Australia vs China: Labor force, total, per capita
Australia
0.5477 units per person
in 2025
China
0.5461 units per person
in 2025
Australia rank
29th
China rank
30th
Labor force, total, per capita over time
- Australia
- China
How they compare
Australia currently reports 0.5477 units per person against 0.5461 units per person in China, a difference of 0.0016 units per person.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was China ahead.
Australia ranks 29th and China ranks 30th of 186 countries.
China has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4963 units per person | 0.5592 units per person | 0.0629 units per person | China |
| 2000s | 0.5152 units per person | 0.5738 units per person | 0.0586 units per person | China |
| 2010s | 0.5298 units per person | 0.5665 units per person | 0.0366 units per person | China |
| 2020s | 0.5436 units per person | 0.5463 units per person | 0.0028 units per person | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher labor force, total, per capita, Australia or China?
- Australia, at 0.5477 units per person against 0.5461 units per person in China as of 2025.
- What is the difference in labor force, total, per capita between Australia and China?
- 0.0016 units per person, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and China?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Australia and China rank globally for labor force, total, per capita?
- Australia ranks 29th and China ranks 30th of 186 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Labor force, total, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Labor force, total divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.