Wage workers, aged 15-64, total in Australia

Australia: Wage workers, aged 15-64, total was 0.9% in 2015. ▬ Flat

Latest (2015)
0.9%
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
26th
of 107 countries
All-time high
0.9%
in 2015
All-time low
0.8%
in 2001
Years of data
15
2001–2015

Wage workers, aged 15-64, total in Australia, 2001–2015

00.20.40.60.82001200820152001: 0.823 % of total employed population in working age2002: 0.83 % of total employed population in working age2003: 0.841 % of total employed population in working age2004: 0.835 % of total employed population in working age2005: 0.844 % of total employed population in working age2006: 0.846 % of total employed population in working age2007: 0.857 % of total employed population in working age2008: 0.859 % of total employed population in working age2009: 0.85 % of total employed population in working age2010: 0.858 % of total employed population in working age2011: 0.857 % of total employed population in working age2012: 0.864 % of total employed population in working age2013: 0.865 % of total employed population in working age2014: 0.866 % of total employed population in working age2015: 0.868 % of total employed population in working age

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of total employed population in working age.

Analysis

In 2015, wage workers, aged 15-64, total in Australia stood at 0.9%. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 2.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage workers, aged 15-64, total in Australia peaked at 0.9% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 2001.

Australia ranks 26th of 107 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

Wage workers, aged 15-64, total in Australia, year by year

Annual values for Wage workers, aged 15-64, total (% of total employed population in working age) in Australia, 2001 to 2015.
Year % of total employed population in working age Change
2001 0.8%
2002 0.8% +0.9%
2003 0.8% +1.2%
2004 0.8% -0.7%
2005 0.8% +1.2%
2006 0.8% +0.1%
2007 0.9% +1.3%
2008 0.9% +0.3%
2009 0.8% -1.1%
2010 0.9% +0.9%
2011 0.9% -0.1%
2012 0.9% +0.9%
2013 0.9% +0.1%
2014 0.9% +0.1%
2015 0.9% +0.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.8% 0.8% 0.9% 9
2010s 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 6

Countries ranked near Australia

  1. 23 Iceland 0.9% compare
  2. 24 Portugal 0.9% compare
  3. 25 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.9% compare
  4. 27 Ireland 0.9% compare
  5. 28 Finland 0.9% compare
  6. 29 Namibia 0.9% compare

See the full ranking of 107 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage workers, aged 15-64, total in Australia?
Wage workers, aged 15-64, total in Australia was 0.9% in 2015, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage workers, aged 15-64, total recorded in Australia?
The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 2015.
What is the lowest wage workers, aged 15-64, total recorded in Australia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 2001.
How does Australia rank for wage workers, aged 15-64, total?
Australia ranks 26th out of 107 countries with data for 2015.
Is wage workers, aged 15-64, total rising or falling in Australia?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Australia data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Wage workers, aged 15-64, total (% of total employed population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Wage workers, aged 15-64, total (% of total employed population in working age)
Unit
% of total employed population in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
107 places, 1,597 data points, 1970–2021
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