Australia - Labor Force Participation 2011

Labor force participation rate · World Bank
65.51% +0.03pp from 2010 Global rank: 59th

Australia's labor force participation was 65.51% in 2011, increased +0.03pp from 65.48% in 2010. This was the 59th highest globally.

Global Ranking - 2011
Labor Force Participation by Country - 2011
RankCountryValueYoY
1st Qatar 86.46% -0.1%
2nd Madagascar 86.43% -0.1%
3rd Tanzania 85.75% -0.6%
4th Cambodia 85.44% 0.8%
5th Solomon Islands 84.24% -0.1%
6th Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of 82.09% 0.0%
7th Mozambique 81.63% -0.7%
8th Nigeria 81.12% -0.2%
9th Uganda 80.16% 9.3%
10th Burkina Faso 79.58% -0.3%
11th Niger 79.52% 0.0%
12th Eritrea 79.51% -0.2%
13th Peru 78.65% -0.7%
14th Burundi 78.57% 0.2%
15th Angola 77.32% 0.1%
16th Liberia 77.02% -0.1%
17th United Arab Emirates 76.87% 0.3%
18th Viet Nam 76.37% 0.1%
19th Cameroon 75.24% -1.3%
20th Iceland 74.19% -0.7%
21st Kenya 73.82% 0.2%
22nd Bahamas, The 73.81% -0.1%
23rd South Sudan 73.62% -0.2%
24th Malawi 73.38% -1.8%
25th Thailand 73.23% 2.2%
26th Central African Republic 72.82% 0.1%
27th Benin 71.88% 0.0%
28th Ghana 71.78% -0.1%
29th Bahrain 71.19% -0.8%
30th Macao SAR, China 70.87% 1.3%
31st China 70.86% -0.1%
32nd Kazakhstan 70.83% -0.1%
33rd Mali 70.46% 0.1%
34th Kuwait 69.70% 1.5%
35th Barbados 68.64% -0.4%
36th Bolivia, Plurinational State of 68.25% -0.3%
37th Paraguay 67.92% 0.3%
38th New Zealand 67.90% 0.5%
39th Congo, Republic of 67.79% 0.1%
40th Switzerland 67.53% 0.8%
41st Colombia 67.51% 0.6%
42nd Bhutan 67.41% -1.1%
43rd Timor-Leste 67.41% -0.4%
44th Singapore 67.38% 0.0%
45th Georgia 67.16% -0.8%
46th Norway 67.14% -0.3%
47th Côte d'Ivoire 67.12% 0.2%
48th St. Lucia 67.07% 0.4%
49th Congo, Democratic Republic of 67.01% -1.4%
50th Indonesia 66.91% 0.5%
51st St. Vincent and the Grenadines 66.62% 0.0%
52nd Canada 66.59% -0.2%
53rd Brunei Darussalam 66.51% -0.1%
54th Lesotho 66.40% -0.9%
55th Netherlands 66.39% -0.2%
56th Uruguay 66.02% 2.7%
57th Zimbabwe 66.01% 0.1%
58th Haiti 65.76% 0.2%
59th Australia 65.51% 0.1%
60th Myanmar 65.27% -0.1%
61st Brazil 64.87% -1.9%
62nd Moldova 64.40% 1.6%
63rd New Caledonia 64.27% -0.1%
64th Nicaragua 63.97% 0.5%
65th Cyprus 63.83% -0.6%
66th Vanuatu 63.76% -1.0%
67th Chad 63.64% -0.8%
68th Sweden 63.53% 0.5%
69th Guinea-Bissau 63.37% -0.1%
70th Belarus 63.30% 0.8%
71st Kyrgyz Republic 63.30% 1.5%
72nd United States 63.23% -0.8%
73rd Denmark 63.17% -0.7%
74th Fiji 63.06% 1.7%
75th Israel 63.04% -0.3%
76th Panama 63.01% -2.9%
77th Russian Federation 62.94% 0.5%
78th Trinidad and Tobago 62.78% -1.6%
79th Oman 62.76% 5.2%
80th Guam 62.60% 2.0%
81st Philippines 62.23% 1.3%
82nd Belize 62.16% 0.4%
83rd Malaysia 61.94% 0.5%
84th Ireland 61.93% -1.1%
85th Armenia 61.81% -0.2%
86th Ecuador 61.78% -1.4%
87th United Kingdom 61.78% 0.0%
88th Chile 61.72% 2.2%
89th Virgin Islands (US) 61.48% 0.9%
90th Guatemala 61.40% 1.6%
91st Estonia 61.26% 1.2%
92nd Azerbaijan 61.19% 0.5%
93rd Rwanda 60.93% -0.1%
94th Jamaica 60.82% 0.5%
95th Argentina 60.65% 0.8%
96th Korea 60.64% 0.5%
97th Costa Rica 60.62% 2.4%
98th Botswana 60.57% 1.2%
99th Lao PDR 60.55% -0.2%
100th Mexico 60.53% 0.2%
101st Portugal 60.47% -1.2%
102nd Albania 59.94% 8.6%
