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Australia - Female Labor Force Participation and Gender Wage Gap 77.39

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

Latest value

77.39 (2025)

Global rank

##19 of 187 economies

Share of global total

0.7%

Growth since 1990

1.25×

Ranking Race — Female Labor Force Participation and Gender Wage Gap

1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher

#1#12#23#34#45#56#6719901995200020052010201520202025#66#192021 overtook Canada2022 overtook Bahamas
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Real annual global ranks, 1990 - 2025. Australia climbed from #66 to #19 (overtook Canada). 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 Canada in global rank auto
2022
Overtook Bahamas in global rank auto

Female Labor Force Participation and Gender Wage Gap, 1990-2025

World Bank WDI · % of female population ages 15-64 · linear scale · ranking in the race above
1990200020102020202561.6566.972.1477.39

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