Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th ICLS (%) (age 13th) in Australia
Australia: Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th ICLS (%) (age 13th) was 3.9% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th ICLS in Australia, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2024, unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th icls in Australia stood at 3.9%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.4% on the previous year and down 35.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th icls in Australia peaked at 6.7% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 3.7%, in 2023.
That places Australia 124th out of 191 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th ICLS (%) (age 13th) in Australia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 6.3% | — |
| 2001 | 6.7% | +7.3% |
| 2002 | 6.4% | -5.5% |
| 2003 | 5.9% | -6.9% |
| 2004 | 5.4% | -9.1% |
| 2005 | 5.0% | -6.7% |
| 2006 | 4.8% | -5.0% |
| 2007 | 4.4% | -8.4% |
| 2008 | 4.2% | -3.4% |
| 2009 | 5.6% | +31.4% |
| 2010 | 5.2% | -6.3% |
| 2011 | 5.1% | -2.5% |
| 2012 | 5.2% | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 5.7% | +8.4% |
| 2014 | 6.1% | +7.4% |
| 2015 | 6.0% | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 5.7% | -5.6% |
| 2017 | 5.6% | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 5.3% | -4.5% |
| 2019 | 5.1% | -3.9% |
| 2020 | 6.4% | +24.3% |
| 2021 | 5.0% | -21.4% |
| 2022 | 3.7% | -25.7% |
| 2023 | 3.7% | -1.6% |
| 2024 | 3.9% | +7.4% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 3.9% is below the median for high income countries, which is 4.9%, 81% of the median. (69 countries reporting)
- Australia's 3.9% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 3.3%, 1.2× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th ICLS (%) (age 13th) in Australia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +31.4% | 4.2% | 5.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.5% | 4.2% | 6.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.5% | 5.1% | 6.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.5% | 3.7% | 6.4% | 5 |
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 unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th icls in Australia?
- Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th icls in Australia was 3.9% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th icls recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 6.7% in 2001.
- What is the lowest unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th icls recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.7% in 2023.
- How does Australia rank for unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th icls?
- Australia ranks 124th out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
- Is unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th icls rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th ICLS (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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