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Australia - Unemployment Rate 4.09

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

Latest value

4.09 (2025)

Global rank

##69 of 187 economies

vs global median

0.8×

Growth since 1991

0.43×

Ranking Race โ€” Unemployment Rate

1 = global #1 ยท lower value ranks higher

#1#24#47#70#93#116#13919911996200120062011201620212025#132#692021 overtook Fiji2022 overtook Malaysia
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Real annual global ranks, 1991 - 2025. Australia climbed from #132 to #69 (overtook Fiji). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

Key events for Australia ↓

Key Events โ€” 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 Fiji in global rank auto
2021
Climbed 27 places in global rank auto
2022
Overtook Malaysia in global rank auto

Unemployment Rate, 1991-2025

World Bank WDI · % of total labor force · linear scale · ranking in the race above
199120012011202120253.676.078.4810.88

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