Number of employed individuals in Australia

Australia: Number of employed individuals was 10,806 in 2015. ▲ Rising

Latest (2015)
10,806
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
46th
of 80 countries
All-time high
11,100
in 2011
All-time low
7,702
in 2004
Years of data
15
2001–2015

Number of employed individuals in Australia, 2001–2015

02.5k5.0k7.5k10.0k2001200820152001: 8.5k2002: 7.9k2003: 7.8k2004: 7.7k2005: 8.1k2006: 8.2k2007: 8.2k2008: 8.3k2009: 8.5k2010: 8.6k2011: 11.1k2012: 10.8k2013: 10.8k2014: 10.8k2015: 10.8k

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Australia recorded 10,806 for number of employed individuals in 2015.

The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 32.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of employed individuals in Australia peaked at 11,100 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 7,702, in 2004.

That places Australia 46th out of 80 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.

Number of employed individuals in Australia, year by year

Annual values for Number of employed individuals in Australia, 2001 to 2015.
Year Value Change
2001 8,482 —
2002 7,928 -6.5%
2003 7,842 -1.1%
2004 7,702 -1.8%
2005 8,135 +5.6%
2006 8,244 +1.3%
2007 8,236 -0.1%
2008 8,266 +0.4%
2009 8,469 +2.5%
2010 8,581 +1.3%
2011 11,100 +29.4%
2012 10,819 -2.5%
2013 10,758 -0.6%
2014 10,768 +0.1%
2015 10,806 +0.4%

Australia compared with similar countries

  • Australia's 10,806 is above the median for high income countries, which is 7,352, 1.5× the median. (34 countries reporting)
  • Australia's 10,806 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 22,879, 47% of the median. (5 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Number of employed individuals in Australia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
2011 +29.4% 8,581 11,100

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 8,145 7,702 8,482 9
2010s 10,472 8,581 11,100 6

Countries ranked near Australia

  1. 43 Bosnia and Herzegovina 11,708 compare
  2. 44 Portugal 11,332 compare
  3. 45 Namibia 10,839 compare
  4. 47 Slovenia 10,616 compare
  5. 48 Finland 10,259 compare
  6. 49 Honduras 10,148 compare

See the full ranking of 80 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of employed individuals in Australia?
Number of employed individuals in Australia was 10,806 in 2015, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest number of employed individuals recorded in Australia?
The highest recorded value was 11,100 in 2011.
What is the lowest number of employed individuals recorded in Australia?
The lowest recorded value was 7,702 in 2004.
How does Australia rank for number of employed individuals?
Australia ranks 46th out of 80 countries with data for 2015.
Is number of employed individuals rising or falling in Australia?
Over the last ten years it is up 32.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Australia data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Number of employed individuals. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Number of employed individuals
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
80 places, 1,012 data points, 2000–2022
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