Labor force, total, per capita in Australia
Australia: Labor force, total, per capita was 0.5477 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Labor force, total, per capita in Australia, 1990–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for labor force, total, per capita in Australia is 0.5477 units per person, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force, total, per capita in Australia peaked at 0.5494 units per person in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.4898 units per person, in 1993.
That places Australia 29th out of 186 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Labor force, total, per capita in Australia, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.4981 units per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.4941 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1992 | 0.4924 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 0.4898 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 0.4942 units per person | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 0.4996 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 0.5003 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 0.4983 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 0.4983 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.4975 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 0.5015 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 0.5039 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 0.5057 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 0.5087 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 0.5089 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.5176 units per person | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 0.5215 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 0.5258 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 0.529 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 0.5294 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.5299 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.5308 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.5288 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.5271 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.5253 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.5277 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 0.5268 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.5295 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.5346 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 0.5376 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 0.5296 units per person | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 0.5396 units per person | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 0.5469 units per person | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 0.5494 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 0.5482 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2025 | 0.5477 units per person | -0.1% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 0.5477 units per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.5147 units per person, 1.1× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Australia's 0.5477 units per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.5099 units per person, 1.1× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4963 units per person | 0.4898 units per person | 0.5003 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5152 units per person | 0.5015 units per person | 0.5294 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5298 units per person | 0.5253 units per person | 0.5376 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5436 units per person | 0.5296 units per person | 0.5494 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Australia
More education data for Australia
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 104,110 (1992)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 316,638 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 292,593 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.65 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.27 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.4362 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0835 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force, total, per capita in Australia?
- Labor force, total, per capita in Australia was 0.5477 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest labor force, total, per capita recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5494 units per person in 2023.
- What is the lowest labor force, total, per capita recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4898 units per person in 1993.
- How does Australia rank for labor force, total, per capita?
- Australia ranks 29th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force, total, per capita rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Labor force, total, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
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.
Labor force, total ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Labor force, total International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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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.