Number of paid employees in Australia

Australia: Number of paid employees was 9,217 in 2015. ▲ Rising

Latest (2015)
9,217
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
51st
of 80 countries
All-time high
9,389
in 2011
All-time low
6,328
in 2004
Years of data
15
2001–2015

Number of paid employees in Australia, 2001–2015

02.0k4.0k6.0k8.0k10.0k2001200820152001: 6.8k2002: 6.4k2003: 6.4k2004: 6.3k2005: 6.7k2006: 6.9k2007: 6.9k2008: 7.0k2009: 7.1k2010: 7.3k2011: 9.4k2012: 9.2k2013: 9.2k2014: 9.2k2015: 9.2k

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2015, number of paid employees in Australia stood at 9,217.

The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 37.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of paid employees in Australia peaked at 9,389 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 6,328, in 2004.

Australia ranks 51st of 80 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Number of paid employees in Australia, year by year

Annual values for Number of paid employees in Australia, 2001 to 2015.
Year Value Change
2001 6,814 —
2002 6,434 -5.6%
2003 6,445 +0.2%
2004 6,328 -1.8%
2005 6,727 +6.3%
2006 6,867 +2.1%
2007 6,938 +1.0%
2008 7,003 +0.9%
2009 7,124 +1.7%
2010 7,277 +2.1%
2011 9,389 +29.0%
2012 9,223 -1.8%
2013 9,170 -0.6%
2014 9,226 +0.6%
2015 9,217 -0.1%

Australia compared with similar countries

  • Australia's 9,217 is below the median for high income countries, which is 10,534, 87% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
  • Australia's 9,217 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 9,217, 1.0× the median. (5 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Number of paid employees 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 +29.0% 7,277 9,389

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 6,742 6,328 7,124 9
2010s 8,917 7,277 9,389 6

Countries ranked near Australia

  1. 48 Armenia 9,548 compare
  2. 49 Denmark 9,355
  3. 50 Latvia 9,230 compare
  4. 52 Panama 8,668 compare
  5. 53 Bosnia and Herzegovina 8,662 compare
  6. 54 Serbia 8,643 compare

See the full ranking of 80 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of paid employees in Australia?
Number of paid employees in Australia was 9,217 in 2015, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest number of paid employees recorded in Australia?
The highest recorded value was 9,389 in 2011.
What is the lowest number of paid employees recorded in Australia?
The lowest recorded value was 6,328 in 2004.
How does Australia rank for number of paid employees?
Australia ranks 51st out of 80 countries with data for 2015.
Is number of paid employees rising or falling in Australia?
Over the last ten years it is up 37.0%. 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 paid employees. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Number of paid employees
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
80 places, 1,007 data points, 2000–2022
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