut-off (generally 30 or 35 hours per week) based on usual working hours, with persons usually working fewer hours being considered part-timers; iii) a comparable cut-off based on actual hours worked during the reference week. A criterion based on actual hours will generally yield a part-time rate higher than one based on usual hours, particularly if there are temporary reductions in working time as a result of holidays, illness, short-timing, etc. On the other hand, it is not entirely clear whether a classification based on the worker’s perception will necessarily yield estimates of part-time work that are higher or lower than one based on a fixed cut-off. In one country (France) which changed from 1981 to 1982 from a definition based on an actual hours cut-off (30 hours) to one based on the respondent’s perception, the latter criterion appeared to produce slightly higher estimates. Other factors as well affect the international comparability of the estimates. In some countries, the hours’ cut-off is based on hours for the main job, in others on total hours for all jobs. Certain countries do not consider unpaid family workers to be employed unless they work more than a minimum number of hours, so that such workers do not enter into counts for part-time workers. In order to facilitate analysis and comparisons over time, historical data for OECD members have been provided over as long a period as possible, often even before a country became a member of the Organisation. Information on the membership dates of all OECD countries can be found at OECD Ratification Dates. For detailed information on labour force surveys for all countries please see LFS_NOTES_SOURCES.