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Australia - Female Employment Rate and Gender Pay Equity 59.98

World Bank WDI · updated 2026-10-15 · 187 economies tracked

Latest value

59.98 (2025)

Global rank

##32 of 187 economies

vs global median

1.2×

Growth since 1991

1.27×

Ranking Race — Female Employment Rate and Gender Pay Equity

1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher

#1#14#27#40#53#66#7919911996200120062011201620212025#81#322021 overtook Democratic Republic of the Congo2022 overtook Norway
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Real annual global ranks, 1991 - 2025. Australia climbed from #81 to #32 (overtook Democratic Republic of the Congo). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

Key events for Australia ↓

Key Events — Australia

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

2008
Global crisis resilience curated

Avoids recession on the back of China-driven commodity demand.

2020
COVID-19 recession curated

First recession in nearly three decades.

2021
Overtook Democratic Republic of the Congo in global rank auto
2022
Overtook Norway in global rank auto

Female Employment Rate and Gender Pay Equity, 1991-2025

World Bank WDI · % of female population ages 15+ · linear scale · ranking in the race above
1991200120112021202546.5951.1755.7660.34

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