103rd Austria 59.91% 0.1%
104th Germany 59.85% 0.9%
105th Finland 59.82% 0.2%
106th Mongolia 59.81% 1.7%
107th Sierra Leone 59.78% -1.5%
108th Honduras 59.73% -3.5%
109th Equatorial Guinea 59.62% 0.6%
110th El Salvador 59.58% -0.5%
111th Spain 59.37% 0.0%
112th Channel Islands 59.36% -1.0%
113th Hong Kong SAR, China 59.33% 0.9%
114th Japan 59.25% -0.6%
115th Cabo Verde 59.13% 0.0%
116th Zambia 59.02% -0.1%
117th Slovak Republic 58.80% -0.1%
118th Latvia 58.50% -0.5%
119th Guinea 58.43% -1.2%
120th Mauritius 58.43% -1.3%
121st Czechia 58.27% -0.1%
122nd Togo 58.18% 0.0%
123rd Dominican Republic 58.16% 2.6%
124th Slovenia 58.16% -2.0%
125th Bangladesh 58.11% -0.8%
126th Lithuania 57.40% 1.4%
127th Namibia 57.25% 0.5%
128th Luxembourg 56.89% -0.3%
129th European Union 56.43% -0.1%
130th Poland 56.40% 0.4%
131st Guyana 56.33% -0.2%
132nd Ukraine 56.27% 0.0%
133rd French Polynesia 56.21% 0.1%
134th Tonga 56.17% -0.6%
135th France 56.02% -0.4%
136th Uzbekistan 55.55% 0.3%
137th Cuba 54.94% 0.2%
138th Samoa 54.77% -0.3%
139th North Macedonia 54.53% 2.5%
140th India 54.13% -1.2%
141st Maldives 53.48% 1.3%
142nd Saudi Arabia 53.37% 3.8%
143rd Suriname 53.34% 1.1%
144th Belgium 53.30% -1.6%
145th Sri Lanka 52.87% -0.8%
146th Bulgaria 52.55% -1.8%
147th Hungary 52.23% 0.5%
148th South Africa 52.17% -0.2%
149th Greece 52.16% -1.4%
150th Croatia 51.76% -1.5%
151st Eswatini 51.71% -0.3%
152nd Malta 51.38% 1.5%
153rd Bosnia and Herzegovina 50.91% -0.5%
154th Pakistan 50.78% -0.4%
155th Romania 49.91% -0.7%
156th Türkiye 49.86% 2.2%
157th Serbia 49.75% 0.2%
158th Gabon 49.33% 0.5%
159th Morocco 49.16% -0.9%
160th Libya 49.04% 0.5%
161st Sudan 48.79% 0.1%
162nd Egypt, Arab Republic of 48.79% -1.2%
163rd Papua New Guinea 48.74% 0.8%
164th Montenegro 48.27% 0.0%
165th Gambia, The 47.96% -0.3%
166th Italy 47.88% -0.2%
167th Tunisia 47.63% 0.4%
168th Senegal 47.49% -1.0%
169th Afghanistan 46.88% 0.1%
170th Turkmenistan 45.50% -2.3%
171st Lebanon 45.22% 1.0%
172nd Mauritania 43.75% -0.5%
173rd Comoros 43.53% 0.7%
174th Syrian Arab Republic 43.40% 1.6%
175th Algeria 43.32% -0.4%
176th Tajikistan 41.70% -1.0%
177th West Bank and Gaza 41.36% 3.4%
178th Iraq 41.13% -0.4%
179th Nepal 40.84% -0.2%
180th Iran, Islamic Republic of 40.62% -4.0%
181st Puerto Rico (US) 40.50% -3.3%
182nd Jordan 39.00% -1.3%
183rd Yemen, Republic of 38.92% -2.0%
184th Somalia, Fed. Rep. 34.34% -0.3%
185th Djibouti 33.07% -0.3%
186th São Tomé and Principe 24.01% -0.1%

FAQ

What was Australia's labor force participation in 2011?

Australia's labor force participation in 2011 was 65.51%. This ranked 59th globally.

How did Australia's labor force participation change in 2011?

Australia's labor force participation increased by 0.1% in 2011 compared to 2010.

Which country had the highest labor force participation in 2011?

Qatar had the highest labor force participation in 2011 at 86.46%.

What is the labor force participation of Australia in 2011?

The labor force participation of Australia in 2011 was 65.51%. This ranked 59th globally.

How does 2011 compare to 2010 for Australia's labor force participation?

Australia's labor force participation went from 65.48% in 2010 to 65.51% in 2011, a 0.1% increase.