Employment by status in Australia
Australia: Employment by status was 83.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Employment by status in Australia, 1991–2024
Source: International Labour Organization (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Australia recorded 83.8% for employment by status in 2024. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment by status in Australia peaked at 83.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 78.0%, in 1993.
Australia ranks 47th of 186 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 78.4% | 78.0% | 79.1% | 9 |
| 2000s | 81.1% | 79.3% | 83.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 83.1% | 82.4% | 83.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 83.5% | 83.2% | 83.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 44 Slovakia 85.1% compare
- 45 Guam 84.3% compare
- 46 Czechia 84.1% compare
- 48 North Macedonia 83.2% compare
- 49 Netherlands 83.2% compare
- 50 Switzerland 83.2% compare
More work & labour data for Australia
- Legislation on sexual harassment in employment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Criminal sanctions or compensation for workplace sexual harassment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Women can take the same jobs as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- 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 employment by status in Australia?
- Employment by status in Australia was 83.8% in 2024, according to International Labour Organization (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest employment by status recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 83.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest employment by status recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 78.0% in 1993.
- How does Australia rank for employment by status?
- Australia ranks 47th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is employment by status rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Employment by status. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of people in employment working as employees, as a percentage of total employment.