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Australia - Labor Force Participation Rate 66.54

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

Latest value

66.54 (2025)

Global rank

##49 of 187 economies

vs global median

1.1×

Growth since 1990

1.04×

Ranking Race — Labor Force Participation Rate

1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher

#1#14#27#40#53#66#7919901995200020052010201520202025#75#492018 overtook Georgia2021 overtook Cameroon
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Real annual global ranks, 1990 - 2025. Australia climbed from #75 to #49 (overtook Georgia). 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.

2018
Overtook Georgia in global rank auto
2020
COVID-19 recession curated

First recession in nearly three decades.

2021
Overtook Cameroon in global rank auto

Labor Force Participation Rate, 1990-2025

World Bank WDI · % of total population ages 15+ · linear scale · ranking in the race above
1990200020102020202562.664.0765.5567.02
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