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Australia - Labor Force Participation 1990

Labor force participation rate · World Bank
63.89% Global rank: 73rd

Australia's labor force participation was 63.89% in 1990. This was the 73rd highest globally.

Global Ranking - 1990▾
Labor Force Participation by Country - 1990
RankCountryValueYoY
1st Burundi 90.09% -
2nd Tanzania 86.68% -
3rd Madagascar 86.24% -
4th Mozambique 84.08% -
5th Burkina Faso 83.90% -
6th Qatar 83.75% -
7th Solomon Islands 83.47% -
8th Cameroon 82.23% -
9th Nigeria 81.79% -
10th Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of 81.49% -
11th Eritrea 81.00% -
12th Malawi 80.65% -
13th Cambodia 79.97% -
14th China 79.17% -
15th Niger 78.90% -
16th Viet Nam 78.15% -
17th Liberia 77.32% -
18th Angola 77.27% -
19th Vanuatu 76.99% -
20th Georgia 75.73% -
21st Thailand 75.21% -
22nd South Sudan 74.36% -
23rd United Arab Emirates 74.35% -
24th Lesotho 73.67% -
25th Uganda 73.29% -
26th Ghana 73.07% -
27th Kenya 73.00% -
28th Guam 72.69% -
29th Iceland 72.68% -
30th Central African Republic 72.42% -
31st Congo, Democratic Republic of 72.19% -
32nd Chad 72.18% -
33rd Benin 72.16% -
34th Timor-Leste 71.90% -
35th Bahamas, The 71.75% -
36th Jamaica 71.24% -
37th Bhutan 70.57% -
38th Mali 70.34% -
39th Kazakhstan 69.95% -
40th Azerbaijan 69.53% -
41st Paraguay 69.12% -
42nd Bolivia, Plurinational State of 69.00% -
43rd Congo, Republic of 68.68% -
44th Barbados 68.51% -
45th Myanmar 68.23% -
46th Estonia 67.98% -
47th Russian Federation 67.41% -
48th Denmark 67.30% -
49th Sweden 67.03% -
50th Zimbabwe 66.99% -
51st Lithuania 66.84% -
52nd Canada 66.76% -
53rd Haiti 66.75% -
54th Colombia 66.74% -
55th Bahrain 66.72% -
56th Brunei Darussalam 66.42% -
57th Indonesia 66.37% -
58th Netherlands 66.34% -
59th Guatemala 66.32% -
60th Armenia 65.93% -
61st Honduras 65.92% -
62nd Côte d'Ivoire 65.60% -
63rd Virgin Islands (US) 65.56% -
64th Slovak Republic 65.51% -
65th United States 65.29% -
66th Kuwait 64.95% -
67th Finland 64.74% -
68th Brazil 64.68% -
69th Switzerland 64.66% -
70th New Caledonia 64.65% -
71st Sierra Leone 64.35% -
72nd Guinea-Bissau 64.09% -
73rd Australia 63.89% -
74th Guinea 63.74% -
75th Albania 63.69% -
76th New Zealand 63.49% -
77th Japan 63.39% -
78th Hong Kong SAR, China 63.22% -
79th St. Lucia 63.05% -
80th Ecuador 63.02% -
81st Rwanda 62.83% -
82nd Botswana 62.61% -
83rd Lao PDR 62.47% -
84th St. Vincent and the Grenadines 62.44% -
85th United Kingdom 62.38% -
86th Czechia 61.59% -
87th El Salvador 61.56% -
88th Norway 61.55% -
89th Sri Lanka 61.45% -
90th Philippines 61.36% -
91st Poland 61.14% -
92nd Singapore 61.03% -
93rd Cabo Verde 60.89% -
94th Latvia 60.67% -
95th Ireland 60.49% -
96th Cyprus 60.32% -
97th Mauritius 60.19% -
98th Equatorial Guinea 60.15% -
99th Fiji 59.77% -
100th Portugal 59.72% -
101st Zambia 59.65% -
102nd Ukraine 59.51% -
103rd Guyana 59.45% -
104th Korea 59.38% -
105th Belarus 59.28% -
106th Kyrgyz Republic 59.20% -
107th Togo 59.18% -
108th Peru 59.12% -
109th Argentina 59.09% -
110th French Polynesia 59.08% -
111th Trinidad and Tobago 59.03% -
112th Serbia 58.92% -
113th Israel 58.82% -
114th Slovenia 58.53% -
115th Moldova 58.44% -
116th Germany 58.17% -
117th Mexico 58.12% -
118th South Africa 58.10% -
119th Nicaragua 57.98% -
120th India 57.94% -
121st Macao SAR, China 57.85% -
122nd Croatia 57.73% -
123rd Costa Rica 57.35% -
124th Uruguay 57.20% -
125th Mongolia 57.20% -
126th Channel Islands 57.11% -
127th Dominican Republic 56.99% -
128th Bangladesh 56.78% -
129th Türkiye 56.61% -
130th Malaysia 56.28% -
131st Oman 56.24% -
132nd Samoa 56.20% -
133rd Uzbekistan 56.16% -
134th North Macedonia 56.03% -
135th European Union 55.95% -
136th Tonga 55.68% -
137th Austria 55.66% -
138th France 55.60% -
139th Belize 55.37% -
140th Namibia 55.12% -
141st Tajikistan 55.01% -
142nd Panama 54.47% -
143rd Eswatini 54.41% -
144th Bosnia and Herzegovina 54.40% -
145th Chile 52.51% -
146th Cuba 52.23% -
147th Hungary 51.54% -
148th Saudi Arabia 51.35% -
149th Morocco 51.24% -
150th Senegal 51.15% -
151st Syrian Arab Republic 51.00% -
152nd Montenegro 50.97% -
153rd Luxembourg 50.76% -
154th Greece 50.54% -
155th Bulgaria 50.26% -
156th Italy 50.07% -
157th Sudan 50.07% -
158th Romania 50.06% -
159th Malta 49.87% -
160th Spain 49.86% -
161st Maldives 49.52% -
162nd Pakistan 49.35% -
163rd Tunisia 49.08% -
164th Papua New Guinea 48.60% -
165th Gabon 48.52% -
166th Belgium 48.26% -
167th Gambia, The 48.23% -
168th Suriname 48.15% -
169th Turkmenistan 47.67% -
170th Afghanistan 47.19% -
171st Iran, Islamic Republic of 47.14% -
172nd Egypt, Arab Republic of 46.68% -
173rd Mauritania 46.48% -
174th Algeria 45.62% -
175th Libya 45.55% -
176th Lebanon 44.85% -
177th Puerto Rico (US) 44.59% -
178th Yemen, Republic of 44.23% -
179th Iraq 42.46% -
180th Comoros 41.71% -
181st Nepal 41.55% -
182nd West Bank and Gaza 40.35% -
183rd Jordan 39.34% -
184th Djibouti 35.11% -
185th Somalia, Fed. Rep. 34.00% -
186th São Tomé and Principe 24.68% -
Source: World Bank (SL.TLF.CACT.ZS)

FAQ

What was Australia's labor force participation in 1990?▾

Australia's labor force participation in 1990 was 63.89%. This ranked 73rd globally.

Which country had the highest labor force participation in 1990?▾

Burundi had the highest labor force participation in 1990 at 90.09%.

What is the labor force participation of Australia in 1990?▾

The labor force participation of Australia in 1990 was 63.89%. This ranked 73rd globally.

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