[ILO] Proportion of unemployed persons receiving unemployment cash in Australia
Australia: [ILO] Proportion of unemployed persons receiving unemployment cash was 100.0% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
100.0%
World rank
1st
of 85 countries
All-time high
100.0%
in 2022
All-time low
51.3%
in 2010
Years of data
10
2000–2022
[ILO] Proportion of unemployed persons receiving unemployment cash in Australia, 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Australia recorded 100.0% for [ilo] proportion of unemployed persons receiving unemployment cash in 2022. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of up 94.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, [ilo] proportion of unemployed persons receiving unemployment cash in Australia peaked at 100.0% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 51.3%, in 2010.
Australia ranks 1st of 85 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
[ILO] Proportion of unemployed persons receiving unemployment cash in Australia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 73.4% | — |
| 2005 | 70.4% | -4.1% |
| 2007 | 62.4% | -11.4% |
| 2008 | 65.8% | +5.4% |
| 2009 | 58.2% | -11.6% |
| 2010 | 51.3% | -11.9% |
| 2011 | 51.4% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 52.7% | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 60.5% | +14.8% |
| 2022 | 100.0% | +65.3% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 100.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 55.4%, 1.8× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Australia's 100.0% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 59.2%, 1.7× the median. (9 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 66.0% | 58.2% | 73.4% | 5 |
| 2010s | 54.0% | 51.3% | 60.5% | 4 |
| 2020s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 1 Australia and New Zealand 100.0% compare
- 1 Belgium 100.0% compare
- 1 Finland 100.0% compare
- 1 France 100.0% compare
- 1 Germany 100.0% compare
- 1 Ireland 100.0% compare
- 1 Liechtenstein 100.0% compare
- 1 New Zealand 100.0% compare
- 1 Republic of Korea 100.0% compare
- 1 Korea 100.0% compare
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 [ilo] proportion of unemployed persons receiving unemployment cash in Australia?
- [ilo] proportion of unemployed persons receiving unemployment cash in Australia was 100.0% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest [ilo] proportion of unemployed persons receiving unemployment cash recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2022.
- What is the lowest [ilo] proportion of unemployed persons receiving unemployment cash recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.3% in 2010.
- How does Australia rank for [ilo] proportion of unemployed persons receiving unemployment cash?
- Australia ranks 1st out of 85 countries with data for 2022.
- Is [ilo] proportion of unemployed persons receiving unemployment cash rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 94.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of [ILO] Proportion of unemployed persons receiving unemployment cash benefit, by sex (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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