Population outside the labour force — Persons outside the labour force in Australia
Australia: Population outside the labour force — Persons outside the labour force was 7,532 Persons in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population outside the labour force — Persons outside the labour force in Australia, 1979–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Persons.
Analysis
Australia recorded 7,532 Persons for population outside the labour force — persons outside the labour force in 2025. That is the highest value across all 47 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 11.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population outside the labour force — persons outside the labour force in Australia peaked at 7,532 Persons in 2025 and was at its lowest, 4,211 Persons, in 1979.
Australia ranks 14th of 33 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 47 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4,211 Persons | 4,211 Persons | 4,211 Persons | 1 |
| 1980s | 4,599 Persons | 4,226 Persons | 4,809 Persons | 10 |
| 1990s | 5,174 Persons | 4,802 Persons | 5,525 Persons | 10 |
| 2000s | 5,768 Persons | 5,546 Persons | 6,045 Persons | 10 |
| 2010s | 6,668 Persons | 6,154 Persons | 7,035 Persons | 10 |
| 2020s | 7,313 Persons | 7,137 Persons | 7,532 Persons | 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 population outside the labour force — persons outside the labour force in Australia?
- Population outside the labour force — persons outside the labour force in Australia was 7,532 Persons in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest population outside the labour force — persons outside the labour force recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 7,532 Persons in 2025.
- What is the lowest population outside the labour force — persons outside the labour force recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,211 Persons in 1979.
- How does Australia rank for population outside the labour force — persons outside the labour force?
- Australia ranks 14th out of 33 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population outside the labour force — persons outside the labour force rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.7%. 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 Population outside the labour force — Persons outside the labour force. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The infra-annual dataflow on the outside the labour force population is a subset of the infra-annual labour statistics database, which contains predominantly monthly and quarterly statistics on the outside the labour force population by age groups (15+, 15-24, 25-54, 55-64, 15-64 and 15-74 where available) and sex and associated statistical methodological information and associated statistical methodological information, for the OECD member countries and for selected other economies. The persons outside the labour force comprise all persons of working age who, during the specified reference period, were not in the labour force (that is, were not employed or unemployed). The infra-annual labour statistics compiled for all OECD member countries, are drawn from Labour Force Surveys based on definition provided by the 19th Conference of Labour Statisticians in 2013. The uniform application of these definitions across all OECD member countries results in estimates that are internationally comparable.