Urban population vs. female labor force participation rate in Australia
Australia: Urban population vs. female labor force participation rate was 87.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Urban population vs. female labor force participation rate in Australia, 1950–2025
Source: United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for urban population vs. female labor force participation rate in Australia is 87.7%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 76 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population vs. female labor force participation rate in Australia peaked at 87.7% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 75.8%, in 1950.
That places Australia 49th out of 236 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 76 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 78.8% | 75.8% | 81.2% | 10 |
| 1960s | 83.0% | 81.6% | 84.8% | 10 |
| 1970s | 85.8% | 85.3% | 86.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 85.5% | 85.4% | 85.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 85.3% | 85.1% | 85.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 85.6% | 85.1% | 86.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 86.8% | 86.2% | 87.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 87.4% | 87.2% | 87.7% | 6 |
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- 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)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is urban population vs. female labor force participation rate in Australia?
- Urban population vs. female labor force participation rate in Australia was 87.7% in 2025, according to United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest urban population vs. female labor force participation rate recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 87.7% in 2025.
- What is the lowest urban population vs. female labor force participation rate recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 75.8% in 1950.
- How does Australia rank for urban population vs. female labor force participation rate?
- Australia ranks 49th out of 236 countries with data for 2025.
- Is urban population vs. female labor force participation rate rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Urban population vs. female labor force participation rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of the population living in urban areas, based on each country's national definition